elle ' s ▁gra in ▁elev ators ▁hast ened ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁decl ine ▁as ▁even ▁the ▁regular ▁vis its ▁by ▁far mers ▁to ▁town ▁to ▁deliver ▁gra in ▁ceased . ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁colon ies ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁nearby ▁large ▁far ming ▁projects ▁Bell ▁Farm ▁and ▁C ann ington ▁Man or , ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁large ▁far ming ▁vent ures ▁near ▁Qu ' App elle . ▁W . ▁Th ist le ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Wright ▁started ▁the ▁Wright ▁farm ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁on ▁four ▁sections ▁of ▁land ▁( one ▁section ▁having ▁been ▁one ▁, ▁). ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁there ▁were ▁ ▁in ▁cro ps ▁and ▁ ▁til led ▁and ▁ready ▁for ▁seed . ▁▁ ▁An ▁advert is ement ▁featuring ▁the ▁Lord ▁Br asse y ▁farm ▁and ▁estate ▁was ▁run ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁attract ed ▁far mers ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁Col on isation ▁Society ▁vent ure ▁called ▁the ▁Christ ▁Church ▁S ett lement . ▁In ▁the ▁ ▁sections ▁() ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁Col on isation ▁Society ▁ ▁were ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁each ▁family . ▁Among st ▁initial ▁set back s , ▁the ▁major ▁blow ▁came ▁when ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Land ▁Survey ▁offered ▁ ▁to ▁sett lers , ▁making ▁the ▁ ▁a ▁mere ▁pitt ance ▁in ▁comparison . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁# 1 ▁hard ▁whe at ▁was ▁s elling ▁for ▁$ 0 . 6 2 ▁a ▁bush el . ▁As ▁a ▁comparison ▁to ▁these ▁large ▁far ms , ▁the ▁average ▁hom est ead