Vegetable Conditions Indicate Good Prices for Winter 



VEGETABLE crops are about all harvested 

 and stored. In most sections the weather 

 for this purpose has been ideal. Frosts, 

 early in October, cut off the tender vege- 

 tables before their usual time. A general sum- 

 mary of the situation during the last season, 

 as reported by crop correspondents of the Ont. 

 Veg. Gro. Assn., shows that crops have been 

 fairly good and prices above the average. 

 Onions, particularly those grown on light soil, 

 yielded poorly. Dry weather during the latter 

 part of the season prevented other crops from 

 attaining good size. 



The potato crop is only medium; in some 

 localities there are not enough on hand to sup- 

 ply the local demand; they have not been 

 stored in large quantities, and this winter 

 it is probable that they will bring a good price. 

 Root crops have been fair to good except tur- 

 nips, which are slightly under average. Onions, 

 being scarce, will be in good demand, and prices 

 will advance. There has been a poor crop of 

 winter cabbage; they will be scarce and good 

 prices will rule. Cauliflowers are a failure 

 both in crop and quality Brussels sprouts, 

 also, are scarce. The celery crop is variable; 

 in the Leamington district, it is excellent; in 

 Niagara Falls district, poor; on the whole, the 

 crop is fair, but winter stock will not be over- 

 abundant; prices should be firm. Squash and 

 citrons have yielded heavily and are plentiful. 

 Salsify is a good crop; spinach, fair crop of 

 good quality. 



The prospects for winter vegetables grown 

 under glass are good. Many new forcing 

 houses have been built this fall and the old 

 houses will be run to their full capacity, par- 

 ticularly in the growing of lettuce. Were it 

 not for a probable scarcity of stored vegetables 



this winter, this increase in the forcing business 

 would indicate the possibility of an oversupply. 

 It is likely, however, that the demand will be 

 sufficient to handle all that will be grown. 



MONTREAL DISTRICT 



Lachine. — Owing to early frosts all crops are 

 gathered. The dry weather retarded growth 

 and made the specimens small. The follow- 

 ing were the prices on Oct. 20: Cabbage, 35-50c. 

 a doz. ; cauliflower, $1-$1.50; celery, 35-60c.; 

 lettuce, 75c.-$l; squash, $1; marrows, 50-75c; 

 carrots, a bag, 75-90c.; beets, 75c.; onions, 

 $1.35; parsnips, $1; turnips, 60c; potatoes, 

 90c. -$1.25; peppers, $1.25 a bu.; Brussels 

 sprouts, 75c. a doz. stalks; spinach, 50c. a crate; 

 leeks, $1 a doz. bnchs. — Chas. A. Smith. 



OTTAWA DISTRICT,^ 



Billings' Bridge. — Potatoes are a good crop; 

 turnips, good; carrots, beets and parsnips, 

 short; cauliflower is good and a glut; good 

 cabbage, scarce; celery, good, no heavy losses 

 either by blight or rust. Salsify, a good crop. 

 Herbs, squash, and citrons are good. Onions 

 are a glut, good red selling at 80c. -$1 a bag. 

 Prospects for winter trade in greenhouse goods 

 indicate an oversupply. Several large let- 

 tuce houses have gone up this fall, and the old 

 houses will be run to full capacity. Lettuce, 

 however, is scarce at present.— T. Mockett. 



FRONTBNAC COUNTY 



Kingston. — On the whole, the past season 

 has been good and prices remunerative. Late 

 varieties are not up to standard. Cabbages 

 are lacking in firmness; cauliflower, not matur- 

 ing properly. Turnips, not large, also parsnips. 

 Potatoes have yielded better than was ex- 

 pected, the yield being above the average of 



the past five or six years. Onions averaged 

 about J^ a crop. Weather for storing has been 

 ideal.— -Chas. F. Adair, Cataraqui. 



LENNOX AND ADDINGTON 



Napanee. — Crops are all harvested. Pota- 

 toes have been a fair crop, few rotten ones, 

 and prices are ranging high, 90c. to $1 a bag. 

 Onions are scarce and inferior in quality; price 

 80c. to $1 a bag. Cabbages are scarce and 

 selling on Oct. 20 from $1.50 to $2.50 a doz. 

 according to size. Other vegetables are plen- 

 tiful, and are bringing good prices. — E. M. 

 Sherman. 



TORONTO DISTRICT 



Humber Bay. — Frost on Oct. 10-11 killed 

 the tender vegetables; it also cleaned the late 

 cabbage and cauliflowers of slugs and worms. 

 Cauliflowers are not heading properly. Late 

 cabbage are not plentiful, and will bring a 

 fair price this winter. Carrots and parsnips, 

 good crop. Late beets, fair. Brussels sprouts 

 are scarce and in good demand. Spinach, not 

 plentiful, but of good quality. Late celery is 

 still growing. Citrons, good crop and large 

 size; not much demand. Squash, heavy crop 

 but low prices. Onions were harvested in ex- 

 cellent condition, but not large in quantity. 

 Outside lettuce, nearly done; greenhouse, now 

 ready. — ^J W. Rush. 



PEEL COUNTY 



Clarkson. — Crops, on the whole, have been 

 good, except onions that were planted on light 

 soil felt the effect of the dry weather. Onions 

 on heavier land turned out well. Potatoes, 

 early and late, have been good, especially the 

 former. Cucumbers for pickling were not ex- 

 tensively planted, even those that were grown 



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