Fruit Culture.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 181, 4 February 1896, Page 2

Fruit Culture.

• A Messrs Mayo and Palmer, Govern* • ment frnit experts and instructors, are at the present time in Wellington, and in the course of a chat with a representative of the Evening Post, gave some information of interest concerning the state of the fruit crops in their respective districts. Mr Mayo, whose district extends from Wellington to Hawke's Bay and Marlborough, states that the apple crops (his year were slight everywhere, whilst stone fruit crops are very heavy, particularly apricots and plains. Peaches, except in sheltered spots have suffered from the curly leaf ; butwalnuta and filberts are doing exceptionally well. Excellent crops of grapes are showing in most parts of this district, the Gnyot system of cultivation yielding the best results. Codlin moth is prevalent in most parts of the district, and only gives way to proper and systematic treatment. Mr Palmer, who is in" charge of the Auckland district, remarked on the neglect and lack of cultivation in the orchards up North. With one or two exceptions, the orchards aro allowed to take care of themselves. Apples are scarce up there this year, while peaches, plums, and pears generally are yielding * more than the average crop. Lemons md oranges show heavy crops every* ,vhere. The codlin moth pest has been rery bad all through the Auckland disrict, as far as Whangarei, but beyond hat Mr Palmer only found one or two solated cases of the moth— Standard..