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Irrigating Dry Season Crops In The Ord Valley : How To Prepare Land For Sowing, D F. Beech
Irrigating Dry Season Crops In The Ord Valley : How To Prepare Land For Sowing, D F. Beech
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE best way to grow dry season crops of safflower, linseed and rapeseed under irrigation in the Ord Valley is by sowing on to broad flat ridges, separated by small furrows 3 ft. 6 in. apart.
This system of sowing is called the "corrugation" method.
The Effects Of Tillage Implements On Cereal Yields, H M. Fisher
The Effects Of Tillage Implements On Cereal Yields, H M. Fisher
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Careful soil preparation is essential for cereal crops grown without fallow on clover ley land.
Crops give better yields where the land is broken up with a mouldboard or disc plough rather than a scarifier or similar machine.
The implements differ appreciably in their capacity to control weed growth and this is largely responsible for variations in cereal yields. "Takeall" disease is reduced by efficient weed control.