22 WHEATGROWING IN AUSTRALIA. 



SECURING A WHEAT FARM. 



Wheat land may be secured through public or private channels, 

 but the area of available Government lands is greater in some 

 States than others. The landseeker having decided in which State 

 he is going to reside, will adopt the means of securing a wheat 

 farm best suited to his capital. Not only are Crown lands being 

 opened up, principally by railway construction, but in some States 

 the Government purchases private estates, which are subdivided 

 and sold in small areas to farmers on exceptionally easy terms. 

 Estates are also being constantly so subdivided by private owners, 

 and sold on terms extending over ten, fifteen, and twenty years. 

 With ordinary good fortune the farmer going on such estates is in 

 a sound and safe position after three or four seasons. If he has 

 the misfortune to experience a dry season at the start, it will, of 

 course, take him longer to work to independence, as can easily be 

 understood. On the other hand a normal year will see him well 

 started and safe for another two or three seasons, while a really 

 good year will place him in a position which means that only 

 carelessness and improvidence can prevent him from attaining 

 comfortable and practically independent circumstances. 



In the different States information can be obtained from the 

 Government Information Bureau or Departments of Lands as to 

 what Government lands are available for settlement. 





HARVESTER AS USED IN AUSTRALIA. 



