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and which are mostly from selected pure bred Jerseys, Ayrshires, and 

 Jersey-Holstein cows by a Jersey bull. By this means it is antici- 

 pated that the future must show a satisfactory yearly increase in 

 receipts. 



Dairy cattle on the establishment number 120, made up as 

 follows : — 



Dairy cows . . 



2-year-old Jerseys 



2-year-old cross-bred Jerseys 



1-year-old .Jerseys 



1-year-old cross-bred Jerseys 



4-year-old Jersey bull, pure 



1-year-old Jersey bull, pure 



2-year-old Ayrshire 



also 8 commercial cattle 



82 

 10 

 10 due to calve next autumn. 



4 

 11 



1 



1 



1 



120 



128 



Garden and Orchard. 



This branch of the work has greatly improved under the present 

 management, as some three years ago we were only able to make 



JERSEY CALVES. 



available for export 300 cases of apples, while during the past season 

 600 cases were despatched to London, which, considering the labour 

 troubles that existed there, realized very fair prices, ranging from 

 8s. 9d. to 13s. 9d. per case. In addition, something like 800 cases 

 were sold on the Melbourne and local markets, averaging about 6s. 6d. 

 per case. Fruit and vegetables were provided for the consumption 

 of the men on the Colony to the value of about £60 for the year. 



It may be pointed out here that all our meat for food for the men 

 and staff is purchased on the hoof and killed on the establishment, the 

 average cost coming out at lis. 8d. per 100 lbs.; and the sum of 

 £93 8s. Id. was received for the sale of hides and skins from same. 



During the year under review 266 men have passed through the 

 Colony, and 37 of these were still in residence on the 30th June, 1912. 

 The table herewith shows the various occupations represented by the 

 colonists. The task of adapting these men to work foreign to their 



