Apple Orchard Survey of Niagara County* 



INTRODUCTION 

 BY JOHN CRAIG 



The active campaign was commenced in July, 1905, by the writer, 

 assisted by Messrs. C. S. Wilson and G. W. Hosford. The first orchard 

 examined was the peach orchard of the late Dr. Charles A. Ring on 

 the Lake Road. Dr. Ring was a prime agitator for the institution of 

 this work in Niagara County and extended the hospitality of his home 

 for more than a week to the three persons who began the work. Other 



FIG. 26. A general view of the topography of the Lake Road region, Niagara County 



persons who kindly aided the survey in the same way in order to econ- 

 omize funds, were Messrs. W. T. Mann, L. and Frank Bradley of 

 Barkers; S. W. McCollum and F. R. Wheeler of Lockport. Kindly 

 cooperation was also rendered by Albert Eighme, George Pomeroy, 

 Willard Hopkins, Frank Hall, Frank Balmer and John Witmer. Indeed, 

 the fruit growers of the county generally should be thanked for the 

 generous way in which they responded to our requests for data and 

 general information. 



The following orchard inspectors were employed during the seasons 

 of 1905 and 1906: Messrs. J. E. Coit, C. D. Jarvis, J. E. Howitt, C. F. 

 Kinman, J. P. Stewart, C. F. and L. A. Niven. The work was finally 

 completed by the author of this bulletin, M. B. Cummings, in 1907. 



* Printed January, 1909, but withdrawn for reexamination of statistics. Re- 

 vised and reprinted for distribution May, 1910. J. C. 



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