246 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Huron Co. — Sir, — Plums are scarcely half a crop, Pears good. Apples varied ; 

 Duchess and Ontario best, Baldwins fair. Upon the whole, apples will not be over half a 

 crop, with sample not up to the average. Grapes a good crop. — A. McI). Allan, (ioderich, 

 Out. 



Norfolk Co. — Sh-. — Apples a poor crop, will be less than one-half the average. Both 

 fruit and foliage is badly affected by fungus. J. K. McMiciiael, Waterford, Out. 



IvE.NT Co. — Sit; — Apples do not seem to be more tlian one-half a crop. Winter apples 

 are producing the best. Tlie trees are looking rather dried in foliage. Pears are a medium 

 crop. Of pears, the Kietier seems to be the most productive. — F. \V. \Vii,soN, Chatham, 

 Ont. 



Frostenac Co. — StV,— After having made several inquiries, I have concluded that 

 there will be no more than hilf a crop of apples here. The trees look healthier than usual, 

 and the fruit is fairly free from fungus. — D. Xichol, Cataraqui, Ont. 



Haltos Co. — Sir, — Pears are a fair cio}) here. Flemish Beauty is well loaded, but, 

 unfurtunatelj', the trees are badly blighted. Apples very light, Duchess fair. The only 

 late apple with a good crop is the Riljston Pippin. Every other kind is very thin. I find 

 that the Kiliston bears every year, and always brings a far better price than any other 

 apple, yet 1 do not believe that one per cent, of the orchards are planted with tiiis variety. 

 — Geo. Bl'Nhury, Oakville, Ont. 



York Co. — Sir, — The fruit in this district is light. Apples, pears and plums not 

 more than one-(jaarter of a crop. A man in the central part of Yoik county writes that 

 the American (Golden Russet, Cooper's Market and Baldwin are the best in his neighbor- 

 hood, antl that the crop will not average more than o"e-third. — W. K. Wellington, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



SiMCOE Co. — Sir, — The apple crop here will be above the average, although some varie- 

 ties are scabby. Plums fair, not up to the average. Pears, good crop, but Flemish Beauty 

 badly spotted. The prospect is for the best crop of grapes we have had for some years. 

 — 0. C. Caston, Craighurst, Ont. 



V'ictokia Co. — Sir, — The apple and pear crop will be good. There will be a full aver- 

 age in this locality. Pears are spotted, but apples are clean. — Thos. Beal, Lindsay, 

 Ont 



Waterloo Co — .9«r,— The apple crop in this vicinity is a good deal better than last 

 season and of superior quality ; the fruit is comparatively free from scab. Pears a failure, 

 and, what is worse, the trees are badly blighted. — Simon Roy, Berlin, Ont. 



Perth Co. — Sir, — I have just returned from a trip north. In North Perth, North 

 Wellington, and on northward as far as Walkerton, the apple crop promises heavy. 

 Throughout this county and part of Middlesex, it will be a fair average. Pears are a fair 

 crop here and northward. Plums poor. — T. II. Race, Mitchell, Out. 



Perth ('o. — Sir, — From extended in(iuiries, I conclude tliat there will be a fair aver" 

 age crop of apples and pears. Farther north, I am led to understand that the fruit crops 

 are decidedly more favorable. Plums dropped badly and consetjuently are a short crop. — 

 J. D. Stewart, Russeldale, Ont. 



Lincoln Co. — Sir, — The cherry crop has been most disappointing, but currants have 

 been a good crop ; raspberries are very fine, indeed in this locality ([uite free from insect 

 pests ; gooseberries have also been first-class. The English varieties are so often said to 

 he always liable to mildew. I had the privilege, only a few days ago, of visiting the fine 



farden of .lames Wilds, of Handlton, and there received a large addition to the Ontario 

 ruit exhibit, for the Chicago Exposition, in a very fine collection of goosel)erries, many of 

 them English varieties, and I faile<l to Hud one specimen affected with the mildew. \\'ith 

 regard to the prospects for our crops, from my observations after visiting various paits of 

 the county, arranging our collction of ciioice fruits for the Chicago Exposition, I would 

 say that in peais. Bartletts will form about one half of the crop, the (puility l)eing very 

 ordinary, owing to the imperfections of form. Other varieties will be light. Peaci) crop 

 exceedingly scant. Now and then an oichard shows a fairly gooil crop, but these are tlie 

 exception. Plums varial)le, in some instances a fair siiow, but in others a failure. (J tapes 

 promise abundantly, the bun<;he8 are setting well and tiie vines are vigorous and stiong. 

 The mildew has made its appearance, l)ut a free use of sulphur w ill no doubt ciiock it. 

 Tiie apple crop, which is the 8ta])ie fruit crop of our country, both for home ir.aiket and 

 the export tra<le, is a short one this season. Some fear that fruit growing in some lines, 

 a.'^ for exam|)le the apple, will be overdone, but I do not think that the time for that has 

 yet arrived. There will alway.s be room for first-class fruit, /nopcrly iiitjtecli'il and graded 

 as to quality.- A. H. I'kttit, (Jrimsby, Ont. 



