FROST IN FRUIT AREAS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 116, 9 October 1914, Page 4

FROST IN FRUIT AREAS.

SKVEKE DAMAGE IN HAWK EN BAY

By Telegraph.--IVr l'rcss Association, Hastings, La»t Night. ' Sufficient time has now passed' since last weok's frosts to enable a correct estimate to 'bo made o the actual daimage to the stone fruits in the district. The orchards on the plains, suffered most, the greatest damage occurring to late peaches, Japanese plums, apricots and nectarines. It. is authoritatively statwl that the orchardists who failed to light fires have lost more than half their crops and that the peaches in the. orchards where fires were lighted did not suffer to any appreciable o'xtent. In all the orchard,; early peaches are said tn have escaped damage. Had the frost occurred a week later, much more damag.; would have been done. The applo and pear crops are only slightly damaged. Contrary to expectations, the orchards on the llavelock Hills, alway.-, t"iuside!v.l t. u be outside (lie frost area, were touched by last week's froci. I but the damage will cause no financial loss. At Clivu and Pakivvhai the frost, has marly saved the orchardists the trouble of Illuming their crops. Tlie frost also affected Waipavva end Dannevirko orchards, where pcaches and apricots suffered very slightly on the. hills. On tlhe flats, howovor, 'it j, 3 Klated that nectarines and apricots have 'Occu practieaDy wiped out. If 13 .stated that tho orchards 011 !ho Jiills at Waipawa are carrying tea 7 crops.