Ontario Sessional Papers, 1908, . ney bees are kept, andthere is no question in m^ mind that it would pay fruit growers well to keepa few hives of bees merely for the purpose of insuring fertilization of fruitblossoms. In sections where fruit farms are c^ose together as they are in theNiagara District, the growers within a radius of one or two miles mightco-operate and employ a competent beekeeper to look after a good size apiary. REPORTS FROM THE FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1907. SOUTHWESTERN FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATION. By J. L. HiLBOKN, Leamixgtox, Oxt. I presume it is alre
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1908, . ney bees are kept, andthere is no question in m^ mind that it would pay fruit growers well to keepa few hives of bees merely for the purpose of insuring fertilization of fruitblossoms. In sections where fruit farms are c^ose together as they are in theNiagara District, the growers within a radius of one or two miles mightco-operate and employ a competent beekeeper to look after a good size apiary. REPORTS FROM THE FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1907. SOUTHWESTERN FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATION. By J. L. HiLBOKN, Leamixgtox, Oxt. I presume it is already quite generally known that this locality liassuffered another reverse in its peach industry, by the severe frost whichoccurred early in October, 1906. At most points in the Province con-siderable snow fell at this time, which had the effect of affording consider-able protection to the trees from the frost, although it destroyed many byits weight. In the Leamington District very little snow fell, and the frostwas therefore more Mr. J. L. Hilborns 20 acre peach orchard. Two year old trees. Peach trees under three years old, as a rule do not ripen their wood asearly as older trees, and it was this class of trees that suffered. Trees thatwere old enough to bear, and also young trees that were cultivated but little,and were therefore well ripened at the time of the frost, sustained Init littleloss, while hundreds of young trees that were not well ripened were killedoutright. The seriously damaged portion of the trees, in almost every casethat came under my notice, was about midway between the fork and the baseof the tree, the bark being completely killed for several inches at that point. I might state here that the greater portion of the peach district inWestern Michigan suffered much worse than we did, as many thousand acresof peach trees and Japan plum trees were reported as being killed northern part of the peach district there received quite a fall of s
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