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bearing simply gather and market the fruit. This has been done in the past, 

 and -may be done again under favourable conditions, but it is not the usual 

 method adopted, nor is it to be recommended. Here, as elsewhere, the pro- 

 gressive fruit-growing of to-day has become practically a science, as the fruit- 

 grower who wishes to keep abreast of the times depends largely on the 

 practical application of scientific knowledge for the successful carrying on of his 



Tamarind Fruits Kamerunga State Nursery, Cairns. 



business. There is no branch of agronomy in which science and practice are 

 more closely connected than in that of fruit-growing. Every operation of the 

 fruit-grower is, or should be, carried out on scientific lines and by the best 

 methods of propagation pruning, cultivation, manuring, treatment of dis- 

 eases, and preservation of fruit when grown are all, directly or indirectly, the 

 result of scientific research. To be a successful fruit-grower in Queensland one 

 must therefore use one's brains as well as one's hands; the right tree must 

 be grown in the right kind of soil and under the right conditions ; it must be 

 properly attended to, and the fruit, when grown, must be marketed in the best 

 possible condition, whether same be as fresh fruit or dried, canned, or other- 

 wise preserved, and whether same be destined for our local, Australian, or over- 

 sea markets. Fruit-growing on these lines is a success in Queensland to-day, 



