November, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



269 



Niagara District, Ont. 



Wear; Worm, WiDoua 



The exceedingly lavoialjle weatlier we 

 have liad this tall has enabled fruit growers 

 to get far ahead with their work and con- 

 sequently by this time (October 24th) all 

 the fruit is pretty well picked, except a 

 few late grapes, Kielfer pears and Winter 

 apples. 



The grape crop has turned out larger 

 than expected, and has been of most excel- 

 lent quality. Extraordinary fine bunches of 

 Campbell's Early, Niagara, Ked and Black 

 lUgers, and Brighton, have been produced. 

 That portion of the crop that was allowed 

 to get ripe before being picked gave excel- 

 lent satisfaction to consumers. Unfortune- 

 ately only half the crop was handled in 

 that way. The other half was picked before 

 it was mere than half ripe, and indeed, in 

 some cases before it was ht for even a hog 

 to eat. 



Consequently, in the early portion of the 

 season numerous complaints were received 

 from consumers in Torcnto and other places 

 that grapes were very poor in quality this 

 season. Of late, however, the leports have 

 said how fine in quality they are. The 

 moral is obvious, but no substantial im- 

 provement will be made till either the Dis- 

 trict is more united in its mode of distri- 

 bution of the crop, or till a special penal 

 clause Le added to the Ffuit Marks' Act, 

 covering the green grape qiiesi-n^ii, and thus 

 enabling the inspectors tc seize such ship- 

 ments, which at present they are unable to 

 do. 



The price for the bulk of the grape crop, 

 whilst much better than last year, has not 

 been what it should have been. Growers 

 have received less for their grapes than 

 the situation warranted. A more united 

 system of distribution would remedy this 

 evil also. It is coming. 



Mr. Dcbson, of Jordan Harbor, sent a 

 shipment of Early Crawford peaches — 1,000 

 cases — to Covent Garden Market, London, 

 England which arrived in capital condi- 

 tion. This shipment was packed and 

 shipped under the superintendence of Mr. 

 P. W. Hodgetts of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, Toronto. Another shipment left 

 St. Catharines on Tuesday, the 13th Sep- 

 tember for Bristol, put up by the St. Cath- 

 arines Cold Storage Co., under the super- 

 intendence of Messrs. W. W. Moore, Ot- 

 tawa, and Dominion Inspector Carey. One 

 left a little later for London, Liverpool 

 and Glasgow and another went forward 

 the next week, all from the St. Catharines 

 Cold Storage Co. 



The various shipments were well and 

 carefully packed, and arrived in England 

 in capital condition — and, according to re- 

 ports, sold at fairly good prices. A com- 

 plete financial statement as to expenses 

 and receipts attending these shipments 

 will be awaited with great interest by the 

 peach growers of the district. 



The cooperative companies and a good 

 n any of the growers are boxing all their 

 ones and twos this year, and only barrel- 

 linii the thirds. Apples are selling at from 

 $1.25 to $1.75 per box f.o.b. 



Grapes at Winona are bringing 11 to 

 16 cents per small basket. Pears are worth 

 20 to 45 cents per basket. Keiffer pears are 

 bringing one cent per pound at the canning 

 factory. Apples are selling at $2.50 to 

 $4.50 f.c.b. the cars. Peaches are almost 

 over but choice ones are worth 65 to 70 



cents- per basket. 



The annual convention of the Ontario 

 Horticultural Association will be held in 

 Toronto Nov. 17 and 18 at the time of the 

 Ontario Horticultural Exhibition. Two 

 well known speakers from the United 

 States will address the convention. 



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