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OUR SPECIAL CROP REPORfS. 



expected in Lennox and Northumiberland coun- 

 ties, and medium ones in Durham, Ontario, York 

 and Halton. Simcoe will have a, medium to 

 full crop. 



A large yield is expected in Grey county, 

 nearly all the correspondents out of a large 

 number heard from esitimating- a full yield. 

 Prospects are almost egually as bright in Bruce 

 county. One grower writes that the fruit is of 

 good quality, the first berries having been 

 picked in this section about the middle of the 

 month. 



Pear Orchards Promise Moderate Yield 



Prospects for a fair crop of both early and 

 late pears are promising. While many trees 

 were badly injured by the severe weather last 

 winter, orchards as a whole appear to be in 

 pretty good condition. In the Niagara and 

 Lake Erie sections a moderate crop of the early 

 varieties is anticipated in all the counties. 

 Late varieties have not done quite as well, al- 

 though conditions indicate that there will be a 

 pretty full yield. 



In Lincoln Duchess and Anjou pears have 

 suffered considerably ; Bosc and KeifCer pro- 

 mise better. Reports from Welland indicate 

 all varieties of late pears will be a light yield. 

 This is also the case in Brant county, with the 

 exception of the Duchess variety, which it is 

 thought will be a medium crop. Essex and 

 Kent county orchards will bear moderately. A 

 very good yield of the late varieties is looked 

 for in Wentworth county, and almost a full crop 

 of early ipears. Along Lake Ontario both early 

 and late varieties will be a light crop, except 

 in Halton, which will likely produce a moderate 

 crop. 



Peach Crop Will Be Light 



The reports received by The Horticulturist 

 during the latter part of June bear out the cor- 

 rectness of the an .--— ^ement made last month 

 that the peach crop will be light, especially in 

 Brant, Essex and Kent counties. In Went- 

 worth, Welland and Lincoln counties, and one 

 or two of the light producing counties, 

 correspondents estimate there will be at least 

 a fair to medium crop. Only one corresipond- 

 ent in Essex county places the peach crop as a 

 total failure. Others indicate that the pros- 

 pects are for a light crop. One grower writes 

 there will be a medium yield where trees were 

 not -^inter killed. 



In Kent county growers expect a light crop. 

 All the reports from Brant county estimate the 

 crop as a total failure. Welland county grow- 

 ers look for light to medium returns, while the 

 Lincoln peach men hope to have a fair to me- 

 dium yield. In Wentworth county prospects 

 appear to be the brightest of any section, as a 

 large number of the growers expect at least 

 medium returns. It is quite evident that the 

 severe winter has played havoc with the peach 

 orchards as a whole, and that in spite of the 

 fact that there are few insect pests reported to 

 speak of, the crop will be a light one. 



The European Fruit Crop 



The Fruit Division, Ottawa, has received 

 from Champagne, Freres Limited, the largest 

 fruit dealers in Paris, the following report : 

 " From special information that we have taken 

 all over Europe, it appears there will be very 

 heavy crops of all classes of pears and apples 

 in France, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Swit- 

 zerland, etc., so that they will no doubt injure 

 to a great extent the sale of your Canadian 

 fruit." ^ 



Garcia, Jacobs & Co., London, say that the 

 prospects of the English fruit crops are not so 

 good as at first reported. The apple crop is 

 doubtful at present, cold winds affecting the 

 fruit. The best late pears are said to be a 

 failure, with common fruit fairly good. Early 

 pears are falling rapidly and promise only a 

 light crop. The plum crop will not be as good 

 as expected; some districts will have a fair 

 yieia, others an entire failure. 



MANITOBA WANTS FRUIT. 

 Inspector Philp writes the Fruit Division 

 that in Winnipeg the coming demand for flrst- 

 class fruit, especially apples, will be the great- 

 est in the history of the trade. He, however, 

 repeats previous warnings that inferior fruit is 

 not wanted at any price ; only the best will 

 give remunerative returns. 



Something About Apples 



" For export, the Baldwin apple," said Wil- 

 liam Rickard, M. L. A., of Newcastle, Ont., to 

 The Horticulturist recently, " takes first place, 

 everything considered, mainly on account of its 

 first-class carrying qualities and its good color. 

 For home consumption and the United States 

 and western markets, the Spy easily comes 

 first as a winter apple, due to its real and ac- 

 knowledged merit. In fiavor it is the best des- 

 sert winter apple we grow. 



"The King realizes the best prices of any 

 apple shipped to the old country, but it is not a 

 very profitable apple on account of its poor 

 bearing qualities. The Mcintosh Red is not 

 much grown in my section, but it stands high 

 as a shipping apple. The Greening is grow- 

 ing in popularity, although at one time no per- 

 son wanted it. To-day it stands among the 

 first. It always does well on the Glasgow mar- 

 ket, being almost if not quite as good a seller 

 as the Baldwin. It is also the best cooking 

 winter apple we grow in Ontario. 



" If I could grow the Snow apple free from 

 scab and well colored, I would want no other 

 variety. They bring good money and will con- 

 tinue to do so for a long time. The trouble is 

 that in my section it is practically impossible 

 to grow them free from scab." 



I have aibout 1,000 apple trees, of which 700 

 are in bearing. No trees have proved so profit- 

 able with me as the Spys. I think the country 

 is selling too many Ben Davis. — (J. W. Jones, 

 Brighton, Ont. 



