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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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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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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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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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Residual value of rock phosphate fertilizers
J W. Bowden and Michael D A Bolland
The residual value of Christmas Island C-grade ore, 500 degrees C heated (calcined) C-grade ore (Calciphos), and superphosphate was measured in three experiments. Plant yield, and bicarbonate-soluble phosphorus extracted from the top 10 cm of soil were used to indicate the effectiveness of the four ... Read more
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An inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
A L. Payne, G F. Spencer, and P J. Curry
The inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Carnarvon Basin, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 1980 and 1982, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record ... Read more
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The Taarblin experience : a planned approach to soil conservation
Greg Astbury, Owner/Manager of Taarblin and Tim Negus
Many farms in Western Australia were cleared and developed before there was a full and clear understanding of the effects of bush clearing - that is salinization of soil and water supplies, wind and water erosion, waterlogging and soil structure decline. The productive capacity and ... Read more
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Plant collections for saltland revegetation and soil conservation
A J. Clarke, T C. Swaan, and C V. Malcolm
In 1967, during an overseas plant exploration trip, seeds of plants of reputed salt tolerance and forage value were obtained from seven countries. Since 1971, over 600 plants have been added to the original collection of 343 plants already under observation for suitability for forage ... Read more
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Naturalised subterranean clover strains of Western Australia
W J. Collins and John S. Gladstones
A description is given of the characteristics and distributions of 115 distinct naturalized strains of subterranean clover. Approximately three-quarters of the strains appeared from their distributions to have been introduced and to have spread in their present forms, while the remainder, which are individually of ... Read more
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Registered cultivars of subterranean clover : their origin, identification and potential use in Western Australia.
W. J. Collins, B J. Quinlivan, and C M. Francis
The annual species subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) is the most important pasture legume in Western Australia. In addition to providing nutrious feed for livestock, it is an important source of nitrogen for non-leguminous species in pastures for the State's ceral crops.
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Land resource survey of Rottnest Island - an aid to land use planning
P A. Hesp, M R. Wells, B H R Ward, and J R H Riches
This report provides a description of the landforms, soils and vegetation of Rottnest Island. In addition, it provides a discussion of the relative capability of each of the landforms of the island to sustain various forms of development. The primary objective of this work is ... Read more
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Wheatbelt salinity : a review of the salt land problem in South Western Australia
C V. Malcolm
Historical overview,Cause and nature of the salt problem, salt in rainfall, soils, topography and hydrology, effect of land use, Salt movement and accumulation on soil and groundwater, treatments for saltland, catchment measures, reclamation, re vegetation.
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Soil potential for groundnut production at Kununurra, Western Australia : report of a survey conducted in January 1979
J C. Dixon and Richard J. Petheram
Production of groundnuts in trials on irrigated Cockatoo Sands near Kununurra have been sufficiently encouraging for a soil survey to be requested of three small areas possibly suitable for commercial release. It was anticipated that between 1 000 and 1 200 ha would be necessary ... Read more
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Eucalypts of Western Australia
C A. Gardner and T E.H. Alpin
The series Trees of Western Australia, which appeared in The Journal of Agriculture of Western Australia, was commenced in 1952 by Charles Austin Gardner, Government Botanist and Curator of the Western Australian Herbarium from 1929 to1960. Until his death in 1970 Gardner published in the ... Read more
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A report on erosion and range condition in the West Kimberley area of Western Australia
A L. Payne, A Kubicki, D G. Wilcox, and L C. Short
Nearly 30 per cent (26 700 sq. kilometres) of the West Kimberley survey area is in bad range condition. Nearly 51 per cent (45 400 sq. kilometres) of the area is in fair range condition. Nearly 20 per cent (17 500 sq. kilometres) of the ... Read more
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Annual medicago ecotypes from North West Libya
M Khalil, C M. Francis, and N J. Trotman
Nine Medicago species were represented in collections from 10 sites in North West Libya. This report outlines species distribution, maturity characteristics and coumestrol content of the ecotypes collected. Medicago laciniata was the most common species collected but there appeared to be a relationship to soil ... Read more
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Poison plants of Western Australia : the toxic species of the genus Gastrolobium and Oxylobium.
T E H Aplin
The toxic species of the genera Gastralobium and Oxylobium are a unquie group of poison plants whch have cause considerable economic loss to stock-raisers in Western Australia ever since early days of settlement.
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The Perillup soil survey. 1. Soil survey in the Perillup District. 2. Comparison of some Perillup soils with some Mt Barker orchard soils
K T. Whitely and T C. Stoneman
A soil survey was made of an area of 3,600 acres in the Perillup district, 20 miles west of Mt. Barker, in order to assess the suitability of the soils for fruit growing. The soil types were described and mapped, and chemical analyses performed on ... Read more
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Salt movement in bare saline soils
T C. Stoneman and Stanley Thomas Smith
Sand mulch produced the most effective leaching of salt with early winter rainfall, and also very clearly prevented any return of salt to the soil surface at the end of winter. Autumn cultivation hastened the leaching of salt in winter, but was relatively ineffective in ... Read more
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The agricultural potential of Owingup Swamp
C V. Malcolm, L T. Jones, and J. P. Fallon
1. Soil Survey of Owingup Swamp
2. Comparison of Owingup and Grasmere Swamps
The two swamps, Owingup and Grasmere, shown on the location map are practically identical with regard to soil conditions. Grasmere Swamp however has been cleared and used for agriculture for some 60 ... Read more
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