WHEATGROWING IN AUSTRALIA. n 



The new settler has his path made easy by the attention the 

 Governments of the different States are giving to wheatgrowing. 

 In all the States there is a Department of Agriculture, and all its 

 accumulated knowledge is available to the farmer. In all the prin- 

 cipal States there are Government Experiment Farms, where new 

 wheats are tried, and also the best methods; the results are fur- 

 nished to the public. In most of the wheat districts there are 

 demonstration plots showing the best varieties to grow in the 

 different localities. The new settler is advised what varieties to 

 grow in his locality, and when to grow them, what amount of fer- 

 tiliser to use, and the best methods of handling his land. In any 

 difficulty the resources of the Department of Agriculture are at his 

 service. At the Government farms crops of the best wheats are 

 grown, and the seed distributed amongst the farmers, while in- 

 spectors are continually travelling through the country lecturing 

 and visiting the growers, and advising them, whenever advice is 

 asked for. With such facilities the future of the settler practically 

 depends upon the use he makes of his opportunities, and the oppor- 

 tunities are unsurpassed in any other country. 



In the wheat districts the summer is warm, and the ther- 

 mometer often registers over 100 degs. Fahr., but it is a dry, healthy 



PUTTING IN SEED. 



