New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
C1N1DIS POOR SHO WING.
Crops GENERALLY MUCH BELOW TIE
STANDARD.

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STOCK.
Toronto Dec o.-Thc season has been poor
one for Canada. Throughout ontario, at any rate
| surh is the almost universal lament. Bad weather
and poor crops are the rule. so unavorahlc mas inc
fall weather been indeed. that even such crops rs
! the farmers hid grown have been much inlurcd ny
! II bcfoc they could be gathered. told ana wei h"'c
| prevailed. Thunder storms were unusually frequent
during August and carly part of september Fro''S
occurred in the northern and northeastern sections
Of the poviucc "a, early q, the 18th Of August ana
again ON the ed and 23th Ilcy were also expert
! cncrd NJ the Lakes the I3ih. and i'c formed Al
many point, from tie 2l>t TO the end 81 the month";
causing damage to tomatoes. corn and POTATOES.
| IT. the greater part Of the province however httc
or no damage hHd been done by tro, down 10 the
! beginning ~ November. Ghc average u hours OF
sunshine over tho province was IS per cent IN
| Nuglr.t - per cent m september and only 20 per
J cent n October The rainfall 81 The present year
! In the west and southwest districts exceeds Tor tho
| three month, tlc average NJ EIGHT wears by @.-1
inches and In the centre district by - Inchc' Tho
majority - the reports made To Inc Bureau ~ indus
tries, according t. H. bulletin. arc - tie eject that
the results Of tho iu trc,hinS an disappointment
fr wet weather o. Juue and July caused considerable
rust. which resulted IN more or l--s ,lrunAen gram
~,pr.iA v I'm the case ~ spring wheat and oats Tho
quality %, flN wheat is NOR" fivoiahy cImmr1 ted upon
than that II any other cereal many 'orir .pondcnts
giving instances where this grain has gone several
ponnd. per blshcl over weight bnt TO yled generally
b., less than "a, anticipated spring wheat * =
| comparative failure. fur while u some CSC, good
,rld %, far quality 3, reported the majority - reports
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w., 80 - 80, ,., -, 4, , milo orr..po,d
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| pcclally among late sown. Tlcr :, divided house
! On the question 81 the tworoved barley now being
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! mJ"ij 10 ITO crop
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turned "ni very Hst H NI''' Al" "''" sun" '' >''.
| pie. m" damage :" Tie seed Wa general tf'h early
rains, and the di"nih 81 summer caused the '''e'> 10
| mature bc'or" large ~" hid poem "uAihch 'h'
crop did bet on lighter soils 'ut was almost ia'"re
on ola land In the ~"uth"' ''H ''uilc' q j. I-AI
small n >anW'' lH' 81 '"H i"l' quaint ana ""' u"
D.. complained o. Iir u-N"Ht Ga" rest 81 t' province
uic crop 'tf"r greatly rutu- from g"od &" an ci'If'
failure k"t ' complained al from All pu"fteF' anu
q, II -"Wcilm- continues A'i'r h."'HS 81 may iiI''''
| diminish the Nth before ~lins. Iuflhp-, MHg'lN
and carrot, Ar' good crop, almost cvclN"h"r', pa'
uculIril mous'l-.
In -carcclv auy section oi the province DE- sud
that tine apple crop hl- been au abundant one. Tho
tree, bo-,on~d "a trcat promise the sfri1g. but -
blight apparently caused by the cold. wet weather,
diminished the chances flr 4 aty crop %, fruit. In
tho extreme ,outhwc-t the leave, ~ apnlc and pear
tree. assumed a rusty. reddish color and the newly
formed fruit dropped in considerable quantities, and
IN many other lo,lt", the fr.if dronucd Will" vet
immature I'm the oouuir, 81 I~.cN Kent FlgIn.
ianht ~ and MddlcscN the apple crop was nearly
rutir, failure. aud other there has not been
more tll;l ~unicrucy To- supply local demands. In
most 81 the West Midland couutic, there has been a
small surpu, oi winter apple. and there as
well IN the Niagara peninsula. pears, plums.
cherries and grape and other small fruits
nave been moderately plentiful. bat grapes are the
only frut Of which any considerable shipment, have
been made winter apples vary greatly In size. shape
and quality. The fall varieties generally uneven
Ia -hapc and Of Scabby appearance but the supply
ha> been nodcidic Black knot ON plum and cherry
trees appear to hc gradually increasing. and in some
districts have been almost cNt"rnmnt'd by 1t.
The raising of clover for seed has been but little
pract- IN tn, province OF lat" years. owing 10
pratcd failures Of thr crop. Tni> year Will not likely
eve great announcement To farmers, for while few
Held. reported good the majority ot correspond
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