![Narromine cotton grower, Barry Dugan shows off some of his cotton now being picked at ?Toobaroo West?, one of the Dugan family partnership?s properties this year growing 164 hectares of cotton. Narromine cotton grower, Barry Dugan shows off some of his cotton now being picked at ?Toobaroo West?, one of the Dugan family partnership?s properties this year growing 164 hectares of cotton.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-agfeed/2074512.jpg/r0_0_1024_678_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
MINIMUM irrigation water allocation from Lake Burrendong limited the amount of cotton the Dugan family grew this season to just 164 hectares.
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In a normal water year Dugan Partnership, made up of Mark and Sarah Dugan and their three sons at "Maroondah", Trangie, and Mark's Father, Barry at "Toobaroo West", Narromine, would be growing 600ha.
Narromine Irrigation Scheme chairman Mark Dugan said the Macquarie Valley was only allocated six per cent of high security water for irrigation.
He said this was a great season for the lack of disease and insects.
"We didn't have much insect or disease pressure although we did normal spraying measures.
"One other handicap was the lack of in-crop rainfall this year."
Barry Dugan said he felt cotton quality would be excellent this season.
"We are getting a mix of yields in different fields, but I think we'll average out at the 10 bale a hectare mark," he said.