10 Dec, 1917.] . Fruit Prospects, 1917-18. 72T 



Davlesfobd, Ci.u.nks, and Talbot. 

 Apples. — Good. 

 Pears. — Light. 

 Plums. — Fair. 

 Cherries. — Good. 

 Berry-fruits. — Heavy. 



AmPHITHEATEE, ElMHURST, and EVEBStEY. 



Apples. — Good. 

 Pears. — Very light. 



DuNOLLY, Bet Bet, and St. Aenaxjd. 

 A pplcs. — Heavy. 

 Pears. — Light. 

 Orapcs. — Good. 

 Plums. — Medium. 

 Apricots. — Medium. 

 Cherries. — Medium. 

 Peaches. — Light. 

 Almonds. — Light. 



STAWELL and PoXtOXAL. 



A pplcs. — Heavy. 



Pears. — Light. 



Cherries. — -Fair. 



Plums and Apricots. — Light. 



GUILDFOBD, NEWSTEAD, AND MUCKLEFOBD. 



.ipples. — Medium. 

 Pears. — Failure. 

 Plums. — Light. 



Geelong, Colac, Portland, Forrest, and Casterton Districts — A. G. 

 McCalman, Orchard Supervisor— 



.Apricots. — In most orchards there have set lieavy crops, in many cases too 

 heavy for a good sample. On the whole, the crop will be heavy. The principal 

 varieties are Moor Park, Mansfield Seedling, Hemskirke, and Turkey. In one or 

 two cases loss was caused by frost. 



.Apples. — Practical!)' all varieties have set heavy crops. Jonathan, Reinette 

 de Canada, Cleopatra, Rokewood, Dunn's Favorite, Delicious, ^^sopus Spitzenburg 

 promi?e heavy yields. Rome Beauty and London Pippin promise well, but it is toa 

 early to be sure. 



Pears. — Pears are light crop nearly everywhere. Gansell's Bergamot, 

 Williams', and Black Achan are fair in a few orchards. 



Plums. — The crop will be fair. Cherry plums are light. Black Diamond, 

 Angelina Burdett, Early Orleans are mostly a good crop. 



Cherries. — The crop will be good. Florence, Bedford's Prolific, Biggereau 

 Twyford, are generally heavy. St. Margarets are mostly liglit. 



Peaches. — These will be light for early varieties, which are mostly grown. 

 Late varieties are fair. 



COLAC AND WaRNCOORT. 



At Warncoort all varieties of Apples promise heavy yields. About Yeo and 

 Irrewillipe apples will be good. 



Pears. — Keiffer's Hybrid will be fair; Williams", light. 



.Apricots. — At Warncoort, are light and marred by scab, owing to the excep- 

 tionally wet spring. 



Portland District. 



Apples. — Jonathans, vary from heavy lo medium. Munro, Adam's Pearmain. 

 Cleopatra are a good crop. Rokewood and lien Davis are heavy, and Sturmer and 

 Hoover are fair. Jonathan is the principal variety grown. 



Pears'are light. 



