FRUIT-GROWING.

Northern Advocate, 13 February 1912, Page 4

FRUIT-GROWING.

WANT OF A MARKET.

Excellent crops or fruit of all varieties have beon obtained by all fruitgrowers in Whangarei this year, and the enormous shipments which are borne away each week to the Auckland and Southern markets bear ample evidence of the success of the industry in Whangarei. The abundance of fruit grown this year has made necessary careful picking for outside markets, so that in censequence an enormous quantity of choice fruit, though not absolutely first-class, is left on the hands of the orchardists. A grave want is felt by those concerned in dealing with this surplus fruit. .Speaking on the question this mornmg to an '"Advocate" reporter, a prominent fruit-grower said that he felt sure that there were hundreds of people in Whangarei who would buy fruit, if some means were provided by wl.ich the surplus fruit of the growers could be marketed locf.My. He emphasised the importance of the co-operation of the i"!ud the increasing necessity of a catwr ring factory, to which fruit of onTy good quality should be supplied. The latter scheme had been previously attempted in Whangarei, and' in Ihe speaker's opinion it was only tiie introduction of an inlVrio • class of fiuir which r.vo v ont<->r] the jam-mak-:jk; from K'hig a complete success and an important adjunct to uiv. revenue-i, , cdncin'v activities of