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April, 191 5 



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Demonstration Orchard Work in Ontario 



p. W. Hodgetts, B.S.A., Director Fiuit Braach, Toronto, Ont. 



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URING the year 1914, twenty-three 

 demonstration orchards in various 

 parts of the province were conducted 

 by the district representatives of the 

 Ontario Department of Agriculture, under 

 the supervision of the Fruit Branch. These 

 orchards were thoroujrhly pruned, sprayed, 

 and cultivated. The pruning: was in most 

 cases done by men specially sent out by 

 the Fruit Branch. The sprayim? was left 

 almost entirely in the hands of the repre- 

 sentative, and the cultivation was done by 

 the owner of the orchards under the direc- 

 tion of the representative. 



Demonstration orchards were located in 

 the counties of Brant, Bruce, Dundas. EI- 

 «^in, Essex, Glengarr\'. Hastings, Kent, 

 Lambton, Leeds and Grenville, Middlesex. 

 Ontario, Peel, Prince Edward. Simcoe, and 

 Welland. In addition to the above demon- 

 stration orchards, many pruning- demon- 

 strations were held throusrhout the fruit dis- 

 tricts of the province. 



For the comin"- season it is expected that 

 at least as many orchards as for the past 

 year will be taken over by the Department 

 of Agriculture for demonstration purposes. 

 Special experiments in pruning-, one of 

 which is to determine what months of the 

 year bearing apple trees can be safely 

 pruned, are also to be conducted and con- 

 tinued. This experiment has been carried 

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Ln the demonstration orchard work, .t 

 usually carried on in the past, the expend 

 of pruning-, spraying materials, and pai: 

 of the labor for spraying has been supplied 

 by the department, either directly from the 

 Fruit Branch or by the district representa- 

 tive. The owner of the orchard was re- 

 quired to do the plowing and cultivatin.4. 

 manuring and teaming as required, and to 

 assist with the spraying and similar work 

 The harvesting and marketing of the crojj 

 was entirely in the hands of the owner. 



Last year, however, a new phase of or- 

 chard demonstration was undertaken by thi^ 

 Fruit Branch, in which three orchards of 

 upwards of four acres each were leased out- 

 right for a term of years. In these or- 

 chards, demonstrations and experiments in 

 pruning, spraying, cultivation, fertilizatioii 

 marketing, etc., are to be carried on for 

 sufficient number- of years to ensure a fairl^ 

 accurate result. Various spray materials, 

 clean cultivation with cover crops versus 

 sod culture, and different fertilizers will b 

 thoroughly tested on a commercial scale 

 The harvesting and marketing of the fruit 

 will also be done by the Fruit Branch. 



The organization, advertising, etc., of 

 public meetings, in conjunction with the 

 work being carried on in the demonstration 

 orchards, is left entirely in the hands of 

 the district representative, the speakers be- 

 ing furnished by the Fruit Branch. 



Below is tabulated the financial statement 

 for 1914 of a Government demonstration or- 

 chard in Dundas county. The orchard in 

 question consisted of about IM acres of 

 Mcintosh variety. These figures serve to 

 show conclusively how old neglected or- 

 chards may be made very profitable indeed. 

 Orchard of Earnest Farlinger, Morrisburg 

 Expenditure 



Cultivation : 



Disking, 1 dav man and team $3 50 



Cover crop. 1% bu. grain at 50c.... 75 



Sowing cover crop, H dav at $3.50, 85 



Manure, 12 loads at $2.00 24 00 



Pruning : 



20 davs at $2.50 per dav 50 00 



114 days scraping at $2.00 per day.. 3 00 

 1 day painting cuts on trees, etc. ... 2 50 



Spraying : 

 4 davs at $2.00 per dav for nozzle 



man 8 00 



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