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Local Marketing Of Citrus Fruits, K T. Whitely
Local Marketing Of Citrus Fruits, K T. Whitely
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
CITRUS fruits are always popular on the local market but recently supplies from South Australia have made the market a very competitive one.
The situation demands the marketing of high quality citrus from growers in Western Australia.
The need to harvest the bulk of the Navel orange crop over a rather limited period and the resultant tendency for oversupply during that time also necessitates high standards of presentation to maintain firm prices.
Papaw Varieties For Carnarvon, Michael Gregory Hawson, D. W. Thomas
Papaw Varieties For Carnarvon, Michael Gregory Hawson, D. W. Thomas
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
PAPAWS grow very well in the Carnarvon area of Western Australia and throughout the north of the State.
Some produce quite well as far south as Perth.
A Survey Of Stone Fruit Plantings In Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
A Survey Of Stone Fruit Plantings In Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
This article presents the results of a survey of commercial stone fruit plantings in Western Australia, carried out by officers of the Department of Agriculture during 1966.
The main purpose of the survey was to provide varietal and other statistics not previously available in this State.
The results also give useful indications of future trends in the industry.
Production Costs In The Apple Industry : Comments On A Survey, A W. Hogstrom, I. J. Moncrieff
Production Costs In The Apple Industry : Comments On A Survey, A W. Hogstrom, I. J. Moncrieff
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN 1964 and 1965, light and heavy bearing years respectively, apples cost $2.40 per bushel to produce in Western Australia. This figure, to be considered with many other factors, was reached in a cost-of-production survey of 45 selected growers.
Packing and labour costs, in that order, were the two biggest cost-of-production items.
Private Irrigation Systems : Do They Pay?, G D. Oliver
Private Irrigation Systems : Do They Pay?, G D. Oliver
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, with 71,000 acres under irrigation, can hardly claim to have an important irrigation farming industry.
However, irrigation is daily growing in importance, especially through private schemes. These account for almost half the present irrigated area.