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Irrigating Dry Season Crops In The Ord Valley : How To Prepare Land For Sowing, D F. Beech
Irrigating Dry Season Crops In The Ord Valley : How To Prepare Land For Sowing, D F. Beech
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE best way to grow dry season crops of safflower, linseed and rapeseed under irrigation in the Ord Valley is by sowing on to broad flat ridges, separated by small furrows 3 ft. 6 in. apart.
This system of sowing is called the "corrugation" method.
The Burnett Control Gate For Irrigation Channels, B Swan
The Burnett Control Gate For Irrigation Channels, B Swan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THIS type of check-gate for use in irrigation ditches, was evolved on the Kimberley Research Station and has definite advantages over wooden or concrete structures in that it is termite-proof and can be removed and replaced in a few minutes to permit of the channel being cleaned out by straight runs with modern machinery.
A Useful Farm-Made Roller, V E. Western
A Useful Farm-Made Roller, V E. Western
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A very serviceable compacting roller can be constructed at little expense by using discarded truck tyres.
The roller described here has an overall width of 5 ft. 3 in. and carries seven 9.00 x 24 semi-trailer tyres which had been discarded when the treads were worn smooth.