. Australian Garden and Field. THE GARDEN AND FIELD. son's pruning, retain (he otitward shoots, shortening in one-'third. The remainder cut clean out — never retain the whole nuinher of shoots thrown out—and leave only sufliciont, with plenty of space betw-een them, to give proper .<hape to the tree. After this of cutting back and thin- ning-out has been followed for .ibout five years, allow the tree to go for a vear uiipruned, and it will in that case throw o"t fniit-si)urs .ilong its whole length, and onl\- a short new growth will be made. Afterwards the plum requires li
. Australian Garden and Field. THE GARDEN AND FIELD. son's pruning, retain (he otitward shoots, shortening in one-'third. The remainder cut clean out — never retain the whole nuinher of shoots thrown out—and leave only sufliciont, with plenty of space betw-een them, to give proper .<hape to the tree. After this of cutting back and thin- ning-out has been followed for .ibout five years, allow the tree to go for a vear uiipruned, and it will in that case throw o"t fniit-si)urs .ilong its whole length, and onl\- a short new growth will be made. Afterwards the plum requires lit- tle pruning when in bearing, ex- cept a shortening and thinning of laterals which intei'sect, and the renewal of spurs bv occasionally cutting them back.—Rxchange. Feeding Fruit Trees. Irregular nutrition leads to irre- gular crops. We must feed a bal- anced Nation to secure a balanced product. The ration must be bal- anced in available plant food. Manv plant foods are so nearly insoluble or in siich chemical form as to be available only after the lapse of .so to loo vcars. The surest way to; know the correct ration is to ex])erimcnt with potash, nitro- gen, and ])hosphoric acid in vary- ing proportions.—" From' " Fruit- ; Co-Operation in Marketing Fruits. The subject of marketing covers a wide range and many details and points of interest enter into its final successful consummation. The question of marketing; is a most im'portant one with the fruit grower. We are confronted with a condition and not a theory and one that must be solved if there is to be profit in growing fruits, and at the same time not forcing prices too high for the consumer bv in- tervening expenses. How to do this is the question. There are obstacles in the wav that in".st' be overcome in the solution of the problem and conditions that must be improved. In discussine the subject of marketing, it is vitally important that the resnonsi^ ilitv of all the parties intereste
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