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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3 Western Australia, Series 3

Volume 8

Number 6 November - December, 1959 Article 8

11-1959

Beef growth rate studies- A report on the "Pardelup" Prison farms Beef growth rate studies- A report on the "Pardelup" Prison farms trials.

trials.

M. Cullity

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BEEF GROWTH RATE STUDIES

A REPORT ON THE "PARDELUP" PRISON FARM TRIALS

By M. CULLITY, Superintendent of Dairying

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N a n earlier issue of this Journal (Volume 5 No. 4 page 479), July-August, 1956, t h e r e appeared a n introduction to t h e reports on weight change observations made on t h r e e properties in Western Australia. The work was undertaken as p a r t of an Australia-wide plan to accumulate d a t a of normal trends in growth under existing conditions a s a pre-requisite to designing experiments with various changes in husbandry.

The Australian Meat Board and the marginata) is dominant, with m a r r i (E.

Commonwealth Bank assisted with funds for t h e provision of the cattle weigh- bridges, and to cover incidental costs on a private property.

Reports on t h e observations on the other properties have already appeared, namely:—

Geraldton—Narra T a r r a (Journal of Agriculture of W.A., Vol. 6; No. 4 July-August, 1957.)

Wokalup Research Station (Volume 6, No. 3 May-June, 1957; No. 5 Sep- tember-October, 1957; No. 6 November-December, 1957.)

Details of t h e works a t Pardelup follow:—

Pardelup, a prison farm of some 10,000 acres of which 1,000 acres are under p a s - ture is situated 18 miles west of Mt. Barker on t h e Blackwood Road.

The soils are mainly of t h e Frankland and Bangalup series and are described in C.S.I.R.O. Divisional report 7/50.

The developed pastures are mainly on the F r a n k l a n d series. Very little of the Bangalup series h a s yet been cleared although much of t h e original scrub under the forest trees h a s been eaten out by stock.

A j a r r a h association covers the greater p a r t of the property. J a r r a h (Eucalyptus

calaphylla), blackboy (Xanthe-Preissee) and banksia (S. grandis) in minor quantities.

The property has a n a n n u a l average rainfall of 321 inches (14 year average 1943-56.)

The cattle used were bred on t h e p r o - perty. The Australian Illawarra Short- horn steers were t h e progeny of t h e dairy herd while the Hereford (Poll) X Austra- lian Illawarra Shorthorn steers were from a project "grading u p " a poll Hereford herd from a foundation of Australian Illawarra Shorthorn cows. (Wherever t h e word Hereford is used in t h i s report it is to be understood t h a t Poll Hereford is meant.)

No direction regarding m a n a g e m e n t was given for the Projects 1, 2 a n d 3 in accord- ance with t h e general p l a n to first record trends and rates of gain under existing management.

Weighing commenced on September 4th, 1952, and h a s continued since a t 28 day intervals. The animals are yarded each weighing day about 9 a.m. and weighing completed not later t h a n 10-30 a.m.

The following steers have been used:—

Project 1 (September, 4, 1952-January 20, 1954)—25 Hereford X Australian Il- lawarra Shorthorn 1951 drop.

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Project 2 (September 30, 1953-JanUary 18, 1956)—

Group A.—16 Hereford X Austra- lian Illawarra Shorthorn 1952 drop.

Group B.—10 Australian Illawarra Shorthorn.

Project 3 (December 23, 1953-January 18, 1956)—25 Hereford X Australian Il- lawarra Shorthorn 1953 drop.

Project 4 (October 27, 1954-December 19, 1956)—25 Hereford X (Hereford-Aus- tralian Illawarra Shorthorn) 1954 drop.

Project 5 (December 21, 1955-March 13, 1957)_22 Hereford X (Hereford-Aus- tralian Illawarra Shorthorn) 1955 drop.

Project 6 (November 21, 1956-December, 1957)—25 Hereford X (Hereford-Aus- tralian Illawarra Shorthorn) 1956 drop.

Details of t h e weights together with information regarding grazing is given in the accompaying tables.

The trend of growth of the various groups together with details of 28 day rainfall is shown in Fig. 1.

DISCUSSION (a) Growth Trends.

