▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁tour ▁depart ed ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁tou red ▁Gi pp s land ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁stop ▁at ▁Bun y ip . ▁The ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁was ▁beyond ▁expect ations , ▁with ▁some ▁people ▁trav elling ▁ ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁train , ▁and ▁lecture ▁cars ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁small . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁critic isms ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁the ▁visit ing ▁public . ▁Between ▁ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁people ▁visited ▁the ▁train ▁at ▁each ▁location ▁and ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁a ▁second ▁tour ▁was ▁planned ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁tour , ▁Dr ▁Camer on ▁wrote ▁" I ▁have ▁no ▁hes itation ▁whatever ▁in ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁Better ▁Farm ing ▁Train ▁... ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁greater ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁practical ▁far mer ▁and ▁the ▁younger ▁generation ▁of ▁agricult ural ists ▁than ▁anything ▁that ▁has ▁h ither to ▁been ▁att ained ▁in ▁Australia ". ▁ ▁T ours ▁became ▁less ▁frequent ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁and ▁a ▁temporary ▁susp ension ▁was ▁considered ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁however ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Agricult ure ▁William ▁Sl ater ▁said ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁of ▁in est im able ▁value . ▁With ▁state ▁fin ances ▁becoming ▁tight , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Bank ▁made ▁a ▁grant ▁of