Fruit Culture.

Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1902, Page 2

Fruit Culture.

Mr J. C. Blackmore, Government Pomologist, has just returned lo Christchurch. He states that it is considered that the time has come when less attention may be paid to the small amateur grower and the chief energies of the pomologist may be devoted to commercial fruit-growing, as is done in the dairying division of the department. Mr Blackmore will, therefore, recognise the work of instruction on these lines. In addition to imparting instructions in methods for dealing comprehensively with pests as well as all matters pertaining to fruit-growing, he will advise on the erection and equipment of preserving and pulping factories, and give instruction, when these are erected, on all matters relating to manufacture, etc., and endeavouring to promote the export of green and preserved fruit. Considerable progress has already been made in the Motueka district. A syndicate of growers has pulped during the past seasou about 150 tons of raspberries, and pat up the pulp in x Jib ylb and 50U) cans. Negotiations are now in,progress for the formation of a plant capable of dealing with 1000 tons of raspberry pulp alone next season. The plant can be further utilised for the pulping and canning of other fruits, The raspberry pulp already put up is now being placed on ■ the New Zealand market, and Mr Blackmore, on behalf of the department, has arranged to send and pay freight on a sample lot of about three tons to England, where it will be submitted for approval and quotation to the principal jam manufactures by Weddel and Co., of Liverpool and Manchester. To promote and encourage the export of apples the department has recommended the Government ' supet'fisipn; Some little time since Kelly and Co., of Manchester, wrote to Mr Blackmore, . stating that‘the Manchester market: was one of the best in the United Kingdom for the sale of fruit, and requesting to be placed in :, communication- with growers and packers of New Zealand grown fruit. With a view of testing the requirements of this, as well as the London . markets, an effort will be made to induce growers to forward one or more fair sized lots of apples to Manchester. !

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