322 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 April, 1900 
Tattow.—On 15th March, mutton tallow, fine, brought 31s. per wt i 
medium, 29s. 6d; beef, fine, 28s. 6d. to 30s. ; medium, 26s. per ewt. 
Horns.—Extra large, 52s. to 60s.; large, 40s. to 47s. 6d. ; medium, 25 
to 85s.; small, 12s. 6d. to 20s. per 100. 
Bonrs.—Shanks, round, £5 to £5 10s.; flat, £3 10s. to £8 15s.3 misty 
£3 5s. to £3 15s. per ton. 
RAINFALL IN THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. 
Amonast the several factors which have to be taken into consideration bee 
looking for a farm location, next to good soil, the selector will do well t0,*” § 
the rainfall of the district in which he proposes to settle. With the vey | 
assisting them in this very important matter, we requested Mr. Clana 
Wragge, Government Meteorologist, to furnish us with the total monthly 
fall in each agricultural district for the past year (1899). This he has h of 
courteously done, and he will also supply the rainfall during every MOM, 
the current year for publication in the Journal. The table in this ieee 
simply and clearly arranged that the total rainfall in any agricultural dis 
for any given month can be seen at a glance. 
uRAl 
TasLe SHOWING THE ToraL RaINraLL voR EACH MontH or THE YEAR IN THE AGRICUL 
DISTRICTS OF QUEENSLAND. 
900 
1899, bas 
STATIONS. 
’ | Jan. 
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |April. | May. | June. /July. | Aug. | Sept. Oct. | Nov. Dec. Beet 
—— 
North. 92 76) 
Bowen ... ... «| 9°68}1490] 8:61) 9:16|.1-46| Nil | 0:63] 0-21 0:06 | 0°56 Nil rir 43:08 
Cairns ... ... _ ... | 13°63 | 10°97 | 35-46 | 12°97 | 4-03] 0:63] 2°01] 1:31| 3:23! 0°74] 0°33 fen 62 
. Geraldton wees | 10°03 | 19°49 | 41°28 | 40°65 | 12°61] 1°64| 8°93] 2°85] 9-03] 1:03] Nil aa ul 
Herberton ...  ...] 8°19 | 4°93] 21°32| 6:74} 149] 0°66] 0:23} 0:36] 1:62] 0:18] 2°75 nee 6 
Hughenden ... «| 3:78) 1°60] 2°99] 0°10} 0°01] 0:20] 0:46] 2°05} Nil | 0-45] 1°05 i 1 
Longreach... ° ...| 160} 2°20] 4°05] 0°54] 0°58] 0°60} 1°08) 0:28} 0:06; 0:27} 0°67 1-02 37" 
Lucinda ss «s+ | 6°96 | 20°96 | 20-05 | 14°00 | 1:71] 0:40} 2°78} 0-80] 0°97) 0:02] 1:26 ae 90° 
Mackay see see | 11°32] 9°69 | 18°65] 9:19} 4°74) Nil | 2:29] 2:37] 1:33) 0:19] 0°49 (Be 4 
Rockhampton... .., | 17°18 |_ 9°88} 3:59) 4-42| 2-49] 0-40] 223) 1:71] 1:96) 2°35) 1:22 153 21 
