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Soil Sampling Made Easier, Mike Bolland, Mike Baker
Soil Sampling Made Easier, Mike Bolland, Mike Baker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A new rotary blade soil sampler has taken the hard work out of collecting soil samples from Western Australia's hard-setting soils to test for soil phosphorus levels .
Conceived and developed by Department of Agriculture technical officer Mike Baker, it should enable soil testing to be more widely adopted. Fortunately, the soil calibration tests that were developed using pogo samples can also be used for the new sampler.
Stubble : Friend And Foe, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia
Stubble : Friend And Foe, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Several articles in this issue of the Journal of Agriculture discuss some of the important issues of stubble management. The articles are condensed from some of the papers presented at a stubble workshop at Geraldton in 1991.
There's Little To Choose Between Scarifier Points, C R. Lester
There's Little To Choose Between Scarifier Points, C R. Lester
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Tests on scarifier points showed that methods of treating them to prolong their life had little effect.
Opposed Disc Plough Furrows Hard Kimberley Soils, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Opposed Disc Plough Furrows Hard Kimberley Soils, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE work of reclaiming the eroded areas of the Ord River catchment has posed special problems for field staff of the Department of Agriculture engaged on this large scale project.
Thousands of miles of furrows must be contour-ploughed and seeded in extremely hard ground over big areas of eroded country.
A Useful Farm-Made Roller, V E. Western
A Useful Farm-Made Roller, V E. Western
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A very serviceable compacting roller can be constructed at little expense by using discarded truck tyres.
The roller described here has an overall width of 5 ft. 3 in. and carries seven 9.00 x 24 semi-trailer tyres which had been discarded when the treads were worn smooth.