'?08 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 Dec, 1918. 



The cow standing to the right in the group in illustration No. 3 is 

 Bolinda Duchess of Derrimut 400th, the mother of the white bull and 

 the grand-dam of the red and white one. No. 3a shows the same fine 

 cows in a different position. 



The next picture shows an attractive gr©up of yearling heifers. The 

 foremost calf — probably the best of the group — is from the same dam 

 as the two-year-old red and white bull shown in illustration No. 1. 

 These grojvthy youngsters show that feeding as well as breeding has 

 been on right lines. Beyond the group are the banks of the Muddy 

 and Violet Creeks and a cultivation field ef nice dark soil. About sixty 

 acres are sown for oaten hay. Green barley and maize are also grown. 

 The soil is well suited for maize, but the spring climate is too wet and 

 cold, and during the growing season the weather is often dry and windy. 



Very high prices have been realized for Shorthorn cattle bred by 

 Mr. Simpson. At the Sydney sales in April last, four bulls under twelve 

 months averaged six hundred guineas. In addition to the herd, Mr. 



4. — Yearling Heifers. 



"Simpson runs a fine flock of Shropshire sheep on his property, and 

 the Japanese Grovernment has recently procured from him a third lot 

 of ewes. 



The haystacks at " Clifton " are placed well up from the ground- 

 level, on blocks about 2 feet high, and in order to prevent the encroach- 

 ments of rats and mice large sheets of iron are placed on top of the 

 blocks. Gra5s hay is also made from about 30 acres of land — a 

 practice which should be more generally adopted by graziers. Some 

 eay that the ordinary grass in this district will not make good hay. If, 

 however, they will top-dress a small field with barnyard manure and 

 phosphatic fertilizers, and cut the grass while it is on the green side, 

 they will find that the quality will be quite satisfactory and_ veiy 

 handy in a time of scarcity. Being little troubled by rats or mice, it 

 will keep indefinitely, and stock will need no coaxing to eat it. 



In former days some losses were incurred on " Clifton," and Mr. 

 Simpson realized that the pasture needed attention. A considerable 



