APPLES FOR EXPORT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 842, 14 June 1910, Page 8

APPLES FOR EXPORT.

OUTLOOK- 'FOB .NEXT SEASON. - idvicfes from Motueka - state that the export of' apples ■ from Nelson to the London market is, likely ;to. beccmie a more or less regular thing from now on- . wards. It' is expected that when the detailed reports on the experimental shipment by the Paparoa are; to hand sufficient data will be, available as to London requirements to make the success of future consignments reasonably certain. Some- of the' growers, depite the advice given' them, persisted in sendring wrong varieties 'of apples, and tho bulk of the consignment, as the cable stated, .'had been picked , too late, and arrived in over-ripe condition. These are points to which attention has now been effectually directed. With regard to the best varieties for shipment, it is interesting to note that Mr. W. J. Allen, tho New South "Wales Government fruit expert, after a series of Government experimental shipments and private consignments of leading varieties, selects the following:—Cleopatra, Home Beauty, Jonathan, Jtunro's Favourite, Five Crown, and Granny Smith, Mr. Allen says that to these ho would perhaps add Margil and Pomme de , Neige. Test lots of the former from the Bathurst State orchard have made good prices this season. The variety is . one which the Department has beenwatching, and whicli it thinks may bo worth planting extensively. It is : a beautiful apple of nice colour and good size, and up to' - the present has been a ■•fairly consistent cropper. Mr. Allen's opinion is that the Cleopatra should be ■ a first favourite wherever it will do well. Tho varieties mentioned above are placed in their order of popularity in London as evidenced by the' prices obtained for • the New South AVales shipments. It is estimated in New "South AVales that the suitable varieties, such as indicated, taking ' one year with another, will bring in the Australian packinghouses from 4s. Cd. to !w. Gd. net; that is, deducting every charge from the cost 1 ,of packing to the realisation of the fruit in London. With a properly-worked orchard ss; net per ease is put as equivalent in New South Wales to from J!SO to .£7O gross' per acre. From this latter figure the working expenses of the ori chard have to 1w deducted.