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THE BAY OF QUINTE APPLE STATION EXHIBIT. 



|UR Fruit Experiment Station near Belleville promises to be of great 

 practical value to apple growers. One hundred and thirty varieties 

 of apples were shown at the Industrial from this Station, and 

 our experimenter, Mr. W. H. Dempsey, was himself present 

 with us most of the time to give information concerning varie- 

 ties. A view of some of these stations is here given by the 

 kindness of our excellent contemporary " Farming." The fruit 

 trees at the Station were largely planted by Mr. P. C. Dempsey, 

 our late Director for Division No. 4, and his son, Mr. W. H. Dempsey, is 



Fig. 1014. — A View of Bay of Quinte Station. 



proving himself a worthy successor. He not only interests himself in the many 

 varieties top-grafted in his orchard, but takes great delight in adding all the new 

 varieties which we are forwarding him by order of the Board of Control. It is 

 the intention that this Station should have every variety grown in Canada under 

 test, so that we may report upon its value. 



