But its climate is far better suited to permanent pasturage than grain farming.
The southern portion of the riding relies mainly on straight grain farming.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching, wheat and other small grain farming.
Agriculture was long the community's mainstay, between grain farming and sheep ranching.
Since the 1970s, parts of the forest have given way to intensive agriculture (in particular, grain farming.)
Mixed vegetable and grain farming were adopted by the later colonial period.
The principal local industries are grain farming and salt production.
The area has always been considered as the breadbasket of the Cape and is largely given to grain farming - mainly wheat.
As an agriculture based town, its industries include sheep production and grain growing farming.
Wassaic was also known for dairy sheep and grain farming.