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Bairi/uig at Jiacchus Marsh. 



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cultivated, and in nearly 

 all the orchards lucerne 

 is to be found growing 

 between the rows of trees. 

 The view on this page 

 is from Henry Valleuce's 

 hill, and is the one first 

 s&en from the train ap- 

 proaching frcm Mel- 

 bourne. Away in the 

 central background lies 

 Messrs. Miller Bros.' 

 "Broadlands" farm, and 

 to the right are other 

 farms owned by this 

 firm, all worked by 

 families on the contract 

 system. Closer views of 

 " E'roadlands " lucerne 

 are shown on the next 

 page. A view of the 

 to'wnship from Grant's 

 Hill will reveal to the 

 visitor that a fair amount 

 of this valuable flat land 

 is covered with farm 

 buildings, shops, and 

 residences ; but every- 

 where amongst them 

 lucerne and irrigation 

 channels are to be seen. 

 With few exceptions, 

 the blocks are all under 

 irrigation from the open 

 channels. In the case 

 of some of the smaller 

 township blocks, where 

 the water is laid on 

 from the township re- 

 ticulation,- irrigation is 

 carried on by means of 

 the ordinary hose and 

 spray. 



The general method of 

 watering, however, in 

 the past, was to distri- 

 bute the water from the 

 open channels by means 

 of long lengths of large 

 hosing made of strong 

 calico or duck ; but 

 this system is being 



