THE VALUE OF IRRIGATION. 
lain in the utter disorganization of the industry and the disinclination — 
of growers to meet the requirements uf the trade. Specialization must 
be practised if profitable results are to be obtained. 
At Yanco, a scheme has been designed which should remove these 
long-standing difficulties. With an eye to overseas trade, in addition 
to the fulfilment of home requirements, an enormous canning factory 
has been erected, and encouragement is given to the cultivation of 
varieties which are suitable for preserving. The existing factory is the 
second that has been built. The first installation soon proved too small 
for the produce to be treated, so it was discarded. The present structure 
is an immense affair, and is equipped with the most modern appliances. 
It is claimed to be one of the most economically equipped installations in 
the world, and it certainly conveys the impression, of high efficiency. 
FOUR-YEAR-OLD PEACH TREE. 
Expert assistance was obtained from America to put the plant into 
running order, and it is now conducted under the supervision of a local 
settler, whose aptitude for management was quickly demonstrated. 
Huge as this factory is, however, it is none too large in the busy 
seasons for its purpose. But, at the present stage of development, the 
busy seasons are not long enough. There are one or two rush periods, 
and then for weeks the building, wherein hundreds of girls and men 
find employment, is deserted. As settlement proceeds, and a well-ordered 
system of planting-is widely adopted, large supplies to the factory will 
be maintained over months, instead of weeks, and the running costs of 
the factory will be proportionately reduced. 
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