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Fruit Farming in Ontario, Canada

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P;<,,vin« I- ol Ont.iriM, lOi 1

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The Fruit Belt of Ontario.

" 'I'lii' i»Miilciis Mini till' oirliMnIs ')f CaDiula witp justly
ii|)ute(i to 1m' the liest in the wniM. 'I'licre wen' soiiii' ilis-
advanlaL'is of cliiitntip coiKlilioiiii as loiiipaicd witli tlip
I'niti'il Slate-. Imt tliciT uitp nl-o <'!iiniitii- ailvaiitai'is.

'I'iic Caiiafliaii ilimato prodiicnl applr-. [M-aclii's and lon-

inforior to none in the wnrhl, and wliirli had first jjlnce on
the tahh's of wealth and liiviirv in New \'ork. Ijoiidon and
"tlior world eentres." This will seem ineredihle to the
Mritish people, who have i)eon so much aeeiiatomeil to think
of f'anada as " Our l.adv of tlie Snow?." Bnt the state-
ment comes from one whose position is so hish and res[ton-
sihlo that he cannot venture to he anything: hut delilierate,
namely, the Premier of Panada.

The Dominion is a land of many climates, ns miirht he
expected where the area is three and a half million square
miles, or ahout equal to that of Europi'.

The Province of Ontario alone is TS,000 square ''"s
larger than the British Isles, and here, of course, thousrh
to a less dep^ee than in the rest of Canada, there are more
climates than one. Its most southern part, on the shore of
Lake Erie, is in the same latitude as Northern California,
Southern France, and TJome in Itfily. It need not there-
fore he ineredihle that Southern Ontario should grow
peaches, jp-apes and tohacco. England, even in its warmest

-i'Hi.s. .aniiot irrmv piMthis, lAcept in a i.'reenli.>use, or
:iL,Milisl a \Mill Willi the U'st exposure to the sun l!ut iti
Ontario .'^ ith lli.-y irrnw ainindaiilly in the open air, and
a market may Im' -I'cti in the stnison h heii' hmi.lri'iU of
wagons are laden with this delicious fruit, an'l the .nir is
tilled with its frairrance. In this favored I'tovinie there
are wide stretches of [>each onhanU and l" ip'' siii'^vards
extendinj; over tniles.

The fruit licit of Ontario extends from east to we^t for
a distance of nver |i*i> miles, and from north to south for
50 to I'lO miles. Here is the home of the kiii^' of fniits.
the apple, in many varieties; and here also are pears.
quiniH's, plums, cherries, sfrawherries and other srnni'
fr.-.its in abundance. But the tenderer fniit-^. such as the
p< ach, are otilv |)rodiii'ed to p»'rfertion in Ontario South.

Much as h the production of fruit in Ontario, the de-
mand in the Dominion and ahmad is irreater than the aup
ply, and that demand is increasing with the 'cttlement of
Northern Ontario and the N'orth-West.

Besides the sale of fresh fniit, an amazing quantity is
tinned at innumerable Canadian canneries, especially in
the orchard sections of the Province, for distribution
throughout Canada and for shipment to the "ritish Ibit«
and elsewhere.

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"Mr Ml ,hc i„nr..-t iiiM Mi.„i uh.UHiM I "u. iricf, „l ih,.
l>o(iiir,ion. If trim h niiiains I'l.ii is primitive i/i tlii« lar^T
I'roMii.,., 11 1, ihi- v,.,y real,,!., thiii iiirord.s the opportiiiM
IK- I"!- liiiiil«.niiLr. iiiiniii^'. i inn up,' and fniit-^'n.wing.
N-t Ilirr.. .-iiv l,ir-.' (Hi,..., louii- aihl MilaiffS vutli all the
aiinuiioiH and loincnicncc^ of riiod.Tn i uilizaliuji. And
III nTiain „f till, riiiii .li-tri.|w tli.Mv aiv many licaiiUlH'
li'.iii.vs Ironi III., fwrrt .otiai.',- »itii lis ,|,i,(||. triM's and
finllv :.Mri|.-ii, i.. tlif liandvimr Inick lioiin- uitli its trnni^
iMvvii. beds ,.r tj.iwrr.* and oriianifntiil trci's. Tlit-iv \*
niiioh of sorial pnjovnifnf. and llicrp nro no (la«8 distin.
tions as in the l)|,| |,and. Not to sii,.;,k- of ordinarv od.iea-
"""• »lii«'i 1- "( III'' l"-l. li,,. I'loMMcial (lovi.riiiiM-t
maintains ont. of tlu> irr.sitc-t Ainniltnnil Cojlefffs of
< iiikhI.'i, aii.l a mhiiiImt of ,.\[Hriiiii.iitiil friiil stations wliii-h
ii<'l|i till' frnit •.'nnv.T :,, lin.l out (|iiiikly what Huits hi-
->«n luirtiiiihir sod. aini arv of sj^vial lidvaiitiiu'." to th.'
ini'.xiifriiMiicd iniiiiii,'nint. And 'Iuti' arr hIm) co-nix't'iitivc
so, i..ti,... whirh ciiahlt' the : rodmiT to i.'.-! thi' uliolc profit
of his proiliiinion.

The man of some capital, and .'.s|K.<'ial!v tlii' man tu-
'|ii.iintod with fniit-irrowinu'. will nif.-l with success. The
uork is honest effort. Ii.',illlifiil eiijovmcnt and inde|er
ih'nt life, h i<i not dnidL'crv. T.abor-sanmr machinerv has
modified that. Rut eupital nr no capital. knowled<re or no
knowlcdjic the ahle-bodied resolntp man of the British Ffilps
has a i^real olVer iriveii hini f,-,uii tin' fn,;, he!i of Ontario.

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Ontario procliices ,sti p,., ,,.|||
jfrown ill Canada.

WHY ONTARIO LEADS.

kc-markahle k«NullN.

Onurio i.rodures ■.: p,.,. ,^,„t, of all i^e plums „r„,,„
in Canada.

OnUno producfH ;o per cent, of al! t>. apples ^vn.,u
Canada.

'II tile -iiiall friiit.H

Ontario prod.ne- .s.i per cm. of ., ,he p, ,.r.s ^'nuu. in
< unada,

Ontario prod.i,,.* :.;. per cent, of ah r!,e p,,,, !,es ^',oul,
in ( aiiada.

Ont.irio piodieo lei pw ,,.,„ „,' ,,|| ,,,, „,.,.. „_.^^^^^^
in Canada.

Ontario Produces 7.S per cent ..f all I ruits (Inm n
n Canada.

There are rc^i.-ons for the ivm.u kahle results achieved
Nature and mankind have joined hands. Tim fruit
-rower reaps the henetit of .deal natiinvl condition* and
e.xc'eptional ii o-iern advania!,'.** and faciiitien. Kre'v-
thin)? contriluites to his su- cess.

The Keasons In o Nut<ihell.

Ontario Un.h n. '-u: srio-.m. !,.r„.,s. !„.re th^ froif
jjrower nnd-
-^ juitahh- sftil
.\n ideal h ..

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l4iii(l lit I i-aMonublu lirici'.M.
A bis^ iiiiil ^it)wiii)j riiarl<».'t,
riiNMr|iii,-8i-i| tr,iii>|i()riiit.iiiii fu( iliiu'S.
Ui'i Ki-ds of laiife ripiniiKTcial rcturrm.

CrawfoiHl I'taclii's a To mlar Variety.

A ^uHi<n.Mit r.imlall vmUi iki mxd fur n'rii,MUuri.
'I'lie opiKjrtiiiiin to uci|inre .iliiio-t ^iiu acriM^'i' i.-.nur>-i|.
A ri'|Mt4t.ii)ii fur I'Mclli'iil inir, |)r.M|i],|.<. rtliich it ii
wuiM wiili- a.«tet.

<i<jvt'rniniiit cviicriiiiiMitiil tttatidrm
to j;iv<' till' fiiiit ;.'r(iwi'r (hhiiscI frt'<' -if

.'H-t.

Tlic mtiM' ,'ii(| iitid (■oti-iil>iiiliiiii .if
fill' I'fiiMiinal lli'|iiirtMit",t nf \L.'ririil
tiiri'.

Cn i.|MTiiin.. ..piiriic- aiiJ a>-ni 1,1
lii'ii- 1(1 riHdina:.'!' aii<l a — i-l Ihc in
iii\ iiliial fniil u'l'iuri.

(Inhirin hI'Ii'is Imi nfi/,,rhiiiilirt fnr
iii.hititni mill ridirini''^ Till' rniiiliil
I'i'ifiiiriil i.\ I iiiH iiiirnlirilii .iimi'l, I'ln-
riliini nil III! ill If •./ III! Ill I'v liiriii\
hiiineiliiilv mul siirr.

Ontario Soil.

'I'liiTc ari' iiiaii\ -liU. .mird i,i .,
\ai illy of fruits.

.\l'l'l.l:s llo Urll nil ila\ Inaiii ui-
piaM'llv or -aii.'v -nil.

ri:.\cm:> tliriM- oil -andv Inaiii.

(IllAI'KS \Mi l'iM:s [ind'iT a clav
soil.

I'l.tlMS L'vow im a variety of soils,
Imt prefer tlip lipavior types.

(■|m;iiii- till, I il„.ir i,!,.;,' .,M,tiri..ii.
ill a liirht. Ji,ir|, irr.ui'l. h,!; .Irjiiri.'.)
SriM- nii,'ii> \M, l.'vspiiciciui-.

thru

Ill !i -illKh in.-Ull.

Ontarlit-K lUvnl Rainfall Makes Irri
UUtlon InnvieHsary.

. mil irrnv\, I . II (tiil.iriM h:i\i' i.'ri:il
ii.Kniilairr. .,ur il„.|r ii,.|l:IiI.,,ix m
'\'--t>Tli ('aii;i.l;i aii.l \hv li,;|,..|
^'•i''-- ''V n.a.oii ..f It- viiiaikal.U
ndvanrairt'iiii^ (liiiiati 0|i„.f fniit-
L'i"Uiir,' .|i-tii.|- thrr,' air. particil-
!a|-h III (:., H,..|. li.ii 111,,,,, |,„,i;
'"'I'l^ "f t!:. hitiiial a"l\aiiIaL'i- uitli

"III. \< tlli- rrnMli,,, |< 1,1,...,,,!. ((||.

'■"■i" • -iliialiil ailjuiiijii:.' l!ic (Iri'ilf

J-iIm'- "I' t aiiaila. ami to lirr nil

nliiiMilaiil iiiiil'iill m ,.|h,;n, in-uiv.l.

<»iit;irin'> fruit lThuit- ■,,)■.■ imt .mii

Ci'.mI.mI Mith aiiv m|' till- )>inli|iaii- ,,f

in iLMtioii. or (it'irr aililicial nirtlioil^

nf -I'ciiriiiir iii'Pilnl nmistiirp. Her

''''"'■'''■ '^ "''■"' " "1'^ ro,„l,innli.„i „r rcfn-liin- liatid in 'lami uiih \aliiiv. '1'!,,.^ u„rk Vn'.0„'i- f„r tli..

iHi.l plentiful tMinfai „1 ,!..li..ri„f„| .,iii-!,irp.. V.ituiv n.|„nfl<al.|<. ,v-nlt. ,„ '.i.-v,.,! T.nr i- u,. |,rr'i,„in„H

!ia. ,l,.ilt touanN h.v ,i, hnl<U ::. ii-r.,-,, v. Turrr an. uork „r ,.v,,.n-.. : „„ M-ri^ati,,,, p,-„l,l,.,„. t„.„U,. Tint U

)u. M.ituiMl l,aii.l„-ap--. Tl,.. ()„t;,,-i„ f|.uil,^r,.„w,.r ,,,,.,, whv n:.,ari„ Ira.l- th,. n,■^^ ...rM i,, fniit .rmwi,,..

liraiMS A Staiulanl Wliih' Vaii.ty of rlx. i-llrrit Onalitv

THE LAND OF PROMISE.

Ontario is the Land of Promise to tlie enterprising
Kt'ttltT who pn.puM's ii) grow fruit. Its opportunities to
him iir.' luiccniall.Ml .iiivwhtM-c eUt: \t is the lionie of tlie
succcs-fiil iiiiij jMolitiihlc orclinnl.

(hilari,, j,„.^.<ess,y tho hcst fniit-<,'rowiii(,' arc;is ii! the
:.nv:i,t now worhl. Ilcr soil ami .•.liniatc insiirp .pialitv in
nil nffrirultiiral j)roiliirt.. rp,„i Iut wi,l,. and f.-rtil.' aens
irciioral faniiin,!?. fruit !rrowin,!,'. market ,!ranlonin<,'. and
the kindred Imsinoss of siiccossful vejretablo proihic-tioii
have nil proved splendid eonuiiercia! enterpri.ses.

The Call.

'I'o the pnii-tiral inan the man of aiMhitioii -the iiiiin
at present on renfe.l land -the man desirous of seeiiriiiir
a frw acre-; of his own. upon whieh to estahlish hi.s home
■•"Id siijiport hin.-^elf ••ind his family in he.alth. Iiappin,.ss
and riiMtcnlriM'Mf to liitn the fruit irrowinir lands of On-
tario send forth their (;all. ITere the oppodnnitv auail-.
N'otwithstandin- the faet that Ontario nireadv prodiires
thiTe-foiirths of all fniit? prown in f'ann.la. tlie fruit in-
du^trv is. as vrt. not murh more than in its infancy. 'I'lie
iniendinij pimha-er -honld not fail to write to, or eonsnlt.
the Oovernment Deparlment of Ao-ri^nltiire for >}■.:■ I'r.-.'
vinre. Here he will obtain, free of cost, e.xpert advice and
a>si-iancc.

Conditions are Congenial.

^ Ontario'., fniit i,'rowim: l,nid< are admirnhlv <iiuatod.
f'on,::enial condiihms ohtain. Tiie pu.uvr,' work. uit:li all
its attendant hardsliips. h.n Ihvii done. Ti,,. r.umtry ha-
lieen settled for a hiiiidivd years and m.irc. Law and
order prevail. Taxe^ aie licrlil. Ifailways traver,-o
tile coiiiilry, pnividioiT nadv t niii>|iMriat ion for the
l'i'"'li"''~ "I' the -nil. Citi,-. towns ami wlla^'es -dot-
tin;,' the map e\rr\u!i,Mv all'Mi-.l an ,-.fSvr and ample
market. Hood roa.ls. -^cIidoIs. rjuir -Iii.-. mail s.-rvicc.
newsii.ipers. t<de::raph, tidrpliuii,.. and the tlh.ns.md and
one material advantages which add tn tj,.. anieniliiw nf
life, are factors jr, the m.ikc up nf pirscnt-d.iv nira! c.,n-
dithins in tliilai-in. In mi. 'i conditioiw the fruil -i-mwIii-
scilicr found-; hi- nc\\ -Kjme.

\\hat has IJeen Done.

Fruit srrowitiL' i- not .; experiment in Ontario. There
arc alrcadv ..mm- :!:!(;.:;:iS acres „r on hard. \inc;;ird and
sma'l fruit -ardcn-. T',,. ,.„.rca-c is -n.wiicj-. vcir hv
vcar. Vear'v ,M.erv f.inner now ha- an ordi.iiM. Tii',.
ohief fruits arc ,,11 .,f a homelv. ireful. ,-,,mmerciil kind

the apple, pcacli. pear. ;rrapc. .|ninc,-. ohini. rlicrry.
-Irawlierrv. ra-pherrv. ._r,,o<,,l,ei-rv. hiack and red currant'
■ •■ ■ I .tKi; a;:ii,-,-; ,-,,.,i -crlcui of iiic I'ro\ in,,. ,.,-)ni,>
report** an to the frrent pos<:il>ilities prove.l to exist for the
sneccssfnl growing of tliese fniits. The Department ol

A-iu-ultiiiv uill. „i,„n appluniioN. bo pleased tc fi.rm-h
to anyone interested, nmps and literature dealing with
ai'd u...-vnl„ng n> detail th. varied favored fruit districts
ot (liitariu.

