THE FRUIT CROP

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2618, 13 November 1915, Page 8

THE FRUIT CROP

END OE- OCTOBER CONDITIONS.

° f ,, tho Horticulture Division f 'Vt f °V vs re S arto )£ the condition of the fruit crop at the end of Oc. tober:—

Haivko's Bay.—The season baa been a very favourable) one for all forms of agriculture. The absence of lato frosts has placed the fruitgrower in this respect m a position of absolute safety. One frost occurring earlier in the season accounted for the loss of some stone fruits, but only to a very moderate extent. Judging by present appearances, a bountiful crop of all classes of fruit should be gathered. Black spot and other fungus diseases are. causing slightly more trouble than for some time, past, but spraying is being generally attonded to, so that danger iu this respect is not great. Palmerston North.—Apples:-Light to. heavy crop, but very patchy. Apricots: Light crop. - Cherries: Very disappoint-' ing crop, light. Gooseberries: Good crop, now being picked. Peaches: Patchy, average crop. .Nectarines: Average crop. Pears: '• Fair,' crop., Raspberries: Good crop.. Strawberries: Fair crop. Tomatoes: Good crop. ' . Wellington.—Apples::- Setting?- 'sp'len'didly. - There arc indications-of. a good crop of clean fruit. Gooseberriescrop and looking well. Lemons:: Small crop. Nectarines: Small, crop: Peaches: Small crop. Pears: Good crop.:, Plums (English): Fiar crop. Plums (Japanese):. •'Good crop. Easpberries.:. Fair.' ;crop. 'Strawberries: Small crop. Tomato,es.:l !Early plants aro soiling well, and land for outdoor planting" is v being prepared; Blenheim .—Apples: Setting well. Good prospects of; a. heavy, crop. .- Apricots : • Lato frosts ; liaye done consider-,, able damage.. - Cherries: Set '.veil:; Heavy crop. Gooseberries: Se'-' fairly';: well; moaram ■ crop. , Lemons: Looking well, good crop.. Nectarines: Medium'crop: Late frosts have caused slight damage. Peaches:. Very' light crop.-'. Pears :*.Very, heavy crop. - Plums '(English) . Light crop. Plums (Japanese): Medium crop. Raspberries: Fair crop. Strawberries: Fair crop. Tomatoes: Setting well. (Walnuts: Setting well. , -

'Nelson. —Apples: A very good crop has set. Apricots: Only fair crop. Gooseberries: Generally cropping well. Poaches: A poor crop has set. Pears: Crop set. fair to good. Plums (English) : Crop set" fair to good. Strawberries : Prospects of a very good crop. Tomatoes: Considerable planting done. 'Ample rains with no frost has been -the iveather experienced for the month.