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BANANA MANORIAL EXPERI
MENTS.
Mr, A. If. Benson, Instructor in Fruit
Culture, returned to Brisbane yesterday
from a visit to the Budcrfm Mountain dis
trict, where ho inaugurated a complete
BOfie* of experiments to determine the
possibility ox growing bananas on land
that has been under bananas or other
crops for a number of years. The experi
ments consist of a double series—one to
test the effect of commercial fertilisers,
and the other the affect of Cormnerdul
fertilisers in conjunction with green man
uring. Two plots of land have been
planted and manured with commercial t«w
tilisors, and land adjacent has been put
under beans nylth the object of providing
the green manure for the second series.
The weather has been very favourable for
the initiation of the experiments, and a
good start is assured.
The country Is looking well, the recent
rain* and the warm weather having pro
duced a rapid plant growth. The orange
trees arc setting Heavily, and promise a
record crop/ Reports to hand from the
■Blnekall Range district show that similar
conditions exist there.
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