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A CONSIDERABLE CHANGE SCemS tO be 



coming over our fruit prospects this sea- 

 son. Tiie leaf-curl is taking half the 

 peach crop, a blight is affecting the ap- 

 ples where the load was over heavy, and 

 a large portion are dropping. The 

 Greenings, the Cranberry Pippins, and 

 the Astracans seem to be suffering con- 

 siderably in this way, especially on a soil 

 that was well cultivated last season. 

 Evidently vigor of growth helps to hold 

 the fruit, and since this is promoted by 

 both manure and cultivation it is evi- 

 dent that these are both essential to the 

 best success. 



Mr. W. T. Chandall, the agent for 

 the Dominion in Great Britain, visited 

 Grimsby recently, and gave the fruit 

 growers a full account of his work in 

 Great Britain, placing our fruit on the 

 Glasgow and London markets. He said 



there was no difficulty in selling unlim- 

 ited quantities of our finest fruits ; they 

 would find quick sale at highest prices. 

 The great point was to compete with 

 French and California fruit in point of 

 packing, and to put up only the finest 

 grades. 



Mr. Grindley called at Grimsby on 

 the 4th June. He has just received an 

 appointment from the Department of 

 Agriculture to go to Great Britain in 

 July, in order to work up a demand in 

 various towns for Canadian food pro- 

 ducts. He has also instructions to look 

 after dairy and poultry interests. Mr. 

 Grindley is an energetic young man, 

 who has had considerable business ex- 

 perience, and will no doubt accomplish 

 a good deal in our interests. 



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