THE FRUIT SEASON.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10106, 25 March 1909, Page 3

THE FRUIT SEASON.

(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, March 24. Th■' has been an erratic one for trail." sniil Mr J. C. Btackmore, GoImment IMmoto-rist. to u. reporter today. "Smthland." he continued, 'had a ttaferate crop ot fairly i:o<xl quality. _ In Ota©) results have teen somewhat varied. Tie Teviot district had garnered one -.t tte Litest crops on record. The estimate of 2500 t..rs made eartv in the season hack fell justiiied. The quality was verv fine, "the _r worked on a thorough system .)t spravinir and pumping, combined ■with tina'd The district about Clyde »i Alexandra had also enjoved _ record «ofs «f t'airiv quality. Taking the Caitral fdistrict as a whole, there W. be.T. a, largely increased output, lne deny and strawberry crops in Canterburr were wrv poor in comparison with tat' year's. 'The hail had inflicted a nwd <led ot *Limai;e on the apples and Pew. It had been found- difficult to ■wire fruit tor the Shepherd's Bash EsHNtion. and hard to select good samples Widch. hail not badly marked by foffisierrns in the earlier part of the seaL«na. Hie plum crop i.ad been erratic, but Ithe cherrv , rop had been fairlv 'iood. rKeports from the Xelson district indicate that the yields. of fruit there liad been ntisiatti.tv to .'rs.** Mr Blackmore ■tates that there will b*? a considerable *310n:.: .: . T:h::r.i> in the Teviot district (Central this year. Many growers [ kid already placed lar™e orders for a rcpptv r ,t "the necesearv fruit trees to fat the additional areas. Personally, y Blackir.ore believes there is no other ®tnct in the Dominion which will be to compete with Central Otago for quality apricots and peaches, as the and climatic conditions are so ennsuited tor the production of these *"uts. When there is a more efficient of transit to the markets the in--will make preat strides.**