Publication Date
1-4-1992
Series Number
132
Abstract
In the area with reliable reticulated water supplies, average what yield, average wool production and average number of sheep per pastured hectare showed a positive correlation with annual rainfall in all but one year. By contrast, in the area served by on-farm water supplies only, average wheat yield and annual rainfall were strongly correlated, whereas average wool production and average number of sheep per pastured hectare showed a weaker correlation with annual rainfall. These correlations suggest tt on farms with a reliable water supply, livestock numbers have been adjusted annually to ensure optimum utilisation of available feed in all seasons.
Keywords
Water resources, Western Australia, Productivity, Economic analysis, Water supply, Wool production, Wheatbelt region (WA)
Disciplines
Agricultural Economics | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Hauck, E J. (1992), Influence of water supply on farm productivity in the north-eastern wheatbelt. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 132.
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