Fruit Crop Estimates for 1956-57 Season

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 1, 15 January 1957, Page 32

Fruit Crop Estimates for 1956-57 Season

npHE following estimates made in November of the fruit crop for the 1956-57 season are in 000’s of bushel cases. They are summarised from information supplied by field officers of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture. Districts producing less than 500 bushels of a variety are not shown, but are included in totals. District totals of more than 500 are rounded to the nearest 1000.

Total 40 3 PEARS— Beurre Bose .. .. 3 — Louise Bonne de Jersey 1 — Packham’s Triumph .. 9 — P. Barry .. .. 3 1 W. B. Chretien .. 13 — Winter Cole .. — 1 Winter Nelis .. .. — 1 Others .. 12 — Total 333 27 Auckland Province except Gisborne Gisborne FRUIT OTHER FRUITS— Peaches .. .. 74 13 Apricots .. .. — 1 Nectarines .. .. 1 1 c n o -q Total 40 PEARS— Beurre Bose .. . . 3 Louise Bonne de Jersey 1 Packham’s Triumph .. 9 P. Barry .. .. 3 W. B. Chretien 13 Winter Cole .. .. — Winter Nelis .. .. — Others .. .. .. 12 Total 333 O!/;JrnncaOC3> -r r __ U Auckland Province except Gisborne FRUIT Plums .. .... 45 4 <Z> 3 <Z> • <X> . <Z> -1 85-1 HER FRUITS— iches .. .. 74 Ct) -1 P V> =r 2> 2° =5 £ 00 co PLES— llarat .. .. 63 <’s Orange Pippin .. 7 icious .. .. 25 ugherty .. .. 13 tnny Smith .. 96 ivenstein .. . . 19 1 1 — CO 1 « 1 —1 -1 1 1 1 m wco 1 I cn Gisborne co QI-NJWOW Is NJ CD © — — — O CO CD co ro 848 — KJ NJ O W-OMNCO WOWU1OHawke’s Bay 11 -1 1 co 1 o, 1 -col -I I I 1 g CO CO M I Cji | 4XWW Wellington and Taranaki Provinces o (Z> oo —— K> I U1 Cdi 1 1 00 — I — M 00 co CO 05 oo 1 — 1 3 — co nj 00 CO M oi c£> cn — NJ — CD NJ CD CO CO © Nelson Province FRICT | CON- 1 00 1 w — 1 Illi 1 to GO NJ O CD CO 00 — NJ 00 KJ ©CO CO Marlborough — — cd co co © 1 w M NJ M cn to 1 1 I 1 2 CD cd — — M OO — W 1 MOM Canterbury and North Otago | —- CO NJ Cn — I — CD CO 00 O 1 8 O>-O>W 1 1 — I 171 £co — 1 CD — ro GDI i CD — — Central Otago — — CD — —00 00 O M M co cn 1$ — U1NJNJKJ — NWNOU1WQO) 3,160 394 768 564 — CO — — CO KJ — KJ CH M KJ © CD CO CO 00 Total 000 bushels Cherries .. .. — — APPLES— Ballarat .. ..63 5 Cox’s Orange Pippin .. 7 1 Delicious .. .. 25 4 Dougherty .. ... 13 2 Granny Smith .. 96 4 Gravenstein .. .. 19 — Jonathan .. .. 8 — Sturmer .. 8 8 Others .. .. .. 94 3 co 1 co rocnoi- — 1 ” — to — 03 — 4* CO — 03 MM CO Hawke’s Bay Quinces .. .. 1 — ui-fQwmw 1 00 Wellington — owocoro 1 O1 1-«l -1 1 1 1 w and Taranaki 1 l—l 00 GO ho 1 CJl I GO CO Provinces o 35 — CO NO — NJ — Nelson H 1 00 on 1 00 — 4* Cl 1 — M 00 CD 00 03 00 | — 1 y 00 COM MO CO — CO — ClCDClClbOClOOOOO Province C | CO — — 1 | — 1 Illi 1 N> NO oo NJ CO — Marlborough 1 1 CO OOJCObOCOrOOCOOO Canterbury 1 CO NO — aam — CH CH — I — — and III | | | — M 00 — CO | MOM North Otago 1 CO Central 1 ci — 1 g a - a w I | — | 4* CO — JO’- — M cd ro Cn I Ci — — Otago 1 “ Total | — Cl — — Q1MCO — CO — — CH M — ClbONObO — MOOMOC1COOO 1 s C3O3CDCON3 —bOCnM 000 bushels is