THE FRUIT SEASON
■. Mr..F..Haybittle,:of the firm of.Georg*' I homas and Co.; states that thore will".' .- not.be nearly as much, fruit coming from :: ■' I\olsoh : this, season as' has been -the case.-' i ,in'.;pdst:yeilrs.'. Owing "to" the dopreda-,/' tions.ot the: October gales,' the apricot , : season, in; that .district -nWbne'n a failure. - ; ' Practically none.. Jias been received this \ .soaspnV-iis .against thqusands of:cases last- , / year—and how the. apricot, season is over. ' iew apricots: have ibecii" sold under 65. ; i. ' .case,' I ;as: ; against 2s; Gd. -in normai"sea--'■■:-.• sous. ;In the: peach: orchards the. havoc ''"' 1 wrbught by the.gales' was almost.as'bad,' '. ! and the yield will be about one-sixth of ' last years crop; >- ■:.-'■.■• '••■■ .. ■'' ' Raspborriesy.havo' .been ..plßntifulV . plums inly,fair; but. in:regard'.to apples a most/bbnntifnl/crpp' is .maturing.'- So" "'. hoavy,.indeed;,iis; the"yield,' that' many ;' ,of the orchardists have: had to' prop-,up ' V.: 'tho.branches :of; the trees to .-prevent ,'■ : .them breaking. under : the ■ load- of^-fruit"'-'■ jthey aro carrying. .'./ ■• ■•"■:■ ■:■'■ .■.•■: ;■ The Hawkey -..Bay "'.peach and' phiii. (crops, aro. satisfnej-orj-—quite lip to 'the * ■good standard, set 'last year. ■."- / .' ' /'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 2
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164THE FRUIT SEASON Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 2
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