. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. .442 Afiricidtural Gazcllr ol [Jnue •>, YM)^. the plants gradually ex|(Osed to sunsliitu! td 'u tlirm dli'. i'.y iln'iime the plants are (i or '"^ inches high, the shading may be gradually dispensed with. The more robust of the plants may 1)(' removed from the seed-btd and planted out when they are about a fnot high, the best time for this opei-ation beinsr when the wet season has eonnncnced. It is very desirable to avoid \\ indy days for planting, and the roots ot the y
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. .442 Afiricidtural Gazcllr ol [Jnue •>, YM)^. the plants gradually ex|(Osed to sunsliitu! td 'u tlirm dli'. i'.y iln'iime the plants are (i or '"^ inches high, the shading may be gradually dispensed with. The more robust of the plants may 1)(' removed from the seed-btd and planted out when they are about a fnot high, the best time for this opei-ation beinsr when the wet season has eonnncnced. It is very desirable to avoid \\ indy days for planting, and the roots ot the young plants should be carefully covered when they are being cariierl t'lom the seed-bed to the site of the intended Coffee Pulper. Cofi'ee trees are laid out much in the same mantici as when planting an orchard. in Ceylon o ft. x "> ft. or •") ft. x (i ft. and (i ft. x 6 ft. are the distances adopted ; but 7 ft. x 7 ft., and excn S ft. \ S ft. ha\e been recom- mended for planting in this State. As the young trees increase in height, ihe time will arrive when it will become to jterform the operation called " tojiping. ' This is cuttini;' back I he main stem at the height it is intended it sliall form the future main truids. NN'liere manual labour is cheap and plentiful, about ."> ft. fi'om the ground is (•onsidered a good average height in cut the shoot, but in this country where the soil will in most cases lie cleaned and tilled by means of a horse cultivator, it is perhaps aflvisab'e to provide for the trunk being some- what higher. The tree should not be cut until the brown bark is showing, for if cut while yet green, it will die back. As expansion takes place in the gi'owih of the young tice, it will become liable to be swayed l)y the wind, and the moviment of the tree at the foot. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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