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factory. The factory price is 

 a little below the Melbourne 

 wholesale rate, but there is a 

 saving both in railway freights 

 and loss of time that is taken 

 in journeying to the station 

 twice daily, the factory being 

 close at hand. On the whole, 

 therefore, the year's work shows 

 very satisfactory progress. 



The maize shown in the 

 photograph is a drilled crop that 

 has made very even growth. 

 Some heavy rain and wind the 

 day previous laid it over con- 

 siderably, which somewhat re- 

 duces its apparent height. 



A Metropolitan Dairy Farm. 



One of the neatest, best 

 situated, and most ujj-to-date 

 dairy farms in the metropolitan 

 area is that of Mr. C. Rout, of 

 Willsmere Park, Kew. This 

 property comprises 258 acres, 

 and is on a very picturesque 

 bend of the Yarra river, which 

 forms about a third of the 

 boundary. Together with the 

 retail round attached to it, Mr. 

 Rout purchased this farm of 

 165 acres from Mr. Wills in 

 May, 1908. Since then, an 

 additional 93 acres have been 

 purchased, as well as another 

 milk round, and the milking 

 herd has been increased from 

 2,Z to 50 head. 



A fair proportion of the farm 

 is river flat land, but this had 

 previously been mainly used for 

 grazing, and much of it was in 

 a rough condition. This is now 

 gradually being broken up, with 

 the intention of sowing it down 

 with lucerne after it has been 

 cropped a few times and 

 cleaned. Some very fine maize 

 has been grown on these flats, 

 as will be seen from the photo- 

 graphs on this and the opposite 

 page. Mangolds and pump- 

 kins are also grown here, and 

 oats and peas on the higher 