The Waiting Maritet.

Ti,e exeellenee of the fruit output and the enterprise of
the Department has resulte.l m rapidly expanding the
i.Nirket. Kvery year has ..vitnes^.,! an increasing demand
Kvery .,.ar ha,s hroii-ht new fruits for shipment. The
f,'rowth ot iioino population in ...ulivs along ihe raiKvav<
has called lor car-h^ds, ,,u\ 1,,^ warehous,.s aiv hein.r
I'll! t to distnhule II,.. fruil and more etrectuullv grapple
"■'111 the demami a demand so i^reat that Ontario ran-
not as yet keep pace uiti, it. The markets of (ircat
'"■'"un ••lone call lor all ,hc appk.< whu-h can he s.ml
I'rovi.led t.hey ar<. of good varielv and well packed F,,r
1"'^""^, ppcs, plums, p ,.arlv apples, etc.. the mar-
ket^ of the -rcat Xorthwest are makin- <lemand in ever

""■'>'"'^"'r ^ ""-■■ Mo-eo^er, lar-e .piantities lind a

;-v"l.v •s:.lc m the l-Mite.! State-, where aceordii.g to
I 'Hted Mates authorities. ,he production of apples Ikh
-leadily decivaseii eacii yisir froiii (lli.iiM.ooo i,arreN iii
'':■' ";;'^"'.'':'"!':'!' ^•'";'- ^."■^'-'"■'•'■i'- ^",d other .mall

>it the doors of the giouer. The eeiitral situation ,)f On-
l^nio li most advantageous to b..th the Kaste.-u and the

UeM.Tn market., and her fruit product.- aiv eonlinuallv
finding wider dutrihutiou. The development aii.i ..eiile'
ment ot the great I'raine I'roviiu.. e.x,.a.uii„g ever.
}ear -oiler an almo.n limitless Canadian marke,;, and aun'-
dred^ of eenires of population along , „. .iufercnt l.uea of
railv^-ay have their fruit consigned to them in carload lots.

Unvernment Co-Uperation.

The Government of Ontario i. doing mueh to develop
the ru,t ,ndu.trv ami to co-operat.. n,rh the fruit .Grower
-n the expansion of his business. ]„ ,.,, ,,,,.1, „;„„,„
sections part of the output m .ail„.re,l togel,i,er.^,aeked
and shipped thro,,:,'!, eo-operat,ve ,i.soc.atio„s of fruit
growers, ot wluei, there are -ome thn-ty-..,.,, „,„,,,,„„„
at the pres^mt time. The great hulk of the ,,„,,, ,,ue.e,-
.. handled by dealer., wl •,, the pr,„|,|,.t „f .i,.:

";'.'''"'^- '■' '■'" ''"''^'"''-V'i.c barrel, base it packed and

-iiippe,! in ,,,,inM.| lot, „„ eonsi-nmeni to (;reat Hritun
1 rans,K)rt.at.on i. hecomi,,,- nmreaMnglv eDieient. e.pe
'i^ill:^ HI the southern par,, u Ilmv tender fruits are
Im.Hlled. io Mvure aeeunte knouie,!,.. „„ d,, ,„.„,,.,„
of ascertain, Mg the .anen,.< „( ,',.„„ he., ada „ed to
dille,-ent locahtie- and eo„d,i,o„-. -^.,eniatic ex,,er„„..,„-
»cre conducted for a numher of ^. ■:>,-. .,i tlo-t...... auv... . .

!'">,it.. umler the auspb-es of ,he (.„tario l.epar,n,e,„ .[f
Agnclture. With the rcil,. before hi,„. the .^-oaer is
not hkelv to go very far w,-o„g i„ hi. , ■:„„.„ ,,f vaiiefes

A.pple-Growlng Without Cultivation.

Aid Qlven by Experts.

Followiiii; up the work of the local station.-, a reiitral
horticultural experiment station has been established bv
the Government at Jordan Harbor in tiie Niagara dif-
trict to experiment, not only with varieties of fruit and
vegetiiblee, but with soils, methods of culture, the improve-
ment of old varieties and the originatiiij^ of new one.-.
The Ontario Fruit Growers" .\ssociation. the Xiagara
Peninsuh Fruit Growers' Association, and the Ontario
Veg'etable Growers' .\>sociation are oth.T Ifjtding organ-
izations for the pur[x)>e of assisting gmucr.-i and safe-
guarding their conunercial interests. The report of the
Ontario As.«ocLTtions. published annually !iv the Govern-
ment, contains information of value to t!ic <rrower on all
matters pertaining to his business.

Some Striking Figures.

There are lfi.TOf),(M_'0 fruit tix'os nou- vi,.Minu' pro-hi.t
in Ontario, while the annual averaire value ..f the Ontario,
fruit in('ustry i? *ii<r.5n.(; 1 1 : ih,- capital vain-. -S"..-.. r.>i;.-
^71 : and the acreage ■''lOT.T'Tt.

From rno.OOO to l.dOO.OOO l.arrel.; of Ontario aripK-
are exported annuallv. chieflv to Gre.ir Britain, and fr<cn
300.000 to 300.000 barrels to the Western Proviii,cs.
The ri'port of the Ontario Buieau of Industries shows that
the yield of apples in one vear from the oreliards of On^
tano totalled 35.i>O(;.!l0i bushels.

**! Is. Il'l.

rhe total iiuinher of acres devoted to the growing of
small fruii.< in IttOh was U.l'Jit.

Cirowth has been Natural.

Ontario'- fruit growing indii-tn i^ ..ne that has grown
up uaturil!\. without any attempt at exploitation, iis soil
and c'linial.. .ondition- have made tlif suitability of the
country for this purpov M^lf-ev idi^tit. It will be intA>rest-
ing. however, to n.ite individually, -ome of the kinds of
fruit grown, and i!i,. results atta-iiied liy industrious' and
enteiprisiii;; L'r'iurrs.

I:stimates on a lair Kasis.

Th

lie |i!',uii.al man |.Mik< at re-;i'!-. Tpmi wii.u lia-
beeii done a ivli.iM.' .■-tim;,!,. for th.- Mituie can lie formed^
What ha- Ontario Irnit ^-rowing a.-romplis!icd in ii:,'ur(r-:-

As in all line- n( liiunan c.idi'avnr the amount i.f
nionoy to h.' madr m thr hii>im-- drpmd- laru'clv iipmi
the man «!io is nui.iiiiir it 'l i- not the policv of the
Ont,iri.. hrpai-fiiciit ■>( .'.Lrri. ulliir.' to [)rrseii! tiir ■■ rx-
reptiiiiial ■■ li.nires. Thi- lead- to .in e\p,.iratiMU •,( ^u,h
result- ,1- ,irr -.-MMin ivaliz.^d. Kiv,|iientl v a ,-m;il| <um
wi-ely .■Mi.'ihl.Ml iiiav hrii;^ u,.iid.Tl'iil rc-ult-. hiit it i. not
safe to lakr <i]rh ill-Inn. ■,.. :is ,, i.a^i- f,jr o-cn.Tal r,-iilt-.

Ontan.. [ii-r-riit.- .-tim.n,'- i,n .iwi-uu :■..-!.!>-•. ,,... -.•,)>,._
mcnis supplied l.v thoso « lio have emha-krd In l!i.- Im-i-
iif*;- iindiT i--,ndition= similar tn .h..-e iliat wiM i^mrpnit

Spring Cultivation.

Ml' ■ ■:'^'*'-^:l

,.M!i:^^}^

tlie settler, .\lu.-t uf tiio.-i.- ineii ua\f vvorkcil di a largi-
=cale, and ilu'ir teatiinuiiy is that tlie busiiu'v- of fruit-
growing iu Ontario is a very protitable one. In all ex-
amples it will be noted iliai iiotliiug is allowed foi- iniere-i
nil Miotie\ in\e8ted.

THE KING OF FRUITS.

Ontario is t!ie home of the kiiii: uf friiil.s. The
eapacity of the i'rowiice fnr producin;,' :ij)p]es is -implv

extraordinary, ;ind tin iput furnishes its !arge-i friiii

intere-t. It has vct v,i-t iinplanted areas suitable I'^v
.growing thi= fruit, and. in \ lew nf ad\anriiig prices an I
the splendid i|ii,ility of the pJ'oduct. umuv f.ii-iiiei's aiv
seriously thinkng of devotinir niucli mori' attention to that
proniisini; industry.

Turning Apples into Money.

The apple irn' begins to bear about the tenth 3Xar. and
the productive life of a tieo averages not less than liftv
years.

The Superintendent of the Forest I'riiit (irowers' and
Forwarding Association ( Lainbton Ciiinty j, .in e.xperienci-d
man who is him.self an apple grower, places the annual
cost of maintaining an acre of b<;i!inLr ajiple trees. iiK In I-
ing cultivation, mannring. sp^aylll_^ etc., at *$".'•") (£."i).
and tlie e(te.t of iiar\e-iiiig, iiiciudinix J'ai-kiriir aini pack-

*#4.»6lic-. CI. iliu fcr Ciruefiien'^e th" roini'l liiriire. .s'-, is "iftt-ri u-t-a nlhi^
)>ainphlet.

a;,'es, ,it •to.'' '-■".): a t'-la! ■■; '!<l'<i^ (tl'.'i. 'I'iu- ii\riii:,'e
>ield in iWi ,.: liie ori-!i.iid~ ilhludcil in iJuit Association
wa.s (Kt barrels [i.-r a( I'e. e\clii-i\c of uindfalls, culls, cir.
The .XssorinlJMn markclcl ii- |ir.).|ii.t in i^ngland that
year, obtaining !;;•!. >ii il:!-. l-'|d.i |>cr b.irrcl. 'I'he |>n.c
was I'onsidered a goud ..nc. bul tiu- \ield uas dci-med ■.r\\
niclenit-'. The year prc\ioii- the >ame .\-s iciatioii s(dd
it-s eiop tn lireat ISritain ,it •*■.'. .".o ( lOs. :]''_,.].) per barrel
for Lrrade Xn. 1. iind ••<•.' i ,>s. ;'a|,l., j,,.,. l.arrcl for \o. '.'
grade.

Ycai- in and year out, w. !: arcd -for oi-i-li.inls. wlierc
fruit is iiiarkited properly. \\\\\ net tiic irrower -"filoii
(C^'i'M pel- acre. 'I'he rcturiw are occa>ioii,illv much
higher. •' Some years ai'o." a irrrwer rcpo!ts. •• our
orchard of :;ij_, ncres \icldii| .<|,iinit (tj-.'in;) wortli of
apples": an..t'icr th:M "an ,crc of I,';!--,;-. Khilt'- .md
Baldwins pioMuicd •'?!,I."(> ( f-.'oi;) of fruit."

THROUGH THE FRUIT BELT OF
ONTARIO.

Viewing the I'romised l.anil.

I'urimr the aufiimu of 1!>1<'. with a \ icw to determining
at first hand the pro<1ucI iveness and possibilities of the
Fruit T/ands of Promise which eoinpoM' so much of On-
tario's vast territory, the De[iartincnt of Agriculture

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foniiuissioiHMl iui i'\|K'rt l.i> travel tlio Province I'icimi end
to end an<l report fully and a((iirat.ely as to conditions.
The result was even inoi-e enconrairinj; than Wiu* antici-
pated. In practically every district visiK'd. wherever fruit
growing had hecn -eriou-ly atteinplcd. tlie reiwrt of results
waa aniazin:^.

All descri/iliiiti. jacl.'< and fiijnrc^ here given arc the
result of t}rst-h(ni(i inforiiuilinit. evcrij Hem being
gathered " mi the apui " frnw rcliahle and representative
fruit grouers, ijardener.t. nianagerfi af canneries, .vapar-
ators or other I'nlrriirisrs related to this industry.

How to Reach Ontario.

Step aboard an Atliuiiir liner at one of the British
ports. In si.K days yuii ',ind at QucIk'c — ^the Gihraltar of
America — wliose cr.ptuiv i.nc hundred and fifty tnld years
ago made Canada a nation of Rriti-ii people. In n few
hour.'A after you take tli( ti-aiii :it Que!)ec you enter the
eastern end of the I'rovincc of Ontario, and strike the
first fruit iielt— '' ■ iiome of the noted dessert apples, tlie
Fa-^euse ,'Snow). ;iiiil the Mcintosh KVd.

Valley of St. Lawrence.

Eastern Ontario pos.sescvs a i:reat iicreairc of apple
orchards, along, and near the St. l,.r.vrence Iiiver and on
the farms extending hack toward the height of land wiiich
.separates tlie valley of t1ie St. Lawrence from that of its

tributary, the Ottawa. Here grow many of Cauada'-s most
famous apples. The original Mcintosh Red tree, or rather
ite withered trunk — it was recently killed by a fire which
burned the nearby building — still stands at Dundela.
eiglit rniLvs from Morrisburg. It WiU* dug from tlie woods
over one liundred years ago. and now has thousands of
detJcendants in all parts of ()n""rio. The neighboring
fruit growers are erecting a monument a.s a testimonial
U> its wortli.

Some Striking Examples.

Some idea of tiic jirofit.- of fruit growing in this .iection
may be gathered from the I'xainples of a few orchards:
Ernest Farlinger. Morrisburg^ ^sold the crop this year
(ll'lO). from one to one-third acres of orchard, contiiin-
ing -10 Mcintosh T?e<l trws and three Wealthys. for Sion
(fSO). TI;M-old .Tones. Maitland. has four acres of
Fameuse, planted in 1S^1, which has for si.rteen years
given an average annual return of $-300 (£40) per a-re,
the crop being soil one year for $1..'!10 (£262).

Old Orchard Renews Youth.

\V. G. Robertson, of Iroquois, has an orchard of S'.'S
acres surrounding his buildings, in all .3 acre? under
trees. Of thoT^e I'io trees are in bearing, the remainder
being young trees set out witliin the pa,st few years. The
average age of the bearing trees is 25 years, and the

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varieiie!* grown are Snow or Faiiieuso. Mcintosh Weil.
Kusi^et and Ben Davis. Prior to 11)00, when Mr. l?oU.'ri
-on rmnc to 'he place, the orchanl iiad heen iu's,'l('fte(l, hui
after being pruned aiol mrcil it siKin hecaine profitahle. In
1908 it produced \V> barreU, which sold for ^-i'.H) (e.")S) ;
in r.Miit, V'l,-, !>Mrrcl,- >o|.| for .<-,li; (tloD ; in I'JIO, (esti-
mated) 125 barrels sold at $^.;>0 (Us. :>i\.) per barrel.
Each year the owner kept 1"^ barrels of apples for his own

use.

A Handsome Net Profit.

John Harkness, Ircna, has a six-acre orchar'l 'if
Fanieuse and Mcintosh ifcd. ?ct out by himself in I.-^Tl
and 1S72. The trees were <ri-own from secillinLTi plaiitc.l
in lSr.7. and jrraftcd in ISO!) and 1S7(>. This onjhapl 's
very thorouijhly -[)favcil i\\v]\ year. The returns fui-
-cveral years liack are a> follow-: l'.tO:..s;l,o<):j ( e-.'.");!) ;
1906. $1.5.33 (£317): 1007. $l.:-.'0 K:l 11 ) : U'OS. .«:»!-
(£190); 19U9, iJl.liS;! n:-i77). In each case tiiis is after
paying freight and comiiii-^ion. The liarrels arc mail.' on
the premises. "Barrels ami work." =aii1 Mr. Harkness.
" average from .$300 to .$100 C fOO to esO) a year." 'j'his
meaiLi a net jtrofit of $10S to $-.".'o ( e2'2 to £t 1 I an acre

The Price of Land.

