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particularly, and also in what may be called the wheat growing 

 months October and November, thence further east to the high 

 lands the rainfall of the second half of the gradually becomes 

 greater than that of the first half, and in some cases includes the 

 wettest month, the fall during October, November, and December 

 being favourable to wheat growing. Still in the central districts, 

 but east of the mountains, February, March, and May by turns 

 represent the wettest month, and the latter half of the year has 

 an abundant rainfall. 



In the southern districts west of Balranald, May or October is 

 the wettest month, and the latter half of the year has a good 

 rainfall. In Riverina, between Balranald and Tirana, May is in 

 all places the wettest month, while the rain of the latter half of 

 the year is about equal to, and in some cases better than during 

 the first half. From Urana eastward to the mountains, the 

 wettest month on the Lachlan is January. In the district indicated 

 by Temora, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Urana, the wettest month is 

 in some places October, and the rainfall in the latter half of the 

 year is equal to, or in some places greater than that of the first 

 half of the year. On the highlands here as in the north, January 

 is the wettest month, and January, February, March, October, 

 November and December have much more rain than the other 

 six months. 



It is needless to go into greater detail ; the information is 

 designed to be read in detail on the map, where locality as well 

 as quantity of rainfall are given in the most convenient form for 

 reference, and the suitability of the rainfall for wheat growing 

 and other purposes can be seen at a glance. For instance it would 

 be folly to try and grow wheat in the extreme north-western 

 districts, not only because the rainfall is much below the quantity 

 (20 inches per annum) which is required for that purpose, but also 

 because of the fact that the bulk of the rainfall is in the first half of 

 the year. These relations gradually improve in every direction, 

 east, south-east and south as we leave the north-west, and reach 

 their most favourable relations in eastern Riverina, where the 

 rainfall is specially favourable for wheat growing. 



