. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1893. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. rs4 The Canadian APPLES IN NOVA SCOTIA. L. WAKEMAN, in a letter to the Cincinnati Times, dur- ing a trip through Nova Scotia, says of the famous Nova Scotian orchards : I have more faith, however, in Nova Scotia apples than in her gold. The Annapolis and Gaspereau valleys contain about 600 square miles of culti- vable land At the present time one-tenth of the area, or nearly 40,000 acres is planted with apple trees. Almost a half-million barrels of (iravenstein, Baldwin, King of Tompkins, Nonpareil
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1893. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. rs4 The Canadian APPLES IN NOVA SCOTIA. L. WAKEMAN, in a letter to the Cincinnati Times, dur- ing a trip through Nova Scotia, says of the famous Nova Scotian orchards : I have more faith, however, in Nova Scotia apples than in her gold. The Annapolis and Gaspereau valleys contain about 600 square miles of culti- vable land At the present time one-tenth of the area, or nearly 40,000 acres is planted with apple trees. Almost a half-million barrels of (iravenstein, Baldwin, King of Tompkins, Nonpareil, Russets, Ribston Pippins,and other varieties of apples are now annually yielded and exported. Over three-fourths of the area is yet in young trees. From 5,000,000 to 10,00,000 barrels of apples will certainly be raised annually in these two valleys within ten years' time. They are proven to be the finest and hardiest varieties in the world, and the demand is never met. In the fall, American buyers fill the region, purchasing in 1,000 barrel lots. Experience has proved that the European markets are just beginning to know this fruit region, and, as every barrel which can now be secured is taken there, the competition between American and English buyers will always insure the Annapolis Valley apples raisers from $3 to $5 per barrel in gold. The method of English shipment is highly interesting and is additional good luck to the Nova Scotia apple farmer. He has only to pack his apples carefully, stencil and brand his name upon it, mark it "John Doe," or "John Roe, London," and deliver it at any depot of the valley railway. If he send 100 or 1,000 in this way he has no further trouble or anxiety. His apples go direct to Halifax. There steamship agents, who are practically agents of London buyers, care for them. In three weeks' time the apple grower receives by mail exchange on Eondon for the apples he has left at the station platform, and the price is the highes
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