Land in tiiis liistrirt aionj: the ri\i-r front i- hcM at
$100 to $12.T (£20 to £■>:,) an aciv. uhile a^ one travels
inland the price usuallv joucrs. It -houM furfiii'r tir

stated that located at .\lnrri.>hurg i- ,i diNiiut ollice of the
L)e]>artmcnt cf .Vi^ricultuic. desiiriicd lo iissist the apri-
cullural and fruit ^^rouitii,' int^'rests of the people of the
counties of DuiidiL-. Stormont and (Jleii.irarry. The St.
Lawrence I'l-uil licit e\t4'nds from tfic iM-tcrn end of the-
Province to t-n- city of Kini,'stoii. The pi-iNhiil i< .-liip()#d
principallv to the |,i\erpool markit .ncl the Canadian
We^t.

The Fertile Ottauti S ullc> .

('ro?-inu' fii'in I'rescott, on tin- .>t. Lawiv'icc. norlh-

riic

ic app'c irrowiti"

ward, one enter- the Ottawa \aile
belt here extctids from rOriL'tia! mi the i-.i-t to I'emhroke
on the we-t. T!ie leailin-r \^;riei,i,-. ;ire the Yclh'u Tratis-
parctit. iMi'ie--, \Vcalth\ ari'i M. Inio-'i. ;ind the .iije..^ ,>f
Oltaua and Moiiire.il pnahle '-.w^r !u,ai markets, and
alone e.in-iiiMi' all the fniil lvow n in in- di-lriet.

What Single Trees Have Done,

On the' Ceiiiral Ivvpci imenta! I':irii;. 'eAiuil and oper-
ated iiv the Doiiiinion (lovei-nmeii! ju-l mit.-iile the citv
of Oitaua. ii-eijid- are kepi of liie \ieM- nf individual
tree-. T'lr c\amph>. a Diiehess tree, pl.intid in l.--.s^, has
the follouinir "eeord for -even con.-e.iiii\e vcar<. ending
1910. in liusiicN; H. 11. 11. 10. ;1. t!. 10: tliat i.^. it pro-
duced never le-< tlian \\y<< i.arreis .i \ear. and up to three
and fMU!-. .\ MeTn!'i-:i Icii at T,' Mar- of aire produc'd
1'j barrel-: :i MeM.ili.in W liite tre.-. nf the -ame aire.

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HiST'S^'l^l^^'!?!^

Fni!" I'aiiiis.

'^P^^P^^*!--"!-^ "

.M^m^-

ga\e six barrels, wliile a W'imIiIiv urciiiinl. rld-i'i) phiiitiMl, .it)pli> r\ i|)(inifi.rs iii the ...uiii>. tlic l.ir-.'-t :im\iii,l.' .i

i-apiii itv lit' ".'."■. iiiMt iiii-liil-i :i reason, ami tlir i>i!iim-~ I'roti.

;iO to il'l |M'r :rllt. ■'( I'll-. ^Mlllf (if till- witltiT applr

virliU ruti at tiv.- harrrl- t^i t:u' tn'<>. Siiiall I'niit^ arc
al-o irmuii vitv ^u. rf-^!'iillv. A -amplr \ir|l ..f .licrrit'-
!iv (', A. Prttcn^'ill, Wi'lliiiiriii!!. I- I'rt'i iioiiti_'. Hi-
'HviL- a r.' \car-<iM c ii(rr\ ..rrliai'l (il' two acrt'S in extent.
This M'ar (I!'liM 'ir -nl'! :;i"i el.'wii ipiarl !i;i.-k,.ts at !•*
..■ms (aKuut ls» a Ka-k.:. I..i-t v.'.iv hi- .rop was :).(Miii
'inart-.

t.ukc Ontario > ruit Kelt.

( iii>-in:^ file narrow in,!; nf lanil \\!ii(ii etiiiiiert- I'rini'

in its tenth year, irave a net protit of !?".'>■:(.:! t (4>ver i'u)
per acre.

Results from Market (iardeninu.

In this -eition there are a luunher li ri-i.h'lit.s wiio have
iiuilt up t-pleni.iiil honirs fr'im niarkr' j-aideninL'. all lie-
ginning in a sinail way. One exanijih' is tiiat of I'i'trr
I'arstesen. a native nt' (irrinaiiy, \v]\n, .m eoininu' tn On-
tario, (Ir^t worked on some of tlir ' irir'M- farms. Then li<'
bought ten acre- of bar.' land ncir Hillinir's Brid.'e at a
price of $100 ( V2**) . Her.' iie and iiis wife, a lirii,'!it
Kngtish woman, by llnar indii.-trious ellal- have iiuilt up
a conifoi'tpble home. 'I'hey have a fine, large briik house. i;,|\\:ii,l u,ih lii, maiiihind, t' c (■■«ii of Tn nton i- reached,
large i;reenh'>iis''. -tab!i'< aiel -torehuuse, the prnperty From t.his t"wii t!ie apple -hipneni- frcipi'mly reaeh
being free from i.iiv incnmbrani e. and ■Mrrlh ii>-da\' fr^m -.'oii.nin l.arr'l- a viMr. a't'id'i.^h t.lio ne\t shipping' tentrr
$15,000 to .■i;-.'ii.(iOO (f:!.ilOi> t^ 'Jl.ooil). T'.w annual is onlv eu'ht inih-- awav. Westward thro\ig;i ih.' emmties
.«ale.= from this small f.ir.ii aMa-aj-o ■•*:;. nini (ri'ioii). The (jf \,ii-i!iiii;/!ii i-l,iii.l, I liu-'am arel ilnlario the apple belt
yearlv laioi' bill for nut-idi' iielo dn.-- uif ..xeerd f-\~,i) r\f,.nd- Ice k {wtv. ihr hik.' ;i di-I.;ia'-i' c'f over •.'o inile-,
(£30). mil even biM.nd -mall fraits l'i-ow in profusinii. N'l-ar

Productive Count> of I'rincc lidward. liriirhtiui th. '.'o :\. ]•>■ on haid of Mr. Solomon, iicarls all

rrime Fdward To^nf, i- a'l b:;t .v.: i-lai: ! on :he ■^VV^'-- "^'- 1'^"^'^'" it- o.,,,,,,- a- hi-h a- A^.0(>^ (tl.Oi.n)
shore of Lake Ontario, being separated fron, the mainland in a -in-le -ason. The l!^!, .mp w,u< l,l!n harreU.

bv the F.av of Qninte. a 'on.' inlet. It i- remarkabU- pro- w!,il,. I'MO p,od i a $I.Oi o , i>oo, , mp.

duetive. the dairvin^ and fmit ,-annln- industries b.i,: r ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^__

carried on lu irreaa c\ient. riiiii .fnnviii.' o| ,ui niiei- i-

carried on mwt sueee.ssfullv. Tl \tcnt of the ,i:.i.|.- Followin,' throuirh the.se apple orchards the traveller

crop may he estimated from the fa. i ihat there a-.. I ."i come': to tlie ei!v of 'roronto. capita! of tfic Provim-e, wi;!i

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s ir.'^iiA77iiSf%^'i^i<^r%>?a«feaws?i4f^T^

^j^fKS^m

a [io|iu lilt loll
It i- on- of

taldt'?. Froii

1)1' !•.';!.( Mil I.

] ' III' (iU ill!

Hiiil jirowiii,
.il inarkots
cl.itric rai

|)itl strides,
and vege-
IwHV runs out a dii*-

; witli ra))i
for fruit:*

l.':uke(l lJas|il)t'ni(s.

tante of U' miles to Port ('redit; tapping a portion of
the most fertile land.

The Hamllton>'rult Helt.

At I'ort Credit bejiins a new type
of fruit country. The apple belt does
not end, for apple orrhards of both
fall and winter varieties are found in
(■oii-iilor;ililf extent, and there is a
la PL''' :!( rea^je of yoiin? orrhards. Rut
there is a st"!)' of land al^n^ the lake
to the rity <if llatiiilton. extending
two to three miles inland, whicli is
iliicnv sandy soil, and is per'liarly
suited to tlie Lrrowiiiir of small fruits
at.d vejetahles. With easy ae(e=< to
Inriie city markets tiiis i* one of the
f.ivored garden spot? of Onti.rio.

The Price of Productive Land.

The development of this scetion
dates hai-k no further than ten or fif-
teen years. I'rior to that time it was

'.i:n:]t> lip nf f-rm-: r.f IftO in ■?■?() nrrr<.

given to dairying and the growing of
general farm, crops. Now the rule is
10, 1") and 25 acre liohlings, and most

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•*^\.-^>-^'ivirj

ot' tlif (iwiiMs of tlioM' ^iiHiM l'aI■lll^ iUr iiiakm^ a;; iiucli
as their jiri'Jcifssur-i iliil olT itn times the airrajft'. The
Usual price quoted for laml luMf is iii;iiHt to $|(MI (t(!0 to
I'Mt) an acre, hut it may (h^ lmii;,'ht in icrtaiii s'Ttimi-
for It'se. Hut at these [iriee-, or even hii:hei- it is a |irn!it
alih- iii\eftnient.

Man and Hoy Keap HiK Uesults.

Mr. W. M. Siiaver. I.uriie Park, li.is l:'.i/^ acres of fruit
farm and j{ardeii near l''iit Credit, and .'i aires ol' orc'iard
and LTarden at liortie I'ark. where he livi*. lie and hi-
son, who ip just a yomi;; lad. iln all the work on tlie place,
e\rcpt the pickinj: <if the I'luit. Five acres i- ■ ])astiiri-
laie'. vet the net returns arc *l.:!oii i,, *l.ii.. ,;•.'•;( i |,,
f.'M)) a year. Olf I-'', acre.- i,l' -iniuheirn's r.i.imo
ipiarts were jjickeii thi- yi-ir. realizuiir $'1110 (CImM cl.-.ir
of e\jieri«e and commi,--iiin for sellini,': "." .. am- if iM-p-
herries pruduc-ed v",'."ii> (L'."iti) jirr ai !•■ clear of e\peii.scs
of picking', etc.: •." _ acre- of lihicklicrrics ( I'linililehcr-
ries) avcraL'cd al-" >'''"ii' t'liM per :e ri' : '.'on hu-!ies of
red currants, -cl "Ut tuc vcar- ws". i:a\c |so i|ii.irt-.
There i- a fuh- \iiiiTiLr orcii.ird >>( huchess and Siei.v
apples, with cuciiiuUcrs and il'icr vi"_'ciaiiles irrnun hc-
tween the trc- until tliev cuiue into bearili;;. Mr.
Shaver does iiol pretend that !ic is w.irkiic.' !ii- farm in
its capaeitv. hut snys tliat ic unull he iiujie readv [n
take five acvi's and make a iri'id li\in;,' (nr iii- family hy
more intensive cultivation.

Kriim Hired Man tn ()w ner.

It 1- inlere-'tiri;,' and mspirmj; to learn tiiat rii«a_\ of
the men who iia\e huilt up line homes in ih,. Clt-kson
district are l'!n;,'lis!,iiieii who c.ime t>i iliii.irio with "ili
inj{ hut their laUir lo depend ii|Kin. dames Lii^htfuf t, a
ruitive lit ( 'iimherland, Kn;;latid, n.>w ihmis 1:! m re- ef
ihe iiriiiinal (>rr farm i<u which he wnrkeil us a iu d
lahiirer for li\e \ea!-. Ten yeais a\:-i mc started un ' r
himself with a capital i-f -ii.MHt | tin"
ids laiior, luiyiiii,' Id acres at .*llo
he lijis not t.nly paid for the ciitiii

ha- luillt aiel paid for a line $V.i

ijood stahle. fruit liousf and ntlier
diiie idu-^ts 111" strawherries, r.is-|:
pntatiH'-. ■. Ill umiicrs, corn and o^
aiTi - .1! hi- !inldiii'.' i- tiM u 1.1 M 1 1, •■,11';

it is ll-cd fur p.l-lllj^c. i!ie fruit -.1
heiiiir iinlv ahdiu 10 acre-. In l!*!'!
as his sea.-oirs prnlit. after |M\ii!.'
(I'.'itO). '.vliilc the jirc\.iiiis war
(t:(Hi) in iinilits,

Accomplished Much In - vc-n Scar-

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-avin^c frt'-

Sir e f.'
e hohtj>. i-

i)Pil k iM»li.-« .

-. 1.5 IS prt

'lack a-rti<>.
talilti '!"• "

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■11 -. ^I'.t'rft

t

,1 < ".Oil

.\rthiir .'. ('ii\. a nci'.'liiior. liii- !
Orr farm, lie came in Ontari" •'
land, ainl uorkcd ;i- a farm !
tie^an here w it'n Jil.ooo ( c

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Peach Oix-hard.

, E»ftr»r,^''* • ": n -asfrv^' " vMifTmsssM^^.

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T««i iMiiic LanJ Owners.

(£'v'S) an air.- for !ii- l\uA. II. imi.i ,i l.ri.k li..us._' .iii.! .,.|.ii.i u.,- >^-m... |.:|i.,. in- .iiuiij:- il^ a farm !at...r. r m

»(al>l.', anil within f.nir \.ar- ha. I .•v.-rythiMir pai.I f..r. ihv M.iiiity. Fr..in i.i- litth- furm. «hi.h hf n»\\ ..wi^-

Sin.c tlion he ha- .■(liar^'.'^l h'f h.-u,-.'. puliiip.' in h..t fivt- ..l" .i.-ht. h- ii,a!>i- ,i . ..iiiAiriah!.- liMn-., -.•liini; *>""

water h.-atini,' and all .-ity .■onvcni.'n.r^. at a t..tal ..uthi> to *>.Mi ill.;" t.. VKiM uoiih ..f [.r...|u.. warly.
of $:!,()0() iftKiO). The jirc'.'fil ^ta-.i!!'.- |.f..lit- «-i!l [>av
the hiilnti..' "ti the-c iini.rn.iii.nl-. Hi- >al.'> f.ir ll'ii'.'

wfMv $'?.(l(H) iCMKi). an.l p.-. lit- *1..miO (f-'Od). Ili- n.\! ii. r-''i!...i. WiMiani I'.artl.li. i- a n.iVv ..f

Warui, k^hir.v V.\r\,u \.Mr- ai'.. !i.' h...,''it I"' a- r.--.

