THE predisposing factors of soil and climate have determined the type of farming that has developed in the intensively farmed areas of the Lower Rangitikei. In this area a system of fat lamb farming with the production of cash crops is predominant. The extent to which cash cropping is carried out depends mainly on the cash returns from crops when compared with the returns from livestock. However, there are some restrictions caused by soil fertility, poor drainage and soil contour.
