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Mr. L. CiiAPiy, of Brantford, writes : — We have had very severe freezing for several 

 nights in succession, and it would seem impossible for any fruit tc survive. Plums and 

 grapes are entirely gone ; strawberries and pears nearh' all gone ; very few apples, although 

 blows look fairly healthy yet ; a few currants still remain. 



Mr. a. M. Smith, of St. Catharines, writes : — I do not think that along the lake shore 

 here the fruit is very much injured, excepting early strawberries, which are nearly all 

 destroyed. The continuous frosts we are having may yet blight the prospects. J. Brod- 

 erick, in Louth, thinks he will have from one-third to one-half a crop of grapes, and Z. 

 Baylej-, of Niagara, thinks he will have a third of a crop on a fifteen acre vineyard of Nia- 

 garas. In the vicinity of the lake, most of the growers think peaches and late apples and 

 pears are safe. 



Mr, W. M. Obr, of Fruitland, writes: — The frost has been the most severe that we 

 have ever experienced in this section so late in the season. Tree, vine and bush fruits have 

 suffered very little along the border of the mountain, and, if no further misfortune befalls 

 the crop, we will have hundreds of tons of grapes and a good crop of plums, pears and small 

 fruits. However, nearer the lake very serious damage has been done, many vineyards and 

 plum and pear orchards, together with small fruits have been ruined for this year. I have 

 heard very discouraging reports from North Wentworth and Halton. 



Mr. M. Pettit, of Winona, writes : — From what I can learn, all fruits are very badly 

 damaged in this division, with the exception of that small portion along the south shore of 

 Lake Ontario lying between the mountain and lake, and in this some vineyards are badly 

 injured ; also pears, plums, peaches and cherries to some extent. There was never a better 

 prospect for a full crop than we had before the frost. 



Mr. W. Boctleb, of Picton, writes : — We had no frost on Monday the 13th of May, 

 which appears to have been quite severe in Western Ontario ; but on Wednesday and 

 Thursday nights, the loth and 16th, we had quite a severe frost, which we fear has hurt 

 the strawberry crop some, but it is yet too early to tell the result on apples, peare and 

 plums, which bid fair to be a good crop. The raspberries suffered considerably, through 

 the continued cold winter, and the tops of canes are damaged seriously. Hastings and 

 Prince Edward counties being adjacent to the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario, the fruit 

 crop is not so early in blooming as in Ontario West, and consequently we still hope apples, 

 pears and plums are not as seriously injured as Mas first supposed. (Later). — Up to yes- 

 terday (May 2l8t), reports received from Belleville, Napanee and here, show that the frost 

 did very little damage ; but we had a severe frost last night, which I fear did considerable 

 damage — froze tomato plants through a covering of cotton. The grapes are cut down and 

 it is cold again to-day, with prospects of another frost. 



Mr. George Nicol, of Cataraqui writes: — Judging from the appearance of the blos- 

 soms, we may expect an average crop of apples and pears. Small fruits, from present 

 appearances, will be an extra crop. 



Mb. (t. C. Caston, of Craighurst, writes : — It is impossible to give an estimate of the 

 damage to fruit by the late frosts. Until we see what falls from the treea, we can tell 

 nothing about tree fruits. All new shoots of grapes are frozen off, and strawberries are 

 badly damaged. 



Mb. Thomas Beall, of Lindsay, writes : — Judging by personal observations in my 

 own and neighboring orchards, I am of the opinion that, notwithstanding the several frosty 

 nights we have had during the two past weeks of cold and unseasonable weather, there is 

 at present every reasonable prospect of our having at least a good average crop of apples 

 and pears. It is too soon to be positive in this matter, as our orchards are yet in full 

 bloom. A much better estimate may be made a week hence. The grape crop is very 

 materially injured. The early blossoming varietif s of strawberries are injured to some 

 extent, but only a small percentage on the whole crop. Other small fruits — gooseberries, 

 currants, raspberries, etc., are looking fairly well. 



Mr. R. B. Whytk, of Ottawa, writes : — Apples promise a good crop. Damage from 

 frost very light, confined to a few localities and to early blooming varieties, such as Peach, 

 Tetofsky and Duchess. Native plums promise a good crop. Cherries, where ^rown, are 

 a good deal hurt by frost. Grapes in many places are a total loss, and everywhere very 

 much injured. English varieties of gooseberries have been badly winterkilled and will be 

 a small crop ; native varieties will Iks less than an average crop. Currants in some locali- 

 ties are injured by frost, but generally promise a full crop. Strawberries very much 

 injured by frost in some localities and do not promise over two-thirds of a crop. Rasp- 

 berries look well, no injury from frost. 