Except for t h e 1955 season all curves follow the same pattern—i.e., a period of rapid growth during the spring and early summer followed by a short static t e r m and t h e n a period of declining weight. In 1953 and 1954 t h e periods of declining weight were lengthy and resulted in slow overall growth.

In Project 1, one period of rising weight ended in J a n u a r y 1953, at an average weight of 706 lb. The cattle t h e n lost weight and did not recover their losses till the weighing on September 30. The lowest weight, 590 lb., was recorded on August 5. From t h a t date till J a n u a r y 20, 1954, a gain of 350 lb. in 168 days was recorded with a top average weight of 940 lb.

I n t h e following year t h e animals in Projects 2 and 3 lost weight from March

17 to August 4, a period of 140 days.

During 1955 however, due to t h e early germination and excellent growth of p a s - tures following heavy abnormal rains in

February the cattle in Projects 2 and 3 gained weight throughout the remainder of the year till the time of their sale on J a n u a r y 18, 1956.

Those in Project 4 grew in a compar- able m a n n e r throughout 1955, and had a static period from J a n u a r y to J u n e 1956, following which they grew rapidly till sold in November. They gained 365 lb. in 168 days, i.e., at a rate of 2.1 lb. per day.

Project 5 animals in 1956 h a d a set back during one m o n t h only, when they lost weight from 581 lb. on July 4 to 562 lb.

on August 1. They recovered to 652 lb. by August 29. The high gain of 90 lb. r e - corded for t h e 28 days, August 1 to August 29 was probably not a true gain but due partly to lack of fill on bush grazing at the former date.

I n 1957, t h e steers in Project 6 lost weight from J a n u a r y 16 (654 lb.) to J u n e 5 (575 lb.) but recovered quickly a n d gained to 975 lb. by October 23. An a p - p a r e n t gain of 400 lb. in 140 days (2.8 lb.

per day) was recorded.

(b) Rate of Growth.

Despite t h e prolonged period in t h e early projects when weight was static or declining, the r a t e of growth when conditions were favourable was very satisfac- tory. An examination of t h e tables will disclose the frequency during spring months when more t h a n 2 lb. and some- times more t h a n 3 lb. gain per day was recorded.

The periods when gains of this m a g n i - tude were obtained were irregular and generally short, due undoubtedly to t h e frequent alternations from bush paddocks to good pasture.

Weight gains appeared particularly rapid when t h e cattle were p u t onto good feed after a period of losing weight. This possibly was associated with differences of fill on bush feed and on good pasture.

Increases were the most rapid in Pro- jects 3, 4, 5 a n d 6, but still more rapid in Projects 5 and 6 t h a n i n 3 a n d 4. This undoubtedly was due to a gradually im- proving feed position and probably a little more careful husbandry.

(c) Hereford X and Australian Illawarra Shorthorn.

I n Project 2 there was a n opportunity to compare growth rates of Hereford X

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Australian Illawarra Shorthorn and grade Australian Illawarra Shorthorn steers from September 30, 1953 to January 18,

1956.

The cattle used were all bred on the property and included 15 Hereford X Aus- tralian Illawarra Shorthorn and 10 Aus- tralian Illawarra Shorthorn steers from the dairy herd.

The average weights at commencement were 335 and 303 lb. respectively. They grew to 1,217 lb. and 1,048 lb. respectively at the conclusion of the trial, the gains

being 882 and 745 lb., the margin being clearly in favour of the Hereford crosses.

This result was contrary to that at the Wokalup Research Station, where in a series of comparisons the Australian Illawarra steers gained weight at least as rapidly as Hereford crosses.

For example in Project 3 at Wokalup, 30 Australian Illawarra Shorthorns and 20 Hereford X Australian Illawarra Short- horns both from Pardelup in the period from June 4, 1953 to January 14, 1954, 224 days put on 453 lb. (2.02 lb. per day) and 417 lb. (1.81 lb. per day) respectively. In

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COMPARISON TRENDS OF G R O W T H ALL PROJECTS D U R I N G T W E L V E

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DECEMBER, S H O W I N G POOR / G R O W T H IN I9S4

P A R D E L U P BEEF P R O J E C T 1952 • 1957

P R O J E C T I 1953 P R O J E C T 2 A

1954 1955 P R O J E C T 2B

1954 1955 P R O J E C T 3

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Project 4 at Wokalup, 14 Australian Illa- warra Shorthorns and 18 Hereford X steers in 112 days from February 11, 1954 to June 3, 1954, put on 15 lb. (0.13 lb. per day) and 11 (0.1 lb. per day) respectively. In 112 days in the following summer, January 13 to May 5, 1955 they put on exactly the same amount, 53 lb. (0.47 lb. per day) However during a period of 224 days in the spring and early summer of 1954, from June 3, 1954 to January 13, 1955 the Aus- tralian Illawarra Shorthorns gained 342 lb. (1.52 lb. per day) while Hereford X put on 298 lb. (1.33 lb. per day.)