StorteU Without Anylhlnu. i ..nini. ii. in.' aiI:i >!|'i..i iI'Imii <a\.''l fi..in hi- .I'ninir-

(»ii atp.fher -i.t.' Ml' Ih.' Hn- fa; i i< K.-niii- II.Tri.l^". n- a laho'.r ..n p, i_'',)„,nn.' fnni I'arih-- II. ■ .'pnva

who caiii.' fr..Mi I!.rk-iiiri'. KiiLrhin.l. -.'V.!! M-ar* aij.i nii'l fiijrtly -ma'! in.n- and '.Mi-.h!. Iiii. '•,. In 'h"' >■ .r- '.<•

workcl four \'at- f..r An.ll■l■^v Orv. t'l.^ nri-jinal nwn.'i% , h-aiv.! -il' i Minii^a," ..:' *"'ii"i ('-'l-.'iH. Hi- him-r an.l

Then h.- Iwiuirht i:l am- fpMn hi- .•mph.'. .T. inarri.'il a harn ar.- ^.i' ! a! >;|. (•.•■.'""l. A! I a •mh .l.twn

hriu'ht I'a !.an irirl. an.l -..-t n|. h,.u-.' f..r .'lirn^.K. Hi> t!u' .•!..tn. v.:u\ ;- ..n.' ■■( i-n- piviti. -! l- n. v. f.i'-in>- .n

is .loin? '.veil, a'thonirh. a- !ie >ai.l. when h.' . ame t.. On- >hr .li-'ri. t- II i- ..un..| •.■\ l;..h,rt I'.iiri-.n. a iiai.u. ..f

tario h.' ;,,i.ln"t tn.inoy (.•noiilh to tak.' him ha.-k t.. V.uz \ m l'..!:,. an.! ;- a p..iii..ii ^^hl.■h ii. h.ni.'lit -. wni.-. n y.-ara

lan.1 if !).• uantcl to L'o. For tin- fir^t y.-ar. '■'.•■ ^-ays, h.' airo ..(' th.' farm ..n wiii.-h h.- unrk...! a- a hih..r"r. II'-

hail i'l lake -n:all wa-.'c-. l..Maii-.. he uas in.'\p.Tien.-.'.l. now ha- a h.-aa! i fai 'ion..'. t!i.. cnni'.' pki. ■■ I'.ni:.' -'•t •■'it

hnt aft.!- ''il ua'ji--: ".t. l'o-^.1 iUiil h" -a\.'.l I'liou^'h in in -.i,.ill I'.-m:!- nf \,.i.'ii,ii.'.- h.- •_'i..\v- ..nl_\ .■ii..'i._':i !i.r

irivr hii': a -tavt. hi- -.Ml IK-'.

Another Man Who Succeeded. The Niagara Iruit lUlt.

Vhout a ;..ih. fr.an OakviH,. railuav ^M'h.n i^ rh.. neit T-. . uv ..i Hamnlon. uimh ii.. .^ lae liea.i ..f H ir-

little farm an 1 h..m.. nf Tlmma- lir.-n. II,- ha- M a.T..^ HniTton Iki^. ihirni^h.- a -pi.ii.li.l I.h.iI nmrket f..r fruit,

oflan.i ..n uh:.h h.. ^ro.-. . iierri-^. pliiin^. p.^ar-. straw- Ka.k ..f th.. .atv In- t.he - M..„nta.n. wh,._!. n n,..re

V.,>rr;. - Kla..!.!.. .M- ra.nher.ie. an.l N.^-etlhl,-. !!.■ i- a proi.erlv a tahh'lan.l. en.hn- m a -I.Tp ehfT liKe ri.l-e,

n,lti^. ,.f niou.i -shin.. Fifteen vear^ a-,, h.. -tai-te.l whi<-l , r - l '„. . .-unt rv t.. Via- ara ImII-^, F-.ent'ie

, 111,- i,a-(. .,f fh.- ri.l'.'.- a '•\r'' (h.i.r run- t.. th.. -h..re ,.f Lake

111 rtie ha-, .aihl. pnvin? *U" ('--.':;) an a-

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,,,,..n.> tin- ua- „n,v a lak. UM. a..l ,- now the fa,- S.-,„lan,l, a,.l work,.! a. a laluuvr on fruu faun^ M ve n
U'ued -l-ui, 1-1. •■ of Ontario. Throu.^hom thi. whole Il.a.n-vilu. an.l Winona. ImI.....,, v.ar^ a?.; 1-' r.'nto.l tlu
' t- of all kin.l- flo.n-h to a r.markablo plar,. wl,„h ho now own-, pay.n,' $-"3.> (to. yearly

irntal. an. I " inakin.' nion.'V al llial. hf >ay>. .\fl».T three

district frui
(■v'...nt.

V\here Hruit Land is in Demanil.

The viilaire of CniM.-liy. in thi- di-triit. i? tiie central
ofiiec of the On'ario and We-i.Tn Sliiiijiin;? A-s<>eiation.
which ha- 1 I" fniil L'niwer- a- mmih.T.- ami which oper-
ate- from l'..Mni-Mllc to Stoiicv Civk. >'iipi.in'_' fruit to
.,] ,,,|,.,^ ,,f ( 'ana. hi. Thi- i- wibMv t'.ic fani-.n- p.Mcli
hiiel i^ locatv.l w'lere owner- c.sk A1.i»(in (C-2("1) an
acre an.l upwanl- for hare l.iij.l, an^l tret it. An1 tiie
huvers are ^ati-ii.^l with il al that tirirc

yar- he l.,n-hl ih- farm. payuiiT $l.(MMi { ii'mw down.
Ho now own:; It clear, ami lia- al-o It acrc,^ of land near
i,v parilv [Kiid for. On thi- •.' 1 acre- he has two fine
iou.-es. a lar-o -liihle and a Lnendiou-o. lie keep- •.' eow^.
:! hor-.-, and ra;-c- -e\era! hou'-. He -'low- jieai hes, clier-
ne>. oeai- and ra-ph-rrl.-. lie -old *-'.:o" ( t'^.VM w. -h
of friiit otV hi^ -.M-aere farm la-t year. Mr. Sti'j)hen
i:,.v..> thai a nnndier of tie- nei-hhorin- l'..rin.s >:rnU he
v-irke.l to aihanla-e in Miialler holding'-, and that tlie
|'=-o\ince ,ould eii-rv -iipi«"'- ■'>' '■'""■'' ful'i^iitio"- ''^"''

time.- the nunil.er of ] p!e it lia- now. '-Give me $3(10

lo.'^liHi I cciii lo C--IM and I'le land." h<' remarked. ■' and 1
w 111 lio o\,>r a'.^ain «hal 1 eaNe doni' ! e!e.

What Ten .\cres has Produced.

A- an cXLiiniile of ihc relurn- from llie fruil farm; in
th:- distriet tiie record .d' llami;t-n rieminLT for hi- l«t-
:i, !-e farm for the vear 1'.»ii!> mav he cited. Hi- ncd ,\ Co operative .Association.

je.cil- from tlie -ale of Id- produce uere; St rawherries. ,|.|^^^ ^.^^^ ^^j. ^^ Caihnrine-. -iuiated in the Xiatrara dis-

*l'.'1'?"? i C".'o I : eherrie-. *To.."ii> I ei n ; r i-pherrie-.

tricl. !■

a' \erv larL'e -hippin,^ e.^dre for fruit- and ve^e-

.•-:;-li.s!i I c:Si ; currant-. ><lo i L':! t ■. polalor-. s:iii (ci,): ^.^i^,^,^^ 'i'lic ' St. Citharine- Cold Stora-e Company.

po.iche-. !*-.m:.s.M' ift'.ioi; making' a total of A:"!.!!'.-,.!!] ij,,, ,,,,,]_ wiu.h ha- n in oper.il uc M,r C war-, i- made

'(efl'?ll. The pea.'; I r.-.- ar.' ah..iil 11 year- .>f au'.'. " 'iie ^' ^^^. ^^ „„,„i„,,. ,,f |,„a! fruil e'r..w..r- e.Mnliined into a

hea\iiv 'a.h-n t iv.. ha.l '.M ha-K.f-.

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c.eop.u-alive a--oeial i..n. l'r...lii..' i- shipiH'.l in earl.iad
Could do it Over .^sain. h.t-. and, the .-liipper- are imi- enal.l,.d to .v'.l cheaper

f .. ,. ■ . i „.i - .„ 1 .,.; .I-,," -■.,vv!.... 'I'l.f. I oiiij-ianv - manacrer

I nil.-- s;i,.iilien wii.i-e farm .on-i-i- oi -M aci.-.- oi triC irc:;;;;-. ..ir.- y,.. ■■ ■ .... . „i,, „

■iZ. wilier Ma,., cam., t,. Ontari.. fr-m Caithne=.. .iv,- hi- tin,., to the -hippin. an.l -.dim. of the produce.

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HI lib' V |{;i.-i)b(rrii f

!-u ihiil It 1- iii;irkflr(l lu llii- :pr>i ad \ .iijln::'' ail. I I'll; llie tin- ri'st ol' tlii' I'liriu (\i'>0 acre- 1 in a I'cu Vfais, tiif pur-

highest iiriic-. The fruit growers bolongiiii; to (lie a?;soi'ia- tliascr makiiiir but a small jiavinriit dcuii in I'-Mi.j. and

lion buy tlinr siipplii/s in large iniantitif-, and thus i-iVect (icariiig nil' tlu' ri'sl from the iinidiirc ot' the oi'ehanl. On

eun.siderable saving. A eliarge of '.''' i^ made lu all p.'r- another larni is a U>-acre orehard. whieii wa.s planti-d '■io

Si^ns wliost stuff is handled by the assoeiation. After ex- yeai> ago by a man wlioni his neighbors dublK'il as cra/.y

[HTises are jiaii a rebate is iiiadi' to those u ho are share- for so iJoing. The farm has ehangi'd hands within the last

holders in the association. lew years ,it iiiireasiiig priee-, *1(V)00 (tVjOOi)). am!

^K.oon iL':;.|oii) Ikmhj: |iaid by the last two .)u-ncrs.
The District of Lake Hrie.

.,., I 1 ,■ 1 • i 11 ,• .1 Returns /More Than Uouhleii.
I hi- Ivake I. Ill- distri(-t is a vi-iitalde ■.im- nl suree^slul

fnnt LTowiiii:. in the eoiiniy nf .Nnrl'olk. and parlii-nlarly IN-ai-li LMuwing is on tin- in. rease here, iteturns from

in llii- ni-i::lilMiHiood of tin- town of Sinui" . bi-sidi- lln- ii, ..riiiu'' oi'i-hai-ds wananl n-'- iiurea-e. Mi-^.-i-, Smitli

bi-anni: on hards, are liundreds upon i;uiidn-d« of mhiiil: Brothers, of Town-rnd to-' p, have :! 1 pearh trees set

trees. ,ippli-. i-lii-ri-y. pear. pi-a(-li and phiiii. -.en on ine , .m .-donu' » M li ap].!.- I iv(-> i ;. a -^niall oreha i.l. Th.- fourth

ditTerent farms. \ear St. A\'iliiani-. not far fiDiii tiie \,.ar. afti-r pianiiiiL'. ihes,- ti'ir- ir.ivi- a ><i'.o (L'l'.'i or..]i.

shore of l.,-i;.i- l-^i-ie. tiu- Oiilario 1 >,-paM m.-nt of .\L.'riciil- \rhi|,. tb,. jinh vrM- iIh-v r--,ili>-(-.l '^IM' i '.".'i; i u..i-ili. th.-

tiu'e ha- a f..i-i'>!ry farm, pail .if wh'r'- i- bi-iie,' m1 oat n-iurns mm-.- i'kim .imibliiii:- in a \.'ar, fii-j-.t appN- in-i.-

with pini-. ;ni.i pai-l n-e.l for ;:riiuin_' ,i -t.n-k ..f al! kind-^ i,, ji^, i.,,,,,, onhanl 'ralninn. Sp\-. Kinir and Hie^set —

of Canadian tr.'i-s. wliirh are -upiii'.-' ai th.- ...-i nf i-ar- vi.-l.jed -.'1 bari'i-l- last vi-ar.

riage to anv .m.. in tla- I'roNin.-.- appiyin- f.ir I'a-m to ^^^ t,,-,,!--.- ll.-aih. a neiirlib.ir, Isis a pea.-li orehard set

plant upon i.i- ..« n ju-emis,... Tiie 1 i-i.aM im-nt has al-o _^^^j ^.^ |,„,,,_ ^.^^,^ ^.^^^, .^_^ ,,^^, ^^,.,^„„^ ^.^.^^ Ix-tween

■1 Di-triet Olliro at Simrop. .-s|.:;(iii i,, .■spino i evi;o -o I'-Jxii from -.MO tret-; one trei-

piii.liirin-i s^ "lO ('Jl. 1 I-. lli|d.i worih of {>eaohes. Tle

The Romance of l^ruit (irowiny. |^^^^ ,^|^^^ ., ^^i^.^ ^|, , , ... ^^^,_.^,_ ^,|. ,,,,„,j,„,,i,,,. .,ving a>

•riii-ri- i- mot-,, than one roniam-.- (-ouii.-did witli the ih.'ir lli'-t . roj) Ihi:- \.-ar siioo iirMi. ^trawhi-rries on

awakening of fruit growing in tin- ..mnty of .Norfolk. l!ii- farm avera-ji.l >;:'.-.'"i t. s:;:.-| i CCi.") to L':,"ii p.-r ai-re

One o:v!iar.l of pm tn-es is pointe.l out as laniiig pai.l for in the last two year-.

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Productive Land at Cheap I'rice.

A four iurc onluml n( winicr variptip? at W.-iIsh M:\-

MMv and -ells in i!„. North-Wpst ninrkpt. (ipiipral farm-
lU'j and stock-rai.-iiii: |ii-pvails in tlii- section. Imt evpry
farm lias iis applo ordiard.

A Peninsula of Productiveness.

tion. [dantpd i:, ypa-. Mil not ■/,^vt^ anv atlpnti.,n. was
iKH.-lit III IJH. sprin- ,,r i;m,;, i.v |),.. Uili.aii, |!„rt. ,.f
>nnr„r. Ii «;,. ,,,!|n,„,,| ,,,„| ,,.,,,,, ,•„,._ ,,„,j |^^j ^.^..|_.

i-'iivc Iroiii tlip III.-, iiv. .s-.-nii (i:4(i,. Thj. vpar's crop -ii • ,.

(liot all pa^^-k-fd at tin- tiniP of writin-) i^ ps'timated at , ""■"""""' '•-"'■^•- '^""l •nid F.aiiiMon. wl,i<.|, ,on-

nir, barrels. .\n onhard of two acres on tlip farm of ,'' -"';il'-"-"'n, pemn-ula of tlip I'rovim'P. forin

Alfred Rol„.ri> rrtunicd tioii, :!!. ,,■„,.. „f winter v.rip'v i'. " ''' '"' "' '"''' ""'■ "'"'■ '"' ••""''''"* ^"^'' '"''•

1:10 l.anvN i„ P.ios: l.-.O in |;mi|.. uhil,. ,|„. ,.iin,atp for • '"'" " "'"?" "'•' '"'■"-'^'■'^ ''"' -'■"" '<' "'"!<'■ '"--"'fl

101(1 i« ,it l,.M.i loo ''"■ ""-- wlihh ai'r nii-id here in irreat iMinher- ,in,t

the ...rn -lalk^ to m.ik.- fodder fn,- ralth'. .\loii<' -he

lOlfi IS ,it Kmm lull.

The eoii,,;; .i line :; j;,;; „ , r:;: x:;: ■ ]::? 1- 1 ''t^ ''-'• ■%^' ^-' •"•'■ ^ -'-"

i-^ H-ed for liirhlin, and heal,,,-. IJ.iral „.h.,.ho,ic< ,. iwid '",'">■ '•'""" ' l.^-' """' "•'•l''^'""- ■""! '•"^»1

all over ihe eouniv "'■"■ ''' '"'■^ ^"" '"^'""•' " '' ""^ P^"'' <''' 'I- l''--i'"f.

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A \eritable \ euctahle Ourden.
Other (iood Orchard Land.

