September, igii 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



225 



toiical work on the broadest lines ; that the 

 services 'he engaged of Prof. B. E. Etohe- 

 verry, head of the irrigation department of 

 the University of California, to investigate 

 and roport. with recommendations, on the 

 distribution and use of water in the irri- 

 gated districts of British Columbia, and 

 that an assistant be engaged for Mr. R. M. 

 Winslow to assist in the general secretarial 

 work of the horticultural branch of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



Western Annapolis Valley, N.S. 



R. J. MfHfng>r 



One of the best things that has hapnened 

 in the fruit belt this season was the heivy 

 rain that fell August 16. The unusual hot 

 weither began to affect the apple crop both 

 in retarding the growth and also in caus- 

 ing a drop. The rain freshened vegetation. 

 and by Augu-t 19 the apples were showing 

 up better. This is Nova Scotia's record- 

 breaking vear. Some place the number at 

 one and a quarter mil'ion barrels of export 

 fruit. True it is that the fruit will almost 

 all birrel, for it is the exception to find 

 spot or wormy fruit. 



Another sign of improvement and encour- 

 agement is the rapid growth of cooperative 

 shipping associations. In April of thi.s 

 year there were nine societies. Now twenty- 

 three are working, the greater number hav- 

 ing their own warehouses either built or in 

 course of construction. There is also a 

 central association formed to amalgamate 

 the individual associations. A man has been 

 sent to the West to negotiate sales of ap- 

 plet and has already placed some 20,000 

 } barrels of Gravensteins at good prices, as 

 t-well as later fruit. 



The Gravenstein crop is simply immense. 

 Every tree in Nova Scotia seems to have 

 a full load. The crop of this variety alone 

 promises from two hundred and twenty to 

 three hundred thousand barrels. 



The great problem facing the people of 

 Nova Scotia this season for the first time 

 is the handling of the fruit, not only in 

 picking but also in warehousing and trans- 

 portation. Prices are a thing of the future, 

 ns onerators arc not in a hurry to quote. 

 R. .1. Graham of Belleville. Ontario, who 

 has a number of evaporators through the 

 vall(\v and who expects to have these all run- 

 ning in full blast this season, is also buy- 

 ing apples for export. He is offering $1.50 

 tree run, or an advance of twenty- five cents 

 for packed fruit. 



Eastern Annapolis Valley, N.S. 



Eunice Buchanan 



The very dry season has caused the ap- 

 ples to ripen much earlier than iLsual, and 

 fears are entertained as to their keeping 

 qualities. Gravensteins, which as a rule 

 are not picked until after September 10th, 

 will be ready about August 25. Duchess, 

 Astrachan and Crimson Beauty were har- 

 vested oirly in August. One dollar and a 

 half has been paid for Nos. 1 and 2 Duchess. 

 The continued dry weather has lessened the 

 expectations of some orchardLsts, as growth 

 was arrested and there are more small ap- 

 ples than was at fir.st anticipated. However, 

 so far we have not bad bad winds or storms, 

 although quite a lot of apples are dropping 

 from lack of moisture. Still, peonle are 

 thinning, and there are plenty of fine ap- 

 ples left which have never been so free from 

 spot and worms. 



Wasps ate large quantities of raspberries, 

 while many blackberries simply dried up. 



ICittle have had to leave the i)a.stures be- 

 cause the brooks are ejiipty. 

 Blueberries (wild) have been fuOIing from 



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