HARDY FRUITS IN YORKSHIRE. 



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shows of the Gooseberry Growers' Association, held annually in this 

 county, with the number of times each variety has gained the prize (from 

 The Gooseberry Growers' Register) : — 



London . . 19 | Ringer . . 4 j Antagonist . . 3 ! Dr. Woolley . . 2 

 Bobby . . 7 | Garibaldi . 3 | Rover . . 2 | Leveller . . 2 



And the following once each : — Paris, Seedling, Macaroni, Transparent, 

 Ploughboy, Lord Derby, Stockwell, and Blucher. 



(4) Much of the soil in the hardy-fruit districts of Yorkshire is well 

 adapted to the culture of Apples, Pears, and Plums. In private places 

 good fruit is often grown under the most difficult conditions, but only 

 under exceptional cultivation, the cost of labour and material being only 

 secondary considerations. When planting fruit trees in a county like 

 Yorkshire for market purposes, special attention must be paid to choosing 

 suitable soils and sheltered positions, and to the selection of varieties 

 suitable to these conditions, as mistakes are easily made ; in fact such is 

 frequently the case, with the result that the profit and loss account after- 

 wards would possibly be represented on the wrong side of the balance- 

 sheet. Following up carefully these conditions and under a system of 

 good cultivation, hardy- truit growing in parts of Yorkshire might be 

 made a more profitable industry than it is at the present time. 



