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THe NeMvr E,xperiment Station 



The paramount topic of conversation among 

 fruit growers in the Niagara peninsula, is the 

 new experiment station. I have heard a medley 

 of opinions on the fitness of the location and 

 soil for experimental purposes. Some men 

 heartily approve the choice; others condemn it. 

 A summing up of the general feeling would show 

 that, while the farm is not ideally suited for the 

 purpose, the majority of growers are satisfied 

 with the selection. 



"Provided that a railway station be located 

 on the Clinton-Louth township line," said E. 

 D. Smith, M.P., Winona, "I think the provin- 

 cial government acted wisely in accepting the 

 Rittenhouse otTer. I am told that the farm is 

 a good fair average for fruit growing. Both 

 climate and soil are very good, although not 

 ideal. The choicest location, however, is not 

 the best for experimental i^urposes. I hope that 

 the government will go into the problems of 

 hybridization and the introduction of new 

 varieties in a whole-hearted manner. With this 

 end in view a very high-class man as director 

 should be employed." 



Mr. Geo. F. Lewis, Winona, said that Mr. 

 Rittenhouse's offer, being so generous, could not 

 be overlooked since the farm itself is all that 

 could be required. It contains a variety of 

 soils, which is desirable for experimental work in 

 fruit growing. 



"The government has made a good selection 

 in accepting the Rittenhouse farm," said Mr. J. 

 W. Smith, Winona. "I consider the section 

 in the vicinity of that farm one of the best in 

 Canada for fruit growing, particularly peaches 

 and strawberries. If the farm consists of a 

 variety of soils, such as it is said to do, then it 

 is about all that could be desired. I doubt if a 

 suitable farm for the purpose could be secured 

 in Grimsby or Winona, because for experimental 

 purposes a farm not planted is required." 



"Although rather out of the way, the farm is 

 centralized and should be acceptable to the 

 entire Niagara district," is the opinion of Mr. 

 Geo. Chambers, Winona. "If an electric rail- 

 way goes through that neighbourhood within 

 the next three or four years, the locality is all 

 right." 



Directly opposed to the foregoing inter- 

 views are the opinions of Mr. A. B. Foran, 

 Winona, and others here and there throughout 

 the peninsula. Mr. Foran said: "The new 

 experimental farm is very poorly located. It is 

 difficult of access and the soil, as far as I can 

 learn, is decidedly objectionable. If the farm 

 was selected with the idea of forming a comprom- 

 ise between the eastern and western ends of the 

 district, it has failed in its purpose; because 

 neither end is satisfied." 



"I think it was a mistake to locate the farm 

 without consulting a representative body of 

 fruit growers," said Mr. W. M. Orr, Fruitland. 

 "The location for such a farm is best selected 

 by men who know the A. B.C. of fruit growing. 

 The cost of the land is a mere bagatelle, and the 

 fact that a farm is offered to the government 

 free of cost, though generous and commendable 

 in itself, should be the last consideration. For 

 experimental purposes, the Rittenhouse fann 

 cannot be compared to others in the same section 

 located directly under the mountain and ex- 

 empt from frost. Another point that apparent- 

 ly was not taken into consideration when making 

 the selection is the fact that the Rittenhouse 

 farm, located as it is on the lake, is at least a 

 week later than farms located nearer the 

 mountain. This fact alone may mean the shut- 

 ting out of some valuable fruit." 



Two prominent fruit growers from the Winona- 

 Grimsby district personally visited the farm and 

 found to their own satisfaction that there is 

 very little soil there suitable for peach growing, 



and that is an important consideration in the 

 selection of a farm for experimental work in 

 this district. Less than 20% of the surface soil 

 is sandy in character and this is resting upon a 

 high, hard pan. — A. B.C. 



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