Dairy farming in the Busselton-Margaret River district. Part 1. Stage of development

This article is the first of four in a series reporting a survey of farming practices in the Busselton-Margaret River area. Besides the development of farms the series will cover farm stocking rates and milk production on farms in the area. THE survey of farms in the Busselton-Margaret River district began at the end of the 1962 season. Information on the stage of development of the properties was obtained from 94 farmers during advisory visits

Deep drainage as a method of treating saltland

In some situations, deep drainage may be warranted to return salt-affected land to full production. This method is being investigated at CSIRO\u27s Yalanbee Experiment Station

Rearing dairy calves

ON Western Australian dairy farms the wastage rate of dairy cows is probably more than 20 per cent, and this, coupled with the tendency towards bigger herds, means that well over half of the heifer calves born should be reared for herd replacements

Raising dairy herd replacements from weaning to calving

The way heifer replacements are reared from weaning to calving can affect their ability to get in calf and to grow to a reasonable size. Under extreme conditions it can impair their lifetime yield. Because the culling rate of cows from dairy herds is usually about 25 per cent, the farmer needs to keep up to 70 per cent of heifer calves born just to maintain herd size. As the herdsize is usually increasing, even more of the heifer calves must be kept and there is little scope for culling heifer calves from poorer cows.https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/bulletins/1254/thumbnail.jp

Dairy farming in the Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 3. Fodder conservation

An analysis of fodder conservation indicates that farmers in the Busselton-Margaret River district are conserving less than half the amount of fodder considered desirable.—Third in a series reporting a survey of farm practices in the district

Feeding urea to dairy cows

IT has been known for some years that the ruminant animal, through the agency of microflora in the rumen, has the ability to use urea as a source of nitrogen, and to convert some of this to protein

Care of the dairy goat

This bulletin is designed as an introduction to dairy goat keeping.https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/bulletins/1239/thumbnail.jp

Landform, natural drainage and salinity

An understanding of salt movement in streams and groundwater may lead to better methods of control and prevention of salinity

Cull your dairy cows on production

Good production and breeding records are essential to allow effective culling of dairy cows, says Busselton Agricultural Adviser R. A. Bettenay, B.Sc. (Agric.) in this article, in which he outlines points to take into account when culling the herd

Dairy farming in the Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 2. Stocking rate and production

Survey results suggest that the production of butterfat per acre could be doubled on many farms in the Busselton-Margaret River district.—Second in a series of articles reporting a survey of farm practices on 100 farms in the district