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-summer months. It is rich in fiesh-forming constituents as well as fatt}' 

 matter and ewes and lambs do remarkably well on it. It is estimate'd 

 that one acre under normal conditions will fattt^n almut 10 to^ 15 laml)s. 



CONDITION OF LAND PRIOR TO BURNING OFF OF STUMPS. 

 Portion on lef. li;inil was biirnt off nreviouslw 



In some of the cooler districts of Victoria, where it is sown Ijoth in autumn 

 and spring, as many as 20 ewes and lambs per acre are turned off in 

 a few months. 



RAPE CROP, KOO-WEE-RUP SWAMP. 

 Height, 7 feet; yield, over i ton of seed per acre. 



Farmers throughout Victoria are beginning to appreciate the value of 

 rape as a rotation crop, and for green manuring purposes, by adding 



