September, igir 



Sep 



torical work on tho broadest linos; that the 

 services bo engaged of Prof. n. E. Ktehe- 

 v.Trv, bead of the I it: al ion department of 

 the University of California, to investigate 

 and report, with recommendations, on the 

 distribution and use of water in the irri- 

 gated districts of British Columbia, and 

 that an assistant be engaged for Mr. It. M. 

 Winslmv to assist in tho general secretarial 

 uork of the horticultural branch of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



Western Annapolis Valley, N.S. 



R. J. M*»ifngT 



One of the best things that has hapoened 

 in the fruit belt this season was the he-ivy 

 rain that fell August 16. Tho unusual hot 

 Weather began to affect the apple crop both 

 in retarding the growth and also in caus- 

 ing a drop. The rain freshened vegetation. 

 and by August 19 the apples were showing 

 up better. This is Nova Scotia's record- 

 breaking year. Some place the number at 

 one and a quarter mil'ion barrels of export 

 fruit. True it is that the fruit will almost 

 all barrel, for it is the exception to find 

 spot or wormy fruit. 



Another sign of improvement and encour- 

 agement is the rapid growth of cooperative 

 shipping associations. In April of this 

 year there were nine societies. Now twenty- 

 tliree are working, the greater number hay- 

 ing their own warehouses either built or in 

 course of construction. There is also a 

 central association formed to amalgamate 

 the individual associations. A man has been 

 sent to the West to negotiate sales of ap- 

 ples and has already placed some 20,000 

 barrels of Gravensteins at good prices, as 

 well as later fruit. 



The Gravenstein crop is simply immense. 

 Every tree in Nova Scotia seems to have 

 a full load. The crop of this variety alono 

 promises from two hundred and twenty to 

 throe hundred thousand barrels. 



The great problem facing the people of 

 Nova Scotia this season for the first time 

 is the handling of the fruit, not only in 

 picking but also in warehousing and trans- 

 portation. Prices are a thing of the future. 

 as operators are not in a hurry to quote. 

 R. J. Graham of Belleville, Ontario, who 

 has a number of evaporators through the 

 valley and who expects to have these all run- 

 ning in full blast this season, is also buy- 

 ing apples for export. He is offering $1.50 

 tree run, or an advance of twenty-five cents 

 for packed fruit. 



Eastern Annapolis Valley, N.S. 



Eunice Bnchanat 

 The very dry season has caused the ap- 

 ples to ripen much earlier than usual, and 

 fears are entertained as to their keeping 

 qualities. Gravensteins, which as a rule 

 are not picked until after September 10th, 

 will be ready about August 25. Duchess, 

 Ast rachan and Crimson Beauty were har- 

 vested early in August. One dollar and a 

 half has been paid for Nos. 1 and 2 Duchess. 

 The continued dry weather has lessened the 

 expectations of some orchardists, as growth 

 was arrested and there are more small ap- 

 ple* than was at first anticipated. However, 

 so far we have not had bad winds or storms. 

 although quite a lot of apples are dropping 

 from lack of moisture. Still, people are 

 thinning, and there are plenty of fine ap- 

 ples left which have never been so free from 

 spot and worms. 



Wasps ate large quantities of raspberries, 

 while many blackberries simply dried up. 

 Cattle have had to leave tho pastures be- 

 cause the brooks are empty. 



Blueberries (wild) have been selling from 

 seven cents to ten pents a quart, an un- 



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