Mitchell's abundant grasses and weeds

In 1846, when Major Mitchell explored the Maranoa, he found abundant feed because the rainfall was similar to that of 2010. Likewise, when my ancestor Horatio Spencer Wills selected Cullin-la Ringo Station near Springsure, my great great-grandfather found pastures superior to anything he'd ever seen "down south".
Today I waded through lush green grasses and weeds that varied from knee to hip to shoulder height, and marvelled at the goodness of the river loam. It's a simple equation:
fertile soil +rain + sun = growth. Never before have I ever seen such abundance growth.