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Irrigated fields (1st of 2)

Irrigated fields

This greener circular area in the dry lands of the Raggedy Range, Central Otago, is not an alien crop circle but rather shows the dramatic effects a circular irrigator can have on pasture growth.

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Otago Daily Times
Photograph by Stephen Jaquery

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Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson. 'Water resources', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/water-resources/6/3/1