With good land, mixed farming, and by growing crops and conserving fodder, you could carry 30 to 40 at a low estimate. Some 160 acres cleared scrub farms carry 70 to 80 cows.
Monthly Cheques.
Suppliers to the factories are paid monthly by cheque, and some draw £100 and over per month for milk and cream.
Pigs.
Pig-raising is now considered to be a part of dairying, and is very profitable. The climate is particularly suited to pigs, and no housing is required.
Pig Farms.
On some holdings large mobs of young pigs are grazed on barley or alfalfa (lucerne), and topped up in batches in large sties.
Market for Pigs.
There is a certain market for pigs in Brisbane, Toowoomba, &c., where there are bacon-curing establishments.