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August, 1910 



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THE WESTERN FAIR 



LONDON. CANADA 



SEPTEMBER 9th to 1 7th, 1910 



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set their fruit properly owinK probably to 

 the cold wet weather followed by droiiKht. 

 S'lme Krowors complain of a sort of blight 

 affeoting the vines at the time of setting. 



Pearhes are looking very well and will be 

 a cro-l deal better crop than was anticipat«d 

 earlier in the season. Generally sneakinc, 

 however, Elbertas are somewhat light. 



Plums are going to be a fair crop of the 

 rhief varieties. Lombards are not as heavy 

 as usual. 



Pears in all varieties are good except 

 Ouchess which are inclined to be light : ap- 

 ples, early rarieties, stich as Astrachan and 

 Duchess are good. Fall and Winter vari- 

 eties a moderate croo. The Codling Moth, 

 although somewhat late in making his ap- 

 nearance. has made un for lost time, and 

 is very bad in orchards not carefully 

 spraved. 



The aphis is apparently not going tc be 

 much trouble this year. There are plentv 

 to be found, but they seem nearly all to be 

 dead, whether killed bv the ladv bird beet- 

 les, which are very plentiful this year, or 

 by climatic conditions, is a question. 



Grapes are looking well ; but Concord and 

 Niagaras on old vineyards are net nearly as 

 heavy as for the last two vears. Young vine- 

 yards are well loaded. Generally speaking, 

 red grapes are a good crop. There are no 

 complaints of rot as yet, and spraying is 

 being carefullv done. 



Yellows, as far as we can yet tell does not 

 seem to be spreading much at the Western 

 end of the Peninsula. The same, however, 

 can hardly be said of "Little Peach." which 

 is bad in some orchards. More will be 

 known by next month regarding these two 

 diseases, as the inspectors are just starting 

 upon their rounds. 



A number of members rf the Provincial 

 Cabinet at the invitation of the ISfinister 

 nf .Agriculture, the Hon. .Tpries Puff, paid 

 a visit to the experimental farm at .Jordan 

 Harbor nn July lith. Owing to the very 

 severe illness of -vfr. Peart, they were re- 

 ceived bv Mr. Lopdale. the specialist in 

 plant breeding at the farm. On the way 

 tbey paid a visit to Mr. E. D. Smith's fruit 

 farm, nursery, jam factory, etc., at Winona. 



The party were much pleased ever the way 

 things were looking on the farm and with 

 the great improvements that had been made 

 there during the last two and a half years 

 under the able s\iperintendence of the d'- 

 rector, the late ^fr. Peart. — Weary Worm, 

 Winona. 



Islands District, B. C. 



The fruit crop as a whole is above the 

 average. Ai)ples heavy, so heavy in fact, 

 that where not thinned, they will be under- 

 sized. 



Cherries are a rather light crop, especially 

 the sweet varieties. 



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