Cover
Apple Capital Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Cover |
| Type de l'objet : | Shaker |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools and Equipment for Materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Food Processing T&E |
| Matériaux : | Felt Wood |
| Technique de fabrication : | Built |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1999.4.8 |
| Description : | Large circular cover with handle nailed together; bottom of cover is made of thick felt. |
| Commentaires : | The history of the apple industry in Nova Scotia begins with the Acadian settlers in the Annapolis Valley. The French used the fertile, reclaimed marshland to grow a variety of crops including small apple orchards. The valley is ideal for farming as it is protected from the cold, north winds by the North Mountain extending from Digby Gut to Blomidon and a parallel range to the south blocks out the fog from the Atlantic Ocean. Both the Cornwallis and Annapolis Rivers run through the valley providing an ample water supply. After the Acadian Deportation in 1755, the area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters who continued the tradition harvesting apple crops and pressing cider. By November, 1789, a society promoting agriculture had formed in Halifax and by December of the same year, the Kings County Agricultural Society had formed. One of the most influential men in the apple industry in Nova Scotia was Hon. Charles Prescott who brought numerous apple varieties, as well as plums, pears, and cherries, to his garden at Starr's Point in the mid-nineteenth century. By 1843, the Kings County society had branches in Aylesford, Horton, and Cornwallis and by 1898, the county boasted nine similar societies. In 1863, a Fruit Growers' Association and International Show Society of Nova Scotia was established and its first meeting was held in Kentville. The society lobbied the legislature to pass an act to better protect fruit growers in Kings County. Fruit cultivation in the area continued to flourish with new varieties of apples being introduced; the total yield for 1870 for farms in the Annapolis, Kings, and Hants Counties was one hundred thousand barrels. The main export market was the United States although by 1870, farmers began exporting regularly to England. The first Nova Scotia apples displayed in London were sent to Crystal Palace Fruit Show in 1860 and 1862 which established a trading market that lasted until the Second World War. In the early 1900s, Cuba was established as an apple market " it already was a potato market for Nova Scotia. Prior to export, apples were processed to create juice, dried apple slices, cider vinegar, apple butter, pectin, and canned apples. Later legislation provided apple growers with more control over packaging and marketing their products; by 1910, numerous cooperatives were starting and implementing advertising and shipping standards. By 1939, however, international markets were drying up with the onset of the Second World War. The industry is still celebrated each spring with the Apple Blossom Festival. Incorporated by the province in 1935, numerous towns in the Annapolis Valley participate in the annual event held in Kentville, each sending princesses to compete for the Queen Annapolisa crown. The second and third generations of New England Planters spread into the western Cornwallis area creating networks of communities throughout the valley. Settlers moved in to Berwick by 1810 when Benjamin Congdon built a house. He was shortly followed by his brother Enoch and the area became known as Congdon's Corner. By 1835, the town had been cleared of trees and three houses were built. In 1851, the growing town decided to adopt the name Berwick after a seaport town in northern England. In 1923, Berwick was incorporated as a town. Berwick has played a central role in the apple industry of the Annapolis Valley; it was home to numerous orchards and apple warehouses lined the railway tracks. The community is known as the 'Apple Capital of Nova Scotia'. Eaton, Arthur W.H. 'The History of Kings County.' Belleville: Mika Studio, 1972. Parker, Mike. 'Historic Annapolis Valley: Rural Life Remembered.' Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, Ltd., 2006. Hutten, Anne. 'Valley Gold: The Story of the Apple Industry in Nova Scotia. Halifax: Petheric Press, 1981. http://www.appleblossom.com/History.asp |
| Hauteur : | 2 |
| Longueur : | 18 |
| Largeur : | 16 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Établissement : | Apple Capital Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Berwick |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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