WHAKATAU DEVELOPING
42 FARMS
w ' Grassing on the Department of Lands and Survey Whakatau land develop- * ment project about 30 miles east of Taupo is ^ more than one-fifth completed with 6440 acres in ^ grass. jfThe total area of the project is 42,025 acres and of this h 30,000 acres is to be brought into grass. At present the department
expects that the project will yield 42 new farms — 1 each of about 1000 acres — but this will depend on economics experienced under actual farming conditions. At present 9000 sheep and 286 cattle are being stocked on the Whakatau block but this number will be greatly increased as more land is brought into grass.
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Taupo Times, Volume 20, Issue 3, 14 January 1971, Page 1
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113WHAKATAU DEVELOPING 42 FARMS Taupo Times, Volume 20, Issue 3, 14 January 1971, Page 1
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