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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Marginal land, Western Australia

Disciplines

Environmental Health and Protection | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Soil Science

First Page Number

705

Last Page Number

710

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

LIGHT land development for agriculture is a major feature in the story of agriculture in Western Australia. Sixty years ago there was less than one million acres of arable land.

The total area planted to all crops was less than 250 thousand acres and the wheat harvest was less than one million bushels.

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