746 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W. l^ept. 2, 1908. 



tliat, ;it the most, tlicv "iily ruquiic two lioiirs fiiuiiiiuliug' ; l)iit if (k'.siiv(i 

 they iiKiy I'cniain for a longer time in tlie siil|)lnir-roDin, by opeiiini; the doors 

 and allow inu; the air to circulate freely tliioiij^ii the travs, after wliirh the\- 

 are plaeed in the evajiorator, or in the sun, as the ease mav he, and exposed 

 to the same temperature as the apricot. They should lie reiuoxed from the 

 ti'ay wlnle (pnte pliable, and not allowed to oNcViJry, then tied in calico ba<:s 

 and stored in a cool, dry place until re(|uiied tor pa( kini;. It ])eachesare very 

 une\'en in size, it is best to kee]i the ilill'erent sizes together on the tra\'s, as 

 the\'dr\' more evenlv tliati if the lar^e and small fruits are mi.\e(| on the 

 same trav. 



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Fumisator on the left. 



Evaporator at Wagga Orchard. 



Fumigating and Sulphuring. 



The finni.L;ator should be built liand\- to the cut t in^ sheds and dryin<i- 

 grouiid. It should be hirge euouuh for the rei|uii('ments of the orchard, but 

 I would not recommend building a loom so small that it would not hold at 

 least a hundred trays — that is, uidess the grower Jias otdy a few trees, when 

 almost anv fairlv air-tight Itox capaVi\> of holding a do/en trays would 

 answer the purpose. 



A a'ood-sized room for an ordinarv orchai'dist is one i) feet bv 10 feet, and 

 6 feet 6 inches high on the inside, liuilt of tongued and grooved boards, and 



