36 The Canadian Horticulturisi. 



preserving our fruits, and at the proper time he will, under the sanction of the 

 Dominion (iovernment, send out the proper appHances, for preserving our best 

 fruits, to all those in each of the provinces who are willing to aid in this great 

 work. 



It is evident from what we have said that this work, of collecting and pre- 

 serving fresh fruits in glass, must be done during the present year of 1892. and 

 begin with strawberries in the month of June. 



Now, while this exhibit is one which should appeal to the patriotism of every 

 Canadian fruit grower, still it is not the intention to ask our growers to furnish 

 their finest fruits without some remuneration, in such cases 'where payment is 

 desired. No doubt, a great many would esteem it a })rivilege to make contri- 

 butions free of charge, for so laudable an object, but this matter rests with the 

 donors themselves. Whether by sales or donations, the fruit must be had and 

 the work carried out to a ijuccessful issue. 



We believe no country in the world excels Ontario in the production of some 

 varieties of fruit, particularly the apple. Ontario apples are already sought for 

 in the markets of Great Britian and the continent, and, since the nations of the 

 world will be so largely represented — both in the visitors and the exhibits — at 

 Chicago, it is evident how important it is, for the best interests of our country, 

 that our exhibit should be one that does us credit. 



THE FARMERS FOURTH ACRE FRLTT CARDEN. 



Our garden being 66 feet wide and 165 feet long, and wishing to do all labor 

 possible with a horse and cultivator, we stake off the ground in rows 1 50 feet 

 long and seven feet apart. 



Strawberry rows to be one half this distance, leave a head land 7 'i. feet wide 



at each end for turning. Make the first row three feet from the outside and set 



as follows : 



Pnuluction. 

 let Row — \'.i Plums aud Crab-apples- ."> Desoto, '2 Cheney, ."> Transcendent, li 



Hyslop . 5 biisheU. 



•ind Row — ."lO Blackberries — 40 Ancient Briton, 10 Snyder '.i bushels. 



Srd Row — 50 Black Raspberries — 4(1 Ohio, 10 Oregg "J Imshels. 



4th Row .")0 lied Raspberries — 2.") Marlboro, 'if) Cuthbert '2 bushels. 



."ith Row .")0 ( 'urrants — '2'i Victoria, '2') Red Dutch 4 l)ushels 



tith Row — !)() t.'urrunts aud Gooseberries — '25 White Grape Currants, lo 



Downing, 10 Houghton ."> bushels. 



7th, .Sth and !tth Rows — 300 Strawberries — NVarfield No. 2, Jessie, Crescent, 



Wilson ..... r> busliels. 



Kith Row- 17 < irapes— 3 Moore's Early, 6 Wonder, 5 Delaware, 3 ( "oncord .... 4 bushels. 



Total 30 bushels. 



These suggestions are based on practical experience in growing forty acres 

 of small fruit, twenty-five acres of same in blackberries and raspberries. M. A. 

 Tm WKK, before Wis. Hort. Soc. 



