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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 1909 



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FRUIT CROP SITUATION 



The apijlc crop prospects are not as good 

 as was predicted at blossoming time. There 

 has been little change in the situation since 

 last report, except that rains in August im 

 proved the outlook considerably. It is ex- 

 pected that the sample generally will be 

 small but fair in quality. Reports from cor- 

 lespondence are as follows : 



DIGBY CO., N.B. 



Bear River. — Fruit crops below average. 

 Apples set well but some varieties, notably 

 Gravenstein, set in clusters and are small. — 

 W.G.C. 



KINGS CO., N.S. 



Wolfville. — Judging from present appear- 

 ances, Nova Scotia will produce over 500,000 



barrels of apples of good quality for export. 

 — J.W.B. 



CHARLOTTE CO., N.B. 



St. Stephen. — Apples promise one third 

 to one half a crop. Codling moth is unus- 

 ually abundant. — C.N.V. 



CARI.ETON CO., N.B. 



Woodstock. — Apple crop is very poor. 

 Crimson Beauty, our ear'v apple, is almost 

 a total failure ; New Brunswick apple, from 

 10 to 25 per cent, of a cr,p.— H.G.N. 



TERREBONNE CO., QTIE. 



Ste. Adele. — The apple crop will be an 

 average one. — D. W. Grignon. 



ROTJVILLE CO., QUE. 



Abbotsford. — Apple crop w.'l be light 



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with quality fairh good. Buyer.^ are paying 

 $1..3.5 to $1.50 on the trees. The plum cro]) 

 \i. light.— E.A.B 



CH.\TE.\UGUAY CO., «iJJS. 



ChatcaiigMay Basin.— Where spraying has 

 been carefully done, apples are comparative- 

 ly free from spot hut codling moth and 

 plum curcnlio have done much damage 

 in some localities. Fruit has fallen off con- 

 siderably but the remainder are good size 

 and color. Leaf blight is more prevalent 

 this season than ever before. Very few ap- 

 ple buyers are around yet. No. 1 Duchess 

 are selling from $2.50 to $3.50 a barrel. 

 Prospects, are for a medium to light crop of 

 fall and winter apples. — N.E.J. 



HUNTINGDON CO., QUE. 



Covey Hill. — With the exception of a feu- 

 orchards of Fametise, apples in this district 

 are almost a total failure. The curculio has 

 done a great deal of damage. No apple 

 buyers have been here yei/. L»uchess that 

 were sent to Montreal, netted about $1.00 

 a barrel.— G.B.E. 



STAN STEAD CO., QUE. 



Massawippi. — Frviit crops are below tho 

 average. Owing to the drought, early ap- 

 ples are below average in size. Winter ap- 

 ples are good and free from spot. — G.P.H. 



HASTINGS CO., ONT. 



Belleville. — A light to meditim crop of 

 winter apples is expected. Some growers 

 have sold by the lump for good prices. — 

 F.S.W. 



DURHAM CO., OJJT. 



Newcastle. — Apple crop is variable. Some 

 orchards are heavily laden and others very 

 light. Man.v a))ple buyers are operating 

 and a number of lump sales at high prices 

 have been made. Prices started at $1.00 

 on the trees and have increased to $1.50 

 and even higher. Nearly all orchards have 

 been sold except those belonging to members 

 of the Newcastle Fruit Growers' Association. 

 The quality of apples generally will be clean. 

 Bartlett pears are a full crop of excellent 

 quality.— W.H.G. 



ONTARIO CO., ONT. 



Oshawa — Unsprayed orchards show worms. 

 Aphis has done serious injury. Buyers are 

 after apples. Many have been sold at $1.00 

 a barrel on trees or by lump. Some buyers 

 have offered up to $1.50 for good varieties 

 only. — E.L. 



PEEL CO., ONT. 



Clarkson. — Apples both early and winter 

 will be a fair crop but a large number will 

 be undersized and ill-shaped. Some buyers 

 are offering $1.25 for No. 1 and No. 2's and 

 a few orchards have been sold by the lump. 

 Raspberries turned out well and prices aver- 

 aged 10 cents. Lawton berries are a good 

 crop ; pears, fair crop ; grafljes, good. 

 W.G.H. 



HALTON CO., ONT. 



Burlington. — Apples have formed in clust- 

 ers on many trees and, if not thinned, will 

 be small and poor in quality. In pears, 

 Bartletts show a medium crop ; Duchess, 

 light; Kieffer, medium. — W.V.H. 



LINCOLN CO., ONT. 



St. Catharines. — The crop of peaches will 

 be fairly good ; grapes, good ; pears, med- 

 ium ; apples, light; plums, fair; tomatoes, 

 excellent. — G.A.R. 



LAMBTON CO., ONT. 



Forest. — Since rains, apple crop is look- 

 ing fine. Codling moth rather prevalent 

 but well controlled by spraying. Fall appl* 

 are a light crop. — A.L. 



BRUCE CO., ONT. 



Walkerton. — Apples are looking a littfe 

 beter but there will be many small one|, 



