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the experiment station will possess a wide range of kinds, 

 many of which it is hoped will be useful for propagation. 

 This collection will be of the greatest use in the future 

 development of fruit-growing in Baluchistan. 



The Renovation of a Neglected Fruit Garden. 



At the request of the Hon'ble Colonel Ramsay, C.S.I., 

 C.I.E., Agent to the Governor General in Baluchistan, the 

 southern portion of the Quetta Residency compound — an 

 area of about 14 acres — was taken up as an experiment in 

 renovating and replanting a derelict and neglected fruit 

 garden. The land was taken over in October 1911, but a 

 supply of convict labour was not arranged for till July 

 1912 so that this portion of the work has been delayed to 

 some extent. Progress, however, has been made and this 

 garden is being cleared, graded and the land brought into 

 cultivation. As much as possible will be sown with shaftal 

 this autumn and some of the plots will be ready for plant- 

 ing in trees in November 1913, the trees, which are ready 

 now, being grown on in the nursery till that date. Not- 

 withstanding the bad state of this area when taken over, 

 there is little doubt that it can be made to yield a good 

 return provided the water supply from the Barnes and 

 Tari karezes can be ensured and the present thefts of water 

 prevented. The revenue of the year is expected to reach at 

 least Rs. 1,000 which is more than the working expenses. 

 This should increase considerably when the new trees come 

 into bearing and till that time a large revenue should be 

 obtained from shaftal. 



During the present year two results of importance were 

 obtained in this area : — 



1. Tomato cultivation. — Except in the private garden 

 of the Agency Surgeon (Colonel Duke), the cultivation 

 of tomatoes does not appear to be understood in Quetta 

 although the crop is easily grown. It was therefore decid- 

 ed to try an experiment on a large scale with tomatoes 

 trained on the two-branch system of Colonel Duke combined 

 with furrow irrigation, as is practised at Pusa in the case of 