.,., .,, , , An.iind l,.ai,iin-lon i- tli,- ve:,'.tjih!,. ir.nrd,.,, ,,i Ontario

Ihe vila^,. of v,n,.,n. ,„ l-J^i,, ,,„„„,. ;, ,|,,„|, |,,j„^ ranh.s, -o„;i,. :i„d almo., PompMch- surrounded

kmnvn in Kn^land N.r the nnniie-. and dep.ndal.le ,,,ial- hv w.,,,,.. ,:„ ,, ,„, ,,,„.|„„„ ,„,, L,,.- o,i,door "..p:

IV of , s apple. .0,,^ ,he .:iiHy and -.n,-! rid:.,- t. laMe.. SM-awi„ ,-r,e. rip,,, here ahoul ,..\ u,.';. ear'i, r

ti.e norih ., ihi. Mlla... ,-,„u .ph.:d,d e,-op- of pcaehe. ih.in ,n n,h,.,- „;,... ,„• ,,,.. |.,.ovin,.„ Ton, ,.,„.. pL.oJ

^^o^. NPar St. I lioma^. l!,e .onnly ~eat. is a eheny li'th. uhile re.nilar -hipnin.^ of ihis t. .„,,,,„ ,.r„p „,,,.,. ,„,

orchard of 100 IP,... and a p , ..vhanl of lik.. ,„„!„,. .,„,y I-t. [.ar.e ,p,an.i„e. of carlv v,.,etab!es are 'r.^.-A

thp fruit of whi,.h t!ip -mwrr puis up in hi- priNat,. ,,,n- m -i-pcnhoiisps.

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irw,i»?si'-'*«»*i

TTTTSS^TJTV

F„w\i'i>'-*' %■

Came Hack to i'roductive Pnivince.

Kad-i speak (nr ihcmsi'lvos. Mr. W. W. Ililhorti lias
a (ii'w i.'n'('iihnii.-c, liiiilt last vi'ar at a ids! o! $i;.n(Mi
( t'l.v'itO). Mr. Ililhorii spent fonie tiine in f'alifdrnia.
lint raiiie hack lo Ontario lieeaiise. lie -av-, • 1 can innk.'
iiiui'i' iiinney in rniil-irrowinir ail'! iraiileninLT In'iv."

Mr, I!., II. I'",lli-:. irardener, sol. I Ihi.- year illllsl) ri-,,in
two greenhouse-. IsC hv •,'(» I'eet ami Inii liv -.'il I'eel. over
*l,Oi"i (£-.'0(M uorili of earlv toniat.,.-. Hi. , urnnih.r
eroji. I'roni a L'reenho.i-e liii l,v llKt IVrt, linm [\,i- mid,!!,'
of May to the niiiMIe of .Inlv, hrou.'ht liiin *l.-.'(li)
(l--'10i.

What was Done on Small Harm.

Mr. K. I-;. Ailatns, a nierelianl, beijaii I'rrit lai-iniii.' and
lyanliMiin;; 11 ye.ir. ;{■_:,•,. ^nd ha< made irood pMlii- on
a v'.i-aerr farm. Hi- la^^t yi^ai'V sales tntnl!el >;|..m»:

iC'lV.'). Mll-kl!h Ion-. eahlia^'e, \V;l\ I'l ,1(1,-. |i |l|ier-,

onions and other Ni'iT'dahles are ^rrnvn. 'I'lu'-r avii-a.'i'
$'.'0i) (ftiti an acie: some ero])- nnd snnie -..i-on- run-
ning hiirher. I'eai he-, jienr- and pliim> ai-e tlie prim ipa!
fruits, while tohnn o i- one ^d' the -iaph- i-rep- of K--r\-
anil Kent comities. Tlii- crop hriie,'- trom .*■.'.",() lo s:Mn
( Cr.o t,, £r,o) iin ,„TP.

Lake Huron Dlstrkt.

Tho foitnty of Lainhton produces a l.iru'e 'pinntitv nf
apide>- of hntli nntuntn and winter varirtjet. Tlii'i-p a'-p

si.x co-operative Fruit Associations; at Forest, Watford,
.MvinsloM. \\yoiiiin<r and Thedford. The town of Forest
is the larijest shippinj.' centre. l-"i\e miles north-we.st of
Forest, on tlic^ slion- of Lake Huron, i.s one of Lainhton"-
most siicco-isful orchards, that of .lohnson Urotliprs. In
all alioui :o ,T,ri's nf this farm is planted in apf)les, plums
and |iea(lies. The npple trees raiiLT' in a?c from <io years
to thi- year"- pl.in: iin:. 'I'here is a r.'-acre plot of thrw
year (dd |)e;irhc- ,ind 1 .'i acres of hearini plnniF.

The N'ulue of Scientific Treatment.

Tlii- (iichard demonstrates .=troii^dy the value of seien-
idic Iivaimeiit. I'ndei' tl <hl method of letting trees
irrow wiiIhiiii atieiiiion. the yr-.arlv pi-odiiet was about 2'tii
'" ■"" hiiirel-. Last year •2,:!()i' U:iriel- of apples were
c\portid and -J.nnii harnd- ni.ide up into the evaporated
artiide, \ihi(li iv|)ivs,.iit.'d a u'rn-- ivliirn of over $l<),0(in
( L'-.'.tiiiii) fmni ;;.-, ;i,irs ,,f heiirjii;: orchard. Tn thi^
orchard is n I'l.iMwin tri>i' with a fondness for niakinu'
1 ii rci(u-ds, lt< la-l year's crop wa= I'n harrels, hut in
i:'o,s it ,.\,vediMl ihi-. yhldiiiL' '.'S harrol.s of «pple-,
mo-lly of the lir-i u'rade, -(dlin;:: at *,"i4 (£M).

iTuit Industry is Developini;.

riiinis also do Well, the 1.') aero plot niakinir this year
over i?L'.'i'rt (€-'lo) profit, while near Forest one orchanl
of :'.IHU\ peach trees was planted this sprinir and has done

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^" »ii: iliat tlip invMcr inti'ini^ |iIhiH
ill;: oiii -.'.OiMi uwr>' vrw vcar. It is
said that orders »rv now m the hands
nf nuixTviiicn fur (un- •jn.ooo poach
tnvs fiir next >|H-iii;,''s phuitin<^ with-
in i\ rnAiu< (if three i,. hmr miles nf
li'i'i-t. Throuirhciiit !:ie eoiiniv ii
i- ■-tiiiiiiled thiit -Jim*, (KM) trci^s
l"Mrh.'-;. apples and phini- will h,
pl.iiif.-d no.vt spriMiT.

Chance lor the Tenant.

iCcnting onliards i~ a prnfitahle in-
dii-trv in this <'on!;ty, A seven-aer.-
oivhard taken on -liares. the ownn-
(aking one-third of ili,. _r|,w.. ivtiirn-.
?ave a^ retital fm- t!i,. |.i,id .-isi i;:',.:(;
( '-'o.'l I tu I 111' ou niT and a in'i prolii
"f ••«-.M.-..i;i (CliM tn the twiant. The
'"111! ' "-' "I' rulii\atin'_'. pruniri::,
serapiiiiT t,-,.ps, drawing,' hni<h, sprav-
ini:r tree-:, pi.kinir and paikini: the appii- «a- s; 1
(I'll). An.itlier iinhard nf ten acre^. wliii h liad h

]ea=ed foi' !i\(. y.ar^ at *::. li']'') ]'•■,■ var. wa-c iia-;.-.! 'I'r.:- : i::r--- ,.!' !|"f..,> !. .- \ .- :•

h.r anothrr term hiM war at the expiration ••( ihr lir-t nn-hard-. everv I'ann liavinLT ai li^a's^ a'few'a.r,-
lea-:, at A":.(i (Crm year];, ivrital. 'i'hi^ in, r.^ase is a -oinr a- hi-h a-^ ;r, acres. M :■ |; [; <!,,,„ p,„.,,.r--
preiiy relial.Ic mdnatinn that ti i,twpri-i. w.h a -^nc,..-.. has a (;<i-a,r,. nn-hard. oon-i^tiic „f iwo acre. ■'-,

lir:elshaA Cluiiis.

iMany Orchards.

I'cn
.....1

\

,i|. inl-
and
Hi!!,
vi-ar-

planted; \:, acres l,s year- phiiiliMl, and 1:; atrc's two vrar-
oiit. Along the lake from Bayfield to li(xleiich the I'anns
have very large unhards, a nuuiber of wliicli ar.' (|uite
yoiin;,'. A ten-acre orchard of winter apples lu Hlvtli
lirndnccd ii crop -jf !K)0 barrels in I'.tOT and 800 barrels in
l!Ki:i. Mr. A. Healty's or<-h:ird. near Ooderie!! ( lU acre-,
not very thoroughly cullivaledl. gives *li)0 (Hf^O) to
$750 (£l'){)) as the value nf its crop for some years back.
l'linn> also grow well in this district.

NN'hat a Poor Alan has Accomplished.

I'iruoe county has nuuh the same fruit conditions.
T'eaches are grown Iiere in the \i(inity of Tort Klgin.
At Walkertcin i~ a spleinlid example of a <\iicis-ful -mall
farm, -hewing that the pus-iliilities i<\' small frni: L'row-
ini: and gai-dctiing are iinl re>lri(ted to aiiv parliriilar
part of the Province, lii'i-e. ,l(,sr i,, ih,- i,,an, Mv. A. E.
>lierrington. a Canadian farmer, hmken down in hi>altli
frem the care of a heavy -tuck farm. Iic^'an I'.' vear- a^ro
on a -mall ph't o," -I'ven acres. He ha^. iria.luallv addei]
t" this until new has •.' 1 acres. He has fl\e aires of

apple trees Ar, \ears old. •.' ' - acres (an e.xperimental plot I
one to ti'ii years ohl ; two acres of ]ihniis and clierrii'-.
(looselierrii'S and ctirrr.nts are grown a- " filKi-- " in the
vuing apple erehard. Tliis year he li.icl tun acres of
strawherrie-. ■." ', am'- of ra-plierrie-. -.'i , acre- of toma-
toes, 1 aire of potatoe-. lipside- a pint i,f alfalfa and other
crops. TTis orchard ha- refurned ^;oii to $>!0o (£140 to

LltlO' a year for the last ten years. Other cropji give gross
returns of about $-.'."iil (f,5l») an acre. N'early all of this
liroduce is sold in Walkerton and the neighboring towns.
Farm property here runs in price from $(;<) to $.sn (£12
to I'K!) an acre.

(icorjilan Bay Fruit Belt.

The (ienr;:uiii Hay tniit ImIi skill- tlie shore of the
Georgian I'.av and I'elloH- th,. vallev- iidand a di.-taiice
«{ twenty miles and more. Winter apples are tlie prin-
cipal fruit crop., but lar^re (|uantitie- of plums and pears
arc shipped from Owen .'>oiind. which is the L'atewav to
the upper lake traflic. 'I'here i< a very -ucressful eo-
opeiative .■is-oeiatioii in this di-triet. whicii owis a hirsT''
,-toraire plant, with .-i capacity of Iv'.dfid barieU, All fruit
is packeil at the -hippiu',' house, and thu- a iiinforni u'rad-
itii: i- secured. 'I'iie as-ociatioii has a paid manairer wlio
supci'iniends the pa, kiiiL'. -elliii^' and -hippimr. As a re-
■^nll of this co-nperal ion the member- -ecure a mucii
liiLdur priie for ihrir frtiit than iho-e mIio sell to tlip
appli- ipiiver. r.e-ide- tin- they liaM' th.- pickin::r done f..r
them at actual co-t l.y thr as-o.iaiioii. This association
also owie; a i ooperaL:e and an apfilc' i\ iiimratinLT plant.

Where <irowcrs are ()r);ani7.eU.

The di-tiict i- a nio-t fertile one. .All the farm- liave
apple orehaids rauirin.iT from n to 2'} acres in extent.
Pears, phim-. raspberries and -trawberries are irrown in

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i.'.'^S^^ ..^..^mB

null tn„t^ an. t,;,,,,,.! ,n ,,.u.„tm,.- ,o .1,.. I.,,;,! ,„arket.. ha.- bn.u.'ht U~ ou „..[ ,,,u,n- a- h.^i, :„ $, „ 0 t

-"•■'^ '"■ ^"^ -'• "-- ^ ^'"- '■■-..■ ''in, 'a .,. a,„[,,a.'s,::,:; ;„1 ,:::,;:;, rr,, ;; ';,r

X;;:;::r"'"""" "■ ■'- •"•"" "■•' '■'-' --' "> - ;;>■ '^-'-rv -r r- "- "■"•' '''-'"'''■

Imaii.i.:! -y ail. I pliy-Haliy. I i,-,.! ,„,h-i !m-iict u iiwi uori,

Results ,n S.x OrcharcN. ,:,: ,„„ , ,,,,|„„ „, ,,. .,.„„„„,. ,^,„^ „,^,„ ^^.|^,.,^ ,,^^^,

.''!'' ll'l'nil'Mrv -,-,i llicl-.r,.- 11,1,, ll,r ( nlli..^ru,„, I 1 li - il' I ,• r I n \ 1 , , I 1 ,01 1 ... I I, I i H ■ U i II I ,• r . M V h, l\ -. a> I I „■ V

di>tri(;l. Ajii,!,- aiv .lill l!H- -ia|,l- ■ i-,.|,. !,iii |ii,,i,,., |,..a.>, \vc"v -rnwiii.r ha\,. a]ua\- !„.^n ;. ^r,.,,,',t !i[.|p to r„,

ptMc),,-^ an,] -;-a;..- aiv r\tcn<iN .'iv -,',,ui,. T',.. i)iil,iri,, 'I'l!- I'a- i , ,n a .' | |!,,i,^r i,,,. (i, ,,,,,_ .j,,,,, ;, |^,,|,. ,i,_,,,^

lA'[,ar!rn> -It .,!' .\u-,ir,ill mv l,a\,. ., r\i.U'ir\ ,.lli,-,. in (".,1- "■'" ' 'n- -' i,.'! - ati.| Lr;n.. il„-iii t!„. ,.\,r. i-, r..,|,,i iv,|." j,:,,,.]

ImiTuo,"! ai,.!. I;,!-,. ,!-•!: ij, iv|,,v-,.|,l all \ ,-. \i\~ y.ar look ^■lin'- ! !ii..,i^'ii,.iit tl,i- .li^lrid \;,-v r,-,„„ sin ,„ >:|,i,i',r.

rliar;:,' ,,'' -i.\ ,)ri-!ianl- in \,)l!a\va-aL:-,i -..wn-'iiiV ■I'li.'-c :■• '-".'" > .ni acP'.

wiTv caivl'iuly -io-ay,-,l a;,,! lm w .j,,.. ; !v-ii!n. l,V,i Asti'a

'■!iiin t:v.- in ,,ii,. ,,i\l,ai-.i |M-o.|i, ,-,.,! Si; ,,, s> , >,• l . ), .,.|. ,,, \\ ,.-iuai

;!;, "^:, ';'^"'.' "."■■■■ ;"- ^'it^- -m a, s-..:,„ ,„|„„| ,„■ ,,„-„,.„, ,,„„„„_,,■ i;,,,,,, „,f,„,, ^,„|

•'"-■ ■'':.■■!•» '1 '■■in'"'. la'llin;: t!i,. .,ui„T >:i. Ml I ;-. ('..l.i. .Mi,|,lv.,,> ..,•'-
an aM-i'iii;-,. n,-t pi,, lit nf ••*■; (tl. s-, ;ii|il., ., nv,..

Ihc InlaiKl Ciitinlics.

