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U _____Grower and Farmer Mr. Harknoss exbibited a pian of the farm divided into 9 sections, and had been opem>~ at Vineland Station to which letter« for *he farm should He said, "We are doing work laid out in the origiral plan, and .ope to branch out into coâ€"operation. 1 will take up apples first. is section 5 we have 4 rows of apper trees of _ aiffecent varieties, Rows 1 and 2 : «op grafted . to Northern 8p . rows 3 and 4 are top wrafted to King. Out of 44 trees in this orchard we have 3 vacancies, ow are 6 rows of more varieties: Th« «Jrst two are highâ€"headed, . and "> mes two Jowâ€"headed; the . Jast wwo are on Russian stock. This exâ€" .._riment is to test the relative merâ€" its of ca‘ture and pruning, etc. We are golug to extend this work. Canadian Grown Peach Trees (?4 ree Lance in Weekly Fruit Ia auother block we have more variety seste _ and 57 varieties . of apple seedlings from the Dominion E=perimental Farm, Otawa, . also Are some Siberian Urab apples. W > have one row of apple _ trees, which were affected with Crown gall when planted in 1910. They seem to be as healthy as any on the farm. _ REVIEW OF THE WORK AT THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION, JORDAN HARROR By A. D. Next to this we have a row . 0f Yollow Transparent for curly apples. ‘Then _ there are seven rows . more w‘anted for a variety test in which wre 38 varle es Interpersed _ vith Dedley, Weal..y and Milwaukee, as fillers. Some of to> apple trees . are in their third year. s AJ\ our apple trees are wlanted 33 Scarce A)\ our x36 feet. In another section we are . using dwarf pears as fillers. Some of this is no* planted yet, and we are going to fill it out with dwarf pears. ‘The east slde «C this block is to be fall plowed and the _ west site spring plowed. A cover crop will be grown on each site, We have a row of Steelo Red here which Mr. Johnâ€" won, of Simcoe, urged us to test. The other varieties ars Fall and _ Early Winter, _ Gravenstein, Bienheim, Stark, Duchess, Wolfe +nr. Astraâ€" chan, etc. In the south western) corner _ of the farm‘we have an 4relml plantâ€" od to apples in 1911. ; The soll _ is heavy clay. whe u.u/ are _ healthy und there are not miny vacancies, ‘There are 17 trees is each row and this orchard is plan as a commer clal orchard, and consists of Sples, Baldwins, _ Greenings, _ Jonathans, McIntoshes, etc. On the outside . is a row of Hyslop Crabs. Wa keep records of the _ fruit %fl. trees, and employ 6 or T systems of cultivation. pes i soil and have not as . many ges hes as _ we should. ‘In section No. _9 we have 518 peach trees of 145 varieties. There is a plantation of 12 tows of wellâ€"known varieties, such as Smock, Elberta, Yellow . St. John, Admiral Dewey, etc., in which Prof. Harcourt is carrying on fertilâ€" izer tests with the different elements of plant food, nitregen, potash and whosphoric acid. we Arave fillers _ planted between, D , Wagner, Wealthy and . Onâ€" ‘The total number of different varieties â€"Including crab applesâ€"â€":s 124. We have 15 acres of apple trees planted during the last 2 to 4 years, wnd 4 acres of old orchard in _ full ‘The orchard is divided into 5 plots No. 1 has nitrogen, phosphoric . and potash applied to it. No. 2 has nitrogen and phosphoric No. 3 has nitrogen and potash. No. 4 has potas» and phosphoric. No. 5 has no fertilizer at all. We have a block of 105 peach trees planted last year of different kinds. These trees are doing well. ‘There is no Yollows or Little Peach No. 2 has nitrog« No. 3 has nitrog No. 4 has potash No. 5 has no fert We have a bloc trees planted last kinds. ‘These trees "eaches: We are rather lacking in at the Niagara Peainsula Association Meeting at in this orchard. ‘ Prof. Caesar has this orchard to do as