NELSON FRUIT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 April 1908, Page 2

NELSON FRUIT.

" K " ' JAM TACTORYy Bt SY ■_ Largo quantities /'of peaches are now berecoived at the K Jr.ni Factory from.the' lljotueka district (says ' the Nelson ,Evon r iiig Mail "). The total number of eases handled .last, week 'was over" 300CK :Tho variety of peach coming " forrsrard is the Solway, a first-class, canning sort, and the . sample _ leaves n&thing to be desired. The colour'js rich, and the fruitl is of enormous size. Many specimens have turned tho scale at 120z.,. while- it is'an ordinary thing to pick up peaches weighing 9 ancl lOoz. In fact.; it is safo'l'to- say .that a liner samp:a ct h—.d'.cs ; than-., that" which was sent last uccl: to r.hn local .Jacwry 'Couldnoi imVororlncad"anywhere in tho Dominion, it, indeed, out ot it, could moro eloquently testify, to ttie suitableness of the Nelson Province for tho growing of fruit ,to thdi" highest perfection, than tho line of fruit hero referred to. The hands at tho factory are busy getting tho peaches into cans, and when this fruit is disposed' of the canning of apnlcs and quinces Tyill : bo' commenced. ■ Tilo factory .will have i late season this year, it- beihg expected that, things' will bo very, busy till May.