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- Western Australia (7)
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- Arid regions (1)
- Border irrigation (1)
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- Earthworks (1)
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- Kimberley region (W.A.) (1)
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- Narrogin (W.A.) (1)
- Piggery effluent (1)
- Salinity (1)
- Septic tanks (1)
- Site preparation (1)
- Water conservation (1)
- Water requirements (1)
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- West Midlands region (W.A.) (1)
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Seepage Interceptor Drains And Topsoil Salinity, T R. Negus
Seepage Interceptor Drains And Topsoil Salinity, T R. Negus
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The Department of Agriculture established 121 trials in its Narrogin advisory district starting in 1972 to measure the effect of bulldozer and grader built seepage interceptor banks and drains on the topsoil salinity of the land downslope of them.
After 14 years of moniterin, there was no evidence that seepage interceptor drains and banks reduced the top soil salinity on 10 of the 11 sites in the Pingelly, Brookton and Wickepin Shires.
Mogumber Drainage Works Succeed, L K. Lenane
Mogumber Drainage Works Succeed, L K. Lenane
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The loss of arable farmland from soil erosion, waterlogging and salinity is a severe problem on some Western Australian farms.
When the arable land comprises only 40 per cent of the total area within the Mogumber Soil Conservation District, this loss is a real cause for concern. So too is the resulting damage to roads, siltation of railway culverts, and deaths of roadside trees from rising saline watertables.
However, drainage, contour and other works undertaken by the Mogumber Soil Conservation District have halted this degredation. Badly eroded areas that were fenced off now have a satisfactory ground cover. A wheat …
Design Standards For Farm Surface Water Supplies, J L. Frith
Design Standards For Farm Surface Water Supplies, J L. Frith
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Design is usually concerned with getting adequate return from limited recources. Farm dams which dry up represent dam failure. Less seriously, so too do dams which, although not drying out, never fill; they waste a recource.
Water Conservation : The Storage Life Of Farm Dams, D J. Carder
Water Conservation : The Storage Life Of Farm Dams, D J. Carder
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
HOW MANY stock can a dam of a certain size and depth be expected to carry and how long will the supply last?
What size of dam is needed in case the winter rains fail? How many stock can a dam support and still provide a drought supply?
West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer
West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE prevention of soil erosion is essentially a matter of using each soil according to its potential, and treating it according to its needs.
Good land use and sound management practices are the best preventive measures.
Piggery Septic System, N E. Macintyre
Piggery Septic System, N E. Macintyre
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ONE of the problems of intensive houses for pigs is the disposal of the dung and urine.
If proper arrangements are not made to remove this, it soon accumulates in an offensive pile at one end of the piggery, making an excellent breeding ground for flies.
Land Preparation For Border Irrigation, B Swan
Land Preparation For Border Irrigation, B Swan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
LARGE amounts of water may be lost through excess run-off and deep percolation.
Proper preparation of irrigation land can help to minimise these losses.
This preparation is done by grading or levelling so that the original ground surface is shaped to allow for a more uniform distribution of water.
Firebreaks Without Erosion : Hints To Prevent Firebreak Erosion, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Firebreaks Without Erosion : Hints To Prevent Firebreak Erosion, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
AGRICULTURAL fire risks are now greater than they have been in the past and are steadily increasing with the advance of agriculture in Western Australia.
During the past 20 years the area of cleared arable land and the area under crop have more than doubled.
The area of established pasture is four times as great as it was. Pastures and crops are much more productive —and more liable to carry destructive fires than they were.
Farm Dams In The Wheatbelt, J E. Watson
Farm Dams In The Wheatbelt, J E. Watson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MANY new farm dams are sunk each year in the wheatbelt and much money is spent on them.
With continued development of new land, and increasing stock carrying capacity of older land under legume pastures, the need for more water supplies will continue for a long time.
Overcoming Stock Watering Problems In The Kimberleys, B Swan
Overcoming Stock Watering Problems In The Kimberleys, B Swan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ONE of the ever-present problems of the pastoral areas is that of providing: watering-points in reasonably close proximity to the grazing areas.
All too frequently, the country on the river frontages and that in the vicinity of the water-holes becomes eaten out and although there may be ample feed on other portions of the run, it is too far distant from the available water to be effectively utilised.