Townsville ... ... | 10°19 | 10°69 | 10°93 3:76] 0:59] Nil | 0°78] 0°89] 0:01) 0°35} 0°16 
South. | 0-04 3:03 
Barcaldine «| 2:11] 2°69) 2°33] 1:17] 0°39} 0-05| 1:03] 0:53] 0:27) 0:94] 0:52 740 pst 
Beenleigh | 615 | 2°32] 0:76} 426] 3:06] 5:70| 6:98] 2:02} 3:11} 2°53} 1°80) 0:85 17 
Blackall v | 2°75) 3:49) 2-74) 0:18) 0°13) 0-20) 111} 057] 0-16] 1:20] 0-04) Fer 651 
Brisbane «| 7°32] 2°10] 0°71] 3°32] 154) 2°75) 3°50] 1:43] 2°48] 2:26] 2°33 re. 468 
Bundaberg s. | 1131 | 7°26] 3:76] 4:13| 2°92] 1-42) 2:33] 2°62] 1:67] 1°60} 0:06 oes 3 
Caboolture «| 645] 2°66] 1:40] 3:85} 2°06) 2-67| 4°61] 1:90] 2:40! 2:30} 2°23 416 iit 
Charleville ++} 158 | 120} 0°51} 052} 0:06} 0-25 | 0°33) 1:26] 0:55) 0°36] 0-43) 9 og ot 
Dalby . ve | 6°72] LOL) 0°57) 2-79) 1:20) 1-33} 167) 1-09] 1:20) 144) 184) oy 308 
Emerald «| 7:05} 2:99] 3:00} 2°60! 2-43] 0:03) 1°31] 2:08] 1:96! 1-93] 1:32 534 12 
meskigyer ve | 4°55 | 157) O94) 411 | 189] 2-40) 2°59) 1°69] 2°79 2-67) 2°25) 2 e7 os 
Gatton ... «| 4°66| 1°93] 0:21} 3:32] 1:33] 1:18] 2°01] 1:55] 2:19] 2:13] 3°50 57 pee 
Gayndah | 744) 1:45] LOL] 1:45] 1:26] 1°30! 0°86] 3°34] 1:24| 2°73] 4:59 rae 5 
Gympie | 5°78 | 2°42] 2:88] 4°01] 2°89] 3°57] 2:26) 1:23] 211, 9-41} 0:39 ore 97 
Ipswich ... | 5°57 | 1:24] 0°24] 4°11} 1-41] 1°82] 3-42] 1:29] 2°77! 2°04} 3:46 a0 6 
Laidley ... «| 693] 2°35] 0°54) 3:66] 1:63] 1:32] 2:00] 1°82] 5°04! 3:17) 2:40 pas 4 
Maryborough ... ... |. 8°04] 5°87] 5°91] 4°59} 3°35] 4-20] 1:71} 1:49] 2:29; 1:20] 0°61 at 400 
Nambour ... | 9°36] 6:26] 6:87] 5°32! 3°79} 6:17] 4:18] 1:81] 3:13] 2°87] 3:03 ay se 
Nerang ... .. | 8°64) 3-44] 1°92] 5°36} 2°28] 3-34] 9:80] 2°52] 4:74; 1:99] 1°42 60 0" 
Roma ... w+ | 3:18] 3:28] 0:63} 1:70} 0-26] 0°53] 1:05] 1:00] 0°55) 0:35| 1:27| O85 96? 
Stanthorpe | 6°09} 2°88] 0-43) 2°53) 1:20] 1°36] 3-11] 1:08) 1°63! 1°36] 0°86 375 13 
Taroom v | 712) 2-01} 2°89] 3:52) 135] 0-61) 1:27] 160] 155' 0:83} 3:32 Pad 98 
Tambo ... | 1:73] 2°81] 1°52} 0°52) 0°15] 0°60} 1:16] 0°74| 0-27| 0-79] 0-08 ieee 1 
Tewantin «| 7°02 | 10:08] 7:°36| 8°66) 6:°87| 9:28| 5:00] 3°67| 2°80! 3:36] 0:46 i 1 
Texas +. | 8'23| 3°52] 0:13) 2°37] 0°50} 3:26} 2:95} 1:38] 1:72] 0:97] 0°74 ane vf 
Toowoomba 5:97 | 2:10] 0°80} 3°63) 1°33) 211] 1:75] 163] 815) 1:43] 2°36 a3 13 
Warwick 6-07) 319) 116) 4:13) 1:03] 153° 244) 1:00] 1:99) 2:48] 1°67 Bae | 
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