OCT @ 
662 
THE RUBAI- NEW-YORKER. 
was made, including Berkshires, Suffolks, Es¬ 
sex, Poland-Chinas, Yorkshires and others. 
The Berkshires outnumbered any of the other 
breeds. In this class J. G. Snell & Bro., of 
Edmonton, Out., exhibited 16 head, one of 
which weighed 800 pounds. John Hogan, of 
Spring Hill, showed four, among which was a 
boar weighing 610 pounds, and a sow weighing 
100 pounds. Sulfolks came next in number. 
George Savage, of Burnhamthorpe, had a fine 
collection, among which was a remarkably 
fine boar,ten months old,that tipped the beam 
at 343 pounds. 
Sheep. —No less interesting was the exhibi¬ 
tion of sheep. Here, as in the cattle depart¬ 
ment, were some excellent specimens of differ¬ 
ent breeds from the Ontario Experimental 
Farm. Among others was a Cotswold ram 
three years old that weighed 370 pounds, and 
an aged ewe of the same breed that weighed 
250 pounds. In this exhibit there were also 
Leicesters, Oxford Downs, Shropshire Downs, 
South Downs and Merinoes. A pen of fine 
South Downs was also shown by Robt. Marsh, 
Richmond Hill, Out. B. F. Olmstoad, Hamil¬ 
ton, Ont., showed four South Dowu shearling 
ewes, recently imported, that were first prize 
winners at the Royal Exhibition in England. 
In bis exhibit was a shearling ram that won 
first prize at the Norfolk and Suffolk Show ; 
also three imported ewes that won the first 
prize at the Provincial Fair last year. The 
Shropshires of John Dryden, Brooklyn, Ont.; 
the Mennoes of J. C. Smith, Fairfield Plains, 
Ont.. and the Lincolns of John Jackson. Ab¬ 
ingdon, Ont. .were all remarkably fine animals. 
In the sheep department there were over 800 
entries, a large proportion of which were of 
imported animals. 
Agricultural Implements.—I f the breed¬ 
ers of Canada are entitled to the thanks and 
support of the agricultural classes (and 
that they are no one will deny), so also are 
the agricultural implement manufacturers 
and inventors. The agricultural machinery 
hall was well filled with labor-saving appli¬ 
ances. The multiplicity of labor-saving 
machinery and the constant crowd of 
visitors in this department plainly showed 
that the farmers of the Dominion are 
alive to their own interests in new and im¬ 
proved machinery. Self-binding harvesters, 
thrashers, mowers and reapers, coni shelters, 
mills etc., etc., were kept constantly working 
and the exhibitor s were busy from early 
morning until the grounds closed at 10 p. m. 
The exhibits represented the manufacturing 
interests of Canada; but few American man¬ 
ufacturers made a display, as the import duties 
on this class of goods iu the Dominion is nearly 
prohibitory. The Syracuse Chilled Plow Co. 
however, exhibited their sulky plow and a full 
line of walking plows. They received the 
first prize on the former, and the third prize 
on walking and swivel plows. Machinery 
Hall was another busy place. Here were 
machines of all descriptions, and during work¬ 
ing hours they presented a beautiful and in¬ 
structive sight. 
Domestic Hall was filled to its utmost 
capacity with everything suitable for this de 
partmeut. Not the least noticeable display 
was that of sewing machines presided, over 
by competent and skillful operators. Here, 
side by side, were machines manufactured in 
Canada, and others made in the ‘‘.States.’’ 
Among the latter were the New' Home, White 
and Domestic, and the work exhibited by each 
was a marvel of skill and artistic taste. The 
machines manufactured in Canada closely re¬ 
sembled those made on this side of the line in 
st 3 T le and in the work they did. 
The Province of Ontario may not be “the 
and of flowers,” still the floral exhibit here 
was remarkably fine and justly received high 
Upraise as the test that ever delighted lovers 
of the beautiful in this country. The fruit 
was mostly of an inferior sort and hardly up 
to the standard of excellence of former years. 
Fruits are as poor a crop this year in this part 
of the Dominion as in the United States. 
