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and Yield. The Province has *27i,666 acres of orchard, 

 o|O acres of small fruits, *9,o69 acres of vineyard, and 56,716 

 acies of garden; producing 98 per cent, of the grapes, 92 per cent. 

 of the peaches, 84 per cent, of tin- pears. 69 per cent, of tin- plums. 

 and 60 per cent, of the apples ami rherries grown in Canada. The 

 .ige annual yield of apples in the Province is about 12,000,000 

 bu-heN. and of gi ut JO,OOQ tons. The production .t pcaclu - 



is mostly confined to Ontario. 



Values. The following table of average values for a year indi- 

 twii pniuix ui \ iew : ( i ) f.o.l). value to tlie farmer, (2) gross 

 \aluc t.i the retailer: 



s i < 1.300,000 $26, 100,000 



/'arts. In Ontario every branch of fruit growing 

 i- prospering to a degree never known before. The south-east, or 

 Niagara peninsula still holds the banner in the growing of tender 

 fruit, such as peaches, grapes, and chcrrie-. with enormous produc- 

 tion and great success. Essex County, south ^rows peaches 

 to perfection, and small fortunes are made annually. But it 



-Ken \ie\v that Niagara and Essex are the only districts that 

 grow peaches commercially with profit. Norfolk County and other 

 in the south are gaining wide distinction. This county has a 

 large acreage, and all along the shores of Lake Erie some excellent 

 orchards are to be found. Lambton County, on the south shore of 

 Lake Huron, is laying a foundation not excelled by any other part 

 "f the Province; it has at least 250,000 trees of various ages in com- 

 mercial orchard-, and -riming to the front. And section .1 



vi-t little known will soon be in close competition with the old 

 '!i<hed districts, particularly in the markets of western Ontario. 

 There i< still much to be learned before the grower- afl a whole can 

 hope to equal the b the Provin rtheless there is 



progrc-s. and the peach industry of Ontario ha- a great future. 

 In '.he Georgian Hay district there i- a i:ivai revival in the care and 

 scientific treatment of apple orchard-, and the output is increasing 

 fast. The eastern coumies, flanking Lake Ontario, are making re- 

 markable progress And so also are certain parts alongside the 



'Dominion On. 



