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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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Land Grading In South West Irrigation Areas, 1966-67, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Land Grading In South West Irrigation Areas, 1966-67, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Land grading in the South West Irrigation Areas with modern earth moving equipment first commenced in 1949.
The advantages of land grading are well recognised by farmers and this season grading operations were carried out on 208 farms.
The Hamel Nursery, K S. Cole
The Hamel Nursery, K S. Cole
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A LITTLE known, but highly productive use of irrigation water occurs at the Forestry Department Nursery, Hamel.
Seedlings of trees and shrubs are raised during the summer for sale the following winter.
Sales are made to the farming community and many trees are used by the Forest Department in its reafforestation programmes.