IRISH GARDENING 



The Fruit Crop in 1919. 



'I'hk iiiinsiially i)iotiac-tecl sjiell of dry xseatluM- 

 ill the early summer and tlie low temperature 

 whieli prevailed throufriioiit .June was unfavour- 

 able to a full crop of fruit. Mit durin<r the hiter 

 j)art of the year the weather was ahnost ideal for 

 tree fruits. 



Gooseberries <;ave a moderately good erop of 

 medium sized fruit, though in some counties very 

 good berries were obtained. Varieties that did 

 well were Whinham's Industry, Keepsake, and 

 ,\mber. Prices were generally good, ranging from 

 4d. to 6d. per lb., and in larger quantities from 

 24s. to .35?. and even 40s., and in some exeeptiojial 

 eases 46s. per owt. 



Strawberries were later tlian usual, in some 

 • •onnties about three weeks later, and the erop 

 was only moderate, although in exceptional 

 situations good yields were obtained. The dronght 

 in early summer was against the fruit swelling 

 as it should, and the late varieties in Co. Armagh 

 suffered from this canse. Prices, however, were 

 on the whole good, and ranged from Is. upwards 

 to 2a. per lb. for speeia'liy fine samples. Rasp- 

 berries were a toleraI>ly pood croj), though later 

 than usual in ripening, iied, white, and t)lack 

 currants gave fair to good yields, and made high 

 prices. 



Of tree fruits, apples and pears suffered to some 

 e.xtent from the unfavourable conditions in early 

 snnuiier. and tended accordingly to be small in 

 size and wanting in colour, although in the south. 

 and notably in C"o. Kilkeiniy, some very tinely- 

 colonred apples of the late varieties were seen. 

 The quantity of apples was, however, consider- 

 able, and the quality of late varieties is good. 

 Pears were a rather irregidar cro]), as also weic 

 plums and damsons. In general, there was 

 throughout the year a good demand at satisfac- 

 tory prices for really good fruit, Imt for inferior 

 <iualities and for fruit of' small size or in ]>oor 

 condition the flemand was small and the i)ri<-e 

 was low. 



,Ai'i>r.KS. 



Karly apples were a .somewhat short crop and 

 there was a good demand, especially for dessert 

 varieties. Beauty of Bath and Worcester Pear- 

 main sold at from 40s. to 50s. per cwt. Of the 



cooking varieties. Bramley's Seedling. Grenadier, 

 and Lanes Prince Albert all did well, but cooking 

 varieties in general met a rather poor market, 

 principally due, it is thought, to the absence of 

 sugar. Prices ranged low, and cooking apples 

 srenerally did not fetch more than about 10s. per 



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