Phalaris Tuberosa - Toowoomba Canary Grass

As far as can be ascertained, the grass now known as Phalaris Tuberosa was first imported from America in 1884 by the Queensland Department of Agriculture for trial at Toowoomba Experimental Farm, hence the popular name Toowoomba Canary Grass

Silage competition, 1957-58

In 1957 the Australian Dairy Produce Board Pasture Improvement Committee (W.A.) sponsored a competition with a view to encouraging greater utilisation of Pasture by the conservation of the spring surplus as silage. The committee has as objective the encouragement of the making of a high protein silage suitable for cows in milk during the summer. The competition was judged in two sections:— A—Quality, and B—The farmer\u27s workmanship in ensiling and in feeding the silage to his cattle

Silage competition, 1958-59

IN 1957, the Australian Dairy Produce Board Pasture Improvement Committee (W.A.) sponsored a silage competition with the object of encouraging the conservation of fodder in the form of silage and ensuring that the silage made was of a quality suitable for the maintenance of high milk yields during the summer months

Lawns - their establishment and management

It may be said that there is nothing more pleasing to the eye than a well kept lawn, be it in a home garden or covering a sporting area, and under Western Australian conditions there is no reason why a good lawn or turf cannot be developed and maintained-always provided that there is a sufficiency of water and proper care and attention are available

Linen flax in Western Australia

FLAX as an economic crop has a fairly brief history in Australia and a much shorter one in Western Australia. The earliest records show that it was first grown near Geelong in Victoria in 1863 and in South Australia at Hydock in 1870. Early attempts to grow flax economically were not very successful and it was not until 1935 that any major progress was made. Flax Fibres Pty. Ltd., established a small flax-growing industry in Victoria but the outbreak of World War II necessitated a much more rapid expansion in Australia than was ever anticipated and the Commonwealth Flax Production Committee took over all growing and processing in Australia

A review of the 1961-1962 silage competition

FOR the past five years the Australian Dairy Produce Board Pasture Improvement Committee (W.A.) has sponsored a silage competition in the dairying areas. Judging is done by the officers of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture and prize money totalling £175 is awarded

Better dairying competition

The success of the Better Dairying Competitions in previous years prompted the Western Australian Pasture Improvement Committee of the Australian Dairy Produce Board to again sponsor a similar competition during 1951-1952. The committee which receives funds from the Australian Dairy Produce Board and the Rural Credits Branch of the Commonwealth Bank, offered substantial cash prizes in the six zones as detailed below

Modern silage making

During recent years there have been phenomenal advances in grassland production in many parts of the world, and the conserving of much of the surplus spring growth of pastures and fodder crops in the form of silage is becoming increasingly popular. Silage-making is recognised as a sound farming practice which not only improves the stock-carrying capacity of a property but also increases the production of the individual animals

Silage competition : 1959-1960

THE Australian Dairy Produce Board Pasture Improvement Committee (W.A.) have sponsored a silage competition in the dairying areas over the past three years and this has been judged by officers of the Dairying Division of this Department