586 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



PROMINENT CANADIAN HORTICULTURISTS.- XXIII. 



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^^TSk J- K. MeMiehael, of Waterford. Ont. 



£ HOUGH more widely known as a successful stock farmer than 



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V as a fruit grower, yet Mr. J. S MeMiehael grows more fruit, 



and that of a finer quality, than some whose names are promi- 

 nent before our readers. It was in recognition of his experience 

 in this direction, that in the year 1889 he was chosen director 

 of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association for his electoral district, 

 a position which he held until December, 1892. 



The old homestead, of which Mr. MeMiehael is still the 

 occupant, was purchased by his grandfather in 1797, who had 

 just come from old Scotland. The first orchard was planted by his father, 

 Mr. George MeMiehael ; and the trees were seedlings of his own raising. He 

 planted an acre of ground with apple seeds, and so raised a sufficient number 

 of trees not only to plant an orchard for himself, but also to supply many 

 neighboring farmers with their first apple trees. These were afterwards top- 

 grafted, and are now the old orchards of the township. 



On the death of his father in 1856, Mr. J. S. MeMiehael came into 

 possession of the farm, and having a fancy for the cultivation of fruit, he soon 

 enlarged the orchard from four acres to twenty live. In his planting, he 

 included about twelve hundred pear trees, and nine huudred apple trees, besides 

 plum, cherry, peach trees, and small fruit plants. 



His success as a farmer is shown by the fact that, in the year 1887, he 

 received the first silver medal for the best kept farm, from the Agricultural and 

 Arts Association of Ontario, his orchards being especially commended. 



He has also contributed to our meetings some valuable experiences, in his 

 papers on spraying fruit trees for apple scab, and other subjects ; all of which 

 were helpful in encouraging others to aim at the same success in the use of 

 fungicides achieved by himself. 



A Remedy for Cabbage Worms. — Insect Life credits Mr. A. S. Fuller 

 with the following treatment as a means of deterring the cabbage worm : Two 

 quarts of coal-tar are put into an open vessel, which is set in the bottom of a 

 barrel, and the barrel is filled with water. In forty-eight hours the water is 

 impregnated with the oder of tar, although tar is not dissolved in it. The water 

 is then sprinkled abundantly on the cabbages, and the odor penetrates every 

 portion of the head, killing or driving away the worms. As the water evaporates, 

 no stain or odor remains on the cabbage. The same quantity of coal-tar can be 

 made to impregnate several successive barrels of water. 