(d) Bush Grazing Versus Pasture. (See Fig. 4.)

The relatively poor value of bush grazing compared to that of improved pasture has been clearly demonstrated. The projects in which slowest gains have been recorded and in which the longest periods of declining weights were experienced were those in which much reliance was placed on bush feed.

Fig. 2 contains comparisons between growth trend for all projects for full calendar years. A gradual improvement

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1955 of unusual c h a r a c t e r - a b n o r m a l rains in F e b r u a r y r e s u l t i n g in good g r a z i n g on i m p r o v e d p a s t u r e f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e year.

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since the commencement of the investiga- tions can be clearly seen.

The relative value of good pasture in comparison with bush feed is shown in Fig. 3. In 1955 good grazing was available throughout most of the year. Some supple- mentary hay feeding occurred in the winter months.

In Fig. 4 is shown the difference in trends on really good pasture (1955) and in later years when less use was made of bush feed, than in 1953 and 1954.

The years 1953 and 1954 can be con- sidered average but as reference to the tables will show, there was an extreme use of bush paddocks for grazing. The cattle in Project 1 during the period January to December (336 days) gained 221 lb.; this included a period of static and declining weight extending from January to Sep- tember. In contrast 1955 was an excep- tional year inasmuch as after abnormal rain (628 points) in February, the following autumn, winter and spring falls kept

C O M P A R I S O N T R E N D O F G R O W T H I N G O O D S E A S O N 1955 1954 o f " n o r m a l " c h a r a c t e r w i t h c a t t l e g r a z i n g l a r g e l y in bush d u r i n g s u m m e r and a u t u m n a n d o n i m p r o v e d p a s t u r e in l a t e w i n t e r a n d s p r i n g .

1955 o f unusual c h a r a c t e r a b n o r m a l rains in F e b r u a r y r e s u l t i n g in good g r a z i n g o n i m p r o v e d p a s t u r e f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e y e a r .

W i t h m o r e of these f o l l o w i n g seasons, no d e c l i n e in w e i g h t o c c u r r e d in p r o j e c t 5, 1956, w h i l e t h e decline was small in p r o j e c t 4 , 1956. T h e r e was a sharp fall in p r o j e c t 7 i n t h e a u t u m n of 1957.

N o t e t h e m o r e r a p i d g r o w t h o f p r o j e c t s 4 5 a n d 6 t h a n p r o j e c t 3, in t h e spring m o n t h s .

PARDELUP BEEF PROJECT 1952 - 1957

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pasture growing vigorously u n t i l Novem- ber, t h u s enabling a maximum use of good pasture and a m i n i m u m use of bush p a d - docks. As a result t h e steers in Project 3 gained 505 lb. in t h e same length of time.

They h a d a shorter static period extending only from J a n u a r y to March. I n later projects a n effort was made within the range of paddocks available to give t h e cattle access to good pasture for longer periods, and to m a k e minimum use of bush. The result was greatly improved growth.

I m p o r t a n c e of Good Early Nutrition.

Although precise d a t a was not recorded regarding birth a n d weaning dates, t h e influence of good early rearing in achiev- ing marketing weights in a reasonable time can be clearly seen.

Most calves were born in t h e m o n t h s of May, J u n e and July a n d for the purpose of t h e following table J u n e h a s been a s - sumed as average.

It is known t h a t in t h e early projects calves were removed from t h e i r dams while

there were in milk and on good feed. They were later turned into bush paddocks on innutritious herbage. In t h e later projects and in particular Project 6, weaning was delayed and took place almost naturally as feed matured. The calves therefore were gradually made to rely on grazing.

The difference in growth r a t e s to marketable weights in the various projects is shown t h u s : —

Project 1— 939 lb., approximately 32 months.

