FRUIT WORK IN ONTARIO. 



45 



freeze, and the Board could not make a better 

 move than they are thus doing through this sta- 

 tion to re-establish the confidence of the grow- 

 ers. 



It has been felt that the stations have carried 

 on tests of several of our most important fruits 

 for a sufficient length of time (over 10 years in 

 most cases) to be able to speak with authority 

 for their several districts. Last year, as a re- 

 sult of these tests, a partial list was prepared 

 and published in the annual report showing the 

 most valuable varieties of apples for Ontario. 

 All of the stations will now be supplied with a 

 compete set of these recommended varieties and 

 many of the poor varieties will be destroyed or 

 top-grafted as being unworthy of further test. 

 While the stations will still specialize as in the 

 past, it is hoped that each experimenter will 

 have a small collection of the standard varie- 

 ties of each fruit as recommended by the 

 Board, so as to know from experience their 

 adaptability in his own district. 



WILL, TEST FRUIT IN NEW ONTARIO. 



The Board is arranging to send several farm- 

 ers in the Temiscamingue and New Liskearn 

 districts a collection of small fruits and some 

 of the hardier trees for trial. The conditions 

 of soil and climate in these new and promising 

 sections of Ontario have been found to be so 

 varied it was thought better to conduct experi- 

 ments in several portions of the country till 

 more definite information as to the existing 

 agricultural conditions can be obtained. From 

 specimens of fruit, both wild and cultivated, 

 which have been grown there, .ae Department 

 of Agriculture hopes that many of our hardier 

 varieties of tree fruits, and most of the small 

 fruits, will be found to succeed with proper care. 



During 1905 two exhibits will be made, one at 

 the Canadian National Exhibition in Septem- 

 ber, and the other at the Provincial Fruit, 

 Flower and Honey Show in November. The 

 former will be largely shown in commercial 

 packages and should be an object lesson not 

 only to the fruit grower, but also to the con- 

 sumer. An interesting collection of injurious 

 insects and fungi will also be shown in connec- 

 tion with both exhibitions. 



Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Are N\ide Awake 



(Continued frum page 7.) 



An interesting discussion was led by Mr. W. 

 H. Woodsworth, of Berwick, on " Conservation 

 of Soil Moisture." Questions were asked and 

 answered by Messrs. McNeill and Fletcher. 

 Considerable attention was given to root kill- 

 ing, and many different opinions were ex- 

 pre.ssed. " The London Markets," was the 

 subject of an interesting paper by Mr. Freeman 

 Fitch. His report was a brief but comprehen- 

 sive one, showing the advantages and disad- 

 vantages of the fruit growers in the London 

 market, with its wonderful amount of business. 

 The proper insurance of shipments was dis- 

 cussed and many questions asked were an- 

 swered by Mr. Fitch. 



An address by Captain C. O. Allan, on Marine 

 Insurance, proved valuable. Information was 



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