Vegetables were displayed iu a very attrac¬ 
tive way, and in the main were very fine, 
There was an especially fine display of pota¬ 
toes and root*. A hundred and sixty varieties 
of the. former were exhibited by Steele Bros. 
& Co, They were certainly a credit to the ex¬ 
hibitors, and formed an important feature of 
this department. A silver medal was pre¬ 
sented to Chas. Grant, of Tbornbury, for his 
display of 100 vaneties of cereals in straw and 
ear, all correctly named, including barley, 
oats, wheat, etc. Several of the varieties 
were new and have not yet been introduced 
to the public. 
The large building used for the poultry ex¬ 
hibit was well filled with choice birds of every 
well-known breed. The competition was sharp 
in all the classes, and the judges found it no 
small task to award the prizes. Much might 
be said of the fine display of carriages, of the 
excellence of the road machine exhibited by 
Gregory fc Austin, of Hamilton, of the fine 
exhibit found in the dairy hail; the salient 
points of the Bee Keepers’ Convention also de¬ 
serve mention, but owing to the large amount 
of matter and our small amount of space, re¬ 
marks on these topics must be omitted or 
deferred. 
I must, however, earnestly urge upon read¬ 
ers of the Rural the advisability of visiting 
agricultural fairs as a means of gaining that 
information which is so much needed in the 
pursuits which they have chosen, and by all 
means let all w ho can do so, visit the Indus 
trial Association of Canada. Here are the 
finest grounds upon which an exhibition was 
ever held, brilliantly lighted up at night. Time 
and money laid out in visiting such exhib¬ 
itions as this, are certainly not misspent. 
Taken as a w hole, it was the test attended 
fair, as well as the most instructive and en¬ 
tertaining, and comprised the best exhibits 
iu the different departments, that the writer 
has ever visited. G. b. b. 
notes. 
The representative of the Rural New- 
Yorker wishes to express his sincere thanks 
to Mr. H. J. Hill, Manager and Secretary, 
for the kindly attention shown him during his 
visit at tins exposition. 
The Rural hopes to be able to give an illus¬ 
tration of imported Mistletoe, No. 5,357, a 
Jersey cow of great merit, at an early date. 
Mrs. E. M. Jones, of Brockville, Out., re¬ 
ceived a silver medal for the best herd of 
Jerseys. The silver medal for the test herd 
of Devons, went to Messrs. G. & A. Wood, of 
Islington, (Jut. The herd prize on Polled Aber- 
deen-Angus was carried off by llay & Paton, 
of New London, Ont. There being no competi¬ 
tion iu the Holstein class, all the prizes award¬ 
ed w r ent to Lord & Cook, Aultsviilo, Ont. 
It looked pleasant to see the white Elephant 
and Beauty of Hebron Potatoes, each carry¬ 
ing a first prize badge. Surely the Free Seed 
Distributions of the Rural must have reached 
Canada. b. 
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AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL MEETING 
AT PHILADELPHIA—THE DIS¬ 
CUSSIONS. 
[Short-hand Special Rural Report.] 
The suggestions in President Wilder’s ad¬ 
dress iu regard to the correction of fruit 
nomenclature led to considerable discussion. 
Mi-. Bourne, of Rhode Island, finally offered 
the following, “Resolved that this Society 
earnestly recommend to every State and local 
horticultural organization in the country the 
importance of bestowing names on all new 
fruits, and the correction of those, both new 
and old, having inappropriate signification, 
using w'ords that are easy to understand, spell 
and. remember, avoiding verbiage that is ir¬ 
rational and inelegant.” Mr. Manning, of 
Massachusetts, moved an amendment to the 
effect that the Committee on Revision of the 
Catalogue be instructed to correct, so far as 
they deem expedient, the nomenclature of 
fruits in accordance with the principles laid 
dowm in the President’s address and the re¬ 
port of the special committee on the subject. 
The resolution as amended was carried. 
strawberries. 
The first fruit on the list for discussion was 
the strawberry. Secretary Beal ca.led the 
list of varieties named iu the catalogue, mem¬ 
bers from different States giving, in a few 
words, their opinions of each sort as reached. 
