APPLES. 



PROFIT — BEST FIVE KINDS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. 



Huutiufydoii County reports Fiiminisos uiul R«mI Astva- 

 chiin a tie ; next to tliom are Duchess or iSt. Lawrence. 



Lacolle and viriinity : Fameiisos first, unanimously ; next, 

 St. Lawrence, Red Astrachan, and, possi])ly, Canada Bald- 

 win. 



District of Bedford : Fameuses or Red Astrachan, followed 

 by some winter apple. 



Bel jil : unanimously, Fameuses. 



Abboibiord : Fameuses, White Calville, St, Lawrence, Du- 

 chess, Alexander. 



Rougemont : Red Astrachan, Fameuses, St. Lawrence, 

 Alexander. 



L'Islet Co. : Rod Astrachan, Fameuses, Duchess. (Two 

 reports only from this County, and no replies to our en* 

 quiries upon them.) 



Ottawa Valley : Fameuses and Duchess equal, Red Astra- 

 chan, St. Law^rence. 



Montreal : Red Astrachan, Alexander, Fameuses, Duchess 

 and Peach. Montreal rej)orts strongly for Fameuses. It is 

 a heavy and reliable bearer, and always has fetched and will 

 fetch a good price ; viz.. a dollar a Imshel, at the very least. 

 Red Astrachan brings now about $2 a bushel, as the sup- 

 ply hardly equals the demand. Ontario sends us a certain 

 quantity and may ship largely, and, though her Red Astra- 

 chan commands but a small price compared with that from 

 the orchards in the neighborhood of Montreal, this wull un- 

 doubtedly aflect the price ; and to what extent, is a question 

 for those to consider who would plant very largely of what, 

 to-day, is the most profitable api)le in the Montreal market. 



Alexander, if line, brings ^Q per barrel. 



Duchess and Peach bring high prices, but must be hand- 

 led more carefully. 



Of winter apples, the Golden Rus.set is reported, from 

 Montreal, as less fruitful than Fameuses, and lower priced, 

 because of the competition from Ontario. In Huntingdon 

 Co. it is being planted for profit, so also are Ben Davis and 

 Jonathan, aud even Northern Spy. 



