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hay. Next year they expect to make $4800.00 off the block $960.00 

 of it from peaches. Reckon it costs them $2880,00 to run the block, 

 so that they expect to show $1920.00 profit next year. 



Schmitz and Hahne (Germany), Yanco, New South Wales. 

 105 acres, all under oats except i acre potatoes. Brought $2880.00 

 between them. Crop of 30 bushels to acre this season returned them 

 $1920,00 for first year. Will go in for dairying and pigs. Reckon 

 to see money spent all back by third year. 



H. Richter (Broken Hill, New South Wales), Yanco, New 

 South Wales. 18 acres 5 sultanas, 2 currants, 3 fruit trees, 3; 

 cereal. Came from the mines twenty-one months ago with just 

 over $960.00. Kept going first year by selling vegetables grown on 

 land ; this year will go out working with his horse and implements 

 to keep the block going. Next season this will be unnecessary, as 

 sultanas and currants (which are now fifteen months old) should 

 yield good crop. Expects $576.00 from them next season and 

 $1920.00 from vines and fruit trees in the following season. This 

 return will steadily increase as fruit trees and vines mature. Rent 

 for block is $57-.6o a year. 



C. Young (Victoria, Australia), Yanco, New South Wales. 

 58 acres ; rent, $83.52 a year. Came with $1920.00, In first six 

 months got $480.00 from block for wheat crop 18 bushels to acre. 

 Built his own home at cost of $360.00 for material, which he bought 

 on terms from commission ; thus saved $384.00 on house. Intends- 

 sow part lucerne this year on cropped land, also few fruit trees- 

 Main idea, however, is to grow crops to sell, and deal in stock as- 

 advantage offers. 



WEIR, TORRENS GORGE, 9i MILES FROM ADELAIDE. 



By authority: McCavron, Bird & Co., Printers, 479 Collins Street, Melbourne. 



