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yet a poor, tmprofitable bearer, as is also La Versailles. Victoria is 

 considered too small in berry, though a good bearer. White Grape is 

 excellent, perhaps the best white variety grown. Black Naples is 

 good and very profitable, tliough so late in its ripening. Lee's Black 

 Prolific is thought to be hardly so good as Black Naples, and as for 

 Prince of Wales and Bang Up, we have not introduced them sufficiently 

 to give an opinion respecting them. 



SUGGESTIONS. 



1. — To be successful in growing small fruits, better attention must 

 be given to the preparation of the soil, constant cultivation while 

 growing, provision against the effects of drought, remedies for ravages 

 of insects, &c. 



2. — Planters should be more united in their efforts at growing and 

 marketing small fruits ; they should not by any means run against 

 one another. 



3. — It would be a great assistance to the markets in every fruit 

 growing section in case of a glut, to provide means for curing, canning 

 and preserving fruits. This could best be done by the establishment 

 of drying houses and canning factories, either on the independent or 

 co-operative plan — something like our cheese factories and creameries, 



4. — I M'ould suggest that the subject of canning and preserving 

 fruits be more thoroughly discussed at our next winter meeting, and 

 that the results of the Association's deliberations be more widely 

 distributed over the country. 



SHEEP AND THE CODLIN MOTH. 



We have strongly recommended for many years the practice of turning 

 sheep into apple orchards to destroy the codlin moth. It is true that only 

 a pai-t of the fniit drops and is eaten by the sheep with the worms it con- 

 tains, and the rest goes with the mature fruit into the market barrel, apple 

 room or cellar. But the droi)ping apples which the sheep eat include 

 nearly all that are infested which furnish a new brood in the orchard. In 

 other words, what the sheep do not eat are canied off with the gathered 

 apples. This is true to a great extent. 



This remedy for the codlin moth has been tlioroughly tried of lato years 

 by some of our best orchai-dists with great success. It is best adapted to 

 orchards that are nearly full grown, and in which gi-uss is ])ermittecl to 

 grow. It may be applied to younger orchards which are eultivateil, pro- 

 vided no crop is planted or sowed, and the sheep are sufllciently (cd with 

 gi-ain and mowed grass, or other suitable food, for the fallen aj)ples will 



