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More Butterfat Per Acre At Denmark Research Station, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
More Butterfat Per Acre At Denmark Research Station, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
STOCKING rates on dairy farms are generally too low and can be substantially increased, but unfortunately there is no satisfactory measurement to indicate the potential of a particular pasture or environment.
A trial carried out on Denmark Research Station in 1966-67, to obtain information on carrying capacity of a dryland kikuyu-subterranean clover pasture.
Promising Results On West Kimberley Pindan Country, A L. Payne
Promising Results On West Kimberley Pindan Country, A L. Payne
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN the 22 to 28 inch rainfall belt of the West Kimberley area of Western Australia are extensive areas of what is locally known as "pindan" country.
The term "pindan" refers to a light red or yellow sandy soil type supporting scattered Eucalypts, sparse-dense wattle scrub and grasses such as curly spinifex, ribbon grass and native sorghum.
Cattle Stocking Rates In A Higher Rainfall Area, R Sprivulis
Cattle Stocking Rates In A Higher Rainfall Area, R Sprivulis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE 1965 Pardelup cattle stocking rate trial was conducted with Hereford cross yearling steers on annual pasture of Mt. Barker sub. clover, Wirnmera ryegrass and various volunteer annual species.
This was topdressed with 186 lb. of superphosphate per acre in mid March.
Stocking Rates On Cyprus Barrel Medic In The Northern Wheatbelt, R J. Parkin
Stocking Rates On Cyprus Barrel Medic In The Northern Wheatbelt, R J. Parkin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN May 1963, some three weeks after germination, a 4th year stand of Cyprus barrel medic was stocked with Merino wethers.
These same sheep are still grazing the area after three years.
Stocking Rate And Pasture Management, B F. Carlin
Stocking Rate And Pasture Management, B F. Carlin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FARMERS west of the Great Southern Railway, raising sheep and beef cattle, frequently associate soil deficiencies with difficulties in holding sub. clover in their pastures.
Field observations and some trials in those districts indicate that in many paddocks the problem arises through undergrazing rather than a deficiency in the soil.