I. aiv,' linlari-i ar.' -,-\.-ra' .oiinl,.- Iviii

V-hat a Woman has Ajcn.TiptishciJ.

aihl f!,,- -oul'i,,!, i„, li,,i, .,( \\:,i,.ri,.,, an,l IVi't"',
l'"ni, an ,.v!,ai-i,,M ,,f (!„. :,i,|,!,. !„.I,^ .,,,,, ., ,,,,,,., .|i,„,j, ,1,,,
nm-lli >lnn'i' <if l.ai,,. ihilai-i.. Ail!!'. mi/!. >,, th,^-,. ;'air;:;:i

. , ,, 'ii'' main a-ia.-iiitiiral in.lii-tn,- aiv ,lair\in-. n,is,..l fjiMii

I ho cxperunu,- o! Mrs. I). T. V^ Mil, hall i- an ,.y,-- in^- ah.j -lo.-k rai-inir. ih.,v i- a lai-, a.T.a.v of on-hanN
ojvner to Ontario - pos-ihiim,... Sh,> ha> a li>,-a,nv wini.-i- appl,- ,!,an- parti, iilarlv u,-!; an,| th,. FanHM,-,'
?ar,l,.n w.w C'liinu'woo,!. Il ua^ !„,ii^r:,, | ■_, v-ar- a.',-, I'o- ii.-ini: a -,i,.,l pr,„h,,a.r.

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y*:\

Apple Hacking.

Prult for the Festival of ,:„,pire Exhibition. ,,an-..l> ; Mr. W „,. N„t,, /,.,„1., : .„ ,,. .ni.a,,!, ..rop ,i,i,

'Pi. Northen, S,,v, wl,i,.|, i. |,n,l,;,l,iv tl„. ,„om popular \Z;'r,'lm''.^''"" '^'^"" ""' '"" '''" ' ''"'^'' I^'""'^'"'"'^
"•iiihr applr, .liM- pMrticiiIiii-ly well in flii- .liMri-'l, hcarii)- '"'"" '"'' ''""
Willi jront rcjnlarin :iiu] prmlii, in.' fruit of !ii:.'li roior nii.l
fine llii\..r. Mmiv ntvlianU in t-lio vi,initv ..f the town
of IniT'T-nll i-ontiiin ;i \,\r'_'r proportion of tn^'S of tlii-
Viin.'lv.

Lake Siincne I'ruit Itelt.

Aroun.l t'lf -ontiuTii rn,! of |,a',,- Sin arr n nunilMT

of lar;,'. appir nr.hanl-. hot!i antninn jjm, vvinicr .ipplc*
Tiif l>anv ar;.l C.l.l Snoml'.' I ■oMinii-i-.n.-r fi.r Caninii ''"'"- "''"' \'>''i'-, plnin-, ,in.| .Imtm- ar,. irrown -u. v--^
Mr. J. A. Wn.l.lirk.on l-lialf of tho Dominion (iov,.n.n'H.nt ''|'".^' '"" i'' -niull.r .pnintili.-. \,,,r Suilnn, .Mr.^.rn.

Fecurcil from thr

of Mr. .1. ('. If arris In<'.'r-

.^ihi'r iiM

i.i\.' an ..rrhar.l i.f onii 1 1,.,.-, :;.", vrar< o'l

a parload ..f applo, o'' a<<ortr,l varicti.'. f,,r tlic Dominion " . ''''' " " '' -'""' l""'''i'"' I'"i"i" "■!'» "f Hicso winter
Rx-hihif at tlio Festival of Knipir.. E\!iil.ition to !„. W.
in I.omlon. Knirland, in MM 1.

Some CuMiii kecords Made.

r rom -onii' of I:..' nri-iianl- in tin- \i. miiy tin- t'nllowini,'
rfronK u.iv sccupmI: Mr. W. Iia_vr<. \in Ir.v-. Spi,.^
Kinir- im.l (;rpfninir>, y^'arly rrop from .'l.".!! in ('.(Kt narrr!-:
Mr. M, .1. Clrar. IK, a' it-. .'..", n.,- . winter \ari,'ti.-, 100
to l.i.-. harrrN. av.i-.iL.'r for r, y^ar- ln,s liarrcU; \\y. ^\ in.
Batt)>n. 115 tn-o-;. winter varipiio;. four coiLsocuiivf voar-
I'lidin;: IMO. coo harri'Ii. 100 Karrcls. 'JOO KarrrN, -.'-.'O
t>arr'>ls: >rr. C.-nv^r iliv-i:. •-> am-, awra-v f..r a nninli.r

if Vf-.-^

(.. 1 .ui 1 1 .

varii'tv In-.-, ,,.,■■■ 'loii l.arivl- u.iv -,,1 I i, l;iii!i. !inn::in-
■■^1 '•'■"' il";- '■■'■pi. I p.!- iMir-l HI r., \\,.-i,.rn market.
Sirauli.-rri.-, ra-p!.i'rri. - and oliicr mh..,: friiil- -nov well

ill till- .h-'i-ir! an.! uiu\ a 'j 1 mar.'..rl m llir -umnifr

t"iiri-' iv.-ort- .i!.,!,- til,- li\,-. I.an.l lirn- i- uortli ■•^70 to
•"^l"" I '-'M '■■ '.-.'111 ;in ,1. rr. in, lii.l:n.' laiiMinir-.

A p!..i of -Ir.iulM-r'a,- in a fa\'.r;,!il,- '.M-ali..n v irMnl
•II 'ill- f^tl.' nf .Sr-.'ii ■, i.-llli an a.iv; raspl.erri,..< l.r.niL'llt
•'i'l"'" I'-'VO) an .-nr,'. .iiiiaiiN. 1:0,, -.!,.. rrii-< and l.laek-
lurri,-- \i,ld s-.'.-,o p, fi:\:,i) I i;,-.(i (,, {;;(,! an a<rp.

The New North Lands.

'I'hr a_'ri' iillnral in.lu-tri.-- of the iu'wlv r.is-iifd np

:ri-: Mr. ro;i;, Tail, vo
tree.c, Spy and (JnTiiiii'.'. IIUH I'-op -o!,l for >;i.sO OJ.'l'! ) :

Mr. Ilarrv .^aire from ■.'(! fre.-. Fanien-.^ tlii- yar. K'-i r-i/ion. (iood nppK- lirc -rown on .<l'. .lo^rpliv/idati'd aii'd

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I 'I ■nihr aif y-\ HI tiM-ir inianry,

o tliat it i- not \ei po-;-i!,l,. f,, c^.wj.j,, li,,, re-uJN in t'laf

H<iw I'cathcs I'u) .

Mlh.T |.liiii- iLMi Siiiill >h-. Miii-h Wil.i I'luii-, -mil •!- tv|.<-uf snil. .iii.i il ivmaiiisl -mi « ■m-im.t. vwlti h^.t-

nis|.l"irius ''iii.iii'-. "•Ill'" i"i"-- '■''•' -1"'^ III ill. nil. Ian. ■.', liraiiiintr, ^luh .-oil- <..n\>\ iiui i.r -u. M.-fii!l\ p'antrd to

aii'l -mall fruit- ha\r lion Liiinvii hui re— lullv wIump cul- pi'aclii.'^.

ti\alc'i. I'otatiM'-, ,■■111, li.aii-. toimltor-, ami all kind- of The Cnmmcnts "f <ir<>wcrs.

\r;rcl::l'l''- ili-i "<ll in llii-" liistrict. ■■|'i,i'h nillniv li;.- mh'M'1 .i inlila!.!!- Ipii-in.-- 'ai:'. iiif,

and I am plantinL' nn'ir nr, h^^ ./- ( urij i'tcWdU."

••'I'lir l.ii-iiii-- iri| HIT- jM I'-niial allfntim, fioi|. -larl to

PEACHES. nni^li. and aii\ ..iiruil!. nii- = ! and l.ra in- .an iik^x. it fiav."

SiirJi aiv III.' ...inni.nl- ■■;' Ontarin lt. .»•■!■- u':. Iiavc
liail rc-ult-. ['I'a.liis l.,'ar al f..'ir \.'ai'-. an.l A :' ..iiti'ia.'

r.sl.li Lrroum- !ia- lt. at alt la. t i..n- in .)iitario. L.t'i ^ ^,y,.\\{-,\.](^ yicid till a' ..ui :'..• !'ftiH'litli yir. ": e lilin-

froni a tinan.ial ami a.'-tli.'ti. nmnt »\ si.'U. 'I'li.' tiv.-^ '^^^^^_^^ ^^"^^ ^^'^ plan!, d t.. ll..' a.i.-,
lirt'iii t.. I..ar at t'.iir \.ar-. ami in t!i.> liaml- nf tlir . ar.'

fill •2f"\^i-r. f.nir . iMp- ..nt ..I' \'.\r may -at'.'lv \<r r^amlfd Whiit has Utcn Accompli-hetl.

upi.n. 'llii- ';a- I'.-.'n ■.'i.at'y .a. ■.•.■!. ■.! at Iiln.- nml.T -y^^^, ri)ll.,uinL' IIl'.h.- ai. lii.-. ..f :i '.'rnuiT livinir n-nr

fav.iralilo mmlitinn- an.l .iriaim-tan..-. 'V'lrrr i- an o,,,.,,,, i,,» n. .m tli.' Nia-aia i;i\.r. "Ih^ -p.'.iali/.v= on

.•viTM'nlar:rin,i: nlaIi^. I ..p.ii'n'.' ii|. I'..!' p.a. n.-. ami t!ie |„.,|,.||,,., -rh.. avcra'_'i' .'' . I'iH'.'. nia\ n.>i al"a\- hav- a yi.d.1

futniv uill sIh.w a .■..iiliniial in.iva-.- in t'..' anraL."' tl..- ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ j,^^. i;^,,,,,.. I,,, ha- -ivn. Imt t'.-\ da.u v.liat ciin

votcl to t'li- fiaiit. l„, ,),,,,,. |,v iii.ln-lfv and ./nteipri-c.

The Ideal Peach Si>il. Tmk f.sT.

'I'tm i.lcal p.'a.li -..d i- a -amly i..aMi uith a L:ra\.-1 .i" Anim.it .'.-■ i"i' .n i".' "f ti'^ariiic: tr.'i-s:
(lav -•ll)-..i! at -.'I ■ to I f.-.-t. Soil nt' tlii= . iiara. t.'C i^ of

^,.■^ unev.n .H^tribt.tmn. A- a rid. ,t uill n.,t 1... ...nn.l ,n ^''''^'.^^'^'^-.i/^,;;;';;'^;,;;::- ^■"•, ,'""": $^s a-

the projio.-ti.m ..f iimf than tu.aity a. r.- .ni a'lv immlrt'.l i-ii-kini.'. $f.; i.a.kinc. $S: iia.K

t -. f1.

acre fiirin il.-m . . lam ol tin- . la-- i- nnrh iii pri..'. raiiL'- a^is, $.a. ■

atltiaini. M . .._„'„„, 1 llaiiliiiL- II, slali<.M {.ii p-'nli"" ^""l-

in.il iM.m -r-nii ill" I ;.-. •'.'.-•'- i '-•.••. _;-■. .■■■■■v imp... ^^^^.^^ ^^^^ i.H.-noni

and even iiiLrlier in .^.iim' se.ti.in-. 'i'hpi-o arc h..«.\.v.

min-.' i'\t I'll. ait r.'>nlt- .>n the h.'a\i".' Total .-o-t

.-,:; an t.. i: !»••>;

_'roui'r- " li.-' .'If.'

. . $st; nil ',tT i;t

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Peach Tree, « Vrnr- flld, YieliliiiK 17 Hask-ts d' II (inaiis K:i, li

Tilt KMIH^. ■'"► lUHHN.

£ .. d. « ^ J-

7 uiHk.t. (11 miart,. at 5(.. »3:.0 00 71 18 P. As^..^^ >i.l.l Hiu bush.U. «u bu-l.el.s

Lens th.. ..xp..n.ll.un. »« 00 17 U 5 a,*,,. I"- « 2 »

- - - — - 411 bii«lM-ls c nils ■' "" ' ' ' ' ' »

T,„al „-. ,.ruli, i-r a... .$-J04 UU i:,4 i im ^^1^,^,] ^.^^^^ g^

I..SS iliH .xp.t.(liiur.- 4;< IH) lU 1^ 44

" r.iial 111 I inotll |M r aire ... $«•'■ nu £13 T I'j

I

f^A^S- GRAPES.

Profits on |.«urs. ^^^^^^ 1^^,^^, ^„^

Thf p'ur i- lint oii'y in -rcat .l.m.in.l a- fr(";h fruit, but ()i,taii<>'- L-nip.' .uitiMii i- uut -.'(HiiMt U)i\< .'v.tv >..-ar.

is one of thf ^tii!''t' priMluct- for t'n> fiuit-ciilminj; indiihtry, ^^^,^^^^| ^^^ ^ ,^"_^ ^^^^ .sji/i.Mi.ddd. (;,«.! -rai" lain! i- iileiiti-
Thf fi-urrs of a I'.nrliliL'ton ..'i.,urr aiv ii.iv -uliin il !.■.!, ,'^| ^^^^^j .^^ ^,^^^ ^^^^^^^ favon-l .li-lii.I- ma^ '•.'<■ i'llr. !ia«.-.l
till' f.<tiiiiatf . f vii'M lifiiiL' a M TV .,,n-t'rv:iti\i' owe. ^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^.^^.^ ^^^^, .^^ ^.^^ .|.i^, |.,.,,jf i,,,^,,,, )„.,,,. ,ii.' at four

vrar^, ami ili.' \in<'- idtiiiuur In L.^ir I'm- a lil'.' iinii'. .V'l
-r.if. c^r (t-ilaii.. LTiapr t^rMvv.r uiit.-: -W, I r. ,,,.,-nl l> !;.i\. .". toii.^^.

or I. .".("I l,„^k('i^ al 11. ■. (M.) ..r •'f-.Mii itK^ .-.-.I ;..t a-n-.
AiHiual rosl |,rr acre of l.i'ariiiK li >, 1"" irt-v:^ to Itu' a.rr: ^^^^^^ _^ ^^^^^^^ ^^,,_^^^ _ ^^,^ .^^.,^ |.^,i,| .|,..,.,|,_,,.,1 i>,.. ,0,1.) pef

i' s, d. ■ . ;.■

ruliivation. $.'; iiiaiiurinu'. $'.; pruu ^ _^^ .\ ^.^ruuri' ,<{ Lrrap'- n.;ii- \\iii..na tuiui-!.^- t'-- t..l!.>\- .

iiii:. tt; spi-ayliiu', $'■. .. *-" "« 4 2^, j,,,, ti.r,irc- ol.taiin'il froiu lii- iv-ults :

rirkliiK. RradiiiK an. I liaiiliim to rail- ^ _ ^^ _^ ^_ ^_^, - " £ ^ ,i.

wa> al.iti.-.r. '2 - :j -j :^: ,'„st of liririL-im.' an .'i. r. nt irrap. s into

I'a.liages j f,,,, ,„.;,,.|np, jn. Indiiu; siipp.iri for

Total .ost ; Mfta, £10 1 4'^ vi.io. $- "" 1- ^ ■

32

(irapt- Villi'

Aniniiil outlay i"r ai ic wlicn bearing;:

I'riiniiiK ami fylnj; $'i ""

(^iiltivalioii '' ^'^

Sprayinj:, tlircf tliiu's 3 i>i>

E'liUiiiM and packams 45 00

STRAWBERRIES.

Success With Strawberries.

Tin' ,4rawlii-Trv bears the =ei.'oml year fiMin planting.

«.".H .'lO 1:12 II

£ s. d.

,.12 4

1 10 10

';, ; 3 and many "irouer* tako the crops from tlie?e plantings for
two seasons. (Itlwrs (iloufrli the pfltilie? up at the end of

AviTa^i'
at 1'

'I'm KiniiN.

1(1, ;! tons, or Tr,(i haski'ls
. avora.Rc prirc $112 .">0

2;i

ii.
4

Total n^'i piiilii |i' r a.r.> i''i mt tH ' '

Another irrnwrr. Ii\in'j ihmi- St. ('at!iai-iiu-, i-linialfs
Ihr cost •■'' [ivixhirtiiiii a< foHow? :
TiiK Cosi.

