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THE FRUIT CROP

OFFICIAL REVIEW OF OUTLOOK. Tho officers of tho Horticulture Division report as follows regarding the condition of the fruit crop at tho end of December, 1916: — North Auckland.—Apples: Midseason and oarly varieties, average* crop; late varieties, light. Lemons: Good average promised. Nectarines: Very light. Early peaches are on the market and selling well. Mid-season varieties have fallen badly; only light crop peaches all round. Pears: Light.to medium. Plums (Japanese): Lifjht. Phims (English): Light. Strawberries: Growers aro enjoying a lengthened season owing to the plentiful rainfall. Nearly finished. Tomatoes: Looking well. Oranges: Fair averago sot. Waitomata.—Apples: Medium -crop, oarly and mid-season varieties; late varieties, light crop. Pears: Light all round, with exception somo mid-season varieties, which are only medium. Lemons: Good set. Nectarines: Light.Peaches: Very light with exception one or two mid-season and second early varieties. Plums (Japanese): Very light. Strawberries: Still coming forward in good quantities for this period of season. -Tomatoes: Showing somo improvement generally. ficcomher having proved ono of tho wettest months of tho year, and following as it did several very wot unseasonable months, general orchard work has been much retarded. However, tho plentiful rains have much benefited-growth, and young orchards aro looking remarkably well. "Ripo rot" of tho peach is very much in evidence, and is causing considerable damage to the peach crop in this district. The strawberry crop has been ah average ono, and owing to plentiful rains good berries are still coming forward.

Auckland South. —Practically no change* to report .since last month re light crop of stone fruits. Heavy rain considerable damage to potato crops, in some cases washing thorn completely out of the ground. Tomatoes doing fairly well, outdoors now being marketed at good prices. Waikato.—Apples: _ Very patchy. 'Some varieties very light, others good; rather backward. Apricots: Light. Cherries: Only fair; crops almost finished. Gooseberries: Rather better than anticipated. Lemons: Give promiso of an abundant crop. Nectarines: Very good. Peaches: Only fair, not so' good as anticipated; "Brown rot" in evidence. Pears: Bather light; "black spot" prevalent. Plums: Fair. Plums (Japanese): Heavy. Strawberries: Good. Season has been very good. Tomatoes: Promising well; blight has made its appearance. Poverty Bay.—Apples are showing a good crop. Apricots havo been very unsatisfactory. Cherries have boon good. Lemons: Trees aro very vigorous. Nectarines' and Peaches: A few early fruits are ready for picking; crop light. Pears: The prolonged _ bad weather has affected this crop—light. Plums: Good. Plums'(Japanese): Good. Raspberries: Not grown to any extent. Strawberries: Good crop; affected by bad weather lately. Tomatoes: Good; rather much plant for the quantity of fruit. Walnuts: Fair.

AVanganui.—Apples: Medium crop. Apricots: Light crop. Cherries: Light crop. Gooseberries: Good; nearly finished gathering. Lemons: Good. Nectarines: Medium crop. Peaches: Light crop. Pears: Medium crop. Plums: Medium crop. Plums (Japanese) : Good. Raspberries: Pair. Strawberries: Good first crop, good prospect of a good yield for second crop. Tomatoes: Looking -well, a few of the outside varieties sotting good. Walnuts:, Medium to light crop. Palmerston North.—The fruit crop on the whole has been rather disappointing, "Brown rot" being very prevalent in plums, peaches, and nectarines. Apples and pears are very patchy, some districts carrying very light crops. Cherries are all done, tho crop being light, but prices very_ high. Raspberries promise well, and with a good rain a heavy crop will be gathered. Tomatoes

aro looking woll, being so far free from Irish 'blight. Nelson.—Apples: An average crop, dovcloping well. Apricots: A short crop now being harvested. Cherries: Tho crop is now about gathered. Gooseberries: Tho crop is now about gathered. Lemons: A very fair crop maturing. Nectarines: A nico sample now. Peaches- being gathered. Pears: The crop is unusually short. Plums: A moderate crop, mooting a good demand. Plums (Japanese): A heavy crop. Raspberries : A fair crop, now being gathered. Strawberries: Good crops havo been gathered this season. Tomatoes: Inside, fair averaga crops being gathered; outsido, a fair crop, prospects much improved. Marlborough.—Apples: A variable crop, but on tho whole good. Stunners, very heavy; Jonathan, a fow good crops, but generally light; Delicious, fair; Dunns Favourite, good; Cox's, fair; Fivo Crown and Lord Wolseley, good; Horn and Dougherty, fair. Apricots: Fairly good. Cherries: Did not turn out as well as anticipated. Gooseberries: Good. Nectarines, Peaches PeaiSj-Plums, Plums (Japanese): All fair. Raspberries: Poor. Tomatoes: House tomatoes, hoavy; outdoor, promising well. Walnuts: Good, but bacteriosis will take a heavy toll. Christchurch and Suburbs.-Apples: Fair. Apricots: Good. Cherries: Fair to good. Lemons: Not grown. Gooseberries : Good. Nectarines: _ Poor. Poaches: Poor. Pears: Medium to good. Plums (English and Japanese): Very light crops. Raspberries: Fair. Strawberries: Light crop. Tomatoes: Indoor, good; outdoor, too early. Walnuts: Very good. December was very dry, rain falling for two or three hours on one occasion only. Mite and codlin moth aro consequently increasing rapidly. Raspberries, which promised very well e.arlier in tho season, .wore badly out with" tho late frost on November 30, and only a fair crop is being harvested. A good many growers lost a largo proportion of their apple 1 crop through tho frost.

North Canterbury.—Apples: Fair to good crop. Apricots: Good crop. Cherries and Gooseberries: Good crops. Lemons: Not grown commercially. Nectarines : ■ Good crop. Peaches: Fair crop. Pears: Fair te light crop. Plums: Medium crop. Plums (Japanese): Inclined to be light crop. Raspberries: Fair crop. Strawberries: Inclined to bo light crop. Tomatoes: Indoor, fair to-good crop; outdoor, not sufficiently advanced. Walnuts : Good crop. During the month the weather has kept exceptionally dry. Bain is badly needed in Canterbury,. The sovero frost which took placo on November 30 was very disastrous to outdoor tomatoes. Potatoes, marrows, and cucumbers suffered severely; Raspberries and applo orchards in a few instances were cut rather badly. Otago and Southland. —Apples: Looking well' Apricots: Few early varieties being marketed. Cherries: Still going forward, realising good prices. Gooseberries : Ripe fruit now being marketed. Peaches: Early varieties going forward, being picked rather on the green side. Pears: Looking well. Plums: Good crops being harvested. Plums (Japanese): Good crops being harvested. Raspberries: Good crops and good demand. Strawberries: Main crops nearly finished. Tomatoes: Hothouse being marketed. Outdoor, looking well.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2980, 18 January 1917, Page 8

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THE FRUIT CROP Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2980, 18 January 1917, Page 8

THE FRUIT CROP Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2980, 18 January 1917, Page 8

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