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Selecting and developing reliable bore sites in the eastern wheatbelt
Richard George
In the Western Australian wheatbelt, groundwater supplies contribute about 40 per cent of the on-farm livestock requirements and occasionally domestic water supply systems. The first part of this Bulletin comments on sites suitable for both high yielding bores and also those which yield water suitable ... Read more
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Revegetation guide to the central wheatbelt
E C. Lefroy; R J. Hobbs; L J. Atkins; Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia; and CSIRO, Division of Wildlife and Ecology
The rapid development of the central wheatbelt for agriculture over the past century has produced a productive farming landscape, but one which is increasingly subject to degradation. Erosion, salinization, declining soil structure, waterlogging and acidification are all symptoms of this degradation and causes of lost ... Read more
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Farm Planning Workshop Manual
Brian Lloyd
The Katanning District Office of the Department of Agriculture has been running Farm Planning Workshops since 1988. These group sessions evolved due to an ever-increasing demand for individual farm plans to be drawn up by departmental staff - a demand that eventually outstripped the ability ... Read more
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An introduction to the soils of the Narrogin advisory district
T C. Stoneman, Department of Agriculture and Food, and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
Descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils / compiled by T.C. Stoneman.
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An introduction to the soils of the Katanning advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils.
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Soils of the Ivanhoe Plain, East Kimberley, Western Australia
J M. Aldrick, M H R van Cuylenburg, P W. Moody, B A. Wren, and A J. Clarke
The Ivanhoe Plain was divided into two geomorphic provinces. The principal difference between the provinces is the time during which pedogenesis occurred. The crcking clay soils of the northern province are generally more highly leached than their younger counterparts in the southern province. Sixteen land ... Read more
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Spacing water points in the southern pastoral areas of Western Australia
Don Burnside, Adrian Williams, and Peter Curry
An inadequate distribution of watering points in our pastoral lands, particularly in the saltbush/bluebush pasture, has caused localisized land degradation close to waters and reduced animal productivity (particularly in stressful times). From experimentation and observation, some generalised recommendations for water supply distribution in pastoral areas ... Read more
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An introduction to the soils of the Albany advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With description, illustrations and notes on eight common soils.
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An introduction to the soils of the Geraldton advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils.
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An introduction to the soils of the Jerramungup advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils.
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An introduction to the soils of the Lake Grace advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils.
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An introduction to the soils of the Moora advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils.
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An introduction to the soils of the Three Springs advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on seven common soils.
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An introduction to the soils of the Esperance advisory district
T C. Stoneman, Tim D. Overheu, P G. Muller, and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on seven common soils.
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Soil conservation earthworks design manual
K J. Bligh
In view of the great diversity of hydrological conditions encountered in the field, and the relative paucity of information with which to design soil conservation earthworks, it is frequently not possible to quantify all aspects of hydrologic design. It remains for the practising soil conservationist ... Read more
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Examination and development of an essential oil industry in the Ord River Irrigation area of north Western Australia
Jean M.V. Bonnardeaux
The project aimed at establishing an essential oil industry in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA). This industry is particularly suited to the ORIA where transport costs often prohibit the development of some agricultural products. The oils are concentrated and highly valuable. In addition, the ... Read more
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Livestock Statistics Western Australia Prices of Livestock Sold At Midland Auctions
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia and R. L. Taylor
Livestock prices are shown as monthly weighted average prices calculated from saleyard auction prices, Prior to July 1989 Midland auctions were reported on by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture's Livestock Market Reporting Service, Since July 1989, prices are derived from a weekly summary of ... Read more
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Trees for windbreaks on swan coastal plain farms
Leon English; Ken Angell; and Metropolitan District Office, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Strong easterly and south-westerly winds are a feature of the Swan Coastal Plain and we receive frequent inquiries about which tree species are suitable for planting as windbreaks. When selecting trees for windbreaks you must match the species to the various soil types which occur ... Read more
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East Ballidu Catchment Report
L K. Lenane, C Henschke, C Thorne, and D Kessell
It will require the total cooperation of all members of the Soil Conservation District to remedy the area's problems. The first priority is for the control and better use of water on the recharge areas. The wheat/wheat/lupin rotation at present offers the best economic option. ... Read more
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Forage shrubs and grasses for revegetating saltland
H V. Runciman and C V. Malcolm
Salt tolerant shrubs and grasses are used for forage production from salt-affected farmland. This Bulletin is designed to assist in recognition of the important species in Western Australia and to provide information on their use. The species listed have more forage value than some natural ... Read more
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A range inventory and condition survey of part of the Western Australian Nullarbor Plain
R B. Hacker, R C. McCarthy, and A A. Mitchell
The area surveyed covers approximately 47 400 square kilometres. The area is described in terms of climate, geomorphology, soils, vegetation, land zones and land systems. Condition statements are presented for each land zone, each land system and each station property within the survey area. Nineteen ... Read more
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Plain wire fencing for pastoral lands
A McR Holm
The need to fence for efficient livestock control was recognised early in the history of the pastoral industry in Western Australia. Fence design, materials and layout have all undergone many changes since the 1880s. Modern fences have 4 or 5 strands of high tensile light ... Read more
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Animal production in the spinifex and shrubland regions of Western Australia
The role of the Rangeland Management Branch is to promote the sustained economic use of the rangeland resource. It provides research and extension services to the pastoral industry, provides advice on the condition of the range resource to Government and provides technical information on rangelands ... Read more
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Serradella, subterranean clover and medic research, Esperance, Western Australia
Michael D A Bolland
Strains of O. compressus which originate from Paros in southern Greece were the earliest flowering serradellas tested. They consistently produced amongst the highest seed yields, are relatively hard-seeded and are worthy of further investigation for deep sands and very acid soils in low rainfall areas. ... Read more
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