EXPERIMENTS WITH APPLES AND PEARS. 



the Association, and a committee was 

 appointed to confer with the Minister 

 regarding some details. 



Dr. Saunders of the Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa, gave an instructive ad 

 dress on " How to Maintain the Fertility 

 of the Orchard." He ably re\iewed the 

 elements required, and pointed out the 

 materials which are most beneficial for 

 the various kinds of fruit. I3r. Saunders 

 is a gentleman of manifold attainments, 

 and every department of work of the five 

 farms comes under his personal supervi- 

 sion, and, owing to the resignation of 

 Prof Craig, the work of the Horticultural 

 Department at Ottawa, has been added 

 temporarily to his already too heavy du- 



ties. Our Association is much indebted 

 to him in the past for he has been a 

 member since the early days of our his- 

 tory, and, though of late years loaded 

 with honors and responsibilities which 

 occupy his time very fully, he still takes 

 the deepest interest in the work of our 

 Association. 



The meeting on Thursday evening was 

 of a joint one with the Local Horticultu- 

 ral Society, and there was a large attend- 

 ance of local members. Our thanks are 

 due to that society for the excellent mu- 

 sic provided, and we take pleasure in 

 making special mention of the piano solo 

 by Miss Conrad and the vocal solos by 

 Mrs. Ruby and Miss Riener. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH APPLES AND PEARS. 



TOWARD the close of the season 

 some apples were forwarded to 

 Glasgow in boxes and barrels, from 

 Grimsby, for the purpose of testing 

 the relative condition of those carried in 

 cold storage and in ordinary conditions. 

 There being no great quantities going 

 forward, the test was not quite as fair as 

 in those seasons where the quantity is 

 immense, and much has to be crowded 

 in close holds heated by the engine. 



The chief difference noticeable was 

 that those carried in ordinary conditions 

 were many of them slack, and the others 

 remained firm and tight. Both brought 

 fine prices. Cranberry Pippins brought 

 $4 a barrel < Baldwins, $4 a barrel ; 

 Spys, 75c. to $2 a box ; and some 

 choice Ribstons and Cranberry Pippins 

 from $2 to $2.50 per box. Some Bald- 

 wins and Spys, shipped by Messrs. A. 

 H. Pettit & Son brought $5 a barrel. 

 Mr. Thos. Russell, the consignee, 

 writes : "I am pleased to state that 

 these apples landed in very good condi- 

 tion, and made a good sale, considering 

 that the market was practically glutted 



at the time with apples of all kinds. 

 These apples were very good and very 

 clean, and our best retail shops look on 

 to them. 



The Pears in this shipment did re- 

 markably well, the sale being made on 

 the 7ih of December. Mr. Pettit's 

 Anjou sold at high prices, one bushel 

 case, containing 127 pears, brought 23 

 shillings or about $5.60. One case 

 Lawrence brought $487. This is a 

 small sized pear, and the case contained 

 two hundred and seventy-six specimens. 

 One case of Winter Nelis, containing 

 120 pears, sold for $3 35. 



The Kieffer Pear^ a variety much crit- 

 icised as of inferior quality, appears to 

 be a fine shipper. Mr. D. J. McKinnon 

 shipped several cases, some of which 

 sold for $3.65 a case of two hundred 

 and fifty pears, and some half cases con- 

 taining eighty pears at $2.50 each. 



Mr. Russell writes : " The pears 

 landed in good condition, and made a 

 very good sale. Parties who have 

 bought these were very well satisfied 



