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The Outlook For Wool, Lamb And Beef, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
The Outlook For Wool, Lamb And Beef, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WOOL and fat lambs have been traditional products of farms in the wetter parts (20 inches of rainfall and above) of Western Australia's agricultural areas.
The prices for both these products are causing corncern and some farmers have already changed to beef production.
This article discusses the future prices for wool, fat lambs and beef.
Beef Cattle And Production In Western Australia, W J O Wilkie
Beef Cattle And Production In Western Australia, W J O Wilkie
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN an article published in the Journal of Agriculture for February, 1963, the growth of the beef cattle population of Western Australia was shown for a number of districts in the State.
Sheep Or Beef Cattle?, G D. Oliver
Sheep Or Beef Cattle?, G D. Oliver
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE present sustained high meat prices and the moderately low wool prices have caused many farmers to think again about the relative profitability of sheep and beef cattle.
With synthetic fibres continuing to threaten the wool price a changeover from sheep to beef cattle must be seriously exercising the minds of many woolgrowers.