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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 1907 



Vegetable Crops Need Rain 



THE general outlook for vegetable crops in 

 Ontario is not encouraging, report the 

 crop correspondents ot the Ontario Vege- 

 table Grow ers' Association. All crops have 

 suffered for want of rain during the past few 

 weeks, and some have received a setback from 

 cold nights and the ravages of slugs and cut- 

 worms. The Ottawa district is the only one 

 that reports favorably; in that locality, large 

 crops of cabbage and celery are expected; 

 potatoes there will jje a good crop and of ex- 

 cellent quality. 



In general, the potato yield is expected to 

 be only half a crop. Beets, carrots and tur- 

 nips will give fair to good crops, while pars- 

 nips will be below the average. Early and 

 medhmi cabbages are not plentiful, in some 

 localities they are scarce. If rain comes, late 

 cabbage and cauliflowers will be all right. 

 The celery crop will not be large, and the 

 stocks somewhat small. The onion crop will 

 be much below average. In the Scotland 

 district. Brant County, where onions are grown 

 extensively, they have made rapid growth, 

 but mildew has appeared and will materially 

 affect the yield. Sweet corn will be fair. 

 Melons will yield a good crop. The tomato 

 crop will be very light. Growers probably 

 will not grow as large an acreage of toniatoes 

 next year. 



L\MBTON COUNTY 



Sarnia. — Owing to drought, the outlook for 

 late cabbage and cauliflowers is not so good 

 as it was at the first of the season. Tomatoes 

 are a good crop. Early potatoes are about a 

 three-quarters crop. Latt potatoes were badly 

 hurt by frost, and will only be half a crop. 

 Seed onions will be an average crop. Sweet 

 corn is a good crop. Beets, carrots, squash 



and melons are looking well, but need mois- 

 ture. — ^W. A. Broughton. 



ESSEX COU.NTV 



Leamington. — Early tomatoes are all gone. 

 The crop was small considering the acreage. 

 They sold at 30 cts. per 11 quart basket, 

 with large lots going at 25 cts. Some growers 

 shipped to the large markets at 18 to 25 cts. 

 Their net returns after express and commission 

 charges were paid amounted at the most to 

 5 or 6 cts. Early potatoes are a poor crop; 

 late may be better. Peppers are in good sup- 

 ply and selling at 40 ots. a basket. Musk- 

 melons are ripening and selling at 75 cts. a 

 basket. Rocky Fords are selling at $1, eleven 

 quart basket. — E. E. Adams. 



WELLAND COUNTY 



Niagara Falls South. — Effect of dry weather 

 is noticeable. Medium cabbage is scarce; late 

 will be good if it rains. Early potatoes are 

 small, and only half crop; late also will be 

 half crop. Onions will be a fair crop. I.ate 

 tomatoes cannot be more than half a crop. 

 Sweet corn is scarce, and demand is good. 

 Altogether the prospect for big crops is not 

 encouraging. — Thos. R. Stokes. 



BRANT COUNTY 



Scotland. — Cucumbers are not doing well. 

 Turnips are looking fine. Onions have made 

 rapid growth; mildew has appeared, and will 

 materially affect the yield. Potatoes will 

 yield a small crop. Cauliflowers are making 

 a good growth, and promise a fair crop. Other 

 vegetables are up to the average. — F. Smith. 



TORONTO DISTRICT 



Potatoes are a light crop and small. Cab- 

 bages and cauliflowers are poor. Beets, car- 

 rots, parsnips, and turnips have been at a stand- 



still for some time. Early celery is running to 

 seed. Late celery will have to hurry up after 

 the September rains to be worth taking up. 

 If rain comes soon, the late cauliflower and 

 cabbage will be all right. Tomatoes are a 

 light crop and Ijadly sun-scorched. Lettuce 

 is light, and most of it running to seed. Beans 

 are good and free from spots. Transplanted 

 onions are good; seed Danvers, light. Rhu- 

 barb is in- good demand. — Joseph Rush. 



HAMILTON DISTRICT 



Tomatoes are coming in quite plentifulld, 

 but the yield will be only fair. Potatoes an 

 all crops are badly in need of rain. — Jas. A. 

 evens. haldimand county 



Burlington. — Prospect for late potatoes 

 discouraging; blight has been destructivi 

 Late tomatoes promise only 25% of a cro]^ 

 unless weather conditions change. Factories 

 are beginning to feel anxious about the pack; 

 on the other hand, growers are talking of not 

 planting more than half the usual acreage next 

 year, and also of a substantial increase in con- 

 tract prices. Melons, egg plants, peppers, 

 onions, cauliflowers and all crops are suffering 

 for rain. The onion crop will he shortened 

 at least 25% by drought, and cauliflowers 20%. 

 — J. A. Lindley. 



KINGSTON DISTRICT 



Present indications point to a shortage in 

 crops. Celery will be small. Late sowings 

 of vegetables has been affected with the long 

 continuous drouth. Potatoes are much be- 

 low the average, both in size and quantity. 

 Onions have been struck with the blight be- 

 fore half grown, which, of course, will result in 

 scarcity. In fact, all vegetables sell at good 

 prices except tomatoes, which sell at .fl a 

 bushel. — John Watts. 



RENFREW COUNTY 



Ottawa. — Tomatoes are coming in very 

 plentifully; the acreage is large, but only a 



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