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ing June; the poner [part] of the crop, however, is shipped during 
the month of October 
Pears vary much in time of ripening, and cover the season from 
August to February. Plums ripen in August a p September. 
Cherries in June and J ay The ite pices a week or two before 
the early plums, and the nectarine comes in the middle ‘of the peach 
ro td bei ch extends dati the latter “pet of August to the end of 
Sept 
piso, 2 in September, and some of the varieties, if stored in 
a cool place, may be kept in good condition until the end of De- 
cember. Gooseberries ripen in July, and black and red currants during 
the same month. The raspberries begin to ripen during the last week 
are marketable about the middle of June, and ‘the later varieties prolong 
the season until about the middle of Jul 
antities pmm ae e vary much, depending upon the character 
of the season. The exports during 1885 much exceeded those of 1884, 
while the crop of 1886, -a larger than the ri eg eceding years, will 
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to three dollars per bushel ; grapes from four to eight cents per pound ; 
raspberries from six to ten cents per quart ; currants and gooseberries 
from five to eight cents per quart; and strawberries from six to eight 
cents per quart. 
Query 3.—What fruits are at present exported (1) in a fresh or 
(2) in a preserved state? Please state the destination, the quantity, 
and the estimated value of each port. 
The exports of ag fruits i the year ending on the 30th June 
1886 were as follows :—Apples to Great Britain, 176,505 barrels, 
value $410,898 ; to the United rend 41,407 barrels, value $55,302 ; 
to other countries ; 4,831 er value $1 0,804. Other fruits were 
exported of the follow wag value :—To Great Britain, $38; to the 
U e States, $22,064 ; to other countries, $492. 
Query 4.—Are all or any of the fruits mentioned above capable of 
being produced in much larger quantities than at present? If so, what 
steps are necessary to se or develop a fruit ae and what induce- 
ments, if any, do local men specially desire to open or extend a trade in 
fresh or preserved fruits either with the Mien: Coity or neigh- 
"e States ? 
e fruits mentioned are capable of kaing produced in much 
larger pari than at present, indeed there is no pra ractical limit to 
capaci 
shortly result in a greatly increased yield. The experience gained 
during the recent Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London has shown 
the importance of cold storage in the transportation of fruit, es 
of the early ripening sorts, and it is highly desirable that facilities in 
this direction should be offered to the fruit growers of Canada so as to 
stimulate the export of autumn fruits 
The Government of Canada are establishing in most of the larger 
provinces experimental farms, where many experiments in fruit produc- 
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parts of the world with the view of enlarging the area of fruit culture 
and increasing production, With suitable information given as to the 
