As your readers are no doubt fully aware, the subject of fruit-growing is taking a deep and strengthening root among us, and bids fair to overshadow other industries. Its growing importance is being felt and realized in our individual and commercial affairs, controlling and directing them to such an extent that we are becoming somewhat noted, even abroad, as a fruit-growing country. If your readers could be present at the great wharfs and stations of our central markets, say in strawberry or raspberry time, or, better, in peach, grape or apple time, they would almost be compelled to conclude that the resources of wide areas of fertile lands were being taxed to supply the immense demands upon them.

Even in our smallest country towns and villages, the supply and demand is annually increasing and every little plot of fertile Canadian soil is made to do duty in contributing its quota.

In this matter, some locations of our country are by far more favored then others, and some parts are adapted to special kinds. For example, the Niagara district has long been noted for its abundance and fine quality of peaches and grapes; the Oakville region again for its abundance of fine strawberries and peaches; the Arkona region is becoming noted for its beautiful strawberries, raspberries, peaches and grapes, and the whole county of Lambton for the finest developed apples.

We have great plenty of very favorable locations for producing the most beautiful grapes in great quantity. We flatter ourselves that no country can produce finer, larger, or better grapes than those produced in the famed Niagara district of Ontario and the Arkona district, and that known as the Chatham district on Lake Erie. The products of grapes in these locations are enormous. The sorts mostly grown are Concord, perhaps two-thirds of the whole, and the remainder are Worden, Moore's Early, Rogers' No. 4, No. 9, Delaware and a few of the best whites, but the Whites are not favored in our markets. This industry is likely to assume very large proportions. B. G.

Arkona, Ontario.