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The Fruit Prospects in Ontario are unusually bright at present ; apples, 



pears and cherries are full of fruit buds, and even the peach tree in the Grimsby 



district shows an abundance of live buds. But 



"Theie's many a slip 

 'Tween the cup and the lip." 



and who knows what killing frosts may succeed the abnormal heat of April ? 



HcRTicuLTURE AS AN OCCUPATION is the subject of an excellent article by 

 Prof. Hutt, in the February number of the O. A C. Review, in which the author 

 believes that the prospects of fruit growers, notwithstanding the many discourage- 

 ments, are growing brighter every year. In his opinion the increased shipping 

 facilities, the improved varieties in fruit, the discovery of successful methods of 

 overcoming fungi and insects, all combine to open out an improved era of suc- 

 cessful fruit growing. 



Unpruned Raspberries, that is those not shortened in summer, were found 

 by Mr. Craig to yield more fruit than those which were pruned. For example, a 

 row of Cuthbeits, 330 feet long, pruned, yielded only 35 quarts, while an un- 

 pruned row of the same length yielded 70^ quarts. 



This agrees with our experience at Maplehurst, where we have noticed that 

 summer pruning of both blackberries and red raspberries seems to lessen the 

 crop. The blackberries however, seem to do better if pinched back in the 

 growing season. 



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