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the orchard and garden, during seasons of drouth, than irrigation as uaually 

 practicable. By such cultivation a mulch of loose mellow soil is provided. 

 This is in accord w ith results this year secured at Maplehurst with the raspberry 

 plantation. Our Cuthberts were never finer, both in size and quantity, and yet, 

 until after the middle of July, scarce any rain had fallen all the spring. Others 

 complain that their berries have dried up, but the constant cultivation ours have 

 received, has yielded us a rich harvest. 



Figs from Goderich. — We have just received from Mr. W. Warnock, a 

 gardener at Goderich, samples of figs which he says he has grown and ripened 

 in the open air. The bushes are kept in tubs and wintered in the cellar. He 

 says he has ripened them perfectly for two seasons. When he brings them out 

 in the spring, he sets them on the south side of a building and on cold nights 

 covers them to protect them from the frost. The fruit ripens about the middle 

 of August. Our seasons are of course too short to ripen a second crop. 



Canadiax Baldwins. — It is an interesting point to notice that Canadian 

 Baldwins hold the highest place of any of the same variety shipped to the Liver- 

 pool market. Messrs. Woodall «S: Co. have just sent us a diagram showing us 

 the market prices of these apples from Maine, New York and Canada, for five 

 years past, and those from Canada kept a constant average above the others. 

 In March of last year they averaged 30 shillings a barrel, while the New York 

 State ones only two averaged 26 shillings in the same month. The best prices 

 during the past five years, were obtained for apples sold in Liverpool after 

 January ist, and the poorest prices in the months of October, November and 

 December. 



Points for Apple Exporters. — Sir Charles Tupper, whose report appears 

 in connection with that of Trade and Commerce, gives some good hints for 

 apple shippers, gathered from letters written him by English dealers. First, 

 there is an unlimited demand and sale for good Canadian apples, during six 

 months of the year. Consignments should be spread over six months, so as 

 not to glut the markets during the few weeks following the apple harvest 

 Much of the fruit packed for export is not worth paying freight upon, and should 

 be evaporated or otherwise used near home. The importance of the use of the 

 standard size apple barrel, by all packers, is emphasized. 



The Opening of a Central Fruit Market took place in Hamilton on 

 Thursday afternoon, the 22nd instant. This is a most excellent movement, for 

 what is needed is better distribution to make fruit growing a success. Toronto 

 has long monopolized this work, but later, some enterprising shippers at Winona 

 and Grimsby have entered into this business, and ver)' much encouraged the 

 fruit shipping business. Such names as E. D. Smith, and Thos. Carpenter, and 

 Chas. Vanduzer, Grimsby, are well-known fruit buyers and shippers. Then the 

 Niagara District Fruit Growers' Stock Co. has opened agencies in about two 



