The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . perty, it is always a com-mendable practice to tap the unlimited underground stores of moisture, bya bore or a well. Mr. Sanders has a well 278 feet deep, fitted with a windmill andpump. A 7,000-gallon storage tank is located on the highest portion ofhis holding, and from this the water gravitates through pipes and balltaps to water several 320-acre blocks. There are thirty-nine dams, con-veniently placed in various parts of the holding, and varying in capacityfrom 700 to cubic yards. In addition, there is a large swampoccupying ov
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . perty, it is always a com-mendable practice to tap the unlimited underground stores of moisture, bya bore or a well. Mr. Sanders has a well 278 feet deep, fitted with a windmill andpump. A 7,000-gallon storage tank is located on the highest portion ofhis holding, and from this the water gravitates through pipes and balltaps to water several 320-acre blocks. There are thirty-nine dams, con-veniently placed in various parts of the holding, and varying in capacityfrom 700 to cubic yards. In addition, there is a large swampoccupying over 1,000 acres on a portion of the property; and this, inlatter years, has been covered with a fine body of perfectly fresh water. Windmills placed conveniently near the homestead furnish a supplyof water from neighbouring dams for the houses and gardens of Messrs. lo Jan., 1912.] Nhill Fartn Competitions, igii. 41 Batson and Dahlenburg, whilst Mr. Crouch has a windmill attached toa well 160 feet deep, from which water is lifted into two tanks of 2,000. THE ..ESTHETIC SIDE OF FARM LIFE. gallons each. The whole of the rainwater from the homestead and farmbuildings is conserved, either in underground cement tanks or in numerous
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