South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . e weight, over the obstruction, and drops into itswork easily and effectually on the other side. The value of thiscontrivance is owing to the quantity of scrub lands brought undercultivation. These scrubs are principallj^ composed of what iscalled mallee timber, that is to say, small eucalypti, varying inthe diameter from a mans wrist to his thigh, and sometimes hisbody. Of course it is of prime importance to clear this land ascheaply as possible, and the timber is felled or pulled down invarious fashions, principally by anima
South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . e weight, over the obstruction, and drops into itswork easily and effectually on the other side. The value of thiscontrivance is owing to the quantity of scrub lands brought undercultivation. These scrubs are principallj^ composed of what iscalled mallee timber, that is to say, small eucalypti, varying inthe diameter from a mans wrist to his thigh, and sometimes hisbody. Of course it is of prime importance to clear this land ascheaply as possible, and the timber is felled or pulled down invarious fashions, principally by animal power, and then the old system it would be necessary to grub up the stumpsand roots, but the stump-jumping plough renders this expenseunnecessary, and in the course of a few years those roots andstumps which have not been burnt or pulled up by the harrows anddifierent implements, and removed, have completely rotted away. The colony is eminently suited to horticultural enterprise. InSouth Australia proper all kinds of fruits, except those essentially. ITS AGRICULTURE. 89 of a tropical character, can be grown. The vine thrives on hill andplain. Strawberries, raspberries, and other fruits found in perfec-tion in cold climates, flourish in the mountain ranges. Apples andpears grow well almost anywhere, if there is a fair rainfall. Theorange tree luxuriates in certain localities, where irrigation ispracticable, and under those conditions bears an immense quantityof fruit. The olive will one day be a source of wealth to thecolony. It grows almost anywhere, bears freely, and is not muchaffected by drought. Unlike wheat, the olive harvest would not behalf ruined by a dry July or August, or two or three daj^s of hotwind in September. Olive oil of the finest quality is made byseveral persons who have faith in this industry, and at the AdelaideGaol, where there is a flourishing olive plantation. Connoisseurspronounce the oil to be equal to any in the world. A few yearsago th
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