The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-06-25
THE GOLDEN GRAIN
Wheat Growing IN New South
Wales.

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The wheat farmer OF New South
Wales has a great advantage v e the
wheat growers of other countries. The
OAnadian wheat farmer, for example,
RAISES little but wheat, and in q poor
season stands Il lose on his years in
lvestment. The New South Wales soil
- more adaptable, and the climate is
Auch that farming can be carried on
the year around. In most cases wheat
growers raise sheep and frequently
engage In dairying, or orcharding,
though wheat Is naturally their major
e0urce of income.
The wheat belt lei immedi-
ately inside the coastal ranges and
spreads inland just as far as the rain
fall dictates. 1t has an average fall Of
Is to 80 inches of rain in the year. and
Its width varies roughly from 60 to $50
miles. The soil differs considerably
In quality. The best Of 1t is a red fri
able loan, fruitful and valuable at all
times, and doubly so when the rain
fall Is plentiful.
! TO be profitable. the wheat farm
must lie not farther than 25 miles
away from rail transportation facili-
ties. Nearly the whole Of the New
South Wales wheat belt lies within 20
miles OF railway communication, and
the Government is active In construct
Ing further lines.
The farms in New South Wales
range in area from about 800 to 1900
acres. although some men are making
= good living BY clever cultivation Of
only 4 quarter section, 100 acres. The
wheat farmer purchases his land either
IN It's virgin forest state from the
Crown, or Mt n of the subdivision
sales Of pastoral holdings, and makes
It ready for the pillow. After providing
for the purchase Of the property for
cash or On time payment system, q
few hundred pounds will be necessary
for the provision Of live stock, fencing,
implements and the sinking OF tanks.
The first investment will be a flock
Of sheep. the natural grasses being
suflcient for grazing at any time of
year, 70 support one sheep to the acre
Most farms will have m orchard to
supply fruit for home use ut least
hut IN skilled hands this becomes a
highly profitable adjunct to the wheat
farm. The great attraction Of wheat
farming lies IN the assurance Of a COM
Portable income in all ordinary years,
with the additional chance Of an ex-
ceptiOnal yield every few years, which
win make the farmer a wealthy man.
It is due To the genius Of William
Farrar, an Englishman who came to
Australia In the eighties, that a va
r1ety OF wheat has been scientifically
bred. which Ii immune to the various
diseases which the plant Is heir to,
offers q complete resistance to smut,
ID high In -four content. economical In
growth Of straw, and In general. best
adapted to Australian conditions.
The greater part Of the harvest is
gathered with the combined harvester,
but large quantities are cut with the
reaper and binder and stacked for
threshing later On. 1t Is lot necessary
Tor. the farmer to own a threshing
plant, ~ threshing and chaff-cutting
contractors travel around the wheat
districts.
Bulk-handllng Of wheat on the ele-
SatOr system Ii becoming universal In
New South Wales, and the State Gov
eminent II establishing "silO" eleva-
torn at suitable points which 0bviate
the necessity Of storing wheat In bags
q the farm or at the railway sidings.
The sstlO" construction works at Glebe
Island, Sydney. IL the nucleus Of an
enterprise the magnitude OF which will
make Il one 81 the greatest associated
With the national development.
The Commonwealth Government.
during the war period, established q
wheat pool for the provision Of wheat
Cor the Imperial Government, and as
protection to the growers in a
dlbcult period. Payments up to 1919
under the Wheat scheme totaled f1O1,-
10000 ($486.OOO.OOO). while 13.488.00O
tons have been received for realization.
Acknowledgement.
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