THE FRUIT CROP
SEASON'S PEOSPECTS REVIEWED. Tho'Director of tho Horticulture Division of tho Department of Agriculture has received tho following reports from his officers regarding tho conditions of the fruit;crops at tho end;of November:— Auckland.—Apples:. Good sot all round. IQooseberries: Fair crop. . Lomous: Phenomenal blossoming; heavy set. Nectarines: Light sot most localities, Oranges: Good blossoming. Pears; Most varieties good set, others light. Plums: Light. Plums) (Japanese-): Heavy. Strawberries: Average crop qf good berries coming to hand./ Tomatoes: Season very favourable .to large plantings undertaken. Peaches: '. Setting: only average. ' Early- plums are on the market, and will' be followed jhortly by peaches. Strawberries are coming on to the market in largo quantities, and In the main are of good quality. It .is, however, regrettable to see the amount of dishonest packing that is still Kolng on in connection with tho marketing of this fruit. Auckland' Souths—Growers mo very Jteen on combating fire blight by cutting ■ out every slight infection. Potatoes rather later than usual, but generally heavy crops i prices receding. A few outdoor tomatoes now being marketed. Walkato'.—Apples: Good orops appear to have set.' Apricots: Poor. Cherries: Fair. Gooseberries: Good; prices good. Lemons: Promising well. Nectarines: Patchyjji good 'deal of leaf curl. Poachos: Average crop. Pears: Crops well up to the averago i good deal of spot. Plums: Very polony. Plums (Japanese): Only fair. Strawberries: Crops.good, prices well maintained'. Torafftoe?: Promising well. Walnuts: Poor. Hawke's Bay—Apples: All varieties ■well -below tho averago. Sturmcr vory .light'; Jonathan about the best with only •medium crop. Apricots: Light average orop. Cherries: Good crops now being harvested. Gooseberries:' Medium to ,!hoavy; harvesting. "Eemons: promise well. Nectarines: Light to medium. Oranges: Promise well. Peaches: Sarly varieties; light; midsoason-, medium; late, mediuui heavy. Pears: Light to medium' crop • only. Louie and Cole promise best average crop. Plums: 'Xiia/ht to averagescrop. Plums (Japanese): Good averago crop. IRespL'erries and Loganberries: Hnvo sot a fnirlv heavy crop. Strawberries:' Light .Tomatoes: Now 'making excellent growth under favourable conditions. Walnuts: MucHum to heavy crop-promised. . Nelson.—Apples: The (Setting-of joe's and Five Crowns is very light;other varieties have a a. fair setting. Black spot is prevalent in orchards not carefully sprayed, and will probably re-dttcb-the. number of cases fit for export in orchards thus affected. In orchards carefully'' (attended to black spot has 'made ho progress worth speaking of. Apricots: \ery few airly varieties - will 'mature. 1 ' Later varieties promise to bo •light to fair. Cherries:- A very fair crop "being picked. Nectarines. and peaches: 'Practically no early varieties have set, Thero will be a. very light setting of late varieties. Pears: Flowered and set fairly well, but hare dropped very badly, and the prospects are for a light -crop of practically all varieties. Black spot js bad, especially among William Bon Chretien and Vicar of Winkfield pearsPlums; There is promise of a fair crop only. Tomatoes: A largo number of glasshouse tomatoes already on the.market. Outside plants showing .well: promise of a fairly ••heavy crop, though rather later than.usual,.
' 'Marlborough.—Apples: Very, fair sct r ring;; Stunners rather light in places.. Apricotsi Light crop. ' Cherries: Fair." Gooseberries: Heavy orop. Nectarines and punches: Light crop. Leaf-cuiT extremely, bad. Usual sprayings hnye been • ineffective. Pears: Showing a fair crop. Plums:-, Light Plums (Japanese): .Medium' 'crop. Strawberries: Cropping very well. Tomatoes: Slightly damaged by recent frost.. Crop not yet in evidence. "Walnuts: Pair crop, but lighter tbnp. last season. Otago, Sub-district, Toviot.—Apple3: Good. .Black spot.very slight up to, the ...present; mildew fairly, .prevalent.. Apricots: Very fair. Cherries: Fair to rock!.Nectarines': Medium to (rood. Peaches: Good to heavy. -Pears:, Medium to , heavy; , Plums:' Medium to heavy. " A good Vive-rage crop, expected. 'Plums (Japanese): Good crop'.' '. Strawberries: •Good.. . Tomatoes: 'Very, fey.' grown in this locality.• . . * ■
. Otago, . Sub-district, Central Otap>-— 'Apple 3:. Jlediuin to heavy. Apricots Not,'up to"nvornge. Somo arena wiped .out by frosty others light to medium. Cherries: Good, where not affected' by frost. Fruit inclined 'to, be small Wing to cold, snaps with droughty conditions. Gooseberries: Good. Nectarines: Above average.except in frost areas where crops ore rory light. Peaches: Not up-to average except in.few instances.' Low-lying positions practically wiped out by frost. Pears: Generally good. Plums: Light ■•■ ? , ? I " ms 'Japanese): Liglit to good. •Strawberries: Good. Walnuts: ood.
Canterbury.—Apples: Good averago crop. . Lord Wolseley generally a very light crop. Apricots: A light to medium crop. Cherries: Good oroc' Gooseberries: Good crop. Necarines: Good crop. Poaches: A medium crop. Pears: Good average crop. Plums: Light crop. Fruit dropped badly. Plums (Japanese): bood crop. Strawberries: Good crop.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 67, 13 December 1920, Page 7
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747THE FRUIT CROP Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 67, 13 December 1920, Page 7
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