CASED FRUIT

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 22 September 1930, Page 4

CASED FRUIT

DIRECT CARRIAGE TO MARTS. RAILWAY OFFER ACCEPTED. A meeting 6i the Christchurch. Tomato and £>tone Fruit Growers' Association was held on Saturday night, when thore was a good attendance. Mr C. J. Finefan was in the chair. Following action taken by the Association in in endeavour to arrange lor the delivery ot produce direct to auction roOins in various towns, a ropiy was received from the railway authorities stating that such a scheme could bo arranged, and setting out a scale of charges. Mr x. Jt'awson, commercial agent for the railways, explained the scneme iu detail. 'the carrying charges, ho said, were the lowest to be obtained iii the various, centres, and, exclusive of rail charges, they would be: — Per Minimuiu ! ton charge, s. d. Ashburton ... A 0 9d I Timaru ... 4 6 i)d Waihiato ... 2 0 Is 4d per case Oatnaru ... 3 0 9d Duriedin ... 5 0 pro rata lnvcrcargill ... 2 6 9d Gore Id per case 6d Under this scheme the- railway authorities Would guarantee delivery at the various auction rooms in tiiuo ior the morning sale. A motion was carried that the offer made by the railway authorities be accepted. The question of arranging for produce, other than in cases, to be handled under a similar arrangement will be taken up bv Mr Pawson when he goes south on his ne±t trip. A vote of thanks to Mr Paweon was carried. It was decided to contribute £1 Is to the Canterbury Progress League. Mr G. Billson was re-appointed delegate to the Association. Island Fruit. The question of fruit being brought in from the islands was discussed, and the following motion carried :- "That this meeting views with alarm the allocation of £30,000 for the development of the island fruit trade which will probably bring in other diseases, and that the islands should be encouraged to grow more fruits, such as pinoapples and bananas, which do not carry diseases." At the conclusion of the regular business, the Government Orchard Instructor (Mr B. G. Goodwin) delivoreu a brief address on the cultivation, manuring and spraying of stone fruit trees.

Dealing with spraying he said the question had been raised as to whether it was possible to mix the oil with the Bordeaux mixture. Practical application had shown that while oil in the proportion of one in 30 or one in 10 would emulsify properly, it was doubtful if one in 20 would, and ns this was the strength recommended for spring snraving. the experiment was a doubtful one. The oil spray could be aoplied right on top of the Bordeaux if necessary.