448 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Dxc., 1902. 
The improvements carried out during the year, in addition to the ringbarking and 
clearing referred to in the earlier part of my report, were the breaking up of the 
additional 48 acres of land, the sinking of a well in the 900-acre paddock, and an 
erection of a windmill, tank, and horse trough at the stables; 250 feet of piping were 
also procured to convey the water from the tank into a small garden plot. The Henefit 
derived from this is very great, as, notwithstanding the almost total absence of rain 
for many months, there are at present growing in the garden some very fine vegetables. 
consisting of cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, turnips, lettuce, radishes, peas, &c., many 
specimens of which are quite fit for show purposes. The quantity of the above- 
mentioned vegetables is limited, as it mould not have been safe to tax the water 
supply by growing a larger area; still, there is sufficient to show what could be done 
even in a severe drought, when water is available. 
I may mention that the building of the windmill tower and tank, the erection 
of the mill, and laying down the pipes was all done with the help of a couple of farm 
hands, and in all other work I have endeavoured, to the best of my ability, to kee 
down the expenses as much as possible during the year that has just rat and 
sincerely hope that the year upon which we have now entered will be as prosperous 
as the last two have been adverse. 
The following figures give the rainfall for the year :— 
1901.— July ... 1:340 fell on 2 days} 
Aug. we pet HEAD oy EP 
Sep. cer rer COMO ie Ne. 
Oct. ps cee: PAD og, BE og, 
Noy. se ae OULD og th ogy Total rainfall for the year, 9°07 
Dec. ph we (OHS 9 PA inches. Highest shade reading, 
1902.—Jan. A we ESTA ay GL. og 18th December, 113 degrees ; 
Feb. ad ge OUI py Gh ap highest solar reading, 160 degrees. 
Mar. aoe fey OED ngs Abas ; 
Aprils. cere OR og BL 
ay 2" ill 
June a) coe ol 
Lowest temperature, 30th July, 14 degrees. Average temperaturejin shade from 
10th to 20th December, 107°5 degrees. 
ROBERT JARROTT. 
