. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 102 Agricultural Gazette of [Fch. 3, 1908. currant busli divests itself of its leaves uiidcf adverse conditions, tlicv oiilv appearing in (|uantitv in tlie best of seasons. Tlie stems at other times function as leaves. Such characteristics fit them admirahlv for their environ- ment. The value of these trees and shiuhs luis heen full\- demonstrated tlirouglidiit the extreme drouirht of 19()l^ and precediuti lean years. Manv thousands of sheep and cattle subsisted solel\' upon tliein foi
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 102 Agricultural Gazette of [Fch. 3, 1908. currant busli divests itself of its leaves uiidcf adverse conditions, tlicv oiilv appearing in (|uantitv in tlie best of seasons. Tlie stems at other times function as leaves. Such characteristics fit them admirahlv for their environ- ment. The value of these trees and shiuhs luis heen full\- demonstrated tlirouglidiit the extreme drouirht of 19()l^ and precediuti lean years. Manv thousands of sheep and cattle subsisted solel\' upon tliein foi' considciablv over twelve months. Sheep ha\T, been fed foi' several years upon ticcs alone, and kept. Needlewood (Ha';ea /eucoiitera), '. in fair condition. Cattle have fattened upon some of the best of these trees. They are practically useless for horses. Goats thrive upon tlu-m. Cows milk fairly well and produce good flavored butter upon a tree diet. Working bullocks pull heavy loads and work hard at sinking tanks for water, when thev can obtain nothing else. C'anuds prefer nothing better. Ivalihits are far too fond (»f nuinv of the liest \arieties, and have done much towards their annihilation. Such is regrettable, and if uncheckeil, these in conjunc- tion with overstocking with sheep, must eventuallv alter the nature of the western flora for the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New South Wales. Dept. of Agriculture. Sydney, C. Potter, Govt. Printer [etc. ]
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