THE FEUIT CEOP 



APPLES FINE IN SOME PARTS, SCABBY IN OTHERS- 

 PLUMS AND PEARS A LIGHT YIELD-PEACHES HEAVY 



OUR excellent contemporary the 

 Sun has been making some re- 

 cent inquiries regarding the fruit 

 crop, which goes to substantiate the cor- 

 rectness of our tabular statement in July 

 number, as follows : 



DROPPING REPORTED 



T. H. Race, of the Recorder, and a di- 

 rector of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, writing from Mitchell, says : 

 " The prospects for apples throughout this 

 section are good. We are looking for 

 rather more than ordinary crop if the pro- 

 mise at the present time holds out to a 

 fulfilment. I notice, however, that with 

 some varieties a heavy drop has been go- 

 ing on since the hot days of the past week 

 began. This may be somewhat owing 

 to the change of temperature, and may 

 prove beneficial, as it was noticed that 

 some varieties were setting very heavily, 

 anl a few apples dropped while the cool, 

 wet weather lasted. If the drop proves 

 only normal, the size of the remaining fruit 

 will be better, and the crop will be a better 

 one that we had in either of the last two 

 years. Some farmers are reporting that 

 the Spys have not set well, but on close 

 examination I find there is quite enough 

 fruit set to make a good crop, though it 

 is as yet owing to the cool weather too 

 small to be readily seen. The Spy has, 

 however, been shyer in setting than most 

 other varieties. So far as I have seen 

 there has been little systematic spraying 

 owing to the continued wet weather, but 

 notwithstanding this, there has not been 

 so much damage done by the codhng 



moth as in other years. It is too early 

 to speak of fungus diseases, such as scab 

 or black knot, so tar as apples are 

 concerned. The latter trouble is showing 

 on the pear crop." 



IN THE BANNER COUNTY 



D. J. Nesbitt, writing from Brighton, 

 the centre of the great Northumberland 

 apple district, says that the prospect for 

 the crop there is good, the yield promis- 

 ing fully equal to that of 1900. The 

 apples will be quite clean, as there are no 

 insect or fungus enemies except on the 

 Snows; these latter will be somewhat 

 spoiled. "The apples are falling off to a 

 considerable extent," he adds. " Bald- 

 wins and Spys are going to be the best 

 crop with us, but all kinds are fairly well 

 loaded." 



Wm. Rickard, M.P.P., of Newcastle, 

 speaking from Durham, a close rival to 

 Northumberland as an apple producer, 

 says : " Apples at the beginning of the 

 season were, generally speaking, very 

 thick on the trees, but a great many have 

 since fallen. In some instances the crop 

 has actually been left thin. This may be 

 the best all round, as the crop generally 

 promises to be a good one." 



ANOTHER BIG APPLE CENTRE 



A. GiflFord, of Meaford, writing from the 

 center of the magnificent Georgian Bay 

 fruit district, says : " Apples constitute 

 the most important fruit crop in our sec- 

 tion. It is too early to say just how they 

 will turn out. Moreover, there is a great 

 variation in the crops on adjoining farms, 



