Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 Jan., 1908, 



property in 1903, has substituted commodious iron buildings of a substan- 

 tial character. Messrs. John Dufty and Son, and Dahlenberg are to be 

 congratulated upon their newly erected well finished shearing sheds and 

 smoke-houses. 



It may not be out of place to mention that a number of buildings with 

 roofs of a highly inflammable nature should not be allowed to occupy too 

 cramped a space, and there is room for improvement in this direction. 



The visitor to all these farms cannot fail to take away with him the 

 idea that the owners are there to stav, and their enterprise might with ad- 

 vantage be copied by the farmers of the surrounding districts. 



Points Awarded. 



The above decision has been arrived at after several days of most 

 careful criticism, due attention having been given to every detail. I have 

 awarded Messrs. John Dufty and Son the maximum points for water 

 supply, not because they have the most dams, nor the greatest capacity, 

 but because their dams and windmills are splendidly located to .serve two 

 or three paddocks at the one time, whereas Mr. Dahlenberg's three largest 

 dams are all close to the homestead, and in some cases, two dams are in 

 one paddock. Moreover, Mr. Dahlenberg's property embraces a farm 

 of 620 acres situated some seven or eight miles from his main property, 

 whereas Messrs. John Duftv and Son's holding is more compact and 

 therefore more easily worked. 



In the matter of stock, I have had to consider that Messrs. Dufty and 

 Son keep an entire horse of their own while Mr. Dahlenberg has to pay 

 for service. I think Mr. Dahlenberg's sheep are superior to Messrs. 

 Duffy's, but in cattle and pigs, the latter gentlemen are breeders, whereas 

 Mr. Dahlenberg only partly owns a bull, and does not breed his own pigs. 

 In other matters there is little to choose between these two fine properties. 

 Mr. Sanders is a highly creditable third, and were his outbuildings of 

 more modern construction and not, in case of fire, so dangerously close to 

 his fine dwelling, he would have been nearer. His .sheep are perhaps 

 the best shown, and his horses compare favorably with those of other 

 competitors. Messrs. Crouch and Stapleton's properties compare favor- 

 ably with other competitors in all details except implements and machinery, 

 water supply, dwelling and outbuildings. 



Best Farm under 640 Acres. 



In this section the decision has been much simpler than in the preceding 

 class. Mr. E. Hoffman's compact well managed farm would be hard to 

 beat in any district in its own class. Messrs. Mcintosh and Eastick's 

 properties are no less compact, but their operations are hardly comparable. 



