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Journal of Agriculture, ]'ictoria. [15 Dec, 1919. 



The subdivision of the farms of both Messrs. Hariner and Hunt 

 is on good lines. Mr. Harmer's farm is subdivided into seven pad- 

 docks, five of which are either 80 acres or multiples of 80. A glance 

 at the plan will show that the farm had first been divided into four 

 equal parts by fences which bisected each of the sides. One of these 

 had been further subdivided into three paddocks about the homestead. 

 Communication between this and tlie remaining paddocks is effected 

 by means of a race. 



Mr. Hunt's fann is much larger in size, and there are, consequently^ 

 more paddocks. They are somewhat uneven in size, and inaccessible 

 except round the boundary road or through each other. It would be 

 ])ossible, hoAvever, by means of a race, to render the whole of the pad- 

 dooks accessible to the farm-yard. There are Avater catchments and 



Mr. Gniel's Fine New 3,320-yard Dam. " Spoil " placed round 

 the bank continuously and Concrete Chute provided. 



dams in every paddock but one, so that there is no necessity to have- 

 access to a central dam. The presence of Avell-kept shelter belts of pines 

 in the corner of each paddock gave a comfortable, park-like ajjpearance 

 to the whole place. The entrance to this farm, like that of Mr. Har- 

 mer's, straggles over a cultivation paddock, when it would have been 

 quite simple to provide a short, direct entrance along a fence line. 



The subdivision of the properties of Messrs. Gniel, Giles, and 

 Earratt has also been well arranged. Though Mr. Barratt's farm 

 contains only five paddocks, it is nevertheless capable of future expan- 

 sion on sound lines. 



Water Supply. 



The " run-oil" "' in the Mallee is exceptionally low, and the evapora- 

 tion is in the vic'nity uf 8 feet a year. In addition, the soil is loose, 

 and easily scoured, while drains are readily silted up by wind-blown 

 sand. These points must be taken into account in sinking dams for 

 a Mallee farm. An area of from 10 to ."iO acres, according to the site- 

 and the size of the dam, must be .«et aside and left uncultivated to 

 provide sufficient catchment. Channels must be ])loughed and delved to 



