" Summerland. 



" An area of 1,497 acres, with 133 orchards, was inspected here. The following 

 tables show numbers, etc. : 



" Apples 80,53G 



Pears 6,160 



Plums 2,087 



Prunes 999 



Peaches 45,357 



Apricots 4,648 



Cherries 2,023 



" Of the apples, 47.6 per cent, were found to be over five years old, and 52.4 

 per cent, five years and under. 



" Varieties of Apples planted. 



" Summer and early fall 0.8 per cent. 



Wealthy 2.4 



Mclntosh Red 4.4 



Crab 2.5 



King 1.9 



Jonathan 21.0 



Wagener '. 18.5 



Grimes Golden 2.4 



Northern Spy 7.5 



Spitzenberg 11.5 



Newtown Pippin 13.4 



Hubbardson's 1.3 



Winesap 1.0 



Baldwin 0.8 



Winter Banana 0.8 



Other winter varieties 9.8 



(The latter include Rome Beauty, Delicious, Snow, 



etc.) 



" Bartlett and Flemish Beauty pears are the leading favourites, w r ith Beurre 

 d'Anjou, Clapp's Favourite, Duchess, and Cornice. The leading varieties of plums 

 are Pond's Seedling, Coe's Golden, Yellow Egg, Burbank, and Italian Prune. 



" Penticton. 



" Details were obtained of 102 orchards in this district, with an area of 1,158 

 acres, the following being the number of trees planted, etc. : 



"Apples 43,274 



Pears 3,866 



Plums 1,418 



Prunes 1,502 



Apricots 1,879 



Cherries 3,030 



"Total trees planted, 97,877, 93.6 per cent, of which were five years old and 

 under, and 6.4 per cent, over five years old. 



" The varieties of apples planted were as follows : 



" Mclntosh Red 5.5 per cent. 



Jonathan 32.0 



Wagener 21.6 



Grimes Golden 2.6 



Spitzenberg 12.3 



Newtown Pippin 7.0 



Other winter varieties 19.0 



(The latter include Winesap, Rome Beauty, and 

 Delicious, about equal proportions.) 



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