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AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE. 



framework (as shown). There has been and is much 



happiness in such shelters. A great deal can be done, by 



selecting the location in a suitable spot, for shelter from 



prevailing winds and the afternoon sun. Convenience for 



water is another consideration ; and it may be possible to 



set upon a spot where a bit of a garden, if only for 



pumpkins, melons, beans, potatoes, &c., can be commenced 



at once. Always avoid land subject to floods. Where 



corrugated iron can be availed of, a humpy of this kind 



can be set up in an hour or two. When erected in a 



shady place for iron takes 



fierce heat from the sun a very 



tolerable shelter can be made. 



Trees showing straight bark in 



the grain from which sheets can 



be got two feet wide or wider are 



the best. With a small axe or 



tomahawk cut into the bark, saw 



tooth fashion, as shown in the 



illustration, along the top and 



bottom. Then make an upward 



cut to join the two, and gently 



prize off the bark from the tree, 



and spread it out for use. 



Tents. When well set up, and 



of strong material, a comfortable 



temporary home can be made in 



a tent. The erection shown in 



the illustration is of a good type. The " fly " an extra 



sheet stretched over the 

 tent proper, having 

 about a foot of air space 

 between them is an 

 advantage. It shades 

 the tent from the sun 

 heat, and throws off 

 rain. A coil of 

 handy things in bush 



Taking off Bark iu Strips. 



good 

 life. 



Well-arranged Tent with Fly. 



stout rope is amongst the 



All the parts of the tent require to be thoroughly 



fastened, either to stout forked stakes or to pegs driven 



