-Apple Yield Less TKan Anticipated 



WHILE some apple districts reixirt yields 

 up to, or above, expectations, the crop on 

 tlie whole has proved to be less. Many 

 adverse conditions decreased the 

 percentage of No. 1 fruit. Prices f.o.b. have been 

 fairly good. Many consignments to the Old 

 Country have given excclk-iit returns. Most 

 growers who sold their apples l)y the lump 

 in orcliard, failed to realize full value for the 

 crop. Advices from various ixjinls indicate that 

 fair quantities of apples are still in the country, 

 being held in storage. Correspondents of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist report as follows: 



GREY COUNTY 



Meaford.— Between 25,000 nnd 35,000 bbls. 

 of apples will be the output from this point. 

 The yield is above expectations. Large quan- 

 tities have been shipped to the West. — J. D. 

 Hamill. 



KENT COUNTY 



Chatham. — Yield has been light. CodUng 

 moth and San Josd scale ruined a large percent- 

 age of the crop. Canning factories paid 50c. 

 a cwt., and evaporators 25c. a cwt. for good 

 stock. Good returns are expected for apples 

 consigned to the Old Country, — Milton Backus. 



LAMBTON COUNTY 



Arkona. — Crop is above the average. No 

 apples stored. Prices fairly good. Some cars 

 sold for $2.50 for No. 1, $2 for No. 2. Consign- 

 ments have netted about $2. — W. J. Seymour. 



NORFOLK COUNTY 



1^ Simcoe. — No apples stored. Sprayed or- 

 chards yielded well, some netting $200 an acre. 

 — W. Olds. 



WENTWORTH COUNTY 



Fruitland. — Crop short of anticipations. 

 Codling moth, winds and frosts did much damage. 

 Buyers report 75 % of crop to be No. 2. Prices 

 ran from $1 to $1.25 picked in orchard. Prices 



now quoted by dealers are variable, some as liigh 

 as $3.50 for No. 1 Spys. Fair prices may be 

 expected for gfxxl No. 1 or Fancy stock. Large 

 quantities have been placed in cold storage in 

 Hamilton. — -Joseph Tweddle. 



OXFORD COUNTY 



IngersoU. — Yield above the average. About 

 2,000 bbls. stored in town. Prices have been 

 satisfactory, ranging from $1 to $L75 a bbl. 

 picked from trees. — J. C. Harris. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY 



Ivan. — Prices have been satisfactory. Not 

 many bbls. are in storage here. Quality is good 

 from sprayed orchards. — E. T. Caverhill. 



HALTON COUNTY 



Oakville. — Crop J less than predicted. Not 

 many bbls. stored. Prices ranged from $1 a bbl, 

 on trees to $1.25-$1.40 a bbl. picked. Apples 

 sold, packed, f.o.b. or consigned gave better 

 returns. — W. H. MacNeil. 



Burlington. — Few apples are stored. Prices 

 have been good. Nos. 1 and 2 averaged $1 a 

 box, some much higher. No. 3's brought $1 a 

 bbl. net.— W. V. Hopkins. 



HASTINGS COUNTY 



Belleville. — Crop only medium; less than 

 early predictions. About 6,500 bbls. stored. 

 Prices have been fairly good. Spys have reaUzed 

 19s.; Snows, 17s.; Greenings, 17s. 6d. — F. S. 

 Wallbridge. 



LEEDS AND ORENVILLE 



Maitland. — Crops not up to early expectations 

 in quantity or quality. Codling moth did much 

 injury. No. 1 Fameuse are selling at $3 to 

 $4.50 a bbl. in local markets, — Harold Jones, 



DURHAM COUNTY 



Newcastle, — Prices have been fairly good. 

 A number of orchards were sold at $2,25 a bbl,, 

 tree run, Nos, 1 and 2, f,o.b, and netted the 



growers about $1.60 for the apples. One 

 grower sold for $2 a bbl. tree run. Small 

 orchards were sold at $1 to $1.25 a bbl. on the 

 trees. About 10,000 bbls. have been stored in 

 this vicinity.— H. C. Howen. 



MONTREAL DISTRICT 



Westmount. — Crop above expectations. 

 Coopers report that growers underestimated the 

 yield, as evidenced by additional orders for bVjls. 

 In Montreal No. 1 Fameuse are bringing $4, 

 and No. 2, $2.25 to $2.75 a bbl; Mackintosh red, 

 $5 to $6 for No. 1 and Fancy. Montreal wants 

 apples in barrels, not boxes. Apples for export 

 rushed in before close of navigation in large 

 quantities. More apples are being held in cold 

 storage in the country than last season. Prob- 

 ably prices will drop for a time, towards spring 

 they will pick up. — R. Brodie. 



Henrysburg Centre. — 20,000 bbls. of apples 

 were sold to speculators at 90c, to $1 a bbl. 

 They are now selling in Montreal at $2,50 to 

 $3,50, Who made money? — -John Spencer. 



A large company of fruit growers and othefs 

 has been organized in N,S, to be known as 

 Hillcrest Orchards, Limited, with headquarters 

 at Kentville, N,S. Mr. Ralph S. Eaton is the 

 pres. and mngr. The authorized capital is 

 $75,000 and subscribed, $55,000, If you are 

 interested, send for the prospectus, with ac- 

 companying booklet of views. 



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The cut of the 1st prize decorated dining 

 table, on page 301, was exhibited at the Ont, 

 Hort'l Exhibition, by J, S, Simmons, Toronto, 

 The 2nd prize table, on page 302, was shown by 

 A, Jennings, Toronto, The White Globe onions, 

 on page 303, were the product of the gardens of 

 J, N, Watts, Portsmouth, Ont,, and won a 

 special prize. 



