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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



are said to exist at his place, making appar- 

 ently an unfair comparison with the general 

 conditions in that part of New York State, 

 which are such as require clean culture, to 

 conserve moisture. Mr. Hitchings' results, 

 however, prove that where there is abundant 

 moisture, as in many parts of Eastern On- 

 tario and Quebec, his method may be adopted 



with good success. At the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm it has been found that growing 

 clover in the orchards and mulching with it 

 has resulted in a thrifty growth and better 

 fruit, and the writer has seen many orchards 

 in sod producing fine fruit. Every orchard- 

 ist must, however, study his own conditions, 

 especially those of moisture and soil. 



A STATEMENT OF THE QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FRUIT 

 IMPORTED AND ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION DUR- 

 ING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1902. 



DUTIABLE. 



Dried Apples lbs. 78,717 



•' Currants " 7,294,816 



" Dates " 1,463,020 



" Figs " 3,618,073 



" Prunes " 5.299,799 



" Raisins "11,644,657 



" Another " 1,810,185 



Nuts, Almouds " 1,062,039 



" Brazils " 78,050 



" Pecans " 583,936 



" Walnuts " 1,107,423 



" Another " 3,954.311 



Green Apples bbls. 21,425 



" Blackberries and 



Gooseberries. ... 



" Raspberries and 



Strawberries lbs. 1,064,251 



" Cherries " 117,574 



" Cranberries bush. 26,839 



" Curriants lbs. 238 



" Grapes (includes 



Malagas) " 1,207,901 



" Oranges and Lem- 

 ons, boxes of 2| 



cubit feet 462,137 



" Oranges and Lem- 

 ons, \ boxes 51.052 



" Oranges and Lem- 

 ons, cubit feet .... 240,884 

 " Orange? and Lem- 

 ons, No 9i 1 1 5 



" Oranges and Lem- 

 ons, barrels 17.991 



5.310 



298,278 

 31,772 



87.959 

 181,006 

 551,876 

 132, 138 

 118,377 

 6,202 



35.973 



79,022 



190,280 



85.252 



94.139 

 11,310 



52.487 

 15 



69.951 



1,011,566 



63.367 

 143,966 



115 

 46,466 



Green Peaches lbs. 3,558,358 91.839 



" Plums bush. 32,200 39-057 



Quinces " 271 357 



" Other, 60,468 



Preserved, in air tight cans, 



lbs. 1,605,053 87,904 



Preserved, in spirits. . .gals. 360 i, 105 



TREES — 



Bananas bunches 765.767 738, 168 



Pine Apple.*!, No 1,095,949 87,929 



Guanas. Mangos, Pome- 

 granites and Shaddocks 6,698 



"Wild Strawberries, Blue 



and Raspberries 812 



EXPORTED — $4, 4 1 1 , 1 64 



Green Apples brls. 516,215 1,566,808 



Dried " ...lbs. 1,685,460 102,203 



Berries 84,010 



" Canned 142,972 



Other Fruit 26,31 1 



$1,922 304 



I beg to send you these figures for Hor- 

 ticulturist. They are very instructive per- 

 haps, and comparison with ten years ago 

 would be interesting. 



Ottawa. G. H. Fawcett. 



