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Keeping Starlings Out Of W.A, John L. Long
Keeping Starlings Out Of W.A, John L. Long
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In Europe and North America huge flocks of starlings cause millions of dollars worth of damage to grain and fruit crops each year and large sums of money are spent trying to control them.
Starlings were introduced into australia in the late 1890s when more than 200 birds were released near Melbourne. They are now well established over much of eastern Australia, ranging from central Queensland, south to Tasmania and along the Great Australian Bight to the South Australian-Western Australian border, occasionally crossing it and sometimes moving as far west as the Esperance region on the south coast.
Some people …
New Grape Varieties For Premium Wines, A C. Devitt
New Grape Varieties For Premium Wines, A C. Devitt
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The quantity and style of wine consumed in Australia has changed dramatically since the 960s.
Besides the increase in consumption from 9 to 19.9 litres per head in the past 10 years, the major changes have been the greater importance of table wine, particularily white table wine, and the more exacting standards set by consumers and wine producers.
Also more importance has been placed on distinctive regional and varietal wines and the role of premium varieties.