708 Journal of Ayricnlture, Victoria. [11 Dec, 1916. 



Panmxjre District. 



Apples are a light crop. Most of the Cleopatra.s failed to bloom. Jonathans 

 are light, but Rome Beauty promises well. 



Pears, including Williams', Kieffer's, Beurre de Ca.piaumont, Marie Louise, 

 Josephine, Vicar of Winkfield, and Gansell's Bergamot set heavily. 



Cherries are heavy. 



Plums did not bloom well and set badly, so will be very light. 



Summary. — Apples will be light. Apricots, medium. Pears, fairly heavy. 

 Cherries, light. Plums, very light. Peaches, heavy. Quinces, fair. Goose- 

 berries, fair. Raspberries and Currants, fair. 



Prospects of fruit crop for season 1916-17 in the Gippsland district. 

 L. Pilloud, Orchard Supervisor— 



The apple crop is very light in orchards inspected at Beaconsfield, Officer, 

 Pakenham, Gembrook, Garfield, Nar-Nar-Goon, Drouin, Warragul, Rokeby, 

 Darnum, Yarragon, Cowwarr, and Bairnsdale. Jonathans, Yates, Sturmers, 

 Rymers, London Pippins, and Rome Beauty are very light. All other varieties 

 set, only a few here and there. 



Pears. — Williams', Kieffer Hybrid, Josephine, Gansell's Bergamot, heavy crop; 

 other kinds, light. 



Plums. — Good all over district. 



Cherries. — Good. 



Quinces. — Very light. 



Apricots. — Good crop. * 



Peaches. — Good crop at Bairnsdale, Bruthen, Cowwarr, Warragul, and Drouin. 



Prospects of fruit ^rop for season 1916-17 in the Goulburn Valley 

 district. G. M. Fletcher, Orchard Supervisor — 



Peaches. — All varieties of both canning and dessert promise a lieavy crop in 

 all parts of the district. 



Apricots. — Young, vigorous trees show good crops, but the old trees are very 

 light. Shot Hole has made havoc with the old trees, and thinned the crop very 

 severely. Owing to the excessively wet season only a minimum of sprajdng 

 oould be done to combat the disease. In different parts of the district one 

 variety is better than all the others, but in other districts other varieties show 

 better. I estimate only a half crop, with no particular variety prominent. 



Pears. — Williams' constitute the bulk of the trees grown. These blossomed 

 during the wettest spell, and the setting is very light. Individual orchards at 

 odd places show a good crop, but the whole will be very light. Winter Nelis 

 are almost a complete failure. Gansell's, Josephine, and Bosc are only grown 

 in comparatively small quantities. The crop from these is much better than 

 that of the Williams'. 



Nectarines. — All varieties very good. 



Prunes and Plums. — Light and patchy. 



drapes promise a heavy crop. 



Apples. — Few grown ; crop patchy and light. 



General. — Early and late blooming varieties of all fruits promise well. Any 

 that bloomed in the wet spell of September are a failure. Black Spot is showing 

 up in some vines, and if checked will not aflfect the crop. Irregularity or 

 inconsistency is a big feature in all crops, except peaches, in all parts of the 

 district. Neighbouring orchards show widely differing results in the same 

 varieties. 



Prospects of fruit crop for season 1916-17 in the following districts. 

 W. P. Chalmers, Orchard Supervisor: — 



Horsham, Quantong, Riverside. 

 Apples, light. Pears, good. Early Peaches, heavy. Late Peaches, good. 

 Apricots, fair. Plums, good. Prunes, fair. Almonds, fair Cherries, light. 

 Figs (first crop), fair. Grapes, heavy. 



