The Canadian Horticulturist. 227 



THE SMALL FRUIT CROP REPORT. 



The Conditions. — The month of May just passed has been noted above 

 all precedent for rain. Only three fine days out of the last eighteen, just at the 

 time when the bloom has fallen, and the third spraying should be made. The 

 Weather Bureau reports ten inches of rain fall during the month, which passes 

 all record. The ground is so wet we cannot drive on it to spray, even on a fine 

 day ; seeds of vegetables and even grains are rotting in the ground ; tender 

 trees, especially the peach is suffering severely, not only with leaf curl, but from 

 the excessive wet in the soil. For nearly a month the conditions even in the 

 best drained soil, are much the same as when peaches are planted in wet soil, 

 and the result is the leaves are d>Hng and falling and the peach orchards which 

 gave promise of an abundant crop, now look sickly. The gooseberry mildew 

 is gaining fast upon us ; cherry rot has appeared and no doubt apple and pear 

 will follow, unless we can soon apply the Bordeaux mixture. But thus far the 

 apple and pear crop promises a prodigious yield. The young fruit never set 

 better, it holds firmly to the trees, and looks clean and bright. So possibly our 

 British Markets will awake to the fact that Canada's apple crop is worth com- 

 peting after, notwithstanding the failures of recent years. 



In addition to the evil effects of too much rain, great injury has resulted in 

 Central and Northern Ontario from severe frosts from which small fruits and 

 grapes have suffered severely. 



Reports. — The following inquiries have been sent out to various parts of 

 Ontario, in order to procure reliable information about the prospective fruit 

 crops, viz. : — 



1. Please give per cent, of a full crop of Hmall fruits ? 



2. What percentage of cherry crop in affected ivith rot ? of gooseberry with mildew ? 



3. Wlhdt damage by frost ? 



4. What by rain ? 



Southern Ontario. — W. M. Orr, Stoney Creek : (1) Strawberries 80, Cherries 90, Cur- 

 rants 90, Gooseberries 100, Raspberries 80 ; (2) No rot nor mildew ; (3) Very little ; (4) 

 Peach trees suffering. 



C. M. Honsberger, Jordan Station : (1) Strawberries 50, Cherries 10, Currants 90, 

 Gooseberries 90, Raspberries 100 ; (2) Cherries '^, Gooseberries 25 ; (4) 10 per cent. 



I. H. Broderick, St. Catharines : (1) Strawberries 90, Sour cherries 50, Sweet cherries 

 90, Currants 50, Raspl>erries 50 ; (3) Raspberries 50. 



E. Morden, Niagara Falls South : (1) 75 to 100 ; (3) Frost last night, 29th, did a good 

 deal of damage to strawberries. 



Chas. Lowry, St. Davids : (1) Cherries 25, other small fruits 75. 



W. V. Hopkins, Burlington : (1) Strawberries 95, Cherries 60, Currants and Goose- 

 berries 65, Raspberries, 75. 



Alex. McNeill, Windsor : (I) Small fruits about 90; (2, 3, 4) No mildew, no damage 

 from frost or rain. 



A. W, Graham, St. Thomas: (1) Small fruits a full crop. I never saw them look 

 better. Raspberries, say 80 per cent. Most cherry trees in this section liave been destroyed 

 by black knot, but what trees are left, are loaded with fruit. No rot. There is also little 



