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our surplus. Initial steps have already been taken in a thorough- 

 ly organised manner to exploit the Transvaal and Natal oranges 

 and naartjes in England. \Ve believe the credit for this sound 

 development work is mainly due to Mr. R. A. Davis, the Trans- 

 vaal Government Horticulturist, and Mr. Claude Fuller, the Go- 

 vernment Entomologist and Horticulturist of Xatal. Both these 

 nnicnts have laid down thoroughly good regulations on 

 which this trade can be built up, and both are trying to encourage 

 the individual farmer to carry on this business on co-operative 

 \\ e shall not have a ghost of a chance to make a reputa- 

 tion for our citrus fruit in Europe unless the export is conducted 



uch lines as laid down. 



Farmers must remember that England is a world's market 

 ranges and lemons, that the trade with her from the Medi- 



<-an ports and California is an enormous one. and keen 

 c 'inpetition has brought the product up to the highest possible 

 <jf excellence. 



England has been used to an orange of the highest quality. 

 Sl;e now e.vpects it, and will take no other. In fact, for badly 

 packed ungraded and inferior fruit she will not give us freight. 

 The import of these fruits to England runs well over 2.000,000 

 sterling per annum, and as ours come in at a time of the greatest 

 -carcity in Europe, that is in the summer months, we have a 

 ^plendid opportunity of taking a. fair proportion of this great sum 

 of money. 



Washington Navels are above all other varieties appreciated 

 m England, and curiously enough this variety is not grown to 

 any extent in Europe. We do not know the reason, but the fact 

 *tand< as stated, and we feel with confidence that a good, sound 

 business can be readily built up in export, particularly Navel 

 oranges. 



The following extract from the most valuable report of Mr. 

 Claude Fuller on Natal Export, Season 1908 is striking, and 

 speaks for itself: 



" Some astonishing excellent prices were realised for early 

 shipment of Washington Navel oranges, which netted from I2/- 

 to 26/- per 100. But right through the season, wherever a few 

 cases of Navels were on sale, they always commanded an ad- 

 vanced price upon common oranges. There can be no doubt that 

 the fruit is better liked by the buyers ; this may be due to the 

 absence of seeds and to the superior keeping qualities of the 

 Navel? "Ex. Bulletin. No. XV. 



This clas- of orange succeeds remarkably well over most of 

 our citrus growing areas, and planters who are planting for ex- 

 port should certainly make the Navels their mainstay. The Va- 

 lencia Late also succeeds very well in Africa. Its main value, we 

 think will be to prolong the season in .me markets. 



