166 Affriculfural Gazette of N.S. W. 



[Feb. 3, 11J08. 



winter. Tn ('V(M'V oaso wlioi-o troos m' vin(>s at'f watci'cd soi- iliat tlic land is 

 thorouglilv culli\ati'il iiiiiuLMiiutely it is diy enough to work. 



The eai'ly pai't of the present month is the liest time to Imd to liftrci- 

 varieties all pool- and worthless vaiicties ot' tVuit-t rccs found urouin^ in the 

 orchai'd. Do not allow an unprotitahlc tree to rcinaiii tiici-c anot lit-r year. 

 Be sure that the l)U(t.s used are taken from trees that have boi'iie tlie \(My 

 best i(uaHty of fruit, and do not forget that 1n,tlie ease of peaches tlie good 

 fanning varieties always find a ready sale at I'eiinmerative ])rices. 



Towards the end of the moiitli an'angi'mcnis should lie made for sowing 

 leguminous crops, sudi as are re(|uircd foi' giccn mainiring ; and as the fall 

 and winter are the oidv seasons when such crops can he grown among the 

 trees without rol)hing them of moisture it is best to sow onh- su(di xarii'ties 

 a.s will make a fair growth during the cooler and cold months. Such crops 

 as grey field peas, tares, ivc, are depended on to fuinish nitidgen and organic 

 matter to keep the soil in a high state of fertility. 





Mr. Luther Burbank's Orchard, California. 



