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AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Annapolis Valley, a section which is justly famed for the ease with which 
the trees may he grown, as well as the superior quality of its fruit. Of the 
other fruit districts, Pictou county and the section in the southwestern part 
of the Province, embracing parts of Queens and Lunenburg counties, have 
given apple culture the most attention. The apples of these districts are 
noted for their keeping qualities, which is ascribed to the fact that the 
orchards are in sod. 
In cultural methods there is great variation among different growers, but 
it is becoming every year more common to find the orchards thoroughly cul- 
tivated from the opening of the season until about August first. Sometimes 
root crops are grown between the rows, but more often the entire land is 
given over to the use of the trees. After cultivation ceases, the orchard is 
usually seeded to some cover crop, buckwheat and clover being most com- 
monly used. The cover crops are left on the land during the winter and 
turned under the following spring. Barnyard manure is freely used and has 
been the only fertilizer employed, but now the use of commercial fertilizers 
is increasing. Of these, ground bone and muriate of potash seem to be 
most satisfactory, although hardwood ashes, where they can be secured in 
sufficient quantities, have proved a most excellent fertilizer for bearing 
orchards. Muriate of potash has given excellent results in a number of 
orchards that made a splendid growth of wood each year, but did not pro- 
duce much fruit. After the potash was applied, the fruit crop was greatly in- 
creased and the orchards are now noted for their exceptionally large yields. 
OHIO. 
BY W. W. FARNSWORTH, WATERVILLE, CHAIRMAN. 
1. The northern part of the State, bordering on the lake, is nearly all 
adapted to the cultivation of all the fruits grown in this latitude. This may 
be called the fruit section of the State. In the southeast part of the State, 
and in some of the southern portion, fruit is also largely grown. The north- 
ern part is especially adapted to the cultivation of grapes and peaches. 
2. Grapes usually succeed best on clay or shale soils with high elevation 
and lake exposure; peaches on sandy or gravelly soil or well drained clay. 
A good elevation affording atmospheric drainage is desirable, as is also 
nearness to large bodies of water, especially on the windward side of 
orchards. 
In the northern portion of the State, orchard land is worth $75 to $125 per 
acre; in southeast and central from $40 to $80, and in the southern $20 to $75. 
3. Varieties.— Strawberries— Crescent*, Lovett**, Bubach*, Haverland**, 
Carrief Clydef. Black Raspberries — Eureka**, Conrath*, Gregg*, Mungerf 
Cumberland!, * Lotta*, Red Raspberries— Miller*, King**, Cuthbert*, Lou- 
don**, Columbianf. Currants — Cherry**, Fay*, Victoria**, Wilder!. Goose- 
berries— Downing**, Houghton*, Columbus!, Industry*. Blackberries— 
Snyder**, Eldorado**, Erie*, Minnewaska*. Grapes, white— Winchell*, Dia- 
mond**, Niagara**, Hayes*; black— Moore Early*, Campbell Early t, Nec- 
tar*, Worden**, Concord**; red — Ulster*, Delaware**, Moyer*, Catawba**, 
Bindley*. Cherries — May Duke*, Dyehouse*, Early Richmond**, Montmor- 
ency**, English Morello**, Windsor**, Blade Tartarian*, Yellow Spanish*, 
Napoleon*, Ida*. Peaches— Alexander*, Rivers*, Mountain Rose**, St. John*, 
