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Oranges and lemons. — Promise of heavy yields, but it is too early to say. 



Grapes. — Damaged by frost in many places. The total yield will be much 

 lighter than last year. 



Lo(iua1s have everywhere set heavy crops. 



Almonds. — The crop will be very good, Hatch's Nonpariel having the biggest 

 yield. The Jordan shows well in most places. 



Mr. AV. P. Chalmers reports on the various localities in his 

 district : — - 



Bet Bet and Dunolly. — Apricots: very light. Peaches: early varieties, 

 medium; late varieties, very heavy. Plums: medium. Apples: heavy. Pears, 

 very heavy. 



Amphitheatre, Elmhurst, Eversley. — Pears: heavy. Apples: medium. 



Pomonal. — Apples: exceptionally light. Pears: heavy. 



Horsham. — Apricots: exceptionally light. Peaches: early, light; late, heavy. 

 Plums: medium. Apples: medium. Pears: heavy. 



Guildford and Newstead. — Apples: heavy. Peais: very heavy. 



Smnmary for District. — Apples: medium. Pears: very heavy. Plums: 

 medium. Apricots: very light. Quinces: abundant. 



Mr. S. A. Cock reports on the prospects of the frviit crop in the 

 Bendigo district: — 



Apricots. — The crop is a light one generally. Extremely light in the Bendigo 

 district, and medium to light in the Murray district. 



Apples. — Every variety is heavy, especially New York, Munroe, Newtown 

 Pippin, and Jonathan. Harcourt should produce a record crop this season. 



Citrus. — Oranges and lemons are showing abundant blossom, and the con- 

 ditions favorable to setting a very heavy crop in all the northern irrigated 

 areas. 



Currants. — Black and red promise a good crop at Taradale, Woodend, and 

 Kyneton. 



Figs. — Bendigo and the Murray districts should produce a record first crop 

 of figs. All varieties have set well. 



Grapes. — Both table and drying grapes give excellent promise of a heavy 

 crop at Bendigo and the Murray districts. 



Gooseberries. — The crop is a medium to good one. 



Loquats. — A good crop in the Bendigo district. 



Pears. — The crop is light to medium; Williams' Bon Chretien, Beurre de 

 Capiaumont, and Eyewood are the heaviest, and Gansel 's Bergamot and Winter 

 Nel^s extremely light. 



Plums. — Early ]:)lums will be light, and late plums heavy. Generally, taking 

 Bendigo and the Murray districts, the crop is medium to heavy. 



Peaches. — Bendigo and the Murray districts should have a splendid crop in 

 all varieties. 



Quinces. — A heavy crop in all districts. 



Strawherries. — At Campbell's Creek a good crop; and in the new irrigation 

 settlements of the north, Tongala, Bamawm, Nanneella, and Swan Hill the 

 promise is good. 



Tovtaloes. — A heavy crop at Echuca, Swan Hill, and all the Murray district. 

 Bendigo a heavy crop, but late, owing to cold conditions of September and 

 October. There is also a large planting in the irrigation settlements, and 

 promise of heavy crops. 



Mr. L. Pilloud reports on the fruit crop in the Gippsland district : — - 



Peaches are good at Bruthen, Bairnsdale, and Drouin; a heavy crop. 

 Pears. — Williams' Bon Chr tien, Keiffer's Hybrid, Josephine, Vicar of Wake- 

 field are very heavy all through Gippsland. 

 Plums promise a good crop. 



Quinces. — Not many grown; a good crop on the few trees here and there. 

 Apricots. — Not many grown; a good crop on those that have them. 

 Apples. — Jonathans and Yates will have a good crop. 



