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Paddock 07

April 19, 2012 by MDF

Paddock Number 7
Area 3.4 ha
Perimeter 865 metres
Soil Type This paddock has a free draining red soil described as Tinamba Soils (Ti) in  ‘Major Agricultural Soils of the Maffra Region’, Sargeant, I. and Imhof, M. (2000)
Description This paddock is a long, narrow paddock running along the north-south line.The paddock was sown to perennial ryegrass in 2010.It has a drainage line that runs diagonally through the middle of the paddock that picks up excess water following rain or irrigation and sends it into the intermittent watercourse.
Irrigation System This paddock was originally laid out for flood irrigation but because of its free-draining soil was converted to fixed sprays established on a 24m by 24m grid in 2001.

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