THE GRMISBY AND WINONA FRUIT GROWERS 



stretch of land^between is but a portion 

 of that famous Niagara fruit district, 

 along from Hamilton to Queenston, 

 similarly situated. In the distance is a 

 rear view of Mr. VanDuzer's house, 

 while nearer, just below, the vineyard in 

 the foregound, is his plum orchard of 

 seven acres, containing about 1400 six 

 year old trees. From this orchard Mr. 

 VanDuzer harvested in 1896 an enor- 

 mous crop, for such young trees to bear ; 



the balance Lindley, Agawam, Worden 

 Moore's Early, Niagara, etc. Then fol- 

 lows four or five acres of bearing peach 

 trees. In addition to these there are 

 twelve acres of currants and other fruits, 

 and in all about 42 acres in nursery and 

 fruit garden. 



Mr. VanDuzer belongs to one of the 

 earliest families in this locality, his grand- 

 father, Mr. John VanDuzer, from Penn- 

 sylvania, settling nearly a century ago 



Fig. l(J(i!)— Mk. VanDuzer's Residence. 



he gathered 6600 baskets of plums, 

 which, notwithstanding the very low 

 prices prevailing, he was able to place 

 on orders at an average of about 35 

 cents a basket. The varieties were 

 chiefly Reine Claude, Yellow Gage, 

 Wasington, Imperial Gage, Gueii, Pond's 

 Seedling, Coe's Golden Drop, and Lom- 

 bard. 



Ne.xt below the plums is a vineyard of 

 five acres, nearly one half Concord and 



on a farm at the top of the mountain, 

 near his present home. 



Figure 107 1 shows another somewhat 

 similar view at Grimsby ; our photo- 

 grapher's camera was placed on the 

 mountain side, and looked down upon a 

 vineyard close at hand in full leaf, and 

 just beyond is seen a fine vigorous young 

 plum orchard, while to the right is a 

 healthy, well-grown peach orchard. 

 These beautiful "rounds are in excellent 



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