Large plan drawn in black ink on cream colour paper with linen backing. Some red ink addedWritten in red pen new owners of allotmentsallotments, merbein, irrigation, whitecliffs, county of karkarooc

with early in precise furrow irrigation ground water mounds developed on blocks which were detrimental to vine growth Aggie pipes were laid on grade on the clay layer of soil 4 to 5 foot deep or every 4th row of vines (forty four feet apart) to drain the perched water table and the accumulated salts from the vines root zone with early in precise furrow irrigation ground water mounds developed on blocks which were detrimental to vine growth Aggie pipes were laid on grade on the clay layer of soil 4 to 5 foot deep or every 4th row of vines (forty four feet apart) to drain the perched water table and the accumulated salts from the vines root zone Long clay cylinder horticulture, merbein, irrigation, pipes, furrow irrigation

Allotments available to Discharged Soldiers Discharged Soldier's Settlement Act Historic Large map, folded in 4, coloured map of Merbein indicating allotments available and locality plan. Scale 10 chain to 1 inchPhoto-Lithographed at Department of lands Survey, Melbourne J. Butson 23.11.20discharged soldiers, ww1, soldier settlement, irrigation

Black and white reproduction photofurrow irrigation, sharpening stone, merbein, grape vines, sweat box

irrigation