86 TlIK CaNAIMAN !l<iKllCL'l.tURIST. 



I I.sl ol IKi:i> 1(»K I'l .\\riN(. IN rill. ( oINTN (H oXIORD. 



Sii;, — I liiivf tiikfii yiiiir \iiln;ilil»- jiapfi tui twn \iiiis. and luuki inv Ui a.sk yiu a few 

 i|iiestioiis. W iiat kind of apjtle titcs wmdil jon advise mi- (u plant in a ni'W orchard on a 

 lioh clay, loanty soil? Tlio tiioi iiionittur sonietiniuH ;,'oes down twelve or lifteen dej^iL'ts 

 helow zero. Is tlie Noitliern Spy miucIi lonj^er in condn^; into Ijoarinj^ tlian otlicr varictiea? 

 What distance apart would yon advise me to plant'.' \Vliat do you lliink of the Wealthy, 

 or what kinds would lie- more prolitalde in my .section ? 



.1. ('. H AKIM.S, Ill'lirso/l. 



It would not l)c wise to give an ah.sokitr list of varieties for plaining in any 

 particular section in our |)rovinre. \'ery nuuli depends upon the ( ircumstances^ 

 such as markets which are accessible, the convenience of the grower with regard 

 to the harvesting and handling to advantage certain varieties. Some jjcople who 

 have plenty of time at their disposal for that work, will succeed well with summer 

 apples Others would fail entirely in handling them and should only j)lant 

 staple varieties, such as Baldwin, (irecning, Northern Sjjy, etc. ; others, again, 

 might succeed in growing such fancy varieties as Blenheim Orange, King, 

 Wealthy, etc. ; but, unless he has time and patience to put them up in fancy 

 packages and put them in the proper markets, he would not make as much 

 money from these as from more j)roductive varieties. In such particulars as 

 these, every man must judge for himself 



The Northern Spy is certainly much longer in coming into bearing than 

 other varieties. The writer has an orchard of three hundred of the Northern 

 Spys which have now been planted about nineteen years; they have been bearing 

 about three years. Had this orchard consisted of Baldwins or Oreenings, no 

 doubt they would have yielded profitable crops In e years earlier. 



Apple trees should not be ])lanted closer than thirty-five feet apart each way. 

 indeed, it would be better, with strong growing varieties on rich soil, to plant 

 them forty feet apart. The writer has an orchard of full grown trees planted forty 

 feet apart, the limbs of which are now interlacing. 



The Wealthy is an exceedingly desirabU' a|)ple in the north, but is rather 

 tender in flesh for long shipments. Our correspomlent will find, in the next 

 annual report, a \aluable list of ap])les, ailapted to the various districts of Ontario, 

 which nlay hell) him in his selection. 



spRi:.\i)iN(; .\sni:s. 



SiK, — What is the b(tst way to evenlj' spiea<l asiies on tlic land ? i'he shovel does not 

 Hprcad even, and hand sowing is tedious. A. W. G. 



I he writer knows of no more coinenient way than to spread as evenly as 

 possible with the shovel. No one has time to sow ashes with the hand. L'nless 

 the ashes are in a lumpy condition, there will be little trouble in distributing 

 tlum evenly enough for all |)ra(ti<al purposes. II not, sonic one might follow 

 and break up llu- liim|is. 



