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Preliminary Investigation Into The Control Of The Emu In Northern Wheatbelt Of Western Australia, C. D. Gooding, J. L. Long
Preliminary Investigation Into The Control Of The Emu In Northern Wheatbelt Of Western Australia, C. D. Gooding, J. L. Long
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3
In a previous article (July-August issue, 1959) mention was made of work undertaken in the northern wheatbelt of W.A. with the object of finding a method of controlling the emu (Dromaius novae-hollandiae). In this second article arising from this work, details are given on such topics as food preferences, colour sensitivity, reactions to poisons, regurgitation, etc.
Fire Hazard Forecasts For Farmlands, J Hogan
Fire Hazard Forecasts For Farmlands, J Hogan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3
The ever-increasing destruction by grass and forest fires during the summer months serves to emphasise the fact that may people are still showing considerable apathy towards this serious danger to property and life. In an effort to stimulate interest in prevention and control the Rural Bush Fire Prevention Advisory Committee, towards the end of last summer, convened a meeting to which representatives from the Forestry, Railways and Meteorological Departments were invited. The outcome of this meeting was that the Weather Bureau agreed to institute a fire hazard forecasting network to cover most of the agricultural areas in the South-West of …