5 A Good Harvest 



i that we had not done so badly; but it will be 

 } evident to the reader who has followed me thus 

 \ far that the position would have been very, very 

 tifferent and very much worse had the season 

 i been like the previous one. This illustrates the 

 :; gambling nature of grain growing, especially wheat,, 

 for the early settler in most districts. 



Of course, this applies especially to the newer 

 districts, for not only does the land appear to 

 become more mellow with increased and more 

 extended cultivation, but as the farmers become 

 more established the bad seasons do not affect 

 them in the same way, as they are in a better 

 position to stand a loss, which may be more 

 than recouped by good seasons. 



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