1 June, 1898.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 523 
TOBACCO BONUS IN VICTORIA. 
Tne Victorian Government have decided to continue, during next season, the 
bonus of 3d. per Ib. upon all Victorian-grown tobacco leaf of approved quality 
exported to markets abroad. 
In this connection we learn. from the Australasian that, notwithstanding 
that the crop last season was a failure owing to the blue-mould injuring the 
leaf, a number of farmers in the King River and Wangaratta district intend 
replanting this year, in the hope of taking advantage of the export bonus of 
3d. per lb. offered by the Government on all leaf of approved quality shipped 
abroad. 
TO MAKE UNFERMENTED WINE. 
Tue so-called unfermented wine is not wine at all. It is a pure fruit juice, 
and the juice of almost any kind of soft fruit can be preserved by the 
following process given in the Journal of Agriculture of South Australia :-— 
Press out the juice of the fruit, separating it completely from the seeds and 
skins. Then submit if to a heat of 180 degrees Fahr. (never higher than 190 
degrees Fahr., nor lower than 175 degrees Fahr.), Next filter it through a 
conical flannel bag, to extract the coagulated albumen and other flacculent 
matter. . Finally place in bottles; put these into a boiler of cold water up to 
their necks; bring the water to a temperature of 200 degrees Fahr., close as 
can be—but never boiling—keep at that for fifteen minutes; then cork and 
seal at once, before cooling. 
EXPORT OF WOOL. 
Tue total amount of wool exported from Queensland in the year 1897 is stated 
to have been as under :—20,907,298 lb. of clean, valued at £933,803, and 
55,847,857 lb. of greasy, valued at £1,566,404. 
A SIMPLE FOOTBRIDGE. 
Travertine through the Pimpama district last month, we were struck by the 
numerous narrow watercourses traversing the by-roads, over which there was 
no bridge nor even a log. The reason given for this was that every heavy rain 
caused a fresh in the gully which washed away the temporary crossings. In 
the Australasian we find a suggestion which our Pimpama friends might adopt 
with great advantage to themselves. A. plank 2 inches thick and a foot or 
more wide is attached at one end by a chain or rope, as shown in the illustra- 
tion, to a stake driven firmly into the bank. The other end is left loose. 
When a freshet occurs the plank is only displaced by the water, but not carried 
away, and can be readily restored to position when the water subsides. 
WHEN TO T1ARVEST ARROWROOT. 
A. coop test for ascertaing when arrowroot is ready for digging is given by 
Mr. D. Lahey, of Pimpama. Observe the outer leaf of the bulb. <A. tri- 
angular slit will be noticed pointing downwards. If the slit appears white the 
