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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



October, 1907 



TKe A.pple Situation and Crop Reports 



DURING the past few weeks there has been 

 very little change in the apple situation. 

 Only a small proportion of the fruit has 

 changed hands. Those in possession of 

 the quantities that go to make up the apple 

 crop of Ontario, feeling they have a good thing, 

 are holding at a high figure. 



American dealers and buyers are quite 

 numerous. Although they complain of prices 

 being too high, yet, in spite of the high duty and 

 heavy freight, many purchases have been made. 

 The prfces paid will, after adding the expenses 

 and a few profits, make rather expensive eating 

 for Uncle Sam. 



Some of the cooperative associations have 

 sold at a good price. The others are holding 

 out stiflly, with every prospect of realizing the 

 price they demand. Here and there, some men, 

 who are in possession of a little more of what the 

 /apple men call "nerve," are buying out orchards 

 .-and "packs," allowing to first purchasers hand- 

 some profits. All kinds of deals are reported. 

 •^^One dealer sold out his pack and afterward 

 ire-bought it at an increased cost of $,500. 



Hundreds of barrels of immature fruit are 

 1 being hurried forward. Baldwins were picked 

 ^as early as Sept. 15, and lacked almost every 

 .characteristic of typical Canadian Baldwins, 

 .except in name. This is unfortunate, especially 

 this season which is more than two weeks 

 late. Even the fall varieties that are being 

 shipped are small and lacking in finish. The 

 crowding forward of such stuff is a bad fore- 

 runner on a market where later we expect to 

 place the bulk of our high-priced fruit. 



The weather has been very warm for shipping. 

 Inspector Carey examined a car on Sept. 21, 

 a.nd found decayed specimens in every barrel 



GLADIOLI STOCK FOR SALE 



A large and fine stock of oeautiful Hybrid Mixed Gladi- 

 oli must be sold by reason of my growing age. I will 

 give a good lay on the whole stock of some 40 thousand 

 choice bulbs and bulblets, all criginated from Mr. GrofTs 

 New Hybrids. With regard to terms, conditions of stock 

 and all further par*iculars. address at once 



B. aOTT - STRATHROY, OINT. 



R. & W. DAVIDSON 



9 Virginia Street, GLASGOW 



■ Branches in - 



LONDON, UVERPOOL. MANCHESTER 

 BRISTOL, NEWCASTLE and LEITH 



Invite Consignments Apples 



For Beil Family Trade. Boxes Preferred 



For Particulars Refer to Editor of this Journal. 



Mention The Canadian Horticulturist when ^rritin^ 



es for Export 



REPRESENTING === 



THOS. RUSSELL, Glasgow 



J. & H. GOODWIN 

 Manchester, Liverpool and Hull 



I Will be pleased to keep you advised regard- 

 ing the condition of the European markets. 



II If you have any apples for export call or write 



Fred. Barker, 25 Church St.,Toronto, Can. 



Mention The Canadian HoRTicui.njRisT 



that he opened. This was an ordinary box car, 

 and when closed Mr. Carey says the temperature 

 inside was nearly 100 degrees. The shipper of 

 this car need not be surprised to hear that the 

 fruit arrived in bad condition. 



The two chief features of the apple business 

 are the securing and purchasing of the fruit, 

 and on the other hand, the handling and mark- 

 ing. No matter how good the demand, or how 

 badly the fruit is wanted, it must be properly - 

 packed and placed on the market in good con- 

 dition or failure is sure to follow. The following 

 fruit crop reports have been received from 

 correspondents of The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist: 



kings county, p.e.i. 



Aitken's Ferry. — The plum crop is irregular, 

 some varieties being heavily loaded while others 

 have only a few scattered fruits. In apples, 

 Transparent, Duchess, Wealthy and other sum- 

 mer and fall varieties are a full crop, while winter 

 apples, with the exception of Ben Davis, are a 

 total failure. There are very few pear trees in 

 this locality, and these with a poor crop. — Ty. J. 

 Stewart. 



YARMOUTH COUNTY, N.S. 



Carlton.— The apple crop is a failure in this 

 county. It will not average over 25 % of other 

 years. — -A. J. Dryden 



HUNTINGDON COUNTY, QUE. 



