. Australian Garden and Field. work ploughing on and off. Several ol the growers i)resent tried them, and were agreed that they were an ideal jilough, and fully bore ou» all I hat is claimed for them (that they will work right' up to the butts of .spreading trees), thus .sav- ing the enornvous expense of hand hoeing or digging. The' "Harcey" spring tooth cultivator again proved its high standard ol ellici- ency as a digging implement, and in its ability to gv) right in under the si^reading branches of the trees, while the horse walks clear of sam«. For summer cultivation, while the f
. Australian Garden and Field. work ploughing on and off. Several ol the growers i)resent tried them, and were agreed that they were an ideal jilough, and fully bore ou» all I hat is claimed for them (that they will work right' up to the butts of .spreading trees), thus .sav- ing the enornvous expense of hand hoeing or digging. The' "Harcey" spring tooth cultivator again proved its high standard ol ellici- ency as a digging implement, and in its ability to gv) right in under the si^reading branches of the trees, while the horse walks clear of sam«. For summer cultivation, while the fruit is on the trees, these implements can be to advantage in that being so low in build they escape all hanging fruit. All present were very jileased with the work done, and were unanimously of opinion that it was the best cultivator yet shown in the district. The gathering in- cluded a large and representative number of orchardists, who all ex- pressed their satisfaction and ad- miration of the manner in which the several implements had done their allotted work. These ma- chines .'may be inspected at the North Terrace store of the agents, and full particulars of same may be obtained from Messrs. G. A. Prevost & Co., Steamship Build- mgs, Adelaide. ? • Using a Planting Board. It adds much to the appearance of an orchard or even to that of a few trees in a garden, if they are set out with almost mathematical precision. This is much simplified by the I'-ise of a planting board. This should be made of a piece of board four or five feet long, six inches wide, and one inch thick with a V-shaped notch about half way along one side and with two holes (one at each) through which iron pegs can be passed. To set tlie trees, first place the board with the peg— which already marks the position the tree is to occupy—snugly in the V notch and drive an iron peg through the holes at either end of the board ; then lift one end of the board clear of the pin at one
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