Apple Growing in Cramahe
Apple Varieties
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Apple Growing in Colborne by Joy GiffordHeritage Apple Orchard at Vineland'A' is for Agriculture, and Apple by Eileen Argyris, p.168'A' is for Agriculture, and Apple by Eileen Argyris, p.169'A' is for Agriculture, and Apple by Eileen Argyris, p.170Ontario Apple GrowersThe Quest to Design the Perfect Apple - CBC The Current audioBasket making - Six Nations PolytechnicThe Big Apple roadside attraction, TVOA large variety of apples were available for the public in the 19th century, including Empire, Cortland, Idareds, McIntosh and Paulareds.
John Thomas & Thomas Webb, Upper Canadian Provincial Exhibition, Cobourg. "List of Prizes" Cobourg Star, 11 Oct 1848 - photocopy newspaper clipping Details
This newspaper clipping of the 1848 Upper Canadian Provincial Exhibition in Cobourg asked competitors to enter their produce in competitive classes such as Best Winter Apples, Best Table Apples and Best and Greatest Number of Choice Variety.
Apple section of “Fruit Growing In Northumberland” by Platt Hinman, published in the Ontario Agricultural Commission, Appendices C to S, Vol. 3, (Appendices C to F), 1881, pp. 144-147.
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This page from an 1881 Ontario agriculture publication, which outlines apple growing in Northumberland, refers to Early Harvest, Red Astrachan and Sweet Bow varieties,among others.
Exhibit, Cramahe Agricultural Society, Orchard and Garden Details
To see the entire booklet, search the Digital Archives for Prize List Cramahe Agricultural Societies’ Annual Exhibition at Castleton, on Friday and Saturday, September 23rd and 24th, 1910. Its local identifier is 36ep
The apple competition in 1910 Cramahe Township Agricultural Fair listed eight classes for varieties such as Baldwin, Ben Davis, King, Northern Spy, Golden Russet, Wealthy, Spitzenburgh and Talmon Sweet in which orchard growers could compete with each other. Today a number of Cramahe orchards are dedicated to growing many heritage and new cultivar apples.
