IV//AT THE QUEBEC FRUIT GROWERS DID. 



Ralph S. Eaton, Kentville, N. S. 



The new president of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association, 

 Mr. Ralph S. Katon owns probably the l.»rge.st orchard in Canada. 

 It contains 25,000 trees, inclu ling 15,000 apple, 6,000 plum, 2,000 

 cherry, 1,000 peach, 500 peai, and 500 apri ot and quince. A view 

 of a section of this orchard appears on the front cover of this issue. 

 A description of Mr. Eaton s orchard and methods will be published 

 in an early issue of The Horticulturist. 



Messrs. Hichcock, Carter, Peck and Prof. 

 Macoun also exhibited plates of fine apples, 

 principally of the varieties mentioned above, 

 Avith the addition of Milwaukee, La Mctoire 

 and Canada Baldwin, all of them being 

 varieties of promise. 



The directors, reporting for their several 

 divisions, stated little or no planting was 

 done during the past year. The only in- 

 sect of note was the railroad worm, which 

 caused some damage in Mr. Shepherd's or- 

 chard, and others adjoining, near Como. 

 Que. The spot injured some Fameuse, 

 but the damage was not serious. No 

 spraying was done in the majority of or- 

 chards, but those that did spray were satis- 

 fied with the results. 



Prof. W. M. Munson, of the Tniversitv, 

 Orono, Maine, lent his valuable aid by giv- 

 ing an address, Horticultur-^l Education. 

 The value of practical education in connec- 



tion with science was pointed out, and that 

 nature study is one of the most important 

 links in agricultural training. In the past 

 there has been too much luck and not 

 enough intellect in farming. Nature will 

 do a certain amount by herself, but it rests 

 with man to enhance the production. Col- 

 leges are maintained to help get the boys 

 and girls of our country out of ruts. 



The afternoon session of the last day 

 was given over to Messrs. J. F. Scriver, 

 Fruit Inspector; F. L. Kenny, of South 

 Hero, Vt., and Harold Jones, of Maitland, 

 Ont. Mr. Kenny held his audience with 

 an able address on fruit growing compared 

 with other farm pursuits. This led to an 

 informal and interesting discussion. 



Thursday evening brought out a paper 

 by Air. \V. H. Dempsey, of Trenton, Ont., 

 which dealt with the question of fruit grow- 

 ing for profit. This address was listened 

 to with the closest interest and attention, as 

 those present knew they were listening to 

 one of the largest and most successful 

 apple growers in the province of Ontario 

 and that every word he uttered was worth 

 listening to. A copy of this address will 

 appear in a later issue of The Horticulturist. 



The meeting closed with an address by 

 Mr. J. C. Chapais, St. Denis, Que., who 

 told the fruit growers in Quebec what 

 he saw and heard at the Fruit, Flower and 

 Honey Show in Toronto, Ont., in Novem- 

 ber, and his able account convinced those 

 present that he was endowed with a wonder- 

 ful pair of eyes and ears combined with a 

 conceptive and ready mind. 



In travelling over this section of the 

 province one is astonished that there are so 

 few orchards when there are so many suit- 

 able locations available for planting. Many 

 eastern farmers are, thereby, denied this 

 health-giving fruit or obtain it at a cost 

 much greater than the cost of production. 

 — G. H. Hutton, Grenville countv. 