Maiiaf^cinriil

■rrlmiiiiiit;, lyiiii;. etc

Cullivaiimi

^Pra.viiiK'

FcTtilizliiL' '■■ ""

l>iikiii«. iia.kini.' ami dclivcruis to

stations C. tons) !■'' ""

$.", 00

7 .".0

11 r.o

r. III!

Ha.-^kr

;i2 lilt

£ s.

1 II
1 111

2 7

1 "

2 1:',

:; 1

1; 1!

(1.

6Vi
10
3

(11 .
5 '

I %
C

$g9 00 £18 5 8%

TiiK Kin liN.

.■>. ton?. p'T n.'Tc, nr 000 baskets at 1 tc. .$12f; 00
Less exp'iiilittire , *■' ""

£ s.
2r. 17

Total net profit per acre

$37 00 £17 12

tlie first ,-easoii. 'I'he followiiior e^timal^• is ftirnislied by a
Ik'ains\ iUc vrrower :

First year's outlay per aere:

.Matture I2n 00

Plants, 4. Mil per 111 17 00

SettitiK iilanis 2 00

I'knving, liarro" iiiir and lUltivatinK. . 24 00

Two sprayiiif-'s with bordeaux 4 00

£

s.

d.

5

2

9

3

»

lOVi

S

2%

4

IS

it;

-hi

5 ',4

Total

rie((Mlil 'e

outlay per acre:

$72 no £14 IT' 10^4

CultivalHUi and ueeditiK $32 00

Spray iiik- luiee ■* OO

Total $3f. 00

£ ^.

6 11

It;

£7

ll'i

Tliiril year's outlay per acre:

(■•ultivauoii and weedinK $8 00

. ,. .- •> nn

^praylI:^ oti- f - - -

£ s. d.

; 12 low.

^ 1 14

T-ctal $10 00 £2 0 11%

ux-i;il5r5

i" S (j, krIJI

U I'. Ill IMrkinn

7 8 0 l'a.kiif;..s

I'arkim; and il.lh .tIii!

:;:' :i m^.

Tu-;,!

. . '.Hi 00 i!t 14 <;i^
, . icii no :;2 17 111.,

. IH) ;> I 7:1,

■. 00 ir. s 2\
:■ (III 1:, s -.■<

First year's outlay J72 on

Serond yiar'.s outlay nij 00

Cosi of picking,' sfcoiid and lliini voars'

•Tops. I!t,200 quarts at Ir. , .', ... joo ini
Incidental rxppnsis connortpd with

plrkiiiK

800 rrates .'.t 2i»c

Packing atid hauliim to ^tati, in at .",■, '' '" '' " ' "' l.t'a\:iii: a ml |ir.dil of •■ilT;, ( c;!,", |;k. •,',!. )^ „ ^i,,,,

•"''■'■'"■"'' ■«" 00 s I ii._, ahich c\cn .-vtrn-i^c culliviitni niav r,iM|i,lenllv r\^H'vt

to l'.\<'Pcil.

"11 l"i: 1 11 21,

Total cost, thrc.. y,-:os

Rkti its.s.

Se(>on(l and third ,\ . ;ir . rops;. Iiio crates
or 9.600 quart hoxc^, I'ai-l, year.

.junr, nn CI21 p. I ;

d

800 crates, delivered ai nearest railway

stati<iti at .$1, .■,.-, per crate |i,21iinii -j.) r. l.ii,

l.ess total iTi.sl (;iii; (n, jo) in ,-,

Ne! return Si;;;j ,in fi",Ct

Or $211 (,Ct" 7< 1 per annum

f.i.,

.\ Hiirlin;r'"it irrowe'- -i.ne-: ■■ r'.iciiiir !'!■ :i -'u. ■ ,•,
!it. •^ay. T.-'Oi) i|;i,-irt> per awv, and tlie averaffe ]>ri. 1 at iic.
at r;iiiwav station, wo iret tiu' ^ittii of >:|."ii 1 i,':!-.' 'i, ;; ■ 1 ,
as the L'fo-- rcee|],(, j,,.,- acre. Vron-. sVi- dcliiot i'lO fo!-

lo'.vjllir ehar^es :

ri.inis f'^,, III)

Cultivation 2.'i 00

Fertilizers 3" 00

CURRANTS.

Uiu rii;urc\ Irom Little Cm nils.

Seire ie;,,ai-!,,-,l,l,. ro-ii!t- !,:i'e 1 '1 o!t,-iiiio.1 in Oiitan..

I' '■"til I''" 'jrov-. HI- of the stnaller fi-iiil-. The l'olh>uiii^-
^••■'"■i' fe|iMr| ,,n re, I rufraiil- i- I'unii-i'Oii h\ ,1 I'.urliiiL'toii

L'l'o'.Ver. Wllh l.-.'ll(l iHI-hels [ler nele;

\^ \l M Ci.vl ci 1; .\, I

Ciili i\ ati.ni
.Manure . . .
I'runint .
Sprayins; .
I'ickiii.y
raekini; . .
liaskets . .

.t^

en

,n

1 n I

MM

1 M

fii

1;

nil

nil

I 1

12

8
1

4

(in

1 it

r. 1

11

III)

2 '1

■' I

■I'liial

*'M nn u?, 1:. 4',

3.-.

AVM \l Kl !■ liN l-y.K A( KK.

£ s. d.

Average yitld, 2,.".(Ki quarls at .".c $125 00 2.') 13 S'j

Less outlay 67 00 13 15 4 1,

t'ruitu:

Total net prolit per acre .... $58 00 £11 18 4Vi

.\pple.s, .")"!•. !o tior. per cwt., or 2s, O-'id. to 2s. '>h^i.
I'.ars, I'-jc • • 21...I-. per lb., or %ii. to IVid.
I'.a( tus. a . to 5'jo. per lb., or l%d. to 2%d.
I'liims. :'.0c. to 4oe. per basket, or Is. 2-Jid. to Is. 7'%d.
Con.sebcrries, 3< . to 5c. per quart, or IVid. to 2^4<1.
UaspbiTries. Sc. to 9o. per quart, or 4d. to 4V2d.
Blai kbeiries. To. to 12r. per quart, or 'iV^d. to 6d.
Strawbeirie.-J, ."< . lo Sc. per quart, or 2'bd. to 4d.

CANNING.

Canning and Preserving Hruit.

'I'lie rajiid ilcvilojiirient nl' tlif ■ iiniiiiii: iinlustiv has ,,
openofl tip a iieu niid pi'iiliinMr ilcjianiucuT: of I'aniiiiig
ojieratioiis in many secti'iii- nf the I'roviiipp. \i \< one
tliat will yield llic lii'iiwei' ffoin In in ^O \iv ( rut. on I'lO
.apital iiivesti'(l.

Tliore are (i-1 .-iirli factoi-ie- -lattcred |iiett\ «e!l uwv tlie
Pi'oviiice. lint they are iim-t iniiiieiMiis in l!io Xia-ara di,--
trict and in Prince Ivluard Cnnnly. hi the ai'irii -'ate
th<'V p:iv the fai'iiici'- and I'l'iiit trinuci.. s-..hi,()iiii (UU!.- II ilii'T. W'cl! inulon i •„' ) , .'^i m I h I'.ay {'2).

Location of tiie Kattories.

'I'iie jnralinii .il' tile caiminL' fa I'liic.- ihi-(:iiirhout the
l'i-u\iiHc of (hiiaiio i< well scaitricd. V'ov convenience in
i-i'l'ci'ciicr then- iiii-iiion !ias Imi'M a.-si::-neil \v four -nh-
i!i,i-iiiii~ u( the l'i-o\inci'. a- follow.-:

I'.asl, ni ()i,liir\i<. e\clii-i\e of I'riiic,' Ivhvard county:
ri:i'.'hl'in (•.'). !,ak.|>,,rt. 'rriTloii. I'ovt Hope, liellevilie,
Xabatiec. O-hawa.

I'ninr i:,ltr„i'i Ciiiiihj: i'lcinti (i'.i. I'dooHifield (?■),

(ioit ) pel' vear I'lW ihci i- priidnic
The aver.-iL:e cannin;: radniy prin- :ni a- follows:

Vegrtnhlrs: —

Tomatoes. 25c. per l-'istiel. or Is. l',d.

Peas. $25 to $."." [ler toii.oi- £5 2s. !l(l. lo £6 ;!s. ,'','...d.

Corn. $7 to $S per ton. or £1 Xs. 0>,d to £1 12s, lOiid.

"leans, $25 to $:Ui per ton. or £5 2s. 9d, to £fi 3s, S'-id.

Pr,n;c.(,-ir,-. ?? 5e t.-. %^■. ppr •■r.v,, .-.r 1"= "■'■:A »o £! 4=. %<i.

Asparagus, lie, per Ih,, or 5^-<;d.

Rhubaib. $S per ton, or £1 12s lii'jii.

Wi'sUrii Ouiiii-iii: Strathioy I'.M. \\'r-i Lome, Toioiito
('.'), Me^.Tord. Guolph.

•^'iiilhn-H tlnt^iri'i : .\v|mei-. !l,,iiii',ii'n i5i. Watert'o
Itelhi. \iau':ii'ii-<ni-the-[.ake, DiiniiNilh' i'i). Grim*h
K;;ii:>ville, Saiidwicii. I'hatiiiini, l.eaininsrtnn, St. David's
(:>). !^t. Catharine- f.Ti. nresdeii. Sinnne. .Mvinston. l!m--
]iri>.'|iiii (■,'i. i".-:-e.\. Weiiarid, St. 'riirHiia=, Winona. Beariis-
ville. 'recuin-eli. 'rh,nn)e.5vilh\ Wallacehiir?.

^!.>j:js^Wi

r^'cacs, uraprs aini iCa&ijht n 'n'n

r^«£^!iW^ii^--iL^

■^^^.

9irm

STORY OF VWO FRUIT GROWERS.

Writiiiii to the I'idviiiciiil hirtHtor ci Coloiii/atioii in
Xovcnilier I'.Mii, tw<i cm'rs:!'! ii- I'liiirli^linien. w!in have made
a ;-iicc(>iJs ijf fniit nTduiiiLr in < >iii,iiiii. uAl tlicir oxtH'riciK cs
a? fo.lo" .- :

Prom City to Fruit rurm.

"'I'o iiMXc lii'.'M lorn in old l.oinlon and apparently des-
tined to live one".- vvholi- lil'e therr, and, in -pite of tlie
promise of a linaneially sueee-sfnl career, t" ' ave left all
and taken np frnit farrninir in Ontario, is jieiliap- a suf-
ficiently iniere-tinj:' fait to lie uortli recordinir with sonu
detail. To hjok back, afti'r a nninher of year.s of tlie new
life, and lo lind that r\ery din- of these yeai's has hopn suc-
cespfnl fi'oni tl e monetary point of \ie\v. and, what i- even
more, to nuist people, to llnd tliey are year- of deliirhtfTil
freedom, robust health and honest eoniradeship with othei
fniit jrrowers, is a stMpienee o facts whieli will surely he
intere-tiiiLT to nn.nv w!o look ilh lon'jinjr from within i
, eit\ I .i iho-e who li'ain a livelihood in the open country.

I.onned for the Out-of-fVmrs.

"Ill writin,L' of so dra>tie a ehani'e in life as this, it is
almost imjiossihle not to mention ideals, for they play an
important t^a.r! in the :U>r>!'eeiali'M! "f a. pew countrv. We
have felt for a Iotil' time, that town life wa- arlilieial, con-

ventional anil lackinj; m the simplicity which is necessary
for a heaithv, mental and phy>ical existence We desired
the countrv, hut it could only Ik.' ohlained in the fcu'm of
an occasional holiday. We wisherl to simplify our habit?,
hut were fon ed to be conventional in our commercial posi-
tion. We felt stron<:ly that U'tter than a hicrli salary with
the cram[iiiiir conditions of the city, would be living on our
own liind, w'illi till our eneriry ;.'iven to the cultivation of
fruit.

Prom HriKland to Ontario.

■'We th Tefoie left IviiLiland and sailed for t'>ntario, ar-
riiiuL; in the Xiairara fruit district just as the peach or-
chards were in their i^ala dre.s? of pink blossom. We had
nn introduction to people interested in fruit growin;:, But
preferred ;:,iil found it better — to u'o to actual farmers
and emiuire whether they wanted hel;>.

Maliinu a (J(h>U Start.

"\\'e expiained our intention of ptittitiL.' in a sea-oii of
work on a fruit farm with the jn-ospect of matcing a start
fiU' ouimIm's if it proved satisfactory. Our case was reudilj
understcod, ami we had no diiricult". in '_'c!tinLr on just such
small fruit farms as we hoped to possess ourselves. The
work was Itard, for every detail was new to us, but from
the first we liked it, in spite of ailies ,nid pains from un-
tried muscles.

38

The Start of a Fruit Farm.

'■ In the fal! of the saino year \\v
piirclia^ed ten acres of hind, partly
phinted witli fruit, hut without huihl-
ings on it. We came into posses.sidn
in November, and inimcdiatelv started
to h';ihi a house for niir n<iiiiiiinn(hi-
tion durin^r the coniini: winter. With
the nid of a friendly iieiu'iilmr, wr
buih » lciii--rooriieii loiiaLTi'. whir;-!,
altliough it misrhi not lime iniu i
archlleetural bcauly, u-.i< all ihut wa-
nwded for the tinie. and was ai-raiiLred
on .1 plan that could he a. hied lo .l.i
fund- allowed and need made neee--
»ary.

The ln.ere.stin<; First Ye

'■ Karly nrxl «pri.ij; -aw u- aiii\e in
carrying out our idua-. We first huili
a harn with acoomino.latinn for twn
hor.sc.-. To «lai-t with we piircha>e,] o'dv one hor-e. anr
only these fnini inijilinients which are ah-ohitely npco?=a'-, .
This fir,-t year was perhap:; the tnnst interesting' in oiii-
!n-e=, for, -ike u-.oH Li-inncrs, wc had in mind Die idea
of making ours an ideal farm, and ample ..pportniiitv wa-

Orchard rultivalion

1 iiefoi-e u- to jmt tlie-e idea- into
ready enon;:li to <jivi' us oiw lir>t

I- vines and fruit trees. We plant
iierrie.s; we sowed a kitclien gard
hiwn and flower garden for (he 1
39

in-a

iiii

e. .Neigidior

- were

le-

-ol

s in pnining

gra[)e

ed

str

iwlierries an.

rasp

en,

an

d even atteni

pted a

lOtI

se.

Wo cultivated and

.■i£d.

Writpr of this Story at Home.

intense i)li
flicrrv trt'o

asri'i-

... j!,. ^,,1! ,
of hiirxi-;

tiiiir our

,1

. I.. U . 1 .1

i:\ :mu -.in-

lii-st fruits from our

41)

First Year BrouKtit a Balance.

■■ Uur tirst feas^mi we cou>iiiered
i|i.:(e a .«uiiess, for we had good avti-
age crops of flierrics, plums, [X'aclies,
pears and grapes. After all the sea-
son's e.xpeiises had been paid we had a
balance at the bank, wliich we intended
to devote to further improvements on
the farm.

livery Year Better than the Kirst.

■■ The succeeding years have all k'en
better than the tirst, altuough tliey
lunc naturally dilTcred one troiu an-
"llici-. \\ (• liaM- imprnved our iiouse
uith till' addition of more roiii-. and
ha'.c it more pii-tun"^(]ue, witti a prorch,
slin<le trees and tlowcrs. We have pur-
chased an adjiiiniiig farm, and erected
,T lonuuodious packimr house for our
fiMJt. Old peach trees have been taken
out and young ones planted. All of
wiiieh tmans much work and inreful
iiKinngviii'-io. bi-r is inteii-ely -ati-fyi';g in e^■i'"■• way,
for impro\ini: eoudiliotK by personal labor is one of the
chief joys .if fruit farming.

