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Producing 20-Month Old Beef Steers Off Annual Pasture, K D. Greathead, D. J. Barker, W. J. Ryan
Producing 20-Month Old Beef Steers Off Annual Pasture, K D. Greathead, D. J. Barker, W. J. Ryan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A recent Mt Barker experiment compared two systems of fodder conservation with continuous grazing, using two types of steers, at three stocking rates. Year-round performance, carcass composition, and resulting costs and returns per hectare were assessed.
Production per hectare was greatest from crossbred steers at the intermediate stocking rate with either type of fodder conservation.
New Header Treatment Aids Weevil Control, J H. Moulden
New Header Treatment Aids Weevil Control, J H. Moulden
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A new insecticide formulation supplied in high pressure cylinders simplifies weevil control in headers.
Western Australian Soils Store Large Quantities Of Salt, C V. Malcolm, R. A. Nulsen, C. Henschke
Western Australian Soils Store Large Quantities Of Salt, C V. Malcolm, R. A. Nulsen, C. Henschke
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Enormous quantities of salt are stored in the soil in the agricultural areas of Western Australia. Small movements in this salt can produce large effects on farms.
Soil Salinity In Western Australia : A Summary, T C. Stoneman
Soil Salinity In Western Australia : A Summary, T C. Stoneman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Soil salinity problems have long been recognised in Western Australia. The earliest published explanation in 1924 suggested that removing native vegetation increased stream salinity, and this basic cause has been confirmed by many studies since.