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there in good order. The Prince of Wales desired to have these trees because he had 

 tasted some of the apples which I had sent to Sir F. de Winton last fall, in the compartment 

 cases, and H. R. H. thought that at Sandringham he could grow as good apples. We shall 

 see in good time if the apples will have the colour of our Canadian fruit. There is a very 

 large and excellent crop of apples in this Province, this season. Prices will probably range 

 low. 



R. W. Shepherd, Montreal Que. 



FRUIT PROSPECTS. 



Wentworth, Waterloo, Dofferin and Halton Counties. — Mr. W. M. Orr, of 

 •' Fruitland," Ont., Provincial Director of Spraying Experiments, writes : 



I have reports from eight points in Counties of Wentworth, Waterloo, Dufferin and 

 Halton as follows ; Apples, 80 to 90 per cent. ; peaches, GO ; plums, 7 per cent. ; grapes. 

 75 p 'X cent. ; pears, :^0 to 40 per cent ; strawberries, 75 per cent. ; cherries, 5 per cent. ; 

 raspberries, 75 per cent. 



Around " Fruitland " and Winona : Plums, 90 per cent., peaches, 25 per cent. 



Reports from twenty-nine points throughout Ontario where experimental spraying is 

 being don«, indicate a large apple crop, and as the codling moth has not attacked the 

 fruit up to date, our apples will probably be free from worms this year. The canker worm 

 is spreading in many sections. Many trees, and in some cases, whole orchards have been 

 defoliated. Other insect enemies are reported numerous. 



^ The jTTapi^ets. ^ 



■ Our Apple Markets. 



Liverpool, Messrs. L. H. William, writes : Sir, — The crop this season in the Home 

 Country, and also for the most part on the Continent, is exceedingly light, owing to both 

 drought and blight ; and as our markets now rely, under any circumstances, on receiving 

 large quantities of your best growths, the prospects are extremely favourable. Early ship- 

 ments will do well, provided the fruit is fine and arrives here in sound condition. 



May add we have every facility for handling large quantities of Apples promptly and 

 to advantage ; and intending shippers may rest assured their consignments will always 

 have our careful personal attention. 



Would draw your attention to the grading of the fruit for export. 



The Foreig-n Apple Markets. 



Messrs. Isaacs & Sons, of London England write, under date of June 17th : 



Sir, — We take this early opportunity of giving you a few particulars of the prospects 

 of our Home and Continental apple crops : 



England. — As usual at this time of year, reports from the various English apple- 

 growing districts are somewhat conflicting, but after carefully weighing the information 

 from the various sources, we are of opinion that the apple crop in England will be consider- 

 ably below that of last season. 



Germany. —Our infoimation from Germany, whence large quantities of apples are 

 generally shipped to our market, is that the crop will be much below that of last season, 

 and it is not expected that there will be more than a quarter crop in that country. . 



France, Belgium and Holland. — Some of tlie districts in those countries report 

 prospects of good crops. The bulk of these apples find their chief outlets in the North 

 Eastern counties of England, and are not shipped to any extent to the London Markets. 



Should the present drought continue, the crops on the Continent, as well as in England, 

 are likely to be prejudicially affected. 



So far, things certainly look as if there will be a good field for apples shipped from your 

 side to our markets. 



