TALKS WITH FRUIT GROWERS. 



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in a part of the hola where there was poor 

 ventilation. 



"Had I not sent these apples to two different 

 buyers I would never have heard these par- 

 ticulars, as if only one man had received them 

 he would probably have reported the whole lot 

 to be inferior and I would never have known 

 which shipment was the worst or anything 

 about them. The varieties consisted of Spys, 

 Baldwins, Ben Davis and Golden Russets in the 

 car which turned out badly, while in the other 

 car were Spys, Baldwins, Ben Davis, Golden 

 Reds and a few Stark." 



Only Qeod and Properly Packed Fruit 

 Wanted 



J. W. DRAPER & SON, FRUIT IMPORTERS, LONDON, ENG. 



The only articles Canadian fruit growers can 

 send to this market with a prospect of success 

 are apples, the choicest pears and cranberries. 

 There are no present inuications of an outlet 

 here for their other products. The packages 

 to be recommended are : The barrel, as at 

 present used, for apples generally, and a bushel 

 box for any very choice apples and pears. 

 Small or common pears are useless. A case 

 should contain about 35 pounds of cranberries. 

 All cases shoula have small battens nailed on 

 the top and on one end, to keep the cases apart, 

 otherwise heat forms in the centre of a pile 

 while they are on the voyage. 



We cannot too strongly recommend care in 

 the selection and packing of the fruit. Only 

 really good fruit should be sent, and a barrel 

 or case should contain equal quality through- 

 out. If this system of packing is adopted we 

 feel certain that success will be attained by the 

 packers, but fraudulent packing or careless 

 selection is sure to bring disaster. 



The London market receives very largely 

 from all points, and is generally over-supplie^ 

 with inferior qualities of fruits, but it is only 

 in the very heaviest seasons that there is a glut 

 of fine-grown and well-packed fruit. A packer 

 who sends to this market should, therefore, try 

 to secure the best portion of the demand that 

 exists, and this can only be accomplished by 

 sending the best qualities. 



Great Britain 



Taking the growing counties as a whole in 

 the British Isles, the apple crop will be but a 

 full half crop. The bulk of these will doubt- 

 less be marketed before the Canadian winter 

 fruit is ready for shipment. At lower prices 

 than last year, there ought to be a fair opening 

 for your country's surplus. — (Craze & Goodwin, 

 commission dealers, London, Eng. 



There are a large number of horticultural 

 papers published in the United States, but only 

 one m Canada, and that is The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. Help us make it a credit to Canada 

 bv recommending it to your friends and patron- 

 izing our advertisers. 



Talks With Fruit Growers. 



I have 2,000 peach trees and practically all are 

 winter killed and damageu by water. Fruit of 

 all sorts will be light except apples. — (George 

 Chambers, Kent Co., Ont. 



There will be no fruit for shipping from this 

 district. A good many apple trees are killed, 

 all the English cherry trees and a good many 

 pear and peach trees on sandy soil are dead. — 

 (H. Forbes, Kent Co., Ont. 



Apples here are not more than two-thirds of 

 an average crop. They are free from fungus of 

 all kinds. Orchards that have been sprayed 

 show but few worms and less than 3 per cent, 

 of fungus. Japanese plums are a heavy crop ; 

 all other sorts practically dead. Peaches, with 

 exception of a few favored orchards, have been 

 badly hurt by the winter or mice. — (Milton 

 Backus, Kent Co., Ont. 



Aphis and fungus are very bad where spray- 

 ing is not done. — (J. E. Hambley, Kent Co., Ont. 



Mice were very destructive the past winter. 

 I have eight acres in orchards and never saw 

 trees so badly hurt with frost. — (H. Howard, 

 Wentworth Co., Ont. 



There will be a nice crop of apples in our sec- 

 tion if conditions continue favorable. The crop 

 is light, but of good quality. — (A. H. Crosby, 

 York Co., Ont. 



The curculio seem® to have gotten in his work 

 on the plums and peaches pretty well, as a lot 

 of the fruit is dropping. Apples and grapes 

 seem to be doing well, and fruit is making good 

 growth. — (Chas. Lowrey, Lincoln Co., Ont. 



Fruit crop below the average in this locality. 

 I have been a subscriber to The Horticulturist 

 for over 30 years, without intermission. — (W. 

 M. Robson, Victoria Co., Ont. 



The past winter was the most severe ever 

 known as far as fruit trees are concerned. I 

 had a seedling winter killed that was 14 years 

 old. Last year's fruit was in good condition at 

 the beginning of June, 1904. Very few pests of 

 any kind on trees this year, a most unusual oc- 

 currence. Even our English walnuts are free 

 from pests. The Duchess, Wealthy and Mann 

 apples show no injury from severity of past 

 winter. — (D. J. Hall, Grenville Co., Ont. 



The crop of winter apples along the shores of 

 Lake Erie will be light. The blossoms were 

 damaged by rain and fruit is falling off con- 

 siderably. — (Jas. Symmington, Norfolk Co., Ont. 



Apples are free from insects and fungus so 

 far, and of good size. — (W. 'M. Adam, Ontario 

 Co., Ont. 



California growers have adopted a good 

 method of protecting their fruit cases. The 

 lids are nailed on. but are protected by cleats 

 nailed across each end of the cover. When 

 purchasers take the cover off to see the fruit, 

 these cleats prevent the slats from splitting and 

 the appearance of the box being injured. 



I consider The Horticulturist a very valuable 

 paper and would not like to be without it. — 

 (Robert Scott, Meyersburg, Ont. 



