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climatic conditions of the Murray Valley, which 

 agree so well with the pear, do not appear to be 

 suitable to most varieties of apples. The whole 

 subject of apple culture along the Murray is still in 

 its experimental stage. The Jonathan and Cleopa- 

 tra have not proved a success, being deficient in 

 flavour, but Dutch Mignon and Gravenstein are 

 varieties that are of more promise. 



The almost has proved a fairly hardy doer under 

 irrigation, but likes a fairly loose and dry soil, and 

 should not be over-watered. Almonds are usually 

 planted as breakwinds along the fences, and with 

 reasonable care and attention yield a profitable 

 return. As almonds are benefited by cross pollina- 

 tion, different kinds which flower at the same time 

 should be planted together. Ne Plus Ultra and 

 I.X.L. fulfil this condition, as do Nonpareil and 

 Peerless. The variety Brandis, although making a 

 beautiful breakwind, is through its shy bearing 

 habit not a profitable variety to plant. 



ADVANTAGES OF VARIETY. 



Although a fruitgrower well supplied with capital 

 often does best by specializing in one line of pro- 

 duce, chiefly by being able to do everything on a 

 comprehensive scale, nevertheless the average set- 

 tler would be wise not to put all his eggs in one 

 basket by planting all his land to one kind of fruit. 

 By having a block of mixed fruits, the grower will 

 not be rushed by having everything ripening at the 

 same time. The harvesting apparatus (drying 

 racks, trays, cases, etc.), need not be so extensive as 

 if only one class of fruit were grown, as the same 

 material may be used over again for each different 

 kind of fruit. 



The grower who cannot plant all his land in the 

 first year would do well, unless he has a liberal 



