September, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



235 



toria Hall, Jordan Harbor, to bid farewell 

 to F. M. and Mrs. F. M. Clement, of the 

 Horticultural Experimental Station here. S. 

 H. Ritterthouse, of Jordan Harbor, presented 

 the guests of honor with a handsome set 

 of cut glass, to which Mr. Clement made a 

 very suitable reply. After an excellent re- 

 past had been served a lengthy programme 

 was run off. The chief speakers were as 

 follows: Miss Moyer, Jordan Harbor; Miss 

 NichoUs, Vineland; Prof. J. W. Crow, O. A. 

 C, Guelph; Prof. Caesar, Provincial Ento- 

 mologist; D. Johnson, Fruit Commissioner, 

 Ottawa; Reeve Claus, South Township; S. 

 H. Rittenhouse, Jordan Harbor. Mr. and 

 Mrs. Clement were to leave for their new 

 home about the end of August. Mr. Cle- 

 ment has done excellent work at the Experi- 

 mental Station, and has been of great as- 

 sistance to the fruit growers of the Niagara 

 District. The fruit growers fully appreciate 

 the good work he has done and their good 

 wishes will follow both Mr. and Mrs. Cle- 

 ment to their new home. What is our great 

 loss is Briti.sh Columbia's gain. 



On Aug. 16th, the Lincoln Women's In- 

 stitute, County Board of Agriculture, and 

 the Niagara Peninsula Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation held their joint annual picnic at Vic- 

 toria Hall, Vineland. It was a beautiful 

 day, and there was a large attendance. The 

 following were fhe speakers In order of their 

 addresses: Lewis Collard, of Niagara Town- 

 ship, chairman: Prof. McCubbin, St, Cath- 

 arines; F. G. H. Pattison, Winona; Prof. 

 Pickett, Illinois, U.S.A.; Dr. Margaret Pat- 

 terson, Toronto; Mr. Marshal, M.P.P., Wel- 

 land; F. M. Clement, Vineland Experimental 

 Station; W. B. Roadhouse, Deputy Minister 

 of Agriculture; Prof. Crow, O.A.C., Guelph. 



Items of Interest 



The Monthly Crop Reporter for August, 

 issued by the United Stiates Department of 

 Agriculture, places the estimated yield of 

 apples for 1916 at 62.4% of a full crop, as 

 against a ten-year average of 54.9%. For 

 peaches, the estimated yield is 48.5%, as 

 against a ten-year average of 55.8%, while 

 for pears the estimate is 59 % , as against an 

 eight-year average of 51.2%. The yield of 

 grapes will be almost an average, the es- 

 timate being 80.8%, as against a ten-year 

 average of 84.8%. 



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 this year than last year. It is probable also 

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