Maritana — Lake fruit is doing well, i Fameuse 

 are clean and sound, and even in size, although 

 three weeks behind. Spys and Kings are 

 developing well, although not as heavy a crop as 

 Fameuse. Flemish Beauty pears are fine and 

 trees are heavily loaded. I have several kinds 

 of superior crabs, heavily loaded and sound. 

 Alexander and St. Lawrence are doing well 

 although late. I have been offered $2 on the 

 tree but prefer selling right out. — Wm. G. 

 Parham. 



MONTREAL DISTRICT 



Westmount — Apples are a fair crop and clean, 

 but a little undersized. Prices are good for 

 good stock. — R. Brodie. 



CHATEAUGUAY COUNTY, QUE. 



Chateauguay Basin — The apple crop is about 

 one-third of a usual crop. They are good in all 

 respects except in size. Prices range from $1.25 

 to $2 for fruit on the trees. One orchard sold for 

 the last named price for all grades. — Peter Reid. 



LINCOLN COUNTY, ONT. 



Jordan Harbor — Peaches are light. St. Johns 

 sell for $1.25 in the orchard. Plums are light; 

 apples, light, selling from $2 to $2.50 f.o.b. for 

 Nos. 1 and 2; Pears, medium, 50 to 00 cents a 

 basket; grapes, medium to good. Only a few 

 in yet along the lake.^H. S. Peart. 



KENT COUNTY, ONT 



Chatham — The fruit crop is very light. In 

 some orchards that have been well sprayed, 

 occasionally there is a good showing of winters, 

 but no falls. Buyers are offering $1 to $1.85 

 on the tree, but I have not heard of many sales. 

 Possibly this is because there are very few in 

 the market. Heavy rains recently have helped 

 considerably. — W. D. A. Ross. 



GREY COUNTY, ONT. 



JjVIeaforct— There is a very good crop in this 

 locality. The apple crop is not quite so heavy 

 as last year, but the plum crop is better. The 

 month of August was dry, consequently the 



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apples made but little growth, but recent rains 

 have improved them greatly. Most of the 

 apples have been bought up at from $1 to $1.25 

 a barrel. Those who have not yet sold their 

 apples are holding for higher prices or intend 

 selling through the Georgian Bay Fruit Growers' 

 Association. — H. E. Gifford. 



ESSEX COUNTY, ONT. 



There are practically no apples to sell in this 

 county. It is doubtfiU if there will be sufficient 

 to supply the local market. I never saw such 

 a complete failiu-e in fruit as there is here this 

 year. — J. L. Hilbom. 



rio^wers for Hospital 



Recently the directors of the Xapanee Hor- 

 ticultural Society sent a request to the mem- 

 bers to contribute such cut flowers as they 

 could spare to send to the Kingston Generi 

 Hospital. The response was so hearty, that 

 the committee in charge filled 20 good-sized 

 boxes and forwarded them by express. That 

 the gift was appreciated is evident from the 

 following letter received from the Superintend- 

 ent of Nurses: 



"Mr. W. S. Herrington, President, Horti- 

 cultural Society, Napanee, Ont., — Kindly con- 

 vey to the members of the Xapanee Horticul- 

 tural Society the grateful thanks of the Board 

 of Governors for the Supply of cut flowers you 

 were good enough to send to us through the 

 Woman's Aid Society. The flowers were 

 beautiful, and the quantity sufficient to allow 

 some for every room. I assure you we appre- 

 ciate your thoughtfulness very much in help- 

 ing in this way to make the rooms bright and 

 cheerful for our patients. — E. A. Hunticr, Sec. 

 Kingston General Hospital." 



n.H.&S.BUDGETT&CO,,LiMiTED 



BRISTOL, ENGLAND 



Importers of Canadian Apples. Liberal allowances 

 made to reputable shippers on bills of lading at 

 Montreal Write at once for further particulars re- 

 garding our method of disposing, and payment for 

 first-class Canadian fruit. 



To Fruit Growers 



QWe require from now until the end of the 

 season a regular sending of colored apples, 

 also Greenings and Russets. Highest 

 prices realized for best goods. Refer- 

 ences furnished on application. Please 

 write for all information required to 



W. PALEY & SON 



Esubllaked 1849 



Kirkgate Market, Leeds, England 



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PRUITS or ALL KINDS 

 r.O.B. OR CONSIGNMENTS 



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