Ugust 1907 



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H^BT^HE vegetable crop in Ontario is late but is 

 T^^l looking well, report the crop correspond - 

 X entsof the Ontario Vegetable Growers' As- 

 sociation. Frost in the south-western part 

 of the province did some damage. Ihe de- 

 mand for green truck from Essex County ex- 

 ceeds the supply, and many new greenhouses 

 soon will be built for cucumbers and other crops. 

 .4.11 kinds of truck are looking well in the vicinity 

 i)f Hamilton and Toronto. 



The potato crop of the province promises to 

 l)e only fair. Table roots, including turnips, 

 parsnips, carrots and beets, are doing well and 

 will be plentiful. The celery prospects are 

 bright; it is probable that there will be a large 

 crop. Cabbage will not be very plentiful. Ihe 

 onion crop will be quite late, but it is expected 

 tliat the yield will be fair to good. Corn will be 

 medium. Melons promise to yield an average 

 crop. 



OTTAWA DISTRICT 



Ottawa. — Radishes have been a short crop; 

 ettuce, a glut; bunch onions, in the early spring, 

 r.cre a glut: now there is barely.encugh to sup- 

 jily the demand. White turnips are plentiful; 

 -ood peas, scarce; western cabbage, scarce. 

 Late cabbage will be scarce next winter, but 

 the celery crop will be one-third more than 

 usual. Winter roots are going in nearly double 

 of last year, except parsnips, which started 

 ijoorly. Early varieties of corn will be heavy, 

 iiut main and late crops will be light. — ^T. 

 Mockett. 



WENTWORTH COUNTY 



Hamilton. — Everything in garden truck looks 

 well. Cauliflower, beans and potatoes are among 

 the new arrivals. New potatoes ^ire selling at 

 70 cts. a basket; cauliflower, 10 cts. a head; 

 and beans, 90 cts. per basket. Peas have been 

 in some time and are now quoted at $1 per bu. 



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Ontario Vegetable Crops 



New carrots, five cts. a bunch; beets, 20 cts. a 

 doz. bunches. Tomatoes are not looking any 

 too well and will be light. — J. A. Stevens. 



TORONTO DI.STRICT 



have made rapid 

 Butter beans are 

 Prices are equal 



H umber Ba)'. — All crops 

 growth and are looking well, 

 now being taken to market, 

 to last year.— J. W. Rush. 



ESSEX COUNTY 



Leamington. — The main crop of tomatoes will 

 not be here till the last of the month; a few 

 early ones on the market now. They are setting 

 heavy and a large crop is looked for. Reports 

 state that many plants have been frozen. This 

 will tend to raise prices and make up for the 

 losses sustained by lack of July sliipments. 

 Cabljage is being shipped now in large quan- 

 tities, selling at $1.50 a half-bbl. crate. Wax 

 beans do not promise a fair crop, selling at 7.5 

 cts. a 11-quart basket. Cucumbers are still 

 scarce. More glass houses will have to be built 

 to supply the demand for this vegetable, selling 

 at $1.15 a 11-quart Ijasket for Al stock, and 90 

 cts. to $1 for lower grades. Melons are now 

 growing well. Onions promise a fair crop. 

 Early celery will not be in for some time. Pep- 

 pers, eggplant, etc., are now growing fast and 

 some peppers are ready for shipping. New- 

 potatoes selling at $1.50 a bushel. — E. E. 

 Adams. 



Irrigation Convention 



The first irrigation convention in western 

 Canada was held in Calgary on July 17 and IS, 

 with a large attendance. The necessity of 

 conserving the water supply of Alberta, Sas- 

 katchewan and British Columbia, and the ap- 

 pointment of a commission to inquire into the 



water laws of the three provinces, were subjects 

 that were dealt with. The first resolution called 

 for the appointment of a committee which 

 would be a sort of a supreme court on the 

 question. One motion dealt with the question 

 of prohibiting irrigation companies from monopo- 

 lizing the water rights, reservoir sites, small 

 streams or other sources of water, situated in 

 another district, to the detriment of that dis- 

 trict, or should not be allowed to divert water 

 from a natural watershed. 



A motion was carried, urging on the Dominion 

 and provincial governments the importance of 

 making topographical and hydrographical sur- 

 veys to determine the location and quantity of 

 the west's water supply, and the proper methods 

 of conserving it. Another which was carried, 

 was one entertaining objections to associating 

 too closely the administration of agricultural 

 colleges flith that of universities devoted to 

 general educational work. A resolution was 

 passed, urging on the federal government the 

 desirability of making sufficient appropriations 

 towards the construction or subsidizing of such 

 irrigation projects as may prove feasible. 



The Ontario Department of .Agriculture sent 

 an exhibit of fruit to the recent Winnipeg fair. 

 It was made up of fruit that has been held in cold 

 storage since last year and of fresh, tender fruits 

 from the Niagara district. Mr. P. W. Hodgetts 

 had charge of the exhibit, which was a feature of 

 the exhibition. 



The Guelph Horticultural Society recently 

 held an interesting lawn meeting on the beautiful 

 combined grounds of Professors Reynolds, Hutt 

 and Dean, and Mr. Butchart. A tour was made 

 of the grounds of each of the foregoing gentlemen, 

 as well as others in the neighborhood. The 

 gathering was a most enjoyable and instructive 

 one. Otlier societies should do likewise. 



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