on at any
one place in the State, as that would be an impossibility, but they can
be grown in some part of the State profitably and to great perfection.

The law of successful fruit culture is the same here as in all other
fruit-producing countries--viz., to grow in your district only those
fruits which are particularly adapted to your soil and climate, and to
let others grow those fruits which you cannot grow, but which their
conditions allow them to produce to perfection. The intending grower
must, therefore, first decide on what fruits he wishes to grow, and when
he has done so, select the district best suited to their growth. The
small map of the State shows the districts in which certain fruits may
be grown profitably, or, rather, the districts in which they are at
present being so grown; but there are many other districts in which
fruit-growing has not been attempted in commercial quantities or for
other than purely home consumption that, once the State begins to fill
up with population, are equal, if not superior, to the older
fruit-growing districts, and are capable of maintaining a large
population.

[Illustration: Typical Clean Orchard.]

CLIMATE.

As previously stated, the successful culture of fruit depends mainly on
the right kinds of fruit being grown in the right soil and climate. This
naturally brings us to the question of climate, and here one again gets
an idea of the extent of our country, as we have not one but many
climates. Climate is a matter of such vital importance to fruit-growers,
and there is such a general lack of knowledge respecting the climate of
Queensland, that a little information on this point is desirable. I am
afraid that there is a very general impression that Queensland has a
climate that is only suitable for a coloured race; that it is either in
the condition of a burnt-up desert or is being flooded out. That it is a
country of droughts and floods, a country of extremes--in fact, a very
desirable place to live out of. No more erroneous idea was ever given
credence to, and, as an Englishman born, who has had many years'
practical experience on the land in England, Scotland, the United States
of America, and the various Australian States, I have no hesitation in
saying that, as far as my experience goes--and it is an experience
gained by visiting nearly every part of the State that is suited for
agricultural pursuits--taken as a whole, it is difficult to find a
better