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Fruit-Growers’ Conference. 
Ar tHE Exursrrion Burrpine, Bowen Park, 18tn J UNE, 1897. 
A DARGELY attended Conference of delegates from. the Fruit-Growers’ Asso- 
ciations, and Agricultural, Horticultural, and Farmers’ Associations from all 
parts of the Australasian colonies was held in Brisbane, commencing on the 
above date. Representatives of the Departments of Agriculture of New South 
Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Queensland 
were present. The following papers were read, and were followed by interesting 
discussions, which brought out much valuable practical information :— 
Tfow to Open up New Markets for our Fruits, by F. C. Smith, South 
Australia. 
Over-sea Carriage of Fruit, by L. M. Shoobridge, Tasmania. 
Co-operation in the Fruit Industry, by A. Lorie, New Zealand. 
Storage of Fruit, by W. E. Bovill, Tasmania. 
_ Fruit Packages, by A. H. Benson, Queensland. 
Co-operation, by H. Bloxham, New Zealand. 
Economie Fruit Culture, by G. H. Grapes, New Zealand. 
Dried Fruit Industry, by Jas. Williams, Victoria. 
Tropical Fruit Culture, by L. G. Corrie, Queensland. 
Apple Culture, by . F. Butler, Tasmania. 
Berry Culture, by George Neilson, Victoria. 
i Nut Culture, by J. Mayo, Government Pomologist, Wellington, New 
ealand. 
The Olive, by Owen Crompton, South Australia. 
The Propagation of Fruit Trees, by John Williams, Queensland. 
The Propagation of Fruit Trees, by T. Farnell, Queensland. 
Orchard Manures, by W. S. Campbell, New South Wales. 
Strawberry Culture, by W. 8, Williams, Victoria. 
Orchard Planting and Cultivation, by A. Lansdowne, New South 
ales. 
vr pact Canning, Drying, &., by W. J. Allen, Fruit Expert, New South 
ales. 
The Dried Fruit Industry, by C. B. Luffmann, Victoria. 
The Dried Fruit Industry, by E. Semmens, Mildura, Victoria. 
Lemon Growing and Curing, by W. S. Williams, Victoria. 
Notes on Curing Citrus Fruits, by N. B. McKay, Mildura, Victoria. 
Insect Friends and Foes, by H. Tryon, Queensland. 
Fighting Insect and Fungus Pests, by J. OC. Blackmore, New Zealand. 
The Mango, by James Mitchell, Queensland. 
Economic Entomology, by Chas. French, Victoria. 
The Development of Wine Oulture in Stanthorpe, by R. Hoggan, Queens- 
land. 
a The Chemistry of Brandy-making, by V. R. Gosche, New South 
ales. 
Brandy-making, by L. Frere, New South Wales. . 
The full details of the Conference, together with the papers read and the 
iscussions arising out of them, will be published by the Department of Agri- 
culture in a special volume, which will shontly be issued. 
