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The accompanying photographs show the crops of Messrs. Downer 

 and Boyd, which have just been referred to. Less than two years ago Mr. 

 Downer was a resfdent of Melbourne, and was engaged in one of the city 

 banks. Finding this occupation was in his case not satisfactory from a 



health point of view he purchased his present farm of 97 acres at Steel's 

 Creek, which is about 6 miles from Yarra Glen station. Dairy farm work 

 Avas new to him, and he was of anything but a robiust phvsique ; but he had 

 the will for his work, and he set about it in as methodical a manner as 

 he could. Aided by .such knowledge as he could gather bv reading and bv 

 timely advice from the Dairy Supervisor of that district, he is now makinJ; 



