THE FRUIT CROP.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1730, 22 April 1913, Page 8

THE FRUIT CROP.

OFFICIAL REI'OItT FOR. ■MARCH. Hoporting nn the condition nf Hie fruit, crop up lo Hie end of ' moiilli, nflirers of t lie tlrcharil.-' JJivisiou of flic Dcpartnienl ol Ajjrii.iiKure liave the fnllLMvincr lo say:— Wbangarci.—Apples. imilimn rroj>. l.einoiis locking well. .Pear> lieitvy; ma,-a crop ronuitne-; nearly hni^tioii: 110 sign nf blight, thauges uf an average ■ Aucklaiid North.—A'lplc-, good i-rop. Lemon crop looking w -il. peaches nearly over. Peal's, good c.roy. i'inms praeiically finished. Tor.uitoes, crop finished. Auckland t?onIli. —Apples, only Into varieties left ; fair crop. I'ears almost done. Xectai'iucs, crop iinished. Peaches, crup fiuished. Tomatoe:-, sJ-i'l gouil! picking; tree from -blight.

Hamilton.—Apples still in fair supply; prices for,good,grades higher than usual. Lumous very scarce: youu;r fruit developing well. Nectarine;, all harvested. Peaches getting scarce, l'ears, late crops still to harve.-t; prices a'ro- very firm, l'luuis (English), practically all harvested. Vlunis (Japanese), all harvested; havo realised liighor prices than usual. Tomatoes, fair crop; these are of extragood quality anil free from disease. "Walnuts-, light crop. Poverty 'Bay.—Apple crop below, averago; dry 'Slimmer :s bringing lato varieties to maturity ion;; before their usualseason, and,largo quantities rendered unmarketable owing to the ravages of codlinniotii where sprayiui; neglected. Lemons, poor crop. Peac.her, 'ate crops good, now almost oyer. .Pears, gcod crop; same ro-' marks as to apples. Tomatoes, good crop. Walnuts,'• good averago crop; ail extra heavy crop would liaio been harvested but for tlie,severe attack of baoleriosis.

Maiiaw'atu. and. Wairarapa.--Apples, medium crop;,lato varieties fetter than.!, anticipated. Pears, fairly,good crop: some varieties attacked with black-spot. Tomatoes, average crop; very little disease. , Hustings.—Apples, moderately good crop. Nectarine, season oyer. Peach, season almost over; .crops very heavy, size small; aycrrigo prices satisfactory; rust' troublewtne., Pears,, heavy crr.Uc, good quality; damaged.'by scab in 'early' season. PluiiV season' oyer. Tomatoes, good average crop. Walnut?, good crop. • jVcUia&ton.—Appias. . average crop. Pears, .average to heavy crop. Plum crop finished. ■ Xor.in,' jc#, . avrfago crop. Jyelson.—A p'ple?, goo>l crop.; .crops picking as we'll as anticipated. Peaches, crop almost finished with tho. exception of a few going, into, rann'-iig-warlts and market. Peprs, .fair crop lveiii£ picked. 'Flunks crop nearly fiuish'd. Strawberries, second crop vcty poor. Tomatoes, mostly factory fruit row being (fathered. , Kleiiheim.—Applets medium crop; looking very' well, espcciaily Jonathan, which nro, very hidilv coloured. Apricots, vei-y. lighi crop; late frost in Xovembcr cut v.'-ariy nil' fruit off. Cherries, fair to medium';, harvest, completed. Lemons, good crop. Nectarines, light. Peaches, very, light. owing. lo late frost; all picked, except a few bale varieties. Pears, fair average crop; somo varieties badly dam3gfd*l>y scab. Pi'.tms (English), heavy crop, which' i? almost oyer. Plums i.Vnpanese). medium crop. Tomatoes, good .crop,- .ripening and growing well. Walnuts, heavy crop.. ; C'hr:stehur.ch'.—Apples,■ good crop; a. few varieties .slightly aifected with black-spot.. Pears,. good crop; somo damaged wilhi pear-scab. Tomatoes, 'good crop still picking ;freely. Walnuts,.light crop., Timaru.—Apples, m'aiy crop coming to liaud; tlio supplros ara short of the demand, and-consequently prices are good, Pear supplies coming forward; these are rather ec&bby, but' not bad enough to warrant condemning. .(Tomatoes,. heavy, supplies, low priecs ruling in Walnuts, good crop; crop doing exceptionally. well. ; . Dunedin.—Apples, good crop. Pears, good 1 crop. Tomatoes,' good crop. .Walnuts,- fain crop. . '