tricts, in Nova Scotia in the territory surrounding Mont- 
real, and in the valleys of British Columbia. The soil 
and climatic conditions are the determining factors in the 
location of these orchards. It is interesting to note that 
the largest apple region in Canada is found on the shores 
of Lakes Erie and Ontario directly opposite the important 
apple growing region in Western New York. In 1918 this 
region produced nearly two-thirds of the entire Canadian 
apple orop. It may be noted, further, that the valley 
region of British Columbia lie/just north of the interna-* 
tional boundary line bordering the states of Washington. 
Heavy plantings have been made in this section of Canada 
in recent years. Irrigation is necessary because of the 
low rainfall in these mountain valleys. 
The production by provinces in Canada in order of im¬ 
portance is as follows: 
Ontario 
Nova Scotia 
Quebec 
British Columbia 
New Brunswick 
Prince Edward Island 
The normal commercial apple crop of Canada is about 
one-fifth that of the United States. Approximately SO per 
cent of the trees were of bearing age in 1910. A large per 
centage of the total crop is exported most of it going to 
England and Scotland. Since 1909 the Canadian exports have 
oeen decreasing, dropping from 1,604,477 barrels in 1909 to 
103,626 barrels in 1917, the year of the British embargo on 
