Ontario Sessional Papers, 1888, . erries, on the other hand, were a general failure. The increasingprevalence of black-knot in cherry and plum trees, especially in old orchards, was thesubject of frequent comment. Of the small fruits, strawberries were the most favorablyreported upon, although the drouth shortened the season materially. Native raspberries,black and red, were badly affected by the heat, and in many localities dried on the bushesbefore a sufficient supply for local requirement could be picked. In the Northern districts,however, wild fruits, especially the huckleberry, w
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1888, . erries, on the other hand, were a general failure. The increasingprevalence of black-knot in cherry and plum trees, especially in old orchards, was thesubject of frequent comment. Of the small fruits, strawberries were the most favorablyreported upon, although the drouth shortened the season materially. Native raspberries,black and red, were badly affected by the heat, and in many localities dried on the bushesbefore a sufficient supply for local requirement could be picked. In the Northern districts,however, wild fruits, especially the huckleberry, were abundant. Fruit trees were reported to be in surprisingly good condition in the fall, consideringthe trying season through which they passed, although in some places, particularly in the 66 51 Victoria. Sessional Papers (JSo. ). A. 1888 eastern parts of the province, young orchards showed signs of succumbin<:^ to the lon»continued drain upon their vitality. The area in orchard is given in the following tablefor a series of years :. These figures indicate a gradual decrease in the orchard area of the province since1883, but in a case of small acreages it is difficult to make a satisfactory estimate for thewhole province ; a difference of even a quarter of an acre in the returns of consecutiveyears will make a considerable change in the aggregate. The number of fruit treesimported during the past five years leaves it to be inferred that the orchard area of thecountry must be slowly increasing. The appended extracts from correspondents on the fruit crops of the season of 1887will be found unusually interesting and suggestive : KKOM THE MAY REPORT. John Hooker, Mersea, Essex : There is a heavy blossom on apple, peach, plum and cherry, and if there,are no late frosts there is good prospect for an abundance of fruit. Edmund B. Harrison, Howard, Kent: Apples promise to be a fine crop ; peaches look promising. snow favored the mice to girdle young trees. John Bishop, O
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