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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo March, 1910. 



having a road and river frontage. Mr. F. Towt bought The Lodge — the 

 brick dwelling at the entrance to the St. Hubert's estate — with 366 acres 

 between Mr. Pochon's block and the Chateau Yering ; this block also 

 running from road to river. The Chateau Yering homestead with 433 

 acres, and including several acres of vineyard and the wine cellars, were 

 purchased by Mr. K. H. Blogg. Blocks adjacent to this of 120 acres, 

 52 acres, and 44 acres, were bought by ^lessrs. Kerr, Gillespie, and Jeans 

 respec'civeh . Mr. Timms also subsequentlv sold his Eltham properties. 

 The prices obtained for the blocks in the Lily dale Shire comprising the 

 estate, ranged from ^6 los per acre for the poorer quality of the hill 

 land furthest away from the .river, up to ^30 per acre foir the river flats ; 

 the average run of the blocks ha\-ing a fair proportion of medium to good 

 land with road and water frontage going at about ^20 per acre. 



Mr. J. Timms, junior, continue(l to use the St. Hubert's farm in its 

 reduced area for stock grazing, holding firm to an intention to resume 

 dairying again before long. The drought of 1907-8. however, caused 

 some temporary changes on some of these farms ; for the splendid growth 

 of English grasses on the flats resulted in some tempting offexs being 



made for their hire from owners of starving stock in other less-favoured 

 districts. Mr. C. Blogg let his land for six months for .30s. per acre. 

 About half of the St. Hubert's farm was let at 25s. per acre for twelve 

 months ; and on both the Chateau and the Lodge properties dairying gave 

 place to grazing for a time. Some further changes have also recently 

 taken place here. Both of these last mentioned properties, as well as 

 those of Mesrs. Thos. Timms and ^NlcClure, have changed hands at an 

 advance on the prices paid for them at the subdivisional sale. Mr. J. 

 Timms, senior, has again added the Chateau and Mr. T. Timms' block 

 to his local possessions. Mr. Prior has bought the Lodge ; and ^Ir. 

 Herkes has purchased Mr. McClure's. Since Mr. C. Blogg resumed 

 possession of his block, he has brought nearly the whole of it under 

 cultivation, 70 acres being sown for hay, and 30 acres planted with 

 potatoes this season. His shed is also in use, as he is milking 45 cows 

 there, on shares for the St. Hubert's owner, and grazing them on one of 

 the adjoining paddocks of that farm. 



Photograph No. i shows this farm in the foreground of a general 

 view of that .side of the old St. Hubert's estate. The " No. 2 " milking 

 shed is seen on the left : and the high ground to the right in the distance 



