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Inverness. 



Returning, a very pleasant day was spent in connection with the summer 

 meeting of the Quebec Pomological and Fruitgrowing Society at Inverness, a 

 point where fruitgrowing is as yet in its infancy, but where considerable interest 

 is being aroused, largely through the influence of the Rev. Mr. Dickson, President 

 of the Society for 1911. Increased plantings are likely to take place as a result 

 of the enthusiasm instilled into the people by the meeting of the Society on 

 this occasion. Among the fruit exhibits on display were some of the finest 

 Yellow Transparent apples that it has been our privilege to see in any section. 



Henri Noiseaux's fine Sod Orchard. 



On our way to Montreal we spent a short time at St. Hilaire, Rougemont 

 and Abbotsford, districts noted for the large quantities of dessert apples shipped 

 to the Montreal market, and here we found the Fameuse, Mcintosh Red, Alex- 

 ander and Wealthy at their best. An hour was spent in the orchard of Mr. 

 Henri Noiseaux at St. Hilaire. This gentleman has an extremely fine orchard, 

 and is to be congratulated on the manner in which it is being handled under 

 somewhat difficult conditions. He has some eighty acres under trees, the land 

 for the most part being very stony, impossible to cultivate and not suitable for 

 general agriculture. In spite of obstacles the trees have been set out with great 

 regularity, and heavy fertilizing has been practiced by mulching each tree with 

 large quantities of barnyard manure. 



Clean Culture. 



A feature that is noticeable is the remarkable cleanliness of the orchard. 

 All culls are gathered up at frequent intervals and destroyed, thus making it 

 almost impossible for insects such as the apple maggot to spread. Last year 

 the crop was three thousand barrels and at the time of our visit most of the 

 trees were hanging full with a very fine crop of fruit. Mr. Noiseaux has so far 

 confined himself to the Bordeaux mixture for spraying, with excellent results. 



Grows His Trees from Seed. 



Here we found Flemish Beauty and Clapps Favourite pears both doing very 

 well and bearing excellent crops of very clean fruit. The principal varieties 

 of apples were Fameuse, Scarlet Pippin, Northwestern Greening, St. Lawrence, 

 Wealthy, Mcintosh Red and Alexander. Mr. Noiseaux grows all his trees from 

 seed, and does his own grafting with scions from selected bearing trees. Conse- 

 quently he is absolutely sure of the varieties that he is planting out. 



In close proximity to this orchard is that of Mr. Martin, part of which is 

 being used as a demonstration orchard by the Quebec Government. In this 

 orchard we found comparative results of Bordeaux and Lime Sulphur mixtures, 

 showing the latter to be much superior for general use. 



In the vicinity of the village of Rougemont there are several very large 

 orchards, one of which, under the control of Mr. M. P. Pike, deserves special 

 notice. This orchard is delightfully situated, is about 35 acres in extent, and 

 is being operated with careful attention to details in order to secure the best 

 results. 



The soil at the base of the mountains in this district is very suitable for 

 fruitgrowing, and considerable areas are available at moderate cost. Montreal 



