1 Dec., 1902.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 397 
been done by the board. The work was carried out with the aid of the American 
Champion Roadmaking Machine, which did excellent work. The cost of formation 
was increased by the fact that there were so many roots left in the ground, which 
should have been removed when the road was being cleared, that our plough was 
broken on numerous occasions, and men had to be told off to remove these obstructions. 
The actual cost of ploughing and forming the sixty-eight chains was £26 10s. made 
up as follows :—Two men, twenty days at 5s, per day, £10; one student, twelve days 
at 2s. 6d. per day, £1 10s.; six horses, twenty days at 2s. 6d. per day, £15. This 
cost is about 50 per cent. below the ordinary contract price for such work. 
VuaerasLte Garpen.—During the year a great deal of good work has been done 
in this department. Mr. Jackson, the overseer, was kept constantly employed, and, 
under eran circumstances in the early part of the year, has worked the place 
up to a very creditable condition. When I found the dry season was likely to con- 
tinue, I established a scheme of irrigation whereby the whole vegetable garden (10 
acres) could be irrigated in a few days. The scheme has been carried out at a very 
small cost, the total outlay being £14 or £15. The steam boiler and pump, which 
are being used for our general supply, with an additional 100 feet of 4-inch piping, 
are used for the work. The capacity of the pump is about 5,000 gallons per hour. 
By this means we have been able to keep up a regular supply of vegetables for our 
own use, and also to keep many of our surrounding farmers and townships in the 
district. The pump, when not required for garden use, is used for irrigating a portion 
of the lucerne land. This, ina small way, has been a thorough success. A deep interest 
has been shown by the students in garden work, especially since we have been able to 
produce vegetables at atime when there are few others in the district—with the 
exception of Chinamen—who are growing them. Much interest has been manifested 
by the numerous visitors in this branch of college work. 
OrcHarp.—The two orchards, one on the Lockyer Creek and the new one near 
the Principal’s residence, have been kept in good order during the year. The pruning 
of the fruit trees did not receive early attention owing to the fact that Mr. Cole, the 
late horticulturist, left for Victoria before the work was completed. The remainder 
of the work was carried out by students Fox and Frederich, who had previously 
received instruction from Mr. Voller, and had been under Mr. Cole for some consider- 
able time. However, as the trees were too far advanced before the whole of the work 
could be completed, I caused six peach trees to be left unpruned. The peaches, 
plums, apricots, and figs yielded very fine crops, especially the latter. ‘The flying 
foxes were very destructive, and also worms in the case of the peaches. The 
mandarin trees bore a good heavy crop, but owing to the dry weather the fruit did not 
reach maturity. Alt the young trees planted near the Principal’s house are making 
rapid growth. Although fruit culture here is not carried out on a large scale, the 
work is sufficient to give the students a good knowledge of the business. 
Vineyarps.—The work in this department is carried out under the direction of 
Mr. Rainford, Viticulturist to the Department of Agriculture, who pays periodical 
visits to the Coilege, and gives practical demonstrations in pruning and cultivation for 
the benefit of the students who take part in the work. 
The vines on the creek, where trellising had been done, returned a good cro 
of grapes, while those near the Principal’s house were not worth the labour o 
harvesting. The vinevards have been keptin a perfect state of cultivation; this entails 
a good deal of work, most of which is done by students. 
Darry.—Mr. Chas. McGrath, who is in charge of the department, has worked 
hard to make the dairy a success, not only from a financial point of view, but also in 
connection with the educational part of the work. Mr. McGrath is a very hard-working 
officer, his hours being from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sundaysincluded. He possesses the 
ower of holding well in hand such students as are assigned to him, and the results are 
fee shown in the half-yearly examinations, which are set and held by the writer. Iam 
therefore justified in saying that good results have accrued from his labours. In 
reviewing the work of the period covered by this report, we are kept mindful of the 
unfavourable climatic conditions which have prevailed throughout the greater portion 
of the year, and which have restricted in no small degree the expansion of the 
operations of this department. The provision made for the winter of 1901 was such 
as to provide more fodder than was required by the dairy stock during that period, the 
een fodder not used at the termination of the previous winter haying been saved as 
ae The fayourable conditions existing for a few months of early spring enabled an 
ample supply of fodder to be saved for the use of the dairy herd; this, however, we 
were unfortunate enough to lose by fire. The contents of two silos were fed to bulls, 
dry stock, sheep, and pigs. Owing to the parched-up condition of the natural grasses 
