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FRUIT EXHIBITS AT FAIRS. 



Report of Committees on " Points 

 for Judging Fruit." Discussion on the 

 same. 



Questions, (i) Should fruits ex- 

 hibited be the bona fide growth of the 

 exhibitor? (2) Is it best to have one 

 judge or three ? (3) How can fruits 

 and flowers be labeled so as to be 

 easily read by visitors ? (5) In ex- 

 hibiting single varieties of apples, 

 would a peck be any better than a 

 plate of each ? 



Evening Session. 



8 d dock p.m. — Welcome addresses by 

 the Mayor of Windsor and others, Re- 

 plies by the President of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association and others. 



UTILIZING SECOND GRADE FRUIT. 



'•' Evaporation of Fruits," by Mr. L. 

 B. Rice, Port Huron, Michigan. 

 Questions and discussion. 



" Apples for Stock," L. Woolverton, 

 Grimsby, Ont. Questions and dis- 

 cussion. 



What other profitable uses can be 

 made of such stock ? 



Question Drawer opened. 



The evening session will be enlivened 

 by music and readings contributed by 

 local talent. 



Thursday. 



THE PEAR. 



10 a.m. — " My Experience in Pear 

 Culture," by J. K. McMichael, Water- 

 ford, Ont. 



" How to make the most of the Pear 

 Orchards," N. J. Clinton, Secretary of 

 North Essex Farmers' Institute. 



Discussion. 



Questions on pear culture. (i) 

 What is pear blight, and what are the 

 best means of checking it ? (2) Are 

 dwarf or standard trees the most profit- 

 table for the commercial orchard ? 

 (3.) What ten varieties are found most 

 porfitable to grow in the county of 

 Essex ? (Three Summer, three Fall and 

 four Winter.) 



THE PEACH, 



" Peach Growing for Profit," by Mr. 



James F, Taylor, Douglas, Michigan, 

 Discussion on the subject. 



Questions of peach culture. (i) 

 What list or six kinds pay best in the 

 county of Essex ? (2) What are the 

 best means of keeping out the borer ? 

 (3) What are the best size packages to 

 use for choice peaches ? (4) What is 

 the best time and method of pruning 

 the peach tree ? (5) Can the yellows 

 be cured ? (6) Can it be carried from 

 tree to tree by the saw and the pruning 

 knife ? 



THE GRAPE. 



2 ddock p.m. — "How best to Prune 

 a Commercial Vineyard in Ontario," Vjy 

 Mr. A. McNeil, Head Master of the 

 High School, W^indsor, also an extensive 

 Vineyardist. 



'' Two modes of Pruning and tying 

 up Grapevines in France, with Practical 

 Illustrations," by a French vineyardist, 

 Mr. A. E. Tournier, Windsor. 



Discussion on the subject. 



Questions on grape culture. (i) 

 What is the best mode of marketing 

 the grape ? Answer by Mr. M. 

 Pettit, Winona, Ont. (2) What is the 

 simplest way to make a small quantity 

 of pure grape wine for home use ? 

 Answer by Mr. Ernest Girardot, 

 Windsor. (3) What nine varieties of 

 grapes succeed best in the county of 

 Essex (Three black, three red and 

 three white ?) 



TREE PLANTING. 



" Fall Purchasing and Fall Planting of 

 Trees," by T. H. Race, Mitchell, Ont. 

 Discussion. 



THE PLUM. 



What are the six most profitable 

 varieties of plums for Southern Ontario, 

 two of a color ? Answer by Mr. S. D. 

 Willard, Geneva, N. Y. 



FRUIT SHIPPING. 



Would it be wise to interview the 

 railway companies regarding a special 

 fruit train service, on the ground that 

 the express companies are no longer 

 competent to carry the ever increasing 

 shipments of fruit in a proper manner. 



