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Mr. Morris, of Fonthill, said that Williams' dryer gave good satis- 

 I'action. He thought the use of these dryers should be encouraged all 

 over the country. 



Mr. Woodward, of Lockport, said the ai)ple-di'yiiig hubiness was a 

 profitable one, and growers would do well not to work in apples which 

 are only fit for hogs. ^\.gain, they put unripe apples in the market. 

 This was a bad policy, and they would lose money by it in the end. 

 The liussets gave the largest product of dried apples. Again, dryevs 

 were now marking the name of the apple on the packages, so that 

 buyers would know wliat they were buying, as all kinds of apples 

 did not make equally good pies. Drying peaches was also found to 

 be a very profitable business. 



Mr. Bucke, said that he thought it would be a profitable business 

 for Canadians to dry fruit for the West Indian market. 



Mr. Beadle said a friend of his in California had received an order 

 from England for thirty tons of canned apricots, showing that a large 

 trade could be built up in fruits. 



Mr. Bucke said there was a large vegetable drying establishment 

 in St. Marys. 



Mr. Smith said, in reply to a question, tliat the process of drying 

 vegetables was similar to that of drying fruit. Black raspberries were 

 a very profitable fruit for drying pui-poses. 



SOIL FOR FRUIT TREES. 



"What soil and what condition of surface soil is most conducive 

 to the growth of apple and other fruit trees?" 



The Secretary stated that soil which was adapted to some trees 

 was wholly unsuited for others. For apple trees he should recommend 

 a firm soil, abounding with lime. The soil made a great difference in the 

 flavor and quality of the fruit grown on it. He could tell by the flavor 

 of some apples what soil they were grown on. The sub-soil he preferred 

 .should be light and porous ; but if he had to choose between a very 

 light soil and a stiff clay he would take the clay for apple growing. 



Mr. White found a gravelly soil some 8 or 10 feet deep produce a 

 very abundant crop in his part of the country. Mr. Young's experience 

 was that a clay loam, that is a clay sub-soil and sandy surface, was 

 e.tcellent. The trees, however, did jjot hold out so well as those in ft 

 Btronger soil. 



