" m." Drain wlierever neeossai-y. 



" iv." Lay out the orchard well, so as to cultivate at all angles and save 

 manual labour. 



" v." Choose your trees carefully, stock and variety suited to tlie district 

 only l-ieiug selected, and see that the trees are well grown and free from all diseases, 

 and select tlie best couimercial export varieties only for your " main " plantation. 



" ^■i.'" Keep the tree strong and vigorous from the start, feeding it well. 



" vii. " Cultivate deeply and frecjuently. 



" viii." ^Manure heavily when the trees bear heavily ; it is moiiey well spent. 



" ix. " Xever allow a tree to overbear, but let it carry all it can without 

 distress and without losing quality or size. 



" X." ]\[ake pi(i\ision for irrigating whenever possible. 



" xi." I )iin't jilant a bigger area than you have ca])ital to manage thoroughly^ 



•' xii." Keep yoiu- framework and leaders right through the tree's existence. 

 If these twt'he rules arc well observed, I do not think the grower will have cause 

 to complain about the Hnancial results from any plantation. My object all through 

 has been to place the matter as clearlj- and simply as possible before the reader, 

 and I trust mj' efforts will be appreciated. 



JAS. F. MOODY, 

 Fruit Industries Commissioner. 



Department of Agricultme, 



Perth, Western Australia, 1912. 



