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Pasture Seeds : Production Techniques And The Future Market Situation, B J. Quinlivan
Pasture Seeds : Production Techniques And The Future Market Situation, B J. Quinlivan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Like other farming and grazing industries, pasture seed production has its share of booms and slumps —perhaps more than its share. In Western Australia, the industry reached a high point during the mid-1960's when land development along the south and west coastal districts was at its height.
The drought year of 1969 and the subsequent rural depression saw pasture seed production fall to its lowest level for ten years and it is only in the last 12 months that there has been a revival.
With the sudden upsurge of interest last summer there will be many potential seed producers now …
Income Tax For Primary Producers, P J. Hackett
Income Tax For Primary Producers, P J. Hackett
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Increased farm incomes of the past two years and recent changes in income tax provisions have aroused enquiry concerning taxation for primary producers.
Most farmers who have had preliminary March, 1975, income plus provisional tax assessments made have been astonished by the size of their likely commitment.
This article explains the taxation provisions applying to primary producers and gives an example of how tax is calculated, showing why March, 1975, will be a time of reckoning for many farmers.
The Effects Of Changing Flock Structure On The Amount And Type Of Turn-Off From Sheep Flocks, T Marshall
The Effects Of Changing Flock Structure On The Amount And Type Of Turn-Off From Sheep Flocks, T Marshall
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In the past the proportion of mated ewes in Western Australia's sheep flocks carried through summer has averaged about 40 per cent and sheep meat production has been basically lamb and old mutton.
If the proportion of mated ewes was lifted to an average of around 50 per cent and wethers were sold off at an average of about 2 1\ 2 years old, there would be substantial increases in sheep meat production. The extra meat produced would be young sheep meat ideally suited for table meats for consumers in W.A. and in many overseas countries.
As a result of …
Why New Land Farmers Need A Super Bounty, Edgar Noel Fitzpatrick
Why New Land Farmers Need A Super Bounty, Edgar Noel Fitzpatrick
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Development of farming land in Western A ustralia's agricultural areas requires the application of large amounts of superphosphate. Since 1963, the Phosphate Fertiliser Bounty applied to superphosphate manufacture has ensured that this superphosphate has been available to farmers at reasonable cost and has helped to make new land development economically worth while.
Originally applied as an incentive to agricultural development, the bounty is now to be withdrawn and it is feared that the resulting increase in the cost of superphosphate will retard development of many West Australian farms and reduce many farm incomes to an unsatisfactory level.
These effects will …