he likes with in experimentâ€" ing on Yellows and Little Peach. Inserting infected buds in some . of im trees, Injecting chemicals | into mome. etc., ete. He is also planting pits from discaused trees. Section 8, a very heavy clay soll has 12 rows of pexches on the east side, the same varietles as on _ the lighter soil, Smock, New . Prolific, lun..n., Brigdon, . Admiral Dewey, Yellow St. John, etc. stt ‘These are looking very well _ alâ€" though they have wot made as much growtu as thos. on the lighter soll. There are 10 rows _ of . peaches budded upon plum stock, planted in 1908, and some in 1909, They have not made as much growth as . the others; but are n:xuu and are comâ€" Ing into bearing eatiler, ‘The Americana and Mariana stocks were used for budding on. Near here we have a yew ap.icots, . 5 differeat varieties. _ P K K f ECE In No. 6 we bave a plantation of cherries, both sweet . and sour, $3 trees of sour and 125 of sweet. In the centre of section 8 we have a pear plantation. Six varieties of dwarfs, 12 to the row, and the same ix varietles in standard, side . by side. These _ are cross cultivated. Then we have 325 standard, and 72 dwarf, comprising 124 varieties. We are watching for blight and cutting it off _ as it appears, using antiâ€"septics in our work. Mr. Reeves Is pl-‘ to croswâ€"fertilize to try and lind a blight resistant variety. We have a small corner in grapes In 1911 Messrs, E. D. Smith _ and Coring were appointed to choose the Â¥arietles to plant but they did not do 1 1911 In 1912 I planted _ a number _ of grapes, commercial standard varieâ€" tes, 28 vines in a row and 18 differâ€" ent varieties. ‘They are all doing well. In the old plantation there are 10 rows, 14 vines to the row, Concord, Niagara, _ Vergennes, Camppell‘s Early, Lindley, etc. These are prunâ€" 2044 M 00e A o L San: ed on 3 different systems, the . knifâ€" | which is the best. ‘The vegetable . growers . wanted some ground for the Skiuner sprink ling system to be tried on, the bush fruits were taken out and _ planted on heavier so‘i. The old plantation on the farm was too close together, 1 planted my rows 12 feet . apart with strawberries between. ‘The results have been poor. . We will test out the bardier varieties. ‘The raspborry rows are 400 feot lau.\'ohn“nfl«l.d\hal currants, Some new Saundors seedâ€" lings, Clifford, Climax,. Saundera,. eto In blackberries we have 20 nrh-‘ ties, 20 plants of esch. and 40 varieâ€" ties of strawberries. One acre . of light soil we are going to plant . in strawborres this year. In a test of Fall and Spring plowâ€" Ing we have 6 trees of Elbertas, 8 trees Reine Claude and 6 of Clapps Fnvorites. This spring we had some tm‘ planted in _ dynamite _ holes, slx apple trees at . the domonstration which was held on the 18th of May, Of one year old trees, 18 planted in the spring, and 18 planted in the fall. are living. In every case . the {allâ€"planted are ahead of the others ‘The fall planted trees were . pruned in the spring. We have 12 English Walnuts planted iast spring. us o UA TR AANeS TL "’e hu: plots of tomatoes to be tested for canning factories, domesâ€" it, so there was no planting You want CANADIAN GROWN trees for your orchard. You want them true to name, free from disease, and up to quality. s We can furnish them. Our assortment is still compl!ete and is about the only large stock of CANADIAN GROWN PEACH TREES on the market. When these are gone, We will stop LW! & Sers sc _ cL. amne erane b a 1212212b cA c mdns contncinctat EW L1 P selling. No imported trees for us We know are true to name, extra quality and with a m root system. All grown from southern pits. Don‘t delay if you want your pick in varieties. local agent at once or send list of yvour wants, d Lo L{uRe J L5 63 CCE AEeCE CE eUDOOCOCKOOO~ Srealoime (6 local