October, 1913 



213 



Orchard Demonstration at 

 Coonawarra. 



A (lemons ir.it ion of " Ila'rvey'" 

 nchaixl iin|)k"inents and "Baw-U" 

 motor powor spniy pimip wds lon- 

 (luctod by Messrs. G. A. Prevost 

 and Co. (sole agents for South 

 \ustralia) in the garden of i\Ir. 

 \evillo Graham, at Coonawarra, 

 '11 Saturday, August i6th. The 

 " Bave-U " spray pump is a model 

 of completeness, being mounted on 

 .1 two-wheel jinker. It is light in 

 tlranght and \ er\- handy among the 

 trees. The engine is a 3 horse 

 power motor, simple to dri%-e and 

 keep in order. The vat, which is 

 of 80 gallons capacity, and has an 

 agitator w'hich goes right through 

 and is driven direct from the 'en- 

 gine. Throrighout the trial the 

 spray pump did excellent work, 

 throwing a full fine spray and 

 maintaining an even pressure. The 

 short time occupied in going over 

 the lar<j^ trees called forth com- 

 mendation from the onlookers. The 

 " Harvey " orchard ploughs, both 

 double and single furrows, did good 



work ploughing on and off. Several 

 ol the growers i)resent tried them, 

 and were agreed that they were an 

 ideal jilough, and fully bore ou» all 

 I hat is claimed for them (that 

 they will work right' up to the 

 butts of .spreading trees), thus .sav- 

 ing the enornvous expense of hand 

 hoeing or digging. The' "Harcey" 

 spring tooth cultivator again 

 proved its high standard ol ellici- 

 ency as a digging implement, and 

 in its ability to gv) right in under 

 the si^reading branches of the trees, 

 while the horse walks clear of 

 sam«. For summer cultivation, 

 while the fruit is on the trees, 

 these implements can be f.ised to 

 advantage in that being so low in 

 build they escape all hanging 

 fruit. All present were very 

 jileased with the work done, and 

 were unanimously of opinion that it 

 was the best cultivator yet shown 

 in the district. The gathering in- 

 cluded a large and representative 

 number of orchardists, who all ex- 

 pressed their satisfaction and ad- 

 miration of the manner in which 

 the several implements had done 

 their allotted work. These ma- 

 chines .'may be inspected at the 

 North Terrace store of the agents, 

 and full particulars of same may 

 be obtained from Messrs. G. A. 

 Prevost & Co., Steamship Build- 

 mgs, Adelaide. 



♦ • 



Using a Planting Board. 



It adds much to the appearance 

 of an orchard or even to that of a 

 few trees in a subr.irban garden, if 

 they are set out with almost 

 mathematical precision. This is 

 much simplified by the I'-ise of a 

 planting board. This should be 

 made of a piece of board four or 

 five feet long, six inches wide, and 

 one inch thick with a V-shaped 

 notch about half way along one 

 side and with two holes (one at 

 each) through which iron pegs can 

 be passed. To set tlie trees, first 

 place the board with the peg — 

 which already marks the position 

 the tree is to occupy — snugly in 

 the V notch and drive an iron peg 

 through the holes at either end of 

 the board ; then lift one end of 

 the board clear of the pin at one 

 end, and swing it around, out of 

 the way of digging a hole, using 

 the other pin as a pivot, or hinge; 

 when a proper sized hole has been 

 dug about where the peg was, 

 place the tree, and bring the board 

 back in its original place by 

 putting the free end over the pin 

 from which it came ; place the tree 



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in the notch and set it firmly be- 

 fore removing the board. When 

 the orchard is planted, if care has 

 been taken, it will be foimd that 

 the rows are absolutely straight 

 and true, whether sighted length- 

 wise, crosswise, or diagonally, pro- 

 vided of course that the original 

 marking out was done accurately. 



♦ 



Manure and Litter for 

 Mulching. 



Burn nothing but dangerous rub- 

 bish. All litter which is not in- 

 fected by any insect pest, or 

 disease, should be collected and 

 placed where trees stand, in ne&d 

 of mulching. Old hay and straw 

 if thev can be soaked with 

 water, will decay sufficiently to 

 make splendid orchard mulch. 

 Sometimes a ditch or dam can be 

 filled with dry straw or other 

 litter, and so converted into a soil 

 dressing. The man who keeps his 

 eyes open to see whatev^er exists 

 in the form of humus and a soil 

 dressing, and regularly applies it 

 to his trees, is bound to receive a 

 good return for his labor. 



