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Water Conservation On The Farm, John W. Lewis
Water Conservation On The Farm, John W. Lewis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
SMALL scale conservation of water for agricultural use is becoming increasingly important throughout Australia.
As land development intensifies, it is natural that farmers turn to more dams and earthen tanks for stock water and irrigation.
Adequate water is essential to supply the carrying capacities made possible by improved pastures, and where greater quantities of water can be stored, fodder crops, pastures, orchards and vegetables can be irrigated.
Automatic Waterers For Day Old Chickens, P Smetana, W. Ward
Automatic Waterers For Day Old Chickens, P Smetana, W. Ward
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ONE of the most tedious and time consuming tasks on a poultry farm is the provision of water to chicks from day old up to the age of three or four weeks.
Most poultry farmers use half-gallon glass fonts with metal bases for the first few weeks, until the chicks are old enough to use the automatic watering system usually situated along one wall of the brooder house.
This cumbersome glass font system can be replaced by the cheap and easily installed automatic watering system described below. This system has already been adopted by several local poultry farmers.