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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



whole ground, with no further cultui-e 

 than an occasional cutting down with 

 the hoe of trespassing weeds. But be- 

 fore the berries were ripe it was a mass 

 of weeds ; but weeds and all the results 

 were such I could not help telling him 

 I didn't know if he could ado])t any- 

 easier or more paying method of culti- 

 vation. J)ist in one point he agrees 

 with friends Dempsey and Hilborn, 

 skilful cultivators, i. e., in adopting the 

 one year system, which he must. 



^Yonderful crop T think even the 

 Strawberry King must admit under the 

 circumstances (about 200 bushels to the 

 acre), and although neither he nor I can 

 recommend the method of cultui'e, is'nt 

 there here encouragement for every 

 poor man, and rich too, to read the 

 HorticuHurisf, and supply his family at 

 least liberally^ with this wholesome and 

 delicious fruit. The slothful man says, 

 " There is a lion Avithout, I shall be 

 slain in the streets," and will harp 

 over an imaginary bit of trouble and 

 expense. Everything that's worth hav- 

 ing costs trouble, and as to the ex- 

 pense, this man's outlay, about $4:, was 

 insignificant compared with the profits. 

 John Croil. 

 Aultsville, August, 18S5. 



The Pr.^irie Far.mer is published 

 at loO Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, 

 eveiT Saturday, and sent post paid for 

 82 a year. It is now edited by^ Orange 

 Judd, who has been favorably known 

 as an agricultural writer for many 

 years. The paper is offered to new 

 subscribers for six months at the nomi- 

 nal price of fifty cents to give the pub- 

 lic an opportunity of becoming ac- 

 quainted with this neatly printed and 

 illustrated paper. The number for 

 July 2oth contains a complete copy of 

 the law passed at the last session of the 

 Illinois Legislature for the promotion 

 of drainage, jjroviding for cooperation 



in draining farm lands. A copy of this 

 number will be supplied for five cents. 

 Our own farmei'S should study this law 

 and seek to have such of its ])rovisions 

 as are applicable and needetl enacted 

 bv our own Legislature. 



FRUIT PROSPECTS IN ONTARIO. 



We gathei-from the i-eturns published 

 by the Rural New Yorker thei following 

 particulars : — 



Appin. — Aj)ple crop large, not many 

 Cherries. 



Arkoiia. — Apples promise about an 

 average crop. Cherries very' scai'ce, 

 not many plums or pears, no peaches. 

 Raspberries, cun-ants and goosebei-ries 

 are average or perhaps a little above. 



Brewster. — Apples promise well, 

 currants and gooseberries very well, 

 peach trees badly frozen. Grapes be- 

 low the snow line all right and promise 

 a good crop. 



Duatroon. — Prospects good for all 

 kinds of fruit, especially apples and 

 plums. 



Grimsby. — Fruit prospects good. 



Harrow. — Ap[)les an average crop, 

 not many pears, and veiy few cherries. 

 Peaches all killed by the hard winter. 

 A few quinces. Very few plums. 



Oxford Centre, — Pears promise to 

 be a large crop. Small fruits in abun- 

 dance. Apples a failure. 



Sarnia. — Apples and pears very 

 promising. Peaches, grapes and cur- 

 rants somewhat damaged by the late 

 frosts and severe winter. 



Tinij. — The fruit crop promises to be 

 very large. 



Westminster. — Fruit about an aver- 

 age. 



Whitby. — Fruit a good average. 



Wolf Island. — Orchard fruits poor, 

 cause late frost. 



Ayr. — Apples not half a crop. 

 Cherries and plums less than half a 



