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are behind the western farmers in average ability. They have been putting their faith in one crop, wheat, for a good many years. When the land is exhausted they pull up stakes and emigrate to Victoria or New South Wales. The rainfall is not sure enough for them to limit to one crop only. It is a land of drouths and floods - some years ten inches of water, some years thirty - the drouth is now prevailing, No rain since Christmas.
Fruit culture pays well. Almost any thing will grow I have seen oranges, lemons, olives, apples, pears, apricots, pomgranites, figs, and bananas growing and all but the bananas were doing well. The most profit is to be made from Grapes. There are a number of large vinyards in this part of the colony with plenty of land suitable for planting, to be had at very low rates, either freehold, or government lease.