794 



Jour}iaI of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo Mar., 1911. 



:svstem was be.yer .adapted for. the carriage of frozen produce, other than 

 pear.s. He did not think that the Department should accept any respon- 

 .sibilitv for the proposed shipment ; but. at the same time, he thought that, 

 with everv care and attention, it would be possible to land the shipment 

 in London in good condition. 



LAYING OUT ORCHARDS IN THE IRRIGATED 



AREAS. 



G. H. Toiler, Manager. \V yuiia Irrigation Farm. 



With the great stream of imniigrants now commicncing to tlow towards 

 Victoria, and the certainty that many of those who settle on the land 

 will desire to establish orchards and vineyards in greater or less degree, 

 and principally in the irrigated areas, a few words on the subject of 

 setting out and planting may save manv a novice considerable waste of 

 time and money and assure him that when his work is done nothing more 

 remains to provide for successful and economic working afterwards. 



Those whose land needs clearing and grading should peru.se the series 

 of articles upon irrigation now running in the Journal, while to those 

 where these operations are complete and who are ready to proceed at any 

 time between now and next planting season, which commences in August, 

 the following plan of operations is commended. 



Assuming that the land to be operated on is rectangular in plan, and 

 that the position of head ditches has been determined, set out base line.'; 

 parallel to those fences which run along the longer sides oi the proposed 

 orchard, and distant from 15 feet to 20 feet therefrom or from any head 

 ditch which it may be designed to build there. The object of leaving 

 this space is to afford facilities for future horse work ; either for ploughing 

 out for irrigation, for cultivation, or for carting produce, prunings, &c. 

 There should be no skimpiness on this account, having in view the com- 

 fort of future working when the trees or vines shall ha\e come into full 

 fearing and necessarily occupv considerable space. 



Number of Trees to the Acre. 



This table has been computed without making any provision for lieadland^ round the block. 



