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about by the introduction of better methods of cultivation, the grazing 

 of sheep and breeding of lambs for export. 



Bags of Wheat delivered at Rainbow Railway Station. 



Year. Bags. 



1905-6 ... ... ... 91,000 (4 bashel bags) 



1906-7 ... ... ... 132,000 (4 bushel bags) 



1907-8 ... ... ... §4,000 (4 bushel bags) 



1908-9 ... ... ... 286,000 (standard bags, 200 lbs.) 



1909-10 •-. ... ... 237,000 (standard bags, 200 lbs.) 



1910-11 ... ... ... 257,000 (standard bags, 200 lbs.) 



The district is certainly a land of great promise. Especially will 

 this be so if the farmers generally will plan ahead, always conserve a 

 ^ood supply of fodder during bounteous seasons, and adopt more modern 

 methods of deeper tillage, early fallowing, and rotation of crops. The 

 grazing of sheep must play a very important part in the future prosperity 

 of all wheat-growing centres. They have already practically demons- 



HARVE-STING LE HUGUENOT WUK.Al, MR. J. S.ANDERS F.\RM, RAINBOW. 



trated their great benefit from a financial and manurial point of view 

 wherever kept. 



During the competition I saw both wheat and oat crops that would 

 more than favourably compare with any crops throughout the State. 

 I also saw a train load of fat lambs, that would grace the best Western 

 District pastures, leave the Rainbow station. 



During the past five vears the primary indu.'^tries throughout the 

 Mallee have shown remarkable growth and expansion. The result of 

 the great succe.s.ses gained l)y the majority of wheat farmers throughout 

 the Mallee has been to give an impetus to trade, to encourage manu- 

 facturing enterpri.se. and to promote national wealth and prosjierity. 

 Last season's record is one that Victoria mav be pardonably proud of. 

 The value of our primary products amounted to ^27,662,651. In 

 addition, tlie products of manufacture came to ;^i 2,748,654. making a 

 total of ^40.411,305. ^Vheat repre.sented a money value ot .;^ .=1.50 1.605, 

 while wool totalled ^4.044,755. To both of these the Mallee con- 

 tribntf<l largely. The large tracts of undi biting Cduntrv, now covered 



