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Mr. B. 'Gott, Arkona : — Pears very abundant, and samples good, clean and nice 

 especially where they have been treated with fungicides. The price is low. We want 

 better distribution to more remote markets. Regarding apples, 1 am sorry to say that I 

 cannot speak with precision of any very great extent of this country ; but as far as my 

 information goes, the crop is a very good one indeed ; and even in this section, abundant. 

 There is quite a variation, however, in the crops, arising from the soil and the orchardist. 

 On the sandy soil of Caradock, for example, the fruit is not as good or as plentiful as on 

 the better soil of Adelaide ; neither is the fruit withstanding the drought as well, or ripen- 

 ing as well. But the greatest injury to the crop of all, is negligence from the orchardist. 

 Poor, neglected, slovenly orchards, and we have a great majority of them, are almost in 

 every case a despicable spectacle, and will be a losing game to their owners. But where 

 proper pruning, and spraying, and culture, have been timely attended to, the orchards 

 look well, the fruit is clean and beautiful, and very plentiful, and maturing nicely, and 

 will be a source of great profit to the owners. The apple crop here, under oiir present 

 conditions, will average this season, upon an approximate estimate, will run some 50 to 75 

 per cent, of a full crop over this west of Ontario. The price the growers are now offered 

 for them are 75c. per barrel for fall fruit, and $1 per barrel for the winter fruit, the buyer 

 finding the packing and doing the labor. Already the summer apples, and some of the 

 fall apples are packed and away, and the buyers are now busy going round to look up the 

 winter fruit, and to secure them if possible. 



Mr. J. D. Stewart, Russeldale : — Summer and early fall apples, mostly small and of 

 inferior quality, being principally used for stock and home consumption. Should the 

 drouth continue much longer, winter sorts will barely yield enough for family wants on 

 farms whose orchards enabled the owners to dispose of considerable quantities in former 

 years, Mr. Ryan, of Mitchell, has bought the bulk of our apples the past two seasons for 

 shipment to the old country. No offers so far for what may be placed on the market. 



Mr. C. W. Hartman, Clarksburg : — The apple crop is reported to be a good average 

 crop. Size of fruit somewhat smaller, owing to dry weather. Fall apples are more or less 

 marked with scab. Rogers for English market are paying as much as $2.00 per bbl., but 

 the price is not yet definitely fixed. 



Mr. J. A. Morton, Wingham : — The apple crop is very badly spotted in sections, and 

 will not be over ^ crop, probably not much over | of salable fruit for shipping. Buyers 

 are offering $1 per bbl. at the orchard for winter fruit. Spys and Kings are badly spotted, 

 Baldwin less so. The principal market for apples in this section is the British. Duchess 

 is a good crop. 



Mr. G. C. Gaston, Craighurst : — In reply to your enquiry on fruit crop, would say 

 that early apples are abundant and cheap. Fall apples will be a fair crop, but the quality 

 will be below average. Early apples, Duchess and Astrachan, have been selling from $1 

 or down to 50c. per bbl. Some have been shipped to Manitoba, and some to the Algoma 

 District. Winter apples will not be more than 50% of a full crop, and I think even that 

 is too high an estimate. Pears are not grown here extensively enough to be worth while 

 estimating quantity, or quoting prices. What few are grown are consumed locally. 



Mrs. Chas. Tod, Bowmanville: — The apple crop, the Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, 

 and Duchess about § crop. Price paid about 75c. per bbl. for the fruit in the orchard. 

 Later fall fruit about | crop. Winter fruit not more than half crop, or about the same as 

 last season, which was considered a very light crop. 



Mr. W. Boulter, Prince Edward Co. : — In my district, which will be a fair guide, 

 apples, summer and fall, is good, fully 75 per cent. Winter varieties are poor, will not be 

 over i crop. Quality is good, but suffering at present from severe drouth. Prices, 

 summer fruit, $1 per bbl. ; seller furnishing bbl., 25c. Winter fruit, on account of con- 

 flicting ideas as to English demand, prices are unsteady, few of any sales are yet made ; 

 possibly will range from $1.00 to $1.50 per bbl. Pears generally good. Plums very few. 

 No peaches or grapes in locality. 



Mr. Thomas Beall, Lindsay : — Summer apples, above average ; autumn, average ; 

 winter, one-half of average. This applies to this immediate locality. Both the apple and 

 the pear crop will be much below the average in this district this season, caused by the 

 unprecedented rainfall which set in on the 18th of May. All fruit trees were in prime con- 



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