Young farmer adapts this for dry areas

Article discusses how young farmer, Ron Wise of Gnowangerup originally conceived a method of getting maximum water absorption on hill land, using the basic idea of Keyline which has been used by Wise as a water harvesting technique. The Wise property has 17 dams with a total capacity of more than 22,000 cubic yards. In the Keyline plan the land is worked by chisel plough creating a contour line crossing valleys at their first main point of slope flattening. In the high rainfall areas of the Eastern States where this has been used this has not been a deterrent to water harvesting. This article contains two images, one diagram of the Keyline plan, and one photograph of Ron Wise leaning on some of his hay. PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to provide a public view of this newspaper article as the copyright is held by the publisher of The Countryman. If you would like to obtain a copy of this newspaper article for research purposes, please ‘request a copy'. This article is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection