Untitled

Shannon News, 16 June 1922, Page 3

During his recent trip to Australia, Mr W. Ward, of the Central Development Farm, visited the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, at which there was over 100 students being trained in dairying in all branches, and agricultural farming. The soil was comparatively poor, and stock had to be hand-fed all the year round. Mr Ward also visited the Werribee experimental farm of 2000 acres, where a good deal of agricultural work is carried on. A local farmer states that the cultivation of swede turnips is a good paying, proposition with the crop at about 40 tons per acre, at 12/6 per ton. This showed a return of £25 per, acre at a comparatively small outlay In cash, and was a much better proposition than dairying. Of course, suitable land had to be used if crops in the vicinity of 40 tons were to be raised.