WINDFALL APPLES
Christchurch, Feb. 26. About 5000 cases of windfall apples were left to rot on the ground in Canterbury last year as their sale was prohibited by th* Internal Marketing Division. According to information received from the Minister of Marketing (Mr. Barclay) that state of affairs wul nor exist this season. He said that the Government had agreed to extend its purchase to include fruit actually lower than commercial grade and which, by Department of Agriculture regulations, is specified as minimum grade. In the case ot windfalls, sound, wholesome fruit would to a large extent be disposed of under this arrangement provided the fruit was free of dirt, serious bruising, or broken skin. If the fruit was too immature for dessert purposes it might be possible under exceptional circumstances, such as gale and hail conditions, to have it accepted as cookers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 50, 2 March 1943, Page 3
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