agent at once or send list of your wants, direct. Do it NOW. You will be surprised at the prices We can make on extra fine 4 to 6 ft. or 3 to 4 ft peaches. â€"THOS. W. BOWMAN & SON CO., Ltd. coatien ut e «Ne ta en werer . tie use, otc. The seeds are . save from the best looking plants bearin the smoothcit tomatoes to try _ ar improv» the variety. Our work last season was conf \ed to tomatoes, pears *nd . rmus melons. Ni fre;: We keep the leading varieties strawberries free from runners, wellâ€"cared for, and note the ie from individua! plants, the best which are then encouraged to runners and we breed from the yielders. ~"youe ; _ We nxe some land for extendi our work, but not . an awful and we ask you to coâ€"operate help usiout. ! suggest a commit from the fruit men. . We want y lplc!pe (_he y«zl_:lc. ~ us â€" ‘The farm this year is not in th condition I would iike to see it in, â€" 1 am ashamed of it, but the Ritt kouse School cut off part . of _ 03 water supply and we had to insta a new system, and lend teams help the water works We also h to help the Grand Trunk in drawin gravel in order to get stone . d over the roads. _ , Aue â€" 1 am heartily ashamed of the con dition _ of the farm this fall, _ and bope to have _ it different _ anothe year." It is an assured fact that if toes are to be succersfully _ grow more attention must be pafd _ to th prevention of discases. ‘This phase of potato raising has been neglected s¢ long that it is now absolutely neces Llln‘ to take vigorous measure in or der to insure profitable crops. During the past season a large n ber of complaints have been made th potato vines were unthrifty or we wilting and dying. In every case th cause could be attributed to one two common discases: . the in! brown rot, or "rosette." Probably most common one of these was internal brown rot. The loss in cases was twenty per cent and in fow cases, even greater. _ Certainly, when preventive measures are simple and inexpensive, it is onl good business policy to adopt measures in order to realize the high «st profit possible from the potato At this time of the year, of course, not much can be done in the way of dealing with discas««. However, since storage conditions deturmine, in large measure, the amount of rotting in colâ€" lars, attention may profitably beâ€"callad to this phase of the problem. field. Too much emphasis . cannot | 0° inf wlaced on the absolute necesaity . of pu lake _ precautionary . meesures . at / "I ance If good crops of potatoes are t»| * be raised. Specific information conâ€" "you cerning planting will be sent out beâ€"| fore next spring. In the -mmm-.l = proper storage conditions shculd b» “W maintained and plans made to phml ‘ potatoes on soll which has . growa l none for at least six years. TTBMS FOR THE NOOXNâ€"SPELL Brampton, Little WilHe, being a city boy, hai Kingstuon Po never seen a cow. While on a visi _ stom, Ont., to bis grandmother he walked . o _, across the fields with . his . cousia West Elgin Joka. A cow was grazing there, ani _ West LOrt Wiltle‘s curiosity was . greatly exâ€" _ 24 1913 cited. Tavistock, J THE isDEPENDENT, POTATO DISEASES ONTARIO MOTHERKOOD _ SUGGESTIONS ‘DBramptan _ Poultry _ Association, L Bramrpton, Ont., Jan. 8 to 11, 1913, had Kingstom Pouitry Association, Kingâ€" Isit _ stom, Ont., Jun, 24 to 25, 1913. a1, West Elgin _ Poultry _ Asspolation, ani _ West Lorne, Ont., Jan. 22 to Jaz Advice to Expectant Mothers ing one to most womien and marks dis« tinctly an epoch in their lives, Not one woman in a hundred is prepared or unâ€" derstands how to properly care for herâ€" welf. o(mm"q‘_ bowadays h.m treatment it sach times, many «xpericnce with an umw‘ for the trial of strength, and when it . m dn anta . ex. _ 34, 1913. Tavistock, January 21, 22, is over her system has received