Feb. 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W. 



131 



eventually find it true that weeds rob the trees of plant food and moisture, 

 and that cultivat'on destroys weeds and conserves moisture. 



Where irrigation is practised cultivation is equally necessary. In the 

 warm districts water will evaporate from the surface of the soil at an extra- 

 ordinary rate ; and even if it can be replaced without much trouble, without 

 cultivation it merely induces a rank growth of weeds, which remove not only 

 moisture but plant-food as well. If our dry lands are to produce their due 



Half-case of Peaches well-packed for the local market. 



proportion of peaches, the cultivator in one form or other must play an 

 important part in the work. There are several forms of cultivators— the 

 disc, the spring-tooth, or the fixed tine — each having its merits under 

 special conditions. 



What implements should be used in cultivation will depend largely on the 

 nature of the soil. In light friable soils the mouldboard plough and spring- 

 tooth cultivator will be found the best, but in heavier land better results 

 will be obtained by using the disc cultivator in conjunction with the above. 

 To enable the soil close to the trees to be kept in a nice friable condition, 

 the extension disc cultivator will be found of great utility, minimising the 

 hand hoeing. 



