Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-17

! for a chance at the parts he throws
away.
Tasmania's possibilities as an agri
cultural and pastoral state have been
only slightly exploited, because Of her
100000 acres only 271 900 were under
cultivation last year. Apples, oats and
hops were the three principal products.
OF the other staple crops of Australia
she raises scarcely enough for her own
| needs, Wheat grows we'll in the island.
but little more than $4,000 bushels
were produced last year. not enough to
supply Tasmanian demand. OF oats she
produced $50 900 bushels and OF hops,
/, 3Sj 900 pounds. The average yields are
high, however on all these products,
wheat averaging 1875 bushels to the acre,
oats 25.7 bushels and hops 1920 pounds.
Her total agricultural products had
value Of S14 100000.
Pastoral products came second with a
value Of Ss,4O0,0O0, dairying being an
industry for which its land is well
suited Her abundant rainfall results in
wide areas Of rich and verdant pastures,
which produce rich milk. Butter and
cheese factories are generally found
throughout the island, many OF them be
ing on the cooperative plan and owned
by the farmers themselves. Both but
high place in outside markets along with
her jams.
1t is on fine wool producing Merino !
sheep that the island specializes. both
rams and ewes being in demand 70"
breeding purposes in other countries. Be
fore the war Tasmania virtually supplied |
the countries OF South America with their |
imported breeders Naturally wool is one
of the big staples OF the island. Its
million and three quarters sheep av-
erage number for the last ten years pro-
duced in 1920 more than II 100000 pounds |
Of the finest wool, valued at S35oO.OO0
The Tasmanian Government is putting |
into effect n vigorous campaign to at |
tract imm! grafton to Offset the threatened |
loss OF population due to the greater /
inducements offered by the other states /
in the shape Of higher wages.
MUCH LAND HELD
IN LARGE BLOCKS.
zone of our big handicaps is that |
the land is held In large blocks by rich |
owners and that the state is TOO poor /
to buy these lands and subdIvide them |
into small farms which can be offered |
10 settlers on easy terms" said nm offi- |
cial Of the bank which is maintained |
by the state. ITO the experienced farm. |
u
splendid opportunity To the man who /
may be experienced in farming but who |
has not Mt least two thousand dollars |
there is little inducement to choose Tas- |
mania in preference to other states. The |
state owns lands which il will sell to |
him on fair terms and even advance him /
money with which 10 get started. but |
those who settle here without money I
can get only uncleared lands For the |
first two years there is no profit to him |
and he must earn his living by working |
for others ut very small wages. To |
man with a sturdy family, the kind of
farmers we would like to attract. there !
isn't enough in sight to induce him TO |
take n fling at it"
Tasmanias government and relation to |
the commonwealth is the same as that Of |
the other states 1t has governor |
sent out from England but to all in |
tents and purposes is governed by it's |
premier and his cabinet while the legis- |
lative end of the government is in the |
hands of a parliament of two houses, with |
legislative council, or upper house, |
OF eighteen members and an assembly, |
or lower house with thirty five members |
1t has three institutions which are in |
competition with private enterprlses-a |
company which handles all lines of in
surance except life, an agricultural bank,
which lends money on lands in addition
to helping new settlers by making them
advances, and a public trust office
modelled upon that originated in Now
Zealand but which has two added fea-
lures. One of these is the fact that IL
a will so orders, private individuals may
be associated with the public trustee in
the capacity of advisers in the admins
tration of estates. The other is that the
public trustees will act as custodian trus.
tee of an estate but will manage it and
make investments only upon orders o.
trustees named in the will In both cases
the state guarantee Of the public truss
office is effective.
The insurance company was started
only a few months ago and has not We,
been fully organized pending the pas
sage Of further legislation by parlia-
ment.