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Fossils And Farmers. 2. The Ice Age, D Merrilees
Fossils And Farmers. 2. The Ice Age, D Merrilees
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
What did the giant Australian marsupials of the "Ice Age" look like?
Fossil remains found by farmers could help reconstruct them, as well as giving some idea of conditions on the Australian continent at that time, says D. Merrilees, B.Sc, acting Curator of Palaeontology at the West Australian Museum.
Is Your Water Supply Safe?, D C. Mickle
Is Your Water Supply Safe?, D C. Mickle
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THERE can be no doubt in anyone's mind that the need for a clean, safe and adequate water supply is essential for the production of high quality milk and cream.
It naturally follows, that, even though every possible care has been taken in an endeavour to produce clean, germ-free milk and cream, contamination by bad water can render these efforts void.
Automatic Waterers For Day Old Chickens, P Smetana, W. Ward
Automatic Waterers For Day Old Chickens, P Smetana, W. Ward
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ONE of the most tedious and time consuming tasks on a poultry farm is the provision of water to chicks from day old up to the age of three or four weeks.
Most poultry farmers use half-gallon glass fonts with metal bases for the first few weeks, until the chicks are old enough to use the automatic watering system usually situated along one wall of the brooder house.
This cumbersome glass font system can be replaced by the cheap and easily installed automatic watering system described below. This system has already been adopted by several local poultry farmers.
Correcting Cobalt Deficiency, Laurence C. Snook
Correcting Cobalt Deficiency, Laurence C. Snook
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
COBALT is essential in the food eaten by sheep and cattle. As little as one part of cobalt in 10,000,000 parts of food appears to be adequate.
But if this mere trace is missing, ruminants will waste away and die, even when the feed appears excellent In every other way.
Thirsty Cows Are Poor Milkers, S R. Dunstan
Thirsty Cows Are Poor Milkers, S R. Dunstan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE HOT summer weather is not far away, and now is a good time for the whole milk producer to attend to those points which will ensure that milk production is maintained at a high level during this period.