THE FRUIT CROP. 



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will give a good yield, but winter varieties 

 are not above the average. The fruit is 

 still dropping badly." 



ONTARIO COUNTY 



Henry Clendenning, writing from Man- 

 illa, in Ontario County, says : " The pros- 

 pects cf the apple crop are fair, though 

 the wet weather has prevented rapid 

 growth. In consequence of the wet 

 weather the fruit is smaller than usual at 

 this date. The fruit is holding on fairly 

 well, but there is a good deal of black spot 

 or scab owing to the fact that very little 

 spraying has, on account of the wet 

 weather, been done this year. There has 

 not been much damage from insect pests 

 except the leaf roller. This has attacked 

 a number of orchards. The yield of ap- 



ples will probably be about one-half to 

 two-thirds that of the crop of 1900." 



THE GEORGIAN BAY EXPERIMENT 

 STATION 



J. G. Mitchell, of the Fruit Station at 

 Clarksburg, in the Georgian Bay district, 

 says : " Since last report the fruit situa- 

 tion has been somewhat changed. Apples 

 are still growing well, and promise an 

 abundant yield. So far the fruit is hold- 

 ing on well, the dropping being no more 

 than necessary. We have been particu- 

 larly free from insect enemies, but apple 

 scab is now showing signs of develop- 

 ment, and may cause considerable damage 

 sh-u'd wet weather continue very much 

 longer. All things considered, there is 

 prospect of more than average crop." 



AN OFF YEAR IN PLUMS 



THOUGH SOME LOCALITIES PROMISE A GOOD YIELD- 

 OTHER FRUITS IN GENERAL TURNING OUT WELL 



'' Plums about Brighton," writes D. J. 

 Nesbitt, " will be about one-third of a 

 crop, and pears about half a crop." 



T. H. Race, Mitchell : " The small fruit 

 crop has been and is abundant. Straw- 

 berries have been very plentiful, but as 

 few of them have been put down, the de- 

 mand for other fruits for canning purposes 

 wilt not be affected. Currants, gooseber- 

 ries and raspberries are an abundant crop, 

 and are likely to supply a large place in 

 household consumption. Cherries are not 

 a good crop, and the early ones now com- 

 ing into the market are readily bought 

 up. Plums are not going to be a heavy 

 crop, though some varieties are bearing 

 well. It seems to be an off year with the' 

 old standard, Lombard, as it did not blos- 

 som this season except with an occasional 

 tree. I might observe here that I am dis- 



carding the Lombard from my collection, 

 owing to the liability of the tree to black 

 knot, and the fruit to rot, and am planting 

 in its stead the Abundance and Burbank. 

 These latter are bearing heavily this sea- 

 son. Pears were promising well for a 

 time, but within the last few days a blight 

 has struck some of the trees, and the black 

 spot is beginning to show badly on the 

 Flemish Beauty. Clapp's Favorite is 

 promising well, but with all the later varie- 

 ties the crop will be only a bare average." 

 C. L. Stephens, OrilHa : "There will 

 be about 20 per cent, of a plum crop, as 

 compared with last season, the curculio 

 has been pretty bad, but we are very free 

 from aphis. Pears, not grown much, but 

 I hear of several good bearings of Flemish 

 Beauty, which so far are in good condi- 

 tion. Most grapes are only just now in 



