]oiirital of Agriculture . Victoria. [n Dec. 1911. 



that could not be cultivated for the growth of other crops. The olive will 

 grow on hillsides, among rocks, and on poor soil where many other trees 

 would fail ; yet, at the same time, there are few trees that respond more to 



5. (JL1\ KS AS A SHELTER BELT. 



good treatment. Hence the olive succeeds best on good coils, especially 

 those deep alluvial soils that are rich in lime and potash. It does not fruit 

 so well on the full-bodied nitrogenous soils — in many of our coastal dis- 

 tricts it runs more to growth. 



O. TWO-YEAR-OLD OLIVE TREE, EXPERIMENTAL NURSERY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 



Many thousands of acres in this State, especially the sandy loams of 

 the inland districts, are entirely suited to its growth. Most of the " Murray 

 Pine," " Belar," and " Big Mallee'"' country adjacent to the Murray would 



