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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



lose money, since fruit of that class will not be 

 wanted. It cannot be too strongly impressed 

 upon intending shippers that fruit packed by 

 bad or inexperienced packers is at all times un- 

 satisfactory, but more especially so in seasons 

 when apples are not actually in short supply, 

 as will be the case this season. — (J. B. Thomas, 

 Covent Garden Market, London, Eng. 



Prices will rule much lower than they have 



done for the last two or three years, but Cana- 

 dian apples have obtained a firm footing in all 

 our English markets. Previously to 1895 very 

 few Canadian or American apples were sold in 

 London, but dealers are now alive to the fact 

 that Canadians honestly meet their require- 

 ments better than English. — (Garcia, Jacobs & 

 Co., London, Eng. 



ONTARIO'S APPLE CROP 



A pretty good idea of this year's apple crop, 

 both fall and winter, may be gained by the fol- 

 lowing reports received by The Horticulturist 

 • from growers in the counties mentioned. It 

 will be seen that the statements made by buy- 

 ers, that the apple crop this year is a very large 

 one, are hardly borne out : 



YORK COUNTY. 



Fall apples are about equal to last year's crop 

 except in size, not being as large. Late varie- 

 ties will improve. Winter apples are of good 

 quality, but only about half a crop. — (Joe Arm- 

 strong. 



Apples have not colored up yet, being about 

 two weeks' late. Snows and Colverts are on 

 the small side. — (A. H. Crosby. 



There will be a full crop of early apples. 

 Alexanders will be light, Fameuse and St. Law- 

 rence a medium crop, with Colverts a full 

 yield. Winter apples are a good crop, except- 

 ing Spy, Ben Davis and Pewaukee. — (J. D. 

 Evans. 



ONTARIO COUNTY. 



Apples are generally of a fair quality, there 

 not being much fungus. The crop is 60 to 75 

 per- cent, of last year. — (George Toole. 



The amount of apples for export will be about 

 90 per cent, of last year. Fruit, although 

 smaller in size, is very clean and will average 

 up well. Baldwins and Fameuse are particu- 

 larly heavy. — (R. L. Huggard. 



The early apple crop was heavy.. Late apples 

 are not so heavy as last year, although the 

 quality perhaps is better. — (P. Christie. 



Apples only about three-quarters of last year, 

 except fall and early varieties, but of excellent 

 quality. — (Thomas Conant. 



Our section will yield about one-half last 

 year's crop. — (E. Lick. 



VICTORIA COUNTY. 



Fall apples are plentiful, but winter apples 

 are a light crop. — (Geo. Smith. 



Summer and autumn varieties generally are 

 of rather better quality than usual and a full 

 crop. Many of the staple winter apples, such 

 as .Spy, Ontario, Russet, etc., are almost a total 

 failure. Other varieties promise well. — (Thos. 

 Beall. 



Apples about 40 per cent, of a crop. Quality 

 equal or better on the whole than last year. — 

 (William Robson. 



DURHAM COUNTY. 



Apple crop is about 80 per cent, of last year's; 

 quality better. — (Henry Edson. 



Fall at)ple crop a full one. Winter apples 

 only half of last year's crop. — (Herbert Strat- 

 ton. 



Early apples a full crop. Apples on the 

 whole not likely to be more than quarter of last 

 year's crop. Quality fair, size smaller than 

 usual. — (E. Mitchell. 



NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. 



About half the crop of last year. Apples gen- 

 erally clean. — (J. Weatherson. 



Crop about 75 per cent, of last year. Quality 

 as good or better. — (H. J. Scripture. 



Crop not two-thirds of last year. Quality not 

 of the best. — (Hugh Ross. 



HASTINGS COUNTY. 



Apples will be rather poor in quality and not 

 a large crop. — (P. D. Aitkens. 



Very light crop of winter apples all along the 

 front of the Bay of Quinte, there not being over 

 a third of a crop. Farther inland crop is about 

 up to the average. — (F. S. Walbridge. 



The average of all varieties of winter apples 

 will be about 50 per cent, of a full crop. 

 Quality good. Fairly good crop of most varie- 

 ties of fall apples. — (W. C. Reid. 

 SIMCOE COUNTY. 



Winter apples light in all orchards. — (J. 

 Chantler. 



Apples a light crop, hardly 50 per cent, of 

 last year. — (Geo. Ottaway. 



Early apples an average crop; later varieties 

 not as large a crop as last year. — (S. Robinson. 

 GREY COUNTY. 



We will have a full crop, but over half will be 

 fall apples. Wind storms are reducing the 

 quantity of winter apples. — (J. W. Graham. 

 BRUCE COUNTY. 



Apples about three-quarters of a crop, but 

 better in quality than last year. — (Alex. Shaw. 

 WENTWORTH COUNTY. 



Apples about 85 per cent, of a full crop, and 

 of better quality than last year. — (J. Fred. 

 Smith. 



Apple crop about one-half of last year, the 

 fruit being small but of good quality. — (L. Back. 

 LINCOLN COUNTY. 



Apples not 50 per cent, of last year, but 

 quality better.— (W. D. Culp. 



Winter apples a good crop, free from scab and 

 few worms. — (E. G. Stewart. 



We have the largest crop of apples, fall and 

 winter, we have grown for a number of years, 

 of good size and almost perfectly clean. — (S. E. 

 Secord. 



LAMBTON COUNTY. 



Winter apples will be about two-thirds less 

 than last year, but quality much better. — (E. S. 

 Richter. 



Apples not such a large crop as last year, but 

 quality better.— (F. Chalk. 



