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It is evident that a very great saving of tonnage is thereby effected at a 

 time when such saving is of the utmost importance. Besides these 

 schemes, vegetables are grown on a very large scale for the troops, and 

 dairy farms have also been started. 



Palestine. — In the occupied territories in Palestine, which are 

 claimed to have great possibilities, considerable areas Avill be put under 

 cultivation during the autumn of 1918. 



Salonica. — The Forces in Salonica are self-supporting as regards 

 green vegetables, and are growing crops of potatoes, grain, and fodder. 

 The soil of Macedonia is extremely fertile, and a good yield is obtained. 



France. — In spite of the fact that it is on the Front in France that 

 the greatest amount of fighting and movement takes place, even here 

 agricultural operations are undertaken which result in a large supply 

 of vegetables, cereals, and fodder. Some 20,000 acres of derelict crops 

 are being harvested this year by the British Armies alone, off land 

 behind the lines evacuated by the French farmers. In some cases 

 binders have been at work within a mile of the front line. In addition 

 to all this, the supply of vegetables from camp and Army gardens is 

 most satisfactory, and of appreciable assistance to the Supply and 

 Transport Department. 



VICTORIAN RAINFALL. 



First Quarter, Year 1919. 



{Supplied by H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist.) 



