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The Brantford Southern Fair. 

 Geo. Hately, Sec. -Treasurer, issues a 

 fine prize list of $4,000 in cash, in a neat 

 pamphlet form. The Horticultural De- 

 partment is an especially full one. 



In Grading Astracan Apples for 

 experimental export we have made four 

 grades, as follows : — (1) Small, meaning 

 apples, measuring from 2 to 2% inches 

 in diameter, which are the smallest that 

 ever should be exported. These were 

 perfect apples, of high color, and very 

 choice for the dessert table. This grade 

 was packed in our regular half case, 

 4^ inches deep, and which contained 

 just 1 20 apples. (2) No. 1, meaning 

 apples, 2% to 2y 2 inches in diameter, 

 in same case, containing just 80 apples, 

 and (3) A No. 1, meaning apples, from 

 2^2 to 2^ inches in diameter, of which 



64 go in a case. The later and firmer 

 varieties will go in bushel cases. 



The Bosc is a favorite late autumn 

 pear with some growers. Bassette 

 writes in R. N. Y. he has set an orchard 

 of them, because of an old tree 40 years 

 of age, which bore annually two bushels 

 of choice fruit. He planted Sheldon 

 and top worked Bosc upon it, because 

 the Bosc is a poor grower. 



The Koslov Morello Cherry 

 seems to be remarkably hardy. Prof. 

 Macoun in his recent report, says that in 

 18956, when cherry trees at Ottawa 

 were killed out generally, this variety 

 was an exception. It was sent out by 

 the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association 

 in 1890, 24 trees having been sent 

 out by Jaroslav Neimetz, Winnitza 



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