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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
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would be well advised to make experi- 
_ ments, if only on a small scale, similar to 
those described. In order to test the 
application of the Woburn results to the 
planting of oranges, limes, mangoes 
cacao, &c., in these islands, it would be 
sufficient to set out a short row of each 
kind of tree, alternate trees in ‘the rows 
_ being planted according to the ,old and 
the new methods, respectively. Where 
Space is not limited, these trees need not 
be regarded as part of the permanent 
crop, but may be dug up later, in order 
to compare the effects of the two methods 
of planting upon the development of the 
Toots.’ 
—‘Queensland Agricultural Journal.’ 
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The advantages of green-manuring for ° 
the nourishment of the potato .crop have 
- become recognised, and very ‘good results 
are being obtained by the ‘system. 
Manuring of Orchards and 
Vineyards. — 
be kept in a healthy condition, and fairly 
vigorous in growth. Now, if we have a 
heavy crop one season there will be, as a 
rule, little or nothing on those trees or 
“Mr. ©. J. McCarthy, at a recent ! vines the following one. Nature provides. 
meeting of the Clare branch of the » 
South Aus. Agricultural Bureau, read a 
paper on this subject to the following 
effect: Most of the orchards and vine- 
yards in this district are from eight to 
fifteen years old, and are in their prime, 
producing some good crops, both in” 
quality and in quantity. I make bold 
in saying that this cannot last much 
longer. It does not seem reasonable to 
expect that the land will, even with careful 
pruning and good cultivation, yield good © 
crops and support the trees or vines unless 
we put something back into the soil. I 
believe, with a liberal supply of manure 
applied to the soil atthe right time, our 
high standard of fruits will be maintained 
Trees and vines must 
if not increased. 
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this rest, as it were, for them to build up 
~ strength enough to produce another crop 
the next season. * With the help of 
manure I am sure we will get moro 
uniform crops each season. In 1903 we 
noticed some of our Cleopatra apple 
‘trees, after bearing a heavy crop, sickly 
and stunted in growth, some limbs showing: 
die back. Having some well-rotted stable 
manure, we gave those trees a good 
dressing of it, spreading it out well from 
the base of the tree, and ploughed it in 
fairly deep, This gave good results, and 
the trees have borne several good crops. 
since, and now look as strong and healthy 
as the others. 
give any small or stunted tree a good 
dressing every season, and in time will 
We make it a practice to. 
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