Australia : The Dairy Country. 



White Leghorns. 



nectar, and the quantities of honey stored in single hives are 

 astonishingly large, sometimes reaching 400 Ibs. 



With the farmyard and dairy products of the Commonwealth 

 standing now at over $96,000,000.00 per annum, the industry may be 

 said to be well in its infancy. 



Under the large irrigation projects being carried out in several 

 of the States there are splendid opportunities opening up for 

 the carrying on of all these industries, either separately or in 

 conjunction. 



Share Farming. 



The system of farming on shares is common in several branches 

 of Australian farming, including dairying. To the intelligent and 

 industrious man with a limited amount of capital, the system offers 

 many opportunities for success. Practical dairymen, and especially 

 those with children over fourteen years of age, may obtain a farm 

 on shares. The arrangements made between landlords and their 

 tenants on shares are not uniform. They differ considerably in 

 individual cases, but the following broad outlines of the arrange- 

 ments made between the parties may be set down as having a more 

 or less universal application. 



