PINEAPPLE CULTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA 



THE FUTURE OF THE PINEAPPLE 



is a very rosy one. There is no doubt that with the resumption 

 of a normal state of things after the war, the export business, 

 which at present is retarded owing to lack of shipping accommo- 

 dation, will be put on a more satisfactory footing. With the 

 great increase which is taking place in the production of both 

 soft and citrus fruits, as well as the opening up of such a new 

 export as meat, the requirements of this country will demand 

 a better service. The fruit industry is becoming daDy stronger 

 and stronger. By a combination of all these interests much can 

 be done; I confidently expect within the course of the next 

 few years to see a line of special fruit boats, sailing between 

 South Africa and England, the cargo of which will be principally 

 fruit. Our surplus, be they Pineapples and other fruits will 

 be canned, dried or preserved, so that instead of depending, as 

 we do largely to-day, on imported goods, we shall produce and 

 export our own. 



20 



