1 Aprit, 1902.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 805. 
PINEAPPLE TOPS V. SUCKERS. 
J. D. M., Mooloolah— 
Question 1.—How long does it take pineapples to come into bearing on 
the supposition that this season’s tops were planted next planting 
season ? 
Answer 1.—Tops of pines ripening now, if set out in a nursery and 
transplanted next spring, should produce fruit during the summer 
of 1904. 
Question 2.—Is it better to plant suckers than to plant tops ? 
Answer 2.—Strong suckers from selected plants are superior to tops. 
Question 3.—Do the suckers remain longer in bearing than tops? 
Answer 3.—They will continue to produce marketable fruit quite as. 
long as tops. 
Note.—We have at this moment several tops planted three years ago. 
One has come into bearing this summer. The others will not fruit for another 
ear. Planting tops, even if they are procurable in quantity, is a slow method. 
of starting a pinery of any size. 
PLANTING CEDAR-TREES. 
Farmer, Geraldton— 
Question.—There are a number of young cedar-trees, about 2 feet 
high, growing near my place. I want to plant afew. Should I 
plant them in the middle of the scrub, or how ? 
Answer.—No. Plant them in the open, or if in the scrub, plant in good. 
cleared spaces. We once planted two thousand cedars in the scrub,, 
and all died. Those planted in the open lived and throve. 
VOLUME OF A DAM. 
J. RemmeErs, Quinalow— 
Question.—I excavated a dam for aneighbour. The dimensions were :—. 
Length on top, 22 yards; length at bottom, 11 yards; width on 
top, 11 yards; width on bottom, 4 yards 6 inches; depth, 6 feet.. 
How many cubic yards of earth did I take out ? 
Answer.—You took out exactly 2673 cubic yards. 
The Markets. 
TOP PRICES FOR FRUIT—ROMA-STREET MARKETS. 
FEBRUARY. 
Article. Sint wos 
Top Prices. 
Peaches, per quarter-case yy: = Aa = ae 8s. 
Apples, per half-case on a vy xt ay 13; 9s. 
Pears, per half-case isf oh da tr. cn 13s. 
Pears, per quarter-case ... ae T me Sy a 7s. 6d. 
Lemons, local, per half-case rt fy) a ar a 8s. 
Lemons, Italian, per 360 .... ... a or ee oy 25s. 
Oranges, Australian, per half-case ete a “i fe 8s. 
Oranges, Italian, per 100 ... $8 ay iy, aA — lls. 6d. 
Plums, per quarter-case ... on ua ve xt es 5s. 6d. 
Persimmons, per quarter-case_... oe ies ms or 3s. 
Pineapples, rough, per dozen... ae + en xe : 3s. 
Pineapples, smooth-leafed, per dozen... x0 xt tes 4s. 
Quinces, per half-case “2 oe He ie fit eel 4s. 
Preapesweper lbs) rw 6 oreo sissc ero rs ese rs 63d. 
