As regards the use of special manures for orange trees little attention 

 has been paid so far ; the following manures are recommended : 



201bs. farm yard manure 



10 wood ashes per tree after on? year, 



I? n 



This manure may be increased by 



10 Ibs. farm yard manure "j 



2 ash V per tree per year for 8 years 



1 bone meal. J 



when it may be kept at that rate. This manure may best be given at 

 the beginning of the rains if not heavy or in August if they are heavy. It 

 should be mixed with soil and spread over the bed. 



In famine years such as that of the year 19 18-19 it is very difficult to 

 keep the trees living Water in the wells is very low and insufficient, and 

 bullocks become too emaciated to lift it up. The best way to save the trees 

 would be to irrigate the bearing trees first at ten to twelve days interval and 

 then to irri.ate the remaining ones which carry no fruit if the well allows it. 

 In extreme cases if the trees could be irrigated by the end of February they 

 a- least could e saved. After the last watering the whole ground should be 

 lightly harrowed once in a fortnight removing all weeds. In the necond 

 week of June the trees if they have gone very bad should be pruned with a 

 saw leaving stumps of ab mt three feet in height. In the rains just follow- 

 in? this operation the stumps will sprout very profusely if the rains are 

 favourable the new shoots -nay produce a few flowers but the trees will be 

 benefited if these aw removed as they appear, tn the following year the 

 trees may be allowed to develop a few fruits. Soon after pruning the stock 

 produces suck ors from below which uust be carefully rubbed off to encour- 

 age shoots from the soiim. In the first aeasofi'after pruning any suitable 

 intercrop may be taken between tho trees. 



One often meets with orange gardens which are nicely laid out in the 

 beginning but come to be neglected through several causes. Advice is 

 often sought as to the best method of renovating such old and neglected 

 gardens. When dealing with such cases one has to see that the whole 

 garden is first ploughed properly. The trees should then be pruned of all 

 their dead shoots and dying branches, removing at the same time all diseased 

 portions of the trees. The trees should be thoroughly examined for borers 

 and grubs which if found should be destroyed. Perhaps it may be necessary 

 to spray the trees with some insecticide or fungicide which may act as a 

 deterrent such as incosopol or Bordeaux mixture. The worst trees may 

 perhaps die under this treatment. he trees should be treated with a 

 liberal dose of farmyard manure. They will on the whole certainly show 

 improvement by producing fresh and healthy shoots. 



Kagdi Limbu trees are hardv and as a rule yield a f iir crop without 

 any sp cial care. This fact gene.-ally aoco ints for the neglected appearance 

 of ga-dens. Tho tr es of about ten years old are very often seen loaded with 

 a considerable quantity of d a 1 material In all cases suoh trees should be 

 pruned every year of their dead branches when the crop is harvested in 

 September or at any time convenient to the owner Bat this work must not 

 be neglcctei on any account. Timely attention to the hygienic conditions of 

 the garden always repays its costs many times over. The garden is rarely 

 infested with diseases. It yields a better aad increased crop and its life is 

 considerably, increased. 



