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Australia : The Dairy Country. 



Prime Herd of Jerseys. 



Butter Factories. 



At the present time there are three butter factories operating 

 in the State, and no doubt when the Dairying Industry has de- 

 veloped sufficiently a number of co-operative 'factories will be 

 started. 



The men who decide to devote their energies to the Dairying 

 Industry will have the advantage of a magnificent local market to 

 start on, as at the present time Western Australia is sending some- 

 thing like $4800.00 a day to the eastern States for dairy produce. 



TASMANIA. 



The conditions of Tasmania are eminently favourable for 

 dairy farming. Up till recent years the industry did not receive 

 much attention, but now that a start has been made butter produc- 

 tion is advancing rapidly. 



The Land Required. 



The foundation of the Dairying Industry is grass, and to get 

 grass, good land and plenty of moisture is required. Therefore 

 anyone proposing to go into this business should endeavour to 

 secure the very best land obtainable. There is a large quantity 

 available, especially in the north-western and north-eastern parts of 

 the island. There is a great deal also in the southern districts. 

 Information can always be obtained from the Lands Department 

 and the district surveyors, and no difficulty should be experienced 

 by the intending dairy farmer in finding land suitable for his pur- 

 pose. The more open parts of the State, such as the midlands and 



