FRUIT GROWERS AT KINGSTOX. 



and address of two Canadian farmers, 

 one of whom occupies the position of 

 Minister of Agriculture for the Dom- 

 inion, and the other that for the Pro- 

 vince of Ontario. The latter in his 

 address emphasized most emphatically 

 the great importance of influencing our 

 Canadian fruit growers to grow only the 

 best fruit, and pack only the best in 

 the very best manner, and then there 

 would be no difficulty in marketing it in 

 any part of the world at remunerative 

 prices ; while the former encouraged us 

 to hope for some special service on rail- 

 way and steamboat, by which our finest 

 and most delicate fruits can be safely 

 transported in first-class chemical cold 

 storage from the great fruit centres in 

 the Province to the best markets of the 

 old world. 



Fruit has ruled so low in price of late, 

 that we hail with great enthusiasm, the 

 prospects thus held up to our view, and 

 hope that better times are near at hand. 

 If in 1897, this cold transportation can 

 only be pushed forward as a commercial 

 experiment on a large scale, and several 

 tons of our best fruit be forwarded each 

 week and landed in British markets in 

 good condition, the operation can there- 

 after be left to take care of itself 

 At the request of the Hon. Sidney 

 Fisher, a committee was appointed to 

 give expression to the views of Ontario 

 fruit growers regarding details of carry- 

 ing on this scheme. 



Dr. Saunders, Director of the Dom- 

 inion Experimental Farms, was present, 

 and took several opportunities of ad- 

 dressing the Convention. The Doctor 

 is one of our most valued visitors, his 

 general knowledge of both theoretical 

 and practical fruit culture, and his 

 special acquaintance with chemistry, 

 and entomology, are of the greatest 

 value to us all. Mr. John Craig, of 

 Ottawa, gave a most valuable paper on 



" Orchard Cover Crops," giving the fol- 

 lowing as those succeeding best in the 

 vicinity of Ottawa, viz.: Alfalfa, Mam- 

 moth, Red clover, Alsike and orchard. 

 Crimson clover, which may endure m 

 Southern Ontario, is too tender to give 

 good results at the north. 



These, and numerous other topics 

 were discussed at the meeting, and will 

 appear in detail in our next Annual Re- 

 port. 



FlO. 103!). — M.AVnK ElJ.IOTT. 



On Friday afternoon the curteous re- 

 presentative of the city. His Worship, 

 Mayor Elliot, provided a procession of 

 cabs and took the fruit growers for an 

 excursion to see the city. 



Among other interesting places visited 

 was the " Asylum for the Insane," one 

 of those immense provincial institutions 

 for the comfort of the unfortunate ones 

 of our fellows, which have been placed 

 at convenient points by the benevolent 

 and kind hearted people of Ontario. 

 Excellent order and perfect discipline 

 seemed to be the rule in every depart- 

 ment of this institution and reflects 

 credit on the management. 



We also visited the famous Kingston 

 Penitentiary. The Warden was very 

 obliging and took us to see many de- 

 partments of great interest. It seemed 

 a small supper for a workman, as each 

 squad of men filed in from their corri- 

 dors, carrying each, a chunk of bread 



