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Grain Moisture And The Weather : What Can The Records Tell Us?, M W. Perry, P. A. Fievez
Grain Moisture And The Weather : What Can The Records Tell Us?, M W. Perry, P. A. Fievez
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The expansion of cereal production in areas along the south coast has exposed harvesting problems associated with high grain moisture.
A grain delivery standard of 12 per cent moisture means that, in the absence of grain drying facilities, harvesting times in the field are restricted to those hours when grain moisture falls below this figure.
Grain moisture, however, remains the major problem and for planning purposes, producers require an estimate of the harvesting time available in a given year. This will depend on all the climatic variables which affect grain moisture. These include rainfall and dew which deposit water directly …
Beef Cattle In Western Australia : A Survey, W J O Wilkie
Beef Cattle In Western Australia : A Survey, W J O Wilkie
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
B EEF CATTLE numbers have increased in Western Australia year by year for the past eight years, and there have been some dramatic changes in the industry.
The F.A.Q. Standard For 1962-63, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
The F.A.Q. Standard For 1962-63, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE term f.a.q. refers to "fair average quality" as a standard for the sale of wheat -*- produced in Western Australia during any particular season.
The practice of using this standard developed after a standard sample of wheat grown in 1904 was obtained and declared to have a bushel weight of 62 lb.