a shock Do i w Bm oo e aits. from which it is hard to recover, Folâ€" lwing right upon this comes the nerâ€" yous strain of caring for the child, and sdistinct change in the mother resalts. There is nothing more charming than 1 happy and healthy mother of children, a0d indeed childâ€"birth ‘under the right woditions need be no hazard to health or beauty. The unexplainable thing is that, with all the evidence of shattered nerves ..auo‘«nhnl&nlllmfi--- pmndmflua..i #ho in which to prepare, women persist is going blindly to the trial. | Every woman at this time should rely qoul.ydhn.l’hkh-'lw&o- peund, a most valuable and invigâ€" crator of the female organism. Is many homes ence chiMlless there are pow children beâ€" ~o csuse of d Li E‘- fi-.-tnhh ham‘s Vegetauis Compound makes women normal, beaithy and strong. ul "1. Willie, what are you drawâ€" Ing asked a teacher of one of his "Horns," answered John. Defore they gone far the . cOW mooed long and loud. Willie was astounded. _ Looking xck, he demanded. in a fever of inâ€" NT AWNG POULTRY SHOW DATES ow our trees a magnificent NEW BASKET FIRM! The Fruit Grower and Farmer (formerly The Weekly Fruit Grower) Enlarged and Improved _ EVERY FARMER EVERY FRUIT GROWER SHOULD READ Concerning the whole range of Fruit Growing, Mark Gardening, Poultry Raising, General Farming Stock Breeding, Dairying and Bee Keeping Many Fruit Growers are not interested in Farming, but every Farmer should be interested in Fruit Growing. ‘The Fruit Grower and Farmer is a paper for everyâ€" body and everybody should subscribe for it. _ «THE GARDEN OF CANADA" _ .. THE LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN LINCOLN CoUNTY Two Banks High School Public School Marble Works Healthful Climate Two Planing Mills Two Barrel Factories Two Carriage Works Radiant Electrical Co. H. G. & B. Electric Line Grand Trok Main Line Proposed line of C. N. R. Specialty Mancfacturing Co 22 miles of Cement Sidewalk Best Waterworks System in Can Beautiful Scenery Fruit growers would do well to see this new firm before placing their orders for baskets. A. Hewson has been foreman and manager for !hthimnm Factory undet J. H. Grout & Co., Grimsby Mig. Co,.o?u. Doran and Chas. Vanâ€" "Experience is a wise teacher." The fruit growâ€" ers know what kind of a basket A. Hewson has turned out when given a free hand. ‘The new firm intends to make the best hand nailed basket on the market at a fair price. ‘They solicit their share of the trade of the growers wanting this kind of a basket. Orders may be placed at once and manufacturing will be commenced as soon as a building can be erected and machinery installed. â€"â€" ada U The 44th Regiment Band ‘l'wo'l_ugqt Canning Factories Four Greenhouse Plants, one of them covering two acres. Canada‘s Premier Summer Resort, within two miles of its doors, namely "Grimsby Beach" ADVERTISE IN THE INDPENDETN HEWSON & FARRELL HEWSON & FARRELL COME TO GRIMSBY Fruit Grower and} Farmer Grimsby, Ontario Price $1.00 a year in advance. GRIMSBY, ONTARIO wHAT GRIMSBY HAS of im WEDNESDAY, Five Cnurches Three Newspapers Cheap Electric Power The tinest Fruit Land in the World The finest Residen«»s in the country The two best kept Hotels in Onâ€" A new Goverament Post Office {ts be built) The finest stocked Stores in Linâ€" _ coln Cousty Unlimited supply of Natural Gas (being piped) Lake Ontario on the North and the Mountain on the South. A population of 1,800, and a tribuâ€" w{ population of 5,000 withâ€" in four miles of the town The Stables of the World‘s Chamâ€" Standing Racing combination. The tinest Fruit grown on the conâ€" ‘ tinent. Itis known the World \ over for its fine quality and The finest laid out Driving Park _ in Ontario with one of the fastest half mile tracks to be \ found anywhere JAN, 15, 1913 Market thur wi