FRUITS OF QUEENSLAND. 



19 



Burning-off lor fruit growing, Mapleton, Blackall Range. 



Same land one year later. Fruit-grower's family gathering strawberries 



the weather soon cools off, drier conditions supervene, and living again becomes 

 a pleasure in one of the best and healthiest climates to be met with anywhere. 

 Practically all the district under review has a sufficient rainfall for the growth 

 of all fruits suitable to the climate, though there are occasionally dry spells 

 during spring, when a judicious watering would be a great advantage. This 