Mr. Augur moved that Agriculturist be 
dropped from the list; so ordered. Mi-. Hale 
and others reported unfavorably on Bid well; it 
overloads, does not mature its fruit. Black 
Defiance was moved dropped, but, several 
members protesting, it w r as left. on. Crystal 
City was dropped on motion of Mr. Geeeu, 
of New York, For Cumberland Triumph 
Mr. Bissel wants one star for Va. Ohio calls 
for two stars; Michigan, two; New Jersey, 
one—a good family berry. For Duncan one 
star was asked for Michigan. Forest Rose and 
Golden Defiance were dropped. Great Am¬ 
erican was also moved off; much talk ensued 
and it was finally left on. Hervey Davis was 
highly reported; of excellent quality; good to 
hold color; a desirable berry; not much known. 
Mr. Augur liked it. Jersoy Queen got one 
star for N. J .Mr. Bourne does not recommend 
it for high cuJti vation. Mr. Augur says it is 
a fine plant. Jucunda was moved off, but Mr. 
Campbell, of Ohio, said it was extensively 
grown there, and a good berry. Reports 
varied greatly and it was not dropped. Ken¬ 
tucky obtained one. star for N. J. It does 
well iu R. L, also iu Virginia. Lennig’s White 
was dropped and also Longworth Prolific. 
Miner’s Great Prolific got two stars for N. J., 
R. I., Michigan and Ind.—said to fail with 
high cultivation. Monarch of the West was 
dropped. Neunau’s Prolific was reported to 
be not of first quality. Nicanor, dropped. Pio¬ 
neer, good in R. 1. Prouty Mr. Lovett says 
is not valuable in N J.; of good flavor in Va.; 
not much grown, On motion of Mr, Colins 
it was .dropped. Mr. Moody said strawber¬ 
ries were very freaky, so much depended upon 
locality, cultivation, etc. Russell’s Prolific 
did well in N. J., but it was finally struck off 
the list. 
At this point an animated discussion ensued 
as to the effect of this new marking of the 
catalogue by the convention upon the future 
action of the Fruit Committee in its revision. 
It was finally understood that the committee 
would be largely guided by these reports in 
its work, after which the strawberry list was 
resumed. 
Russell’s Advance succeeds well in Ga. says 
Mr. Hope, but fails iu N. Y., is of no value 
iu N. J., and is uot good enough to keep in 
Michigan. Seneca Chief was dropped on mo¬ 
tion of Mr. Lyon. Seneca Queen is good in 
Conn., and got one star for Michigan. For 
Sharpless, two stars were asked for N. J., N. 
Y., Penn., Ga., Va., and Mass. Mr. Saul 
wanted one star for Washington, and Mr. 
Moody, threefor N. Y., if possible. Spring- 
dale, was dropped on motion of Mr. Barry. 
Triomphede Gaud was reported as good only 
with strong soil and high culture; it was 
dropped. Triple Queen, Mi'. Lovett says, is of 
excellent quality’, but a shy bearer. Victoria 
was moved off by Mr, Saul, and so ordered. 
Windsor Chief was thought to bethesameas 
the Champion. Mr. Lyon could see no difference; 
he had written to the originator, but had re¬ 
ceived no resiKm.se. The two were ordered to 
be recorded as identical. The following va¬ 
rieties in the catalogue were called without 
response, and allowed to remain on the list: 
Wilson's Albany, Seth Boydeu, President 
Wilder, Captain Jack, Charles Dowuing i 
Crescent and Duchess. 
This completed the catalogue; and new va¬ 
rieties and those not down on the list were 
then called for. Mr. Gibbs, of Minnesota, 
wants one stur for Downer’s Prolific. Ar¬ 
nolds Pride, Mr. Lyon says, is very produc¬ 
tive in Michigan, of pleasant flavor, firm and 
good for market. Mr. Lovett says it burns in 
New Jersey. 
