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J our not of Agriculture. 



[lo ^^AY, 1909. 



A PIONEER OllCIIARDIST. 



Mr. James Lang, " Langdale," Harcourt. 



As mentioned by Mr. Cronin in the " Orchard Notes " last month. 

 ]\fr. Lang has, on account of pressure of private business, ceased for the 

 time being to be a contributor to the Journal in which capacity he has 

 rendered valuable help to the fruit-growing industry. Mr. Lang's papers 

 on orchard work have been running on month by month since 1902, and the 

 Editor gladly takes this opportunity of acknowledging his indebtedness for 

 so many years steady work. 



Mr. Lang, wliosu piiutograpli is reproduced, caii reasonably claim to 

 be one of the pioneer orchardists in this State. He came to Victoria with 

 his parents in 1853, and started fruit-growing at his present orchard in 

 1865. He was awarded the silver medal o>f the Royal Horticultural 

 Society of England for apples (24 varieties) exhibited at one of the meet- 

 ings of the Society in 1886. Two years later, in conjunction with Mr. H. 

 Ely, of Harcourt, he was the fust orcJiardist to export fruit on a commer- 

 cial basis tO' London, and has continui'd exjx>rting since that date. 



In addition, the subject of this brief sketch was one of the members 

 of the Horticultural Board of Advice under the Department of Agricul- 



