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ieptember, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



XI 



Southern Ontario Apples 



Ed. The Canadian Horticui,turist : I read 

 with interest ttie discussion in your paper on 

 southern Ontario apples. Mr. James E. Johnson 

 has covered the ground so thoroughly that 

 there is little left for me to say, but I cannot 

 understand Mr. McNeill's attitude in his letter 

 in the July number. He said: "I quite agree 

 with Mr. Johnson that if proper care is taken of 

 these apples, they can be kept fairly well into 

 the winter season." I find nothing in Mr. 

 Johnson's letter to warrant that statement. He 

 said plainly that he bought apples in Norfolk 

 County in 1900 and 1902, and sold them in 

 April and July the following years at one dollar 

 a barrel more than he sold apples which were 

 bought in another district. If Mr. McNeill would 

 visit our markets in April, he would find quanti- 

 ties of any winter variety from ordinary cellars. 



Mr. McNeill also said; "As a matter of fact, 

 neither farmers nor apple buyers will go to the 

 trouble of taking proper care of these apples." 

 Does he wish us to believe that had these un- 

 cared-for apples been early fruit instead of 

 winter varieties they would have sold better? 

 However, he is mistaken in saying that the 

 farmers will not take care of these apples. The 

 fruit growers of Norfolk are tilling, pruning and 

 spraying their orchards. Last fall we realized 

 more than the mere pittance of 50 cents a barrel 

 for our third grade, which was delivered at our 

 canning factories. We think it very unfair to 

 have all our apples classed with these job lots. 

 The Norfolk Fruit Growers' Association shipped 

 4,000 barrels last fall and expect to ship a great 

 many more this fall of the finest sample ever 

 barrelled in Ontario. 



In the fall of 1906, a Brighton buyer came 

 through this section very early, bought all the 

 small orchards by the lump, and graded them 

 firsts and seconds, a sample which we thought a 

 shame and disgrace to the county, and far from 

 the Fruit Marks Act. This same man is back 



again this year and has bought, in July, all the 

 orchards that could be bought and paid higher 

 prices. Now, if the Fruit Division wishes to 

 improve the keeping quality of Southern Ontario 

 apples, why not stir up the inspectors? 



,We sincerely hope that in a short time the 

 Norfolk Fruit Growers' Association will extend 

 over the whole county, shut out lump buyers, 

 and prove the keeping qualities of our apples. — 

 R. R. Waddle, County of Norfolk. 



Gathering' of Pomolog'ists 



Arrangements have been perfected whereby 

 a congress of horticulturists will occur at James- 

 town at the time or near the time of the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society meeting, September 

 24-26. Immediately preceding it will occur 

 the meeting of the Society for Horticultural 

 Science and the Maryland State Horticultural 

 Society. Immediately following, with the first 

 session beginning on September 26, will occur 

 the convention of the National Nut-Growers. 

 This combination of horticultural events will 

 assure the largest gathering of horticulturists 

 the country has ever seen since the days of the 

 World's Fair at Chicago. 



The program of the Pomological Society is 

 well prepared. In addition to the leaders in 

 scientific research in pomology and the promi- 

 nent orchardists, the Pomological Society will be 

 favored with representatives from Great Britain 

 and Europe. Delegates from the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society of England, the National Society 

 of France and leading fruit growers and plants- 

 men of Germany are expected. All fruit grow- 

 ers who expect to visit Jamestown should plan 

 to attend this great series of meetings. The 

 heated period will be over at the time, and nu- 

 merous attractions should conspire to make the 

 occasion one of pleasure and profit . For informa- 

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