FRUIT FOR ENGLISH MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 29 October 1921, Page 4

FRUIT FOR ENGLISH MARKET

i RIOI.AUK.S BY EXPERIENCED i GROWER

I Speaking in regard, to export fruit [at last 1 night's meeting of the btoko I Fruitgrowers’ Association, ; Mx A.. \y • j Allport said growers should got rid pf all preconceived ideas of what w»8 » , ' good apple, as to varieties, colour and 1 s i Z e. They must supply the purchaser as near as possible .with what ho wanted. Evidently in England there was a good demand for apples as low .in .me as 2 ius„ while there was smaU i demand for anything above ilicy- ! should aim to supply , these and icUcr\% all above those sizes for manvets Lthat' would absorb them. ihey had (iileutv of room in New Zealand and .South America for the larger - sizes* t Yellow varieties seemed to be most in | favour in England and colour was not being considered so much as, the dopai timonl had been trying to teach them. ‘ j\lso in regard to varieties they seemed to have been rather at sea, then a of the class Of Munvoes and Davids about topped tho list of P rlcc • There also seemed to no a demand fox apples even of tho Alfriston class.Continuing ho said tho lomom of l-i si season had taught them, that the fruit must bo yacked at tho rig lit sag of maturity. This suggested the need for more regularity m the sailing ■ vis. » ?'» , the need of several pickmgsinbteacE strioniag tho trees at one time. year’s shipments had confirmed tha opinion ho had had ■eL bulge pack should be done av ay will. «Wo level pack instituted. Au ; other cause of was. the un & duly light pack, especially in £ Mr Allporb went on to emphasise the importance of - getting the f J’ ult 1 l ied alFthe right ami aa ? v ®vJSSS r tuvo ou the boats during the TO^gQ-i I ' —W—— .y