Gooseberry Growing

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6172, 14 January 1922, Page 2

Gooseberry Growing

A Profitable Industry Last month (he Palmerston St&n dard published an interview with Mr J. W. Whelan, Government Orchard Inspector, referring to au orchardist iu Gre,town t who lust year took eight t in of gooseberries off one and threequarter acres, and disposed of this ctop at an average price of £59 per ton.

In conversation with a reporter of the same pnp>r last week, Mr Whelan said that, as a result of the wide publicity given to the interview there had been quite a run on gooseberry trees th'nnsrbo'it the Wairarapa, and inquiries were !ilso b in? received to the trees from MarawHu, As an instance he stated that a Feildiag nurseryman had told him that he ha l during the last two months bonked orders from the Wairarapa ists for practically the whole of his stock —some, 7000 trees. For this reason he would be unable to fill a Manawafu order for 2000 trees. Growers are clparly becomirg alive to the possibilities offered for goose* berries. Mr Whelan also mentioned that the Greytown orchardist quoted above had another bumper c r op of gooseberries this season, ai d although prices were not as high as last season, he expected to gc. t a handsome return from his fruit. The same man also expected to turn over £SOO off one acre of raspberries.