July, 1916. 



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181 



thoir stocks at one point, in order to on- 

 able buyers to make up car lots. A num- 

 ber of grower? who recorded tiieir stocks 

 with this office during the past two wee'.is 

 have s';Id their potatoes din>ct to Eastern 

 buyers lor $5.00 to $7.00 per ton higher 

 than those who sold independently. New po- 

 tatoes are coming in in small lots. Reports 

 received would indicate these to arrive in 

 quantities about July 20th to 25th. 



Niagara District Notes 



F. G. H. Pattison, Winona, Ont. 



iune has been characterized by excessive- 

 i\ cool and wet weather, which has made it 

 hard for fruit growers to get their work 

 done. Cherries, plums and apples seem to 

 have suffered most. Small fruits have done 

 well. Most of them never looked better. 

 We only need a continuance of the weather 

 we are now getting to ensure a bountiful 

 crop of berries of all kinds. 



The following is an estimate of the pres- 

 ent state of the fruit crop in the Niagara 

 belt (June 23rd). Strawberries hegan to 

 come on the Hamilton market on June 13th, 

 and by the 17th were in good supply. The 

 sample, however, was very poor, small and 

 half-green, only ripened on one side, owing 

 to lack of sunshine. Later berries, how- 

 ever, will be a good sample, and a heavy 

 crop, provided only that a reasonable amount 

 of sunshine is forthcoming. Red and black 

 currants, and gooseberries promise a full 

 crop. Raspberries and blackberries were 

 considerably winter-killed in places, but 

 irt from that, they also promise a good 

 '>p. Sweet cherries are not more than 

 from 30 to 40 per cent, of a crop. Sour 

 cherries are better. Early Ricihmonds, 25 to 

 40 per cent.; Montmorencys, 50 to 60 per 

 cent. Japanese plums have suffered badly; 

 they are not more than from 10 to 25 per 

 cent.of a crop. Other plums are as follows; 

 Bradshaws, 80 to 100 per cent.; Washing- 

 ton, 30 p. c; Lombards, 40 to 60; Reine 

 Claudes, 30 to 50; Grand Duke, 25 to 30; 

 Guii, 30 to 35. 



Peaches are nearly a full crop of all varie- 

 ties, except in orchards that were not spray- 

 ed early with lime-sulphur. In such orchards 

 the crop has been much reduced. Even in 

 well-spraiyed orchards, curl leaf has been 

 present, but in the others it has been very 

 bad. There has also been some black aphids 

 attacking sweet cherries. Pears have also 

 suffered from the weather. Bartletts, 80 per 

 cent, of a crop; Duchess, 25 to 30 p. c. ; 

 Anpons, 60 to 70; Keiffers, 50. Grapes look 

 healthy, and have made a good growth. They 

 are now blooming freely, somewhat later 

 than u.'^ual. Apples above the mountain 

 have not .^et well, and are likely to be liglit. 

 w the mountain they are better. Early 

 fall varieties promise well; winter 

 ties, medium. 



the 3lRt of May last, a deputation from 

 Niagara Fruit Growers' Publicity As- 

 ation interviewed the Lincoln County 

 I Council, at St. Catharines. President Pair- 

 i bairn, of Beamsville, gave a short review of 

 i the work done last year, and asked the 

 I Council to make a grant to the Association 

 ; this year. He stated that the advertising 

 ( this year would be doubled, because of the 



excellent results obtained last year. 



I The Association has adopted a label, and 



\ will sell It to fruit growers, with the hope of 



. Improving the grade, and standardizing the 



pack. The Association asked for a grant of 



$300. Me.ssrs. Sheppard, W. H. Bunting and 



F. M. Clement spoke of the work done, and 



to be done, by the Association. Mr. Clement 



pointed out that the labels will be numbered, 



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