Channing’s father Frank picked up much of the land previously around the estate that had long been cleared and was excellent for farming.
They assembled 1000 acres around the old homestead that had mostly been planted in English grasses. A mile away they picked up 700 acres for young stock to graze. Six miles away they had 500 acres from other Buckland properties which they used for pasture for growing steers.
There were shade trees near the house, and creeks and gullies full of the big New Zealand ferns and flowering bushes. There were also several acres of fruit trees.
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