lo Nov., 191 1.] Prospects of the Coming Fruit Crof. 757 



Pakenham. — Apples : good. Pears : fair. Other fruits not grown to any 

 extent. 



Warragul. — Apples : medium ; London Pipnin, probably light, but too early to 

 predict definitely. Plums and cherries : medium. Peaches : good. 



Apricots, plums, and cherries are not tntensively grown throughout Gippsland, 

 where apples, pears, and peaches are the favourite fruits in cultivation. 



GouLBURN Valley and North-Eastern District. 

 Supervisor McCalman reports : — 



Af-ples. — Medium. Nearly all the varieties showed plentiful bloom or bloom 

 ■buds, Jonathan and Cleopatra being generally lighter than most. 



A-pricots. — Good, especially Moorpark, Oullin's Early Peach, and Royal. 



Cherries. — Good. 



Peaches. — Good. The early varieties, Briggs' Red May and Hale's Early, are 

 plentiful. 



Pears. — Medium. Williams' Bon Chretien, the principal variety grown in the 

 district, gives promise of a good crop. 



Plums. — Light. 



Maryborough District. 

 Supervisor Chalmers reports: — 



The prospects of the coming fruit season are e.xcellent. 



Amphitheatre. — Apples : heavy. 



Horsham. — Peaches : very heavy. Apricots : early varieties, very heavy ; later, 

 lighter. Pears : very heavy, e.xcepting Vicar of Winkfield. Apples : blooming 

 profusely. 



Maryborough. — Apricots affected by frost on iStli Sejitember ; other fruits, very 

 heavy. 



Pomonal. — Apples : heavy. 



5/. Arnaud, Dunolly, and Bet Bet. — All fruits exce])tionally heavy, e.xcepting 

 where early spraying for green aphis on peaches was neglected. 



Mornington District. 



Supervisor Meeking reports : — 



.Ap-ples. — Heavy, particularly Jonathan. 



Apricots. — Moorpark and Ouliyi's Early Peach, medium to heavy. 

 Pears. — Some varieties light, but Williams' Bon Chretien jiromises to be quite 

 up to the average. Keiffer's Hybrid should also be good. 



Plums. — Most varieties fair to medium. Hurbank promises to be heavy. 

 Strawberries. — Average. 



Western District. 



Supervisor Davey reports : — 



Freshwater Creek. — Applet : excellent. A[)ricots, peaches, and plums : very 

 heavy. Cherries : good. Pears : medium. 



Geelong. — All fruits promise well ; apricots have set enormous crops. Ciierries 

 also promise heavy crops. 



Inverleigh. — Apricots : heavy. Apples and other fruits : excellent. Heavy 

 crops of Jonathan are i)romised. 



Mt. Cole. — -Apples and pears : heavy. Cherries and plums : good. Apricots : 

 fair. 



Panmure. — Apricots : heavy. Peaches ard plums : good. Apples and pears : 

 excellent. Jonathan, Esoj)us Spitzcnburgh, and I'erfection promise very heavy crops. 



Pennyroyal and Forrest Line. — Raspberries : heavy. 



Portland.— 'I'he prospects for both pip and stone fruits were never better than 

 they are this season. 



Rokewood Junction. — Ajiples, pears, cherries, and plums ; heavy. Ajnicots : 

 fair. 



Teesdale. — .Apricots : heavy. Apples : heavy, with the exception of Stone 

 Pippin and Munroe's Favourite. Pears, cherries, peaches, and plums : good. 



Timboon.— -\\>\Af:^ : heavy, cspcrially Jonatlian, Sturmer Pipjun, and London 

 Pippin. Pears : light. 



Warncoort. — .Apricots : heavy. .Apples : he.ivv, Jonathan especiallv. 