For Manchester, Mr Collins wants two stars 
for New Jersey. Mr. Berckmaus objects to 
placing it on the list; it is of no value iu 
Georgia. Mr. Hope was disappointed with it 
last year; but ho had succeeded better this 
season, and thinks it will do well iu the vi¬ 
cinity of Atlanta. Mr. Rogers, of New Jer¬ 
sey, said it needs particular care in the selec¬ 
tion ot the terry to te used as a fertilizer. 
He thought muuy failures had resulted from 
neglect iu this matter. Mr. Green did well 
with it. Mr. Hance thought it did not succeed 
well South. Mr. Earle, of Illinois, thought 
this matter of pist illate sorts and their proper 
fertilization was very important. The sub¬ 
ject was discussed by' various members at 
some length, Secretary Beal participating. It 
was generally conceded that fruit from pistil¬ 
late plants was iu u measure at least influ¬ 
enced in quality us well as quantity by the 
fertilizing sort used. Aside from this, little of 
practical value was elicited by the discussion' 
Mr. Lyon doubted if there really' was a genu¬ 
ine pistillate strawberry; he knew of none; 
all had some stamens. Mr. Williams had 
never seen so much fruit on any other sort as 
his Manchester gavo this year. Mr. Augur 
had planted it alone and got very few berries. 
Mr. Strong Imd it between fcjliarpluss and 
Downing, and ho got a lair crop of niee ter¬ 
ries, and tuis plan was regarded with favor by 
most members. Mr. Lovett suggested wait¬ 
ing two years more before placing Manches¬ 
ter on the list. He would simply allow this 
discussion to appear in the report and let the 
terry te further tried. But it had too many 
friends for that, and was ordered on at once. 
Mr. Hance moved Mount Vernon on. He 
wanted two stare for it in New Jersey; valuable 
in Rhode Island; comes late. Mr. Satter- 
thwaite, of .Pennsylvania, would plant it more 
largely than any other. He cultivated ten 
acres of strawberries, and had an acre of this 
kind last year. Ho condemned Sharpless; it 
will not stand transportation. Ho had several 
hundred bushels of it last season, but will not 
plant it iu future; the first picking is good, but 
after that the pickings are not good, lie 
thought there was a general tendency in all 
fruits to “run out,” and this is especially true 
of strawberries, being local in their value, 
Mr. Gibbs considered the Mount Vernon the 
best of all new sorts. Mr. Green said it was a 
fair berry, but ho had not yet tested it lully. 
Mr. VV. G. Burry said it had greatly disap¬ 
pointed them on tlioir grounds; terry very 
late but inferior iu quality. The James Vick 
was next called. Mr. Green suid its size had 
never been correctly shown iu uuy illustra¬ 
tion. lie never had seen loaf blight ou it; he 
thought it was blight-proof and surpassed all 
new varieties he had; terry firm and of good 
color. Mi-. Lyon saw it badly burned at 
River Edge, N. J., a few duys ago; but it had 
done well with him. Home thought it similar 
to Capt. Jaek, but Dr. Hexamer thought uot. 
He said its fruit stalks were shorter, The 
fruit stands up well; it has desirable qualities 
for shipping, is firm and of fair market quali¬ 
ty; not high-flavored; not as acid as Wilson, 
exceedingly prolific, none more so. He re¬ 
gards it as a distinct variety. It has excep¬ 
tionally strong roots and fine foliage in Mary¬ 
land. Mr. Hope had not fruited it yet, but 
finds no rust on the foliage. Mr. Strong and 
Mr. Campbell regard it as promising, it had 
fruited three years with Mr. Hale; foliage 
heavy; no signs of injury; berries rather 
small but uniform; often shows up well after 
shipping;quality good. He considers it valu¬ 
able for market unless large berries are re¬ 
quired. Mr. Gibbs said it had not yet been 
fruited in Minnesota; but he thought it a 
promising variety which had come to stay. 
Mr. Williams regarded it as a plant of healthy 
growth and a promising sort. Martha, Mr. 
Lyon said, was a new kind, originating in 
Michigan, but of no special value except to 
amateurs. Warren was similarly reported, 
except by Mr. Lovett, who considered it his 
test early sort. Atlantic Mr. Bassett, of Vir¬ 
ginia, said had not been thoroughly tried yet. 
