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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.
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.