FRUIT CROPS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18669, 19 April 1926, Page 10

FRUIT CROPS.

N,Z. OBCHARbS. The director of the Horticultural Division, Department of. Agriculture, has - received 'the following rtports from his officers'regarding orchard' and marketing conditions at the eiid of March:—. Auckland— Late apples are in average to full crop;' good, 'clean Oranges .and lemons:' Developing well for a good crop. . Pobrman'oranges, jn particular, will be in full supply, with a-larger output for the district, •as • many young- I'rees are coming into bearing. Tree tomatoes and passions are-well lip; district's average-crop. Giaborne—Applee s :. .Heavy, «J**n crops lemons. .Good setting; retarded ~by "dry weather.' ' Peachesr Late Varieties heavy; neatly, finished. Fears.: Light; good, «k*n fruit.- Tomatoes:. lAte. crops showing' weHf. Walnuts: Heavy; cleaner than usual." Hawse's i Bay—Apples:. Heavy.' • crop; good, clean, crop, late varieties i*ady lor picking;'' fair nrop'ortibri will be exported; 47,000- case* packed -for.'.export- during March; fa,ir. quantities ..now . .being. coql,; ttortd. Lemons: Average. Pears: .Medium to light; about 6000 <cr>te» . be.ing exported. .-, Walniite":' Good'harreat of Tints.- ' Wanganui.—Applea:' Heavy 'crop. LttriOnV. Average crop. Oranges: Light. . Fears: Average crop; [Tomatoes ,:.;.. Average. ■. Walnuts: Light..' ' '.', .' . Mana-vatu and Waira>apa.—Apples: ;Btnrr mere' and. ether' late Varieties, heavy crop; high percentage fancy grade (now ready'for harvesting re export); • Paitchy.•'«Towatoan On market.. Walnuts: Few grown. Nelson.—The apple exceeding "au expectations, and will' constitute, a fecord for the district. Export quantities: Will be 100 p>r cent.' bvW the. previous season; Thoiigh/ on. the ~ smeller fide, • J|be . fruit'"is. ve'ry free.froni" black spot, andrueaetting .and insect »p>sts ar«- not, severe, , Leinons: A'' fiir'setting. •Ti'earaj Grips have very disappointing, with Winter Cole on the small' side' owing to dry weather.. Strawberries: Second crop was y*ry;;d)iap'polnting,; 'to'/dry -weather.; Tomatoes: ' Still 1 few ; with jrbod j d*me,hcV f or. factory. use., Oh*the whole, a ; very good' Season:-'' Walnuts: > Good crop" } and fairly, clean.,.: ,_,,., « si r.; \ ' j T Motueka.—Late varieties of .'applet ( bemg | picked and packed' for'iaxpbrt.'■ Great : ma-j K>rtty3tuir4Sra,- fancy f grade* I Oyer vOfl.OftQ ! .cases passed for export to:end of month, ' Marlboroukh'.—Applea*:" Good crop* "being j hajwesfe<L; due to dry conditions, has .reduced bulk > of anticipated export. .Peats 1 : '•* Local ':prcdnWiofcu sni<ll,i especially Irk->'ls'tei ,Ya,rUtt.e«. Grope good where grown,' Tomatoes: Good ! crops' 'have iTD#«n -realised'f a'atisfyifag ' 'local j demand. Wolnuja: y ' C\ope i-j slightly above., average. ! '■:"■;■"' s■■■" "/''.; '..' • ' y -j \ Canterbury,—Apples: The picking of summer; aptf'ei Js'iubw.in and j the fruit generally' Is fairly cTeih, v birt email. > The gales jfair quantity., e* peciall? in -Loliurn distrjetV • .Straw- j •bem'es j/Sfttond/crop*. <ver/ light and con' sequently.tealiaing ,goodjpijcejt; ( Tomatoes": Heavy supplies' csmi ■ during : the > rnbnthi wieee. The rtop is now practicaUy' finished.' 'Walifnta: ;A' fsir.j crop; not y*t beingtmarketed. OUgb ' and' ! Soutfelend.-^Applea: H*avy; c'rbpsi' Oop» ; oleaniand. trwa'jnakjng; g^odi K,t9wlh, ; Fruit, amaller than, .uanal, owing \ to heavy '", crops : borne.' by ' treia. = 'Three ; weeka ; to' a'TdbntH • la'feir.. jh 'matttrinr, than j last sejisbn. Grower^; in. ti dja- j trict exporlih'g heavily. Peaches: 'Average. crop; pracfieall-7 finjahed. , _ Pwrs: Average,. crop; very clean.' ' * '• "' '•''' 'v,i f harrcat' .in, .WU; swing. Cox'a arid Jdnathan" inclined to pa' light. < Heavy .crop,., of throuphout" districl. ' Aprile' leaf;" hopper showing i up in places; = * Bed spider lis alfb'niaMng : it»> presence felt'in places. Hat' vesting well in hand. 1 ' 'ln' soino 'orehareia, trees 'have" au'atainedi fairly it.exfenaivft&nir \ age by ■' green aphia Pear*.: > Han««»ag J of Winl« Coles crops •beihg .piitled, \ but 3 inclined: tb ; oefc.n small side. ..Tomatoes.:. Good oyipa, being i harvested, but ripening Very' •lowly;' Tn; j.laces the .earlv frosts 'have, done, ifxtensiTe . damage, 'to iplants.., ,Bea,son, will .soon bo' ovfir. .Walnuts:, Promise, of'icod. crops-