Its originator had seen so much fraud in these 
new varieties that he was at first unwilling to 
send it out. Dr. Hexamer regarded it as 
promising. Big Bob Mr. Lyon thought very 
unsatisfactory; its name was a misnomer and 
he suggestf d it be changed to “Little” Bob. 
Mr. Campbell said the real Big Bob grew very 
large in Ohio; color somewhat dull; almost 
round in shape; fairly.productive; foliage uot 
iron-clad; a pistillate sort. The hour for ad¬ 
journment being uear, Mr. Parsons thought as 
nearly three hours had been spent in the 
strawberry discussion, the subject should now 
te dropped, and it was so voted. 
On reassembling m the afternoon, after lis¬ 
tening to a most interesting and instructive 
address on “ Recent Advances iu Horticultu¬ 
ral Entomology,” by Prof. C. V. Riley, U. S. 
Entomologist, a full report of which will ap¬ 
pear in a fulure number of the Rural, the 
subject of small fruits was resumed. 
CURRANTS 
being taken up first, Fay’s Prolific was gener¬ 
ally reported as very productive and prom¬ 
ising, being likely to supersede other varie¬ 
ties. Mr. Green moved it on the list. 
Mr. Caywood reported a new white seed¬ 
ling from the White Grape Currant. He 
says it is the most prolific sort he ever saw. 
Moore’s Ruby was another new sort reported 
from Western New York. Mr. Barry was un¬ 
able to speak from experien ;e of it as yet. The 
list of 
gooseberries 
was thou called over without response or 
change. Mr. Haynes inquired about the Hud¬ 
son. Mr. Lovett finds it a desirable aud valu¬ 
able red sort, a good grower, but hard to 
propagate. Thu Grunge Gooseberry was well 
spoken of by Peimsjivauia. A motion to 
strike all foreign goose be cries from the list ex¬ 
cited much discussion. Mr. Grosvenor, of 
New Brunswick, aud many other members 
protested strongly, as so many found pleasure 
and success in their cultivation. The motion 
was not carried. 
RASPBERRIES 
were next taken up. American Black Doo¬ 
little was first called. Mr. Strong moved that 
it be stricken from the list. Dr. Hexamer 
said, “ You might ns well take off the whole 
list.” Much objection having been made, the 
motiou was withdrawn. Brandywine was re¬ 
ported os desirable. Cataw issa was moved off 
by Mr. Haul and the motiou was carried, iu 
spite of the opposition of Mr. Meehan. Clark 
Mr Cay w'ood says is “one of the best family 
terries we have.” Of Cuthtert Mr. Berck- 
mans said that its cultivation has been an 
event in Georgia; it would keep seven days 
after shipment, aud then brought 75c. per 
quart. Mr. Halo, of Conn , aud Mr. Myer, of 
Del., spoke well of it. Davison’s Thornless 
was dropped; and so was Delaware Golden 
Thornless Mr. Lyon moved off. Dr, Hexa- 
mersaid, “superseded by Caroline, takeitoff;’’ 
so ordered. Golden Cap met with a like fate. 
For the Gregg a star was added for bid; good 
reports from it generally. Hers tine. Mr. Strong 
considers among Lho test, next to Cuthtert. 
For Hudson River Antwerp Caywood says 
one star will do for New J ersey; it is dying out. 
Imperial Red was dropped. Kuevett’s Giant, 
Mr. Barry says, is a fine amateur sort; not 
high quality, but good; hardy in N. B. Some 
discussion ensued upon the confusion caused 
by the Ohio Ev erbeuring and the Ohio variety. 
A new name for the latter was suggested and 
Mr. Lovett proposed “ Aldon,” it being much 
used by his evaparators. Seneca Black cap 
very thorny, little grown. Souhegau does 
tolerably well in Ga., not so large os Gregg; 
two stars asked for N. J., Couu., N. Y. and 
Mass., and one for Mich., aud Penn. Hansell 
was well spoken of by Mr. Collins; it did well 
this yearin N. Y.; one star wanted. Mr. L base 
thought it was the earliest of the reds. Mr. 
Green mentioned the Marlboro fpj ypi v prom* 