'■^ „ \^

jf-.w:.5/i.'^'>'i:a

Heaped Many AUvantajjes. ja^g,. ,ts happy, contented. sucTL-ssful, hon,e-owning c.ti-

'•Hciiuwin- uiir puHiiun in-,lii_v, wu should say that '^^'"''""'l' 'I'o the nuw-ionuT it otTe.'s a pLicc anion;,' tlicni.

nt'ViT for uiw niuriiriil Ikim- ur ic-iviicd loavin"- titv lili' ''** ^'"•' '""" "''''""1 nnHirv ji all\ud- liic (ipi>orlnMiiy hv

for fruit -rowuiL;. ( )iii- ucrk nl' i.i.j.ji, hil: ;,'o(m| fruit'ha- ii ""''it niid pcrsfM-iiiNi r lo i i.-c ri-..|ii thr pu-iliun uf lann

primal sinipli(ii\ ahuul li thai iiiaki- \'nr incnlal rasu and l''''orrr to thai of indeiicndml land-owiicr mi a ffVk vi'ai.s.

true retinenicnt. 'I'ho uul-d.ior lab..!-, the puiv air and '''" 'I'l' nian u ith Miiall lapilal it -i\('s the . Iiancu of slarl-

thu proximity of the hd^' lor hoalin;:, roniMii.' to fdim a '"- "'' '^""'^' ''"' lin"-''!'', ^md payin;: for hi- farm out of hi-:

pi'i'fcct jihy-iiil lultiivc, and i; I lirailh is nurs, (»iir I'lolits from yi-ar to yi'ar. 'I'o tlic nii..i wiih moni.'y it

hoiis,' i- ill 111,, hiid-i nf iiiilr- n! iH'.hard hincs; I'rom our ''"'oi'ils a lii'ld of iM\f,-lini'nt uhich \wll ;;i\L' sine ri'turns

liviiii: rniiiii u iiidnu<, lipyniiil ih,. lawn ainl thiucrs, ln.yond '""' l-'i'.-'i' diMdund- than any ntluT riunmiTiial I'lDcr-

\incyard ami p.^arli m-i hard-. \\v -ic ilic hliii' >vatirs of 1"'-^^^ wliirfi lir may iindtM lakr. Onlano's nidurcments ,10-

ilnlaiiii, and il -mns a lillin- iiu ii-.mimiil for tlir hcidtliv, I"'''' '^' ''^'''y niaii. llrr o|>|ioi1iiniti('- ar.' for ail aliku.
\ irih' ail i'( Iriiil l'ioh in;;."'

'j'hi' fiiiv-i.ili- !rl|c r hdl- ils ou 11 -turv of what I'ncr^'V What Ontario Offers to Sou.

and aiid>itt.m .an aii iini|i!i-h li\ rriiil n'"!' in^' in Ontario. , 1 1 ■ ,■ ,. ,, , ,.

.Are yii'. looknii: lor a Ihimr , llonii.' of luiir M« 11,

a Home of Plenty, a Ifomr of llappini'-s. a II. nm- .if Cim

__ _ (eiitfd I'rospi'rity ': If s,, this |,:i;i,| ,,f i'r,,i|ii^r ih,. Tin

villre id' l'!nd.M\..i an. I A. hi.'M'm.'iit ha- a M. — a".. f..r

Y.)n.

OPPORTUNITIES.

The Oppiirtunttic'N offered h\ Ontario.

^ou Should Come to Ontario.

I", aii-i it is not a far olf coiinlrv: il i- onh,' seven
lay- fidm St. Paul's, l.iindon.

li.'caii-.- it i- liir I il !ii.-i. m.vsl pupiihiii- and he-t de-

Onlariu ha- ih.' laml \a-! .|iianlilie- of it, mo-t pro
dinlivi. ill ch.-ira.li'r. ihitinin ha- the i-limai.- iini'.jiiallr.

f.ir fruit L'r.m iiiLi' ,111.1 larinini:' |.iirn,.-.--. ( liitarhi i- -cttli-.l \'|ii|i('.l purliim (if ["irilain"- iieu '.u'-ti ri, \u>rl.l
ami it- pcdpi,' HIT (M|iiiiiiH,l uilii nil ilir I'milities ,,r mod- I'.im ans,' its p,,ssiliiliii,- .-iri. v,'t inihcr.nded

iTli lifi>. Put Oiiiari,' 1- lint y,l. hy any m.'ans, ,|cve',ippd Me.'aus.. it olfns Voii Ihc uhir-t po--ih'c chid.,' in au'ri-

l(. ils full s|;iiiii-,., Il 1 Is nmr,' p.'uple. It seeks to en- iiiltnrHl ai-hieveinent.

41

lifcause it is the FHLIT GHOWING section of Can-

il'':l. JiKMlii. Ill- ;:, |Mr rrllt. nt nil (run- -r,,wil 111 111,. l»n.

niiiiioii; <;o jiur iciit. of llie |ilunis: M ppp cent, of the
iijipk's; su |i,-i- (•.•lit. of tlic pciir.-i and nil -mail fniits, and
'■>■* j»T I fill. i)f I he praclir.- iind f;rapes.

Kuril ii.<(. you uill he .\T llOMh:. Voii wir Ik> nnionj,'
llntish i)ci,|,|,.- uho will !». jslmi to make yon wuhonip.

ilfraiiH' you will have iliu hi',<i t'dnratioiial privilef,'es.
OiiiarioV I'nMi,- S.-hool Sy^t(•lll I, .ad!; ihf wav, ami On-
tario i.< thr (fiiirc of lli^rli,.,. lOlncation in Canada.

Hcran-i. it oll'er,- yon, free of ro~\, the a.«>istaiice of
sciciililic kiiouli'd:rc in all hraiirlu's of .\;,'ficiilture, and
the ailviir of (•\|icii-: at any linn' for tlie a-kiiig.

liriiiii'-f it olVt I- yon niori' of tiie social roinforts and
iiiipioM'inciii- anil niUantajrt's of i odiTii livilizatioii tiian
any ntliri- pin^pci tur lirlil for eniiirralioii.

I'liMaii-r it- pi'opir arc priiLjrc^sivc and prosperous.

KciaiiM' it ha- r i lor MII.J.IO.NS .MORE.

TOBACCO,

T()bak;c<> (iriiulni: In Ontario.

'Toha. ro ha- hciii -nr.c--riilly L'linvn to Rome extent
for many ycar< in South Wi.-tcrn Oniario, hut it was not
'' oil .i''"iir Irli yi.ii's aii'i WiAl li look il^ piacc a- a ^lapif
ci <]> ill the coiintKS of hisscx ami Kent.

As tlie?e counties are at the most ..ioutherly j.xtreniity
of the whole Hoiiunion of Canada, their mild climate and
rich .soil .*ecMi to iii-nrc' the tinr-i ^'rades of tohaceo.

Tiie tirtii of Walker and .s,,„.- |,a\c located what is l<e-
licved to h^' the lar^csl iii,li\ nlual ioIkc c o grouini,' farm
in the .vorld in l!--e\ cunntv.

Tohacco grouini.' in ihe l'ro\ince of Ontario hrim's
huge returns from comparatively small mvestmeni.

Hacts Cuncerninu the Situation.

The prolitahlc ^'rouiiii; of lohac, o in Ontario has -o
far iifcii confined prariiially to liie connlies of l-N-ex and

Kent, hilt the lielief : ill;,' a-rini Itii rah-H 'j- that it would

prove a prolitahlc . rop in any of liie Southern sections of
the I'roviiiic.

.Many kiiii|< ^f io!,:i,(o .nv -rovvn. .ii,h a- chewinir,
siiiokinsr and ciiriir tohiu-co-. hm the WiiHr I'.urley, wliiHi
i- a .•hcuiiie- tu!.,-ie,',,, ,H-riipi,.- .ii the pi.-rnt I i 1 11 e liv far
the forenio-l place.

It is nut an nin nininon -i'jlit to -ee lields ramj-ing from
one or two aeiv- to luelily !ne or thiriv Messrs. Walker
and Son- lia\i. the larp-t individual tohacio Held in the
»orld. It co\ci- '.'III I acres.

South I'lssev grous ahont thrce-fourtlis of all the to-
hacco grown in Ontario, and tiie growing to" n of Leaming-
ton i~ the centre o* the tohacid uiou iimd ist riet.

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Here art- lot alcil the buyers for tilt,' liiipoiial, M'.AI|.iMe, riic pn,.. \nm.^ from yiar to year, hoiiig 15 iciits

Doiiiinioit, Ki'iu atiil otiier ('oiii|iaiiiL's, who travel ttirouj^h- (T'j'l) pi'i" H'- in i:'"''. uhi!' ihc ;i\ri-.i;,'t' | ricr in I'.Mn
out the entire ilistii(t hi(hlitig for the cropsi. was 17 (■(■nts (Hl/,(l.).

Mou Tohncco Is (irown in Ontario.

Actual Results in l<)l<l.

Tohiicco ^TDu ill!,' in Oiilarid is nrip of the tiio-t [irofit-

■''■ ■'•'U.nlion- in th.-r ^unthrrn rountir-. .i-i,,, „.,„,,| ,i^,„,,^,, r^,. ,y,o ^^^ ^^ follow-: KSSE.X

'rill- [iliini- an- r.iivil frnni the -ceil in heiU nnilri' .dt- ('(H'N'r^' I. Km a. icajre ; !,',',")() lb;;, per ni-re; IT eeiil?

Ion .■!■ >^|;i-- lill ilirv iirc fraijv fi) phint in the lieTil, whirh ^S'jil.) price per lli.: ')'•.' l'.'.."iii (L'i:>) anioii'il per acre:

I- ii-'.iallv ahuni .hme ir)tli. ,,r a total nf .*>■; i.-.':,i) ( t;n i.-.TiO |. KKN"!' COTNTY-

ir the si'a-on i- lavoraMc it refpiiro:^ about three months '-'**" aereai-'i': 1."-"''i Ih-. per acre: IT cciit< (S'^l.) price

for the tohacco to r.iatiirc and ripen In'fore cuttinj,' and per Ih.; $-.'I'.'.otl (L'i:i) amount jier ac iv : or a tntiil of

har^cstin-. $'.i!ir,r.()0 { tnO.oO!)).

Most fai'inri-s haicj' the ]irnilii,t in harii- t(p drv. while It will thus I,,. -,.,.n that an nci-e ]irodneed this year

a I'cw t\\-\ hy heal in l>arn- -pcially i-oiislrncted for the (jDWO •*•.' r.'.-'ai (t'hi). iHr lotiil c o:-t licin^r •■*•"'• (tlO),

piirpH-c. Ica\inj,' the irrowcr a prolit of ^lO'.'.oO ((.'33) per acre.

The maj.M'ilv ni' i! .rnicr- ral-e their own tolnicco | „ .,11 i;_.n; ,,, iito II,-. u,rc ^rowii in |-'.->e\ and Kent

plant-, hnt -cm. lovfcr lo Imiv I'n.ni then- ih'lcrlihors. j„ \',)\o^ ■,,„,] four line's ihi' amount rMii easily lie prodmed

in these ciuieties hy iie rea.-cd aercaii'e.
A Uoril on Whut has Keen I><inc.

The actual e\pcii-e of L'rowinu' an acre of tohncco in What (irowers Ha» c Done in Ontario.
Onlarhi, ont-i<lc of siipplyini.' the plants wliieh any farmer

can rai-e for him-elf. is liunired to he *r)0 (t'1l>). Xiimliers of in-taiire- wrr.- i ,. , o-rl in H'l'i where

The crop vields from i.OOll lbs. to •-•.nOO lbs., but an farmers realized o\er .$-.'(l(i (Ulii) per acre on their tobacco

a\erage crop would be 1,?50 lbs. to the acre. crop.

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llauliiiK Tobmco to thi- Curing HarnB,

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Ih. lnl!,,«in-.nv il„ ,..|i„,,ii,- -i\,.„ !.v n fru r.n'iriri- -Tlir l..|l.,«i,i- |,.t ,,r |,,ir,- |Mi.| i,, ,:in.Hi- u, II

'■'"' '-""."''I' l"-i''es: k-nown K.-nt fnnii..r-." -.w\ Mr. (ii-.-orv in his |uil,lishH

stilt''lliclil, ■■\m1I ;:i\.' .-(ilMi !mIic alK.il rif tin' Jiinllts of til

''i'tuo '''""' -''""'"- ''"' .'"■■"■:

2,S8u "'' ^^ ArnuM, Ivoii i-mIIi', innc iiciv^, ri'ci'iveil $'.'.|i"'

.. l!u2U ( fl^ni I,, I- :-i- , ■..!,.

■■ . I'li, "(miii'l'!- Ilia- kliuiii. L(iiii-Ml!t', iniit' .ii ri>-. rcceivi'ij

2.r,60 *'.';!i"i ( f|t;ii| I'l.: i:i- , !oji,

''•''" "^\ I'll ki-niiir, ( iiiiliairi 'I'owi -'ii|i, «( iiTi aire-, rcceiv

• !'',',^|'J '-1 $1.i;mi (f.i.'iC) for hi- ,n.p.

. 1,2S0 ■•(H-ir;',- Stcphi-n-, Ham II h. Icii iK -. i-fn-ncl fri>ni

.. l.suii si.MMi :,,*•/. I Mill I i-:!i;ii i,, fiiini f,ir hi- vn\\

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. . a, inn *i;.;,iiii i Vl, iim ) I'm- hi- i lop.

;'''l'.'" "U. l;. M, i.iviror. •.'•.' an--, iciru.i' $.-,.:,iiii (tl.loii)

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A HOME.

Ill a statt-iiinit hv Mi !•". I,' (',vfjnr\. icpi. ■ i.itu.'
r .1 I 1 'I' 1 i t \i 1. I r- 1 J ^^^ \ 4>u l.iKtkini* for u (uhuI Home?

of the Inijiira! loha..> ( ..iiip,iny, of Montreal, puolished

ill tlir Chatham I'hiiioi. in t'lo niitiinui of IIMO, that jren- 'I'h.^ I'iomi,,,. ,,f Dniano oITit= every inducement to

lliOi:in -i .1 hi- ' "!!l!'a!!Y hl!(! !^ll !T! :a-vl! "^ ! ( M!!^ I !OI l l!,;. j 1 „,,,,. v, !•!,;. :• \ I ^ ^r;!;:i,H,! v..,^:: r/.^^ rL.h ; .J ! ,,.,!

(l-.'(lo.(Mi,t) wortii of lohaf'co in thi- .oiinta- of F.-.,.\ ainl iilf.il (liinair m,ikr •inrr- for ihr imlu-I rioii-^ -••tt'or a-
KiMit, am! wen' •^lill hioking for more. siired.

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Orilii'io jKwsfssos iill tlie advnntiiire?. Tlip pioneer Ontario needs populRtion- inrreased population. The

work i> ilone. The coiintrv is opened up. All portions Province will extend a welioino and ;.'ive an une(|unllc('

are now served with chiirelies. ■ichooU, raihvav.s, te!e;;rapli, o]ipi)rtiinity to those wlm would estahlish a good libnic of

telc|ilii)nf. daily new- pajier, and all other advantajjes of their own in an ideal British countrj'.
nuidcrn civilization.

heir further particulars write to

DONALD SUTHKRLAND,
Director of Colonization,

i*ariiament Buildings,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Or to

N. B. COLCOCK.

Ontario Qovernment Aiient,
163 Strand,
London, W.C., Hngland.

Priuted by WILLIAM BRIGGS,
29-37 Richmond St W.. Torftnto.

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