OUR SPECIAL FRUIT CROP REPORTS 



Judging from reports received from corre- 

 spondents in the different parts of Ontario up 

 to July 26, the fruit crop will be almost an aver- 

 age one. Apples and pears had promising 

 bloom, lout wet weather and lack of sunlight at 

 the proper time prevented the fruit from set- 

 ting. In many sections the fruit set, but fell 

 off later on. 



Cherries were a full crop in many districts, 

 but some growers lost a great portion of the 

 crop by rot which came with destructive force 

 in a day or two just when the fruit was ready 

 to be harvested. Sweet cherries suffered more 

 in this respect than did the sour varieties. 

 Strawberries varied from a half to full crop, 

 but the sample was good. Other small fruits 

 promise greater yield than last year. 



An abundant crop of plums set, but many fell 

 off during the wet weather, and some sections 

 report rot setting in. Despite these facts, how- 

 ever, the crop will be much ahead of last year. 



Peaches and grapes have excellent promise. 

 Some correspondents state that the yield will 

 be three times last year's, but on the whole 25 

 per cent, increase seems to fce the average esti- 

 mate. The decrease owing to the destruction 

 of trees during the severe winter of 1903-4 will 

 scarcely be made up by the higher yield where 

 trees escaped the frost. Grapes are ahead of 

 last season's supply, but already the destructive 

 rot is showing, and unless weather unfavorable 

 to its development sets in a considerable per- 

 centage of the crop will be destroyed in a num- 

 'ber of sections. 



PROiSPBCTS IN LAKE ERIE SE'CTION. 



The outlook for apples in the counties along 

 Lake Erie is not very bright. Most reports 

 state that the crop will be light and only 40 to 

 50 per cent, of last year's yield. Pears are also 

 v?ry light, and in many cases reported as a fail- 

 ure. Reports give plums medium to heavy 

 crop, or about double that of last season. Cher- 

 ries did not yield as well as was anticipated, 

 but peaches and grapes are much ahead of last 

 year. Strawberries have been scarce, but 

 other small fruits ha^-e excellent promise. 

 NIAGARA PENINSULA OUTLOOK. 



Apples in the Niagara district have a poor 

 promise. One grower places the yield at 10 

 per cent, that of last year. The prospects, 



however, are for 30 to 50 per cent. The defi- 

 ciency in apples is made up by a fine promise 

 of other fruits, even pears in some cases be- 

 ing a fair crop. Cherries were abundant, 

 but rot destroyed soime orchards. Plums pro- 

 mise 40 to 75 per cent, increase over last year's 

 yield. A report from Ridgeway says the plums 

 are falling off, while one from Glanford states 

 that rot is developing. 



HEAVY CROP OF PEACHES. 



Were it not for the fact that so many peach 

 trees were destroyed by frost, this season w^ould 

 give a bumper crop. Almost every orchard in 

 the Grimsby and St. Catharines districts pro- 

 mises an increase of 20 to 40 per cent, over last 

 year's yield. Several growers are shaking or 

 picking off the fruit so that they may have bet- 

 ter quality. The grape crop promises to be 

 about the same or slightly better than 1904. 

 IN BURLINGTON DISTRICT. 



Apple growers in the Burlington district pro- 

 mise only a medium crop, some reports placing 

 it at one-third that of last year. Pears are a 

 light crop. Plums, peaches and grapes are 

 very much above the yields of last season. 

 Small fruits are a medium to full crop. 



COUNTIES ALONG LAKE ONTARIO. 



Early apples are a medium crop in the coun- 

 ties Ibordering on Lake Ontario, but the fall and 

 winter varieties are not up to last year except 

 in a few cases. The fruit, though lacking in 

 quantity promises to be above the average in 

 quality. Pears are scarce and scab has been 

 reported bad in Ontario county. The outlook 

 for plums is for a full crop, double that of 1904. 



POOR PROMISE ALONG LAKE HURON. 



As anticipated in last month's report, the 

 apple crop in the Lake Huron district will be 

 light. The best the growers can promise is 30 

 to 50 per cent, of last year's yield. Pears pro- 

 mise a light crop to a failure, although one re- 

 port quotes 25 per cent, ahead of 1904. 

 GEORGIAN BAY COUNTIES. 



Reports from growers in the Georgian Bay 

 district place the apple crop equal to last year's. 

 Ben Davis trees are well loaded. Prospects 

 early in the season were bright for the Pewau- 

 kee but the fruit is falling off. Plums promise 

 a heavy yield, while small fruits are better than 

 last year. 



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