. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 510 Agricultural Gazette of [J/^«(? 2, 1908. Orel] arc! I\;otes. W. J. ALLKX. f 1 I June. PlantiiKj. WliciH! (Ii'cidudus fruit ti'ecs or vines arc to l)e })liuited tliis jseasun, it is to start the work as early as possible, whether it be for reiills in an establislicd oichatd, or the ])lantinj:i; of ;une\v oi'chard. The sooner now that any phmtin^ is tinislied the better v\i]l be the early root j^rowth, as the roots start to tlirow out new o;rowth in Jidv. Tf the soil is drv, how
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 510 Agricultural Gazette of [J/^«(? 2, 1908. Orel] arc! I\;otes. W. J. ALLKX. f 1 I June. PlantiiKj. WliciH! (Ii'cidudus fruit ti'ecs or vines arc to l)e })liuited tliis jseasun, it is to start the work as early as possible, whether it be for reiills in an establislicd oichatd, or the ])lantinj:i; of ;une\v oi'chard. The sooner now that any phmtin^ is tinislied the better v\i]l be the early root j^rowth, as the roots start to tlirow out new o;rowth in Jidv. Tf the soil is drv, however, it woidd be liettcr to defer the planting until after more rain falls, but \\hcie\er there is sutticieiit moisture this work should be pushed on to completion. Plant only such varieties as have proved themselves suitable to the district, and only plant a few varieties. Wherever there are old growers in the district it is well to be ^?uided by them as to which they consider the best kinds of fruits to plant, then clioose the very best varieties of the respective kinds, as it is only the lii^'i^rade fruit which is worth <;i'nvin^. Pru iiiiuj. — T h i s work may be pushed on with as fast as p(jssible now, as this and next month is the best time to prune all deciduous trees and vines. During the tii-st few years after the trees are planted, seethat theyare given a heavy pruning, re- moving the central branches, so as to lea^•e the centre of the tree quite open, in order that the niidilh- as well as the outside, and the bot- tom as well as the top, have plenty of room and light to develo])good fruiting wood in every poi'l ion of the tree. If this system of pi'uning is followed, the weight of the fruit, when the tree begins bearing, is borne by strong sturdy branches, which will not swing and bend with every breeze that Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appe
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