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were sliortened by the drought; good prices 

 were roaUzed. — W. G. Home. 



HAUTON COUNTY 



Burlington.^ — A hard frost on Oct, 8 ended 

 tlie tomato season, whereas last year they were 

 picked '.ill the end of the month. Late cauli- 

 flowers are getting scarce; crop has been good 

 with ])rices better than last year. Late cab- 

 bage, a fair cro]) and good jwices. Onions are 

 being sold at an average of IKc. a lb. It is 

 probable that prices will advance. Potatoes 

 only a medium cro]), with price on Oct. 20 Ic. 

 a lb Parsnips and carrots not grown exten- 

 sively, but where raised are a good crop, and 

 bringing high prices; the majority will be 

 marketed later on. Celery has not been a 

 good crop; the price should be firm. — J. A. 

 Lindley. 



ST. CATHARINES DISTRICT 



Potatoes, about J^ a crop, are clean and free 

 from rot. Turnips, almost a total failure. 

 Carrots, smooth and a fair croj). Onions, well 

 saved, crop light. Tomatoes, all ripened be- 

 fore frost, were not over }^ a crop. Citrons 

 and squash, very good. — Robt. Thompson. 



WBLLAND COUNTY 



Niagara Falls South. — Heavy showers dur- 

 ing past month improved the growing crops. 

 They produced also a heavy crop of field mush- 

 rooms, which were a feature of recent markets. 

 Late cabbage, medium crop; cauliflower, owing 

 to aphids, a failure; celery, small and short 

 crop. Fall lettuce, poor. Onions, all har- 

 vested and J4 a crop. Melons, all gone except 

 citrons, were a big crop. Winter squash, a 

 heavy crop with hard ripe shells. Winter 

 radish clean and free from maggots. Spinach 

 and salsify, good. Keets, carrots and parsnips, 

 medium. Swede turnips, a failure. Potatoes 

 are all dug and only 2-5 of a crop. Tomatoes 

 are finished. Frost and snow on Oct. 11 cut 

 off the tender vegetables. Spring onions look 



fine. Greenhouses have been started with 

 forcing stuff. On the whole, the past seaSfjn 

 will amount to only 3^ an average crop; still, 

 a go<Kl demand and good jn ices made it a prof- 

 itable one. — Thos. K. Stokes. 



LA-MBTON COU.M 



Sarnia.- — Late potatoes, as iiaiiiinneil in 

 last re|)ort, are a light crop, but prices are 

 high, thanks to the local branch of the O.V.G.A., 

 which raised the price to 50c. a bu. There will 

 not be enough potatoes to supply the local 

 demand. Late cabbage, not as large as usual, 

 are a fair cn.p; there will be a demand for them 

 before winter is half over. Carrots, beets, and 

 parsnijjs are an average crop. Celery, a fair 

 crop; jjrice is steady at 3()c. a doz. Onions, a 

 light crop, were selling on Oct. 20 at 60-90c. 

 a bu. Hubbard scjuash is filentiful. Cauli- 

 flower is scarce and small. Turnips are not 

 grown extensively; the crop is j)oor. For the 

 season, vegetable crops have been below the 

 average. — W. A. Broughton. 



KENT COUNTY 



Chatham. — Heavy frosts caused consider- 

 able damage to the celery crop. Potatoes are 

 all harvested; generally they are a poor crop; 

 they are selling at S5c. to $1 a bag. Onions are 

 rather scarce and are selling at $1 a bag. Root 

 crops have given a medium yield. Winter 

 cabbage will be scarce. — Fred. Collins. 



ESSEX COUNTY 



Leamington. — Some growers are well satis- 

 fied with the past season's results, not only 

 with the crop, but on account of good financial 

 returns; others, who attempted the growing of 

 vegetables commercially, are tired of it, and 

 say that they will devote their energies in an- 

 other direction next season. Heavy frosts on 

 Oct. 10 killed the tomato and other vines. 

 Onions have been marketed in large quantities; 

 only small lots are being held for the winter 

 supply; they have been sold at 50c. a Ini. in 



car lots. Potatoes have not been a large cr( 

 some fields did not pay for the digging; as usu 

 several cars will have to be brought into li 

 district during the winter and next sprin 

 Owing to tobacco being grown in large quan 

 titles, potatoes arc not j.^rown as much u^ 

 formerly, although one s<ason with anotli' ■ 

 they |»ay fairly well. R(X)t crops, owing 

 drought, are undersized, and the crop is od 

 medium. Late cabbage is good. Celery 

 excellent, some claim the best in years. Urn; 

 glass, lettuce and tomatoes are growing \m 

 The (juantity of lettuce may be a little ni. 

 than last year. One grower is growing toma- 

 toes under glass for winter.- — E. E. Adams. 



The Toronto Hort. Soc. held a profit a' 

 meeting early in Oct. Many questions 

 various phases of gardening and amateur fn 

 growing were asked. They were answered 

 Mr. Thos. Manton, of Eglinton; Mr. K. 

 Collins, Allan Gardens, Toronto; and oth« : 

 A full report of the topics discussed will ;i 

 pear in another issue of The Horticulturi- 



A special prize, to Ix? called the " King Edward 

 Sjjecial," will be offered for comiietition at the 

 Ontario Horticultural Exhibition. The Kv 

 Edward Hotel, Toronto, is donating a si) 

 sett of three pieces — tray, -jiitcher and goble' 

 valued at ?25, for the t)est collection of ]i: 

 served fruits in glass jars, the collection ;.. 

 consist of strawberries, raspberries, cherries and 

 jjeaches. The King Edward is prepared to 

 buy from winner a yearly supply for the hot' 



The Ont. Entomological Soc. met in convi 

 tion at Guelph on Oct, 10 and 11. Among i: 

 questions discussed that interest the practical 

 fruit grower were the San Jose scale and the 

 codling moth. Pressure of space prevents a 

 report of the discussion in this issue. It will 

 apjiear later. 



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