lOTH June, 1912.] Yktorian Wheat Harvest. 



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THE VICTORIAN WHEAT HARVEST. 



Tne fol'.owin-^ return, showing the actual area and yield of wheat for the seasons 

 1911-12 and 1910-11, has bsen issued by the Government Statist (Mr. A. M. 

 Laughton) : — - 



1j^. Note. — The requirements for seed and consumption in 1912 are estimated at 9,000,000 bushels. 



ORCHARD AND GARDEX XOTES. 



E. E. P CSC oft, Principal, ScJiool of Horticulture, Burnley. 



The Orchard. 

 Planting. 



The time has now arrived \vlien the general planting of deciduous fruit 

 trees will take place. The soil should have previously been well ploughed 

 and subsoiled, and, as far as possible, drained. Certainly, to insure satis- 

 factory results, the orchard must be subsoiled. Where expense is a con- 

 sideration, drainage may be left for subsequent years; but once the 

 orchard has been planted, it will be impossible to subsoil. 



When planting out, the distance between the trees will be determined 

 by the kinds to be planted. For ordinary deciduous fruiting trees it is. 

 the custom in this State to plant them 20 feet apart in the rows, the rows, 

 also being 20 feet apart. Results have proved this to be a satis- 

 factory practice. Almond trees may be planted 15 or 16 feet 

 apart each way ; while walnuts, owing to their spreading habit, require a 

 distance of 30 feet each wav. 