„ 2—1,152 lb., „ 32 „

„ 3—1,068 lb., „ 32 „

„ 4—1,208 lb., „ 32 „

„ 5— 957 lb., „ 21 „

„ 6— 975 lb., „ 18

I t will be noted t h a t t h e time t a k e n by Project 6 to reach 975 lb. was only half t h a t required for a lesser weight 939 lb. by Project 1.

The economy of t h e more rapid growth enabling earlier marketing is clear, as only minimum amounts of h a n d feeding of hay was practised. Later weaning and better quality grazing were t h e determining factors.

Date

1952 4/9/52 2/10/52 30/10/52 26/11/52 24/12/52 1953 21/1/53 18/2/53 18/3/53 15/4/53 13/5/53 11/6/53 9/7/53 5/8/53 2/9/53 30/9/53 27/10/53 25/11/53 23/12/53 20/1/54

PARDELUP Project 1

Grazing in Pasture 28 Days

Bush

Green pasture and little scrub Green pasture and little scrub Green pasture and little scrub Dry pasture and little scrub ...

Dry pasture and little scrub Dry pasture + 7 lb. meadow hay Bush + 7 lb. meadow hay Bush + 7 lb. meadow hay

Bush 2 weeks + 7 lb. meadow hay + oat stubble Green pasture and little scrub

Green pasture and little scrub Bush

Bush

Green pasture + scrub Bush

Maturing pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture

lb.

391 390 508 567 646 707 688 707 650 648 622 625 591 604 695 735 831 928 939

Weight Change in 28 Days

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Date

Grazing in Pasture~28 Days

Group I

Average Weight

Weight Change in

28 days

Group II

Average Weight

Weight Change in

28 days

30/9/53 27/10/53 25/11/53 23/12/53 20/1/54 17/2/54 17/3/54 14/4/54 12/5/54 9/6/54 4/7/54 4/8/54 35 days

8/9/54 21 days

29/9/54 27/10/54 24/11/54 22/12/54 16/1/55 19/1/55 16/2/55 16/3/55 13/4/55 11/5/55 8/6/55 6/7/55 3/8/55 31/8/55 28/9/55 26/10/55 23/11/55 21/12/55 18/1/56

Green pasture -+- scrub Bush

Maturing pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Bush

Green pasture (short) Bush

Bush 3 weeks, green oats 1 week Bush

Green pasture Green pasture Bush

Bush

Bush 1 week, dry pasture + oat stubble 3 weeks HEAVY RAIN

Dry pasture + oat stubble

Germinating pasture, some scrub + 7 lb. hay, 2 weeks Green pasture, some scrub + 3 lb. hay

Green pasture + 1-2 lb. hay Green pasture (very good) Green pasture + 2 lb. hay Green pasture + 3 lb. hay Green pasture + 2 lb. hay

Green pasture 1 week, oats, vetches pasture 3 weeks Bush

Green pasture Maturing pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture

lb.

335 363 416 485 500 510 532 497 490 463 452 446 508 533 567 609 654 681 662 662 747 792 849 889 958 963 1,011 1,053 1,138 1,206 1,217

lb.

+ 28 + 53 + 69 + 15 + 10 + 22

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— 7

— 27

— 11

— 6 + 62 + 25 + 34 + 42 + 45 + 27

— 19 + 85 + 45 + 57 + 40 + 69 + 5 + 48 + 42 + 85 + 68 + 11

lb.

303 314 363 422 437 439 446 410 403 374 371 367 417 422 447 482 544 567 539 540 604 641 678 704 775 792 831 886 968 1,043 1,048

lb.

+ 11 + 49 + 59 + 15 + 2 + 7

— 36

— 7

— 29

— 3

— 4 + 50 + 5 + 25 4- 35 + 62 + 23

— 28 1 64 + 37 + 37 + 26 + 71 + 17 + 39 + 55 + 82 + 75 + 5

Date

23/12/53 20/1/54 17/2/54 17/3/54 14/4/54 12/5/54 9/6/54 4 / 7 / 5 4 4 / 8 / 5 4 35 days

Dry pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Bush

Green pasture (short) ....

Bush

Bush 3 weeks, green oats 1 week Bush

Average Weight

lb.

408 421 426 431 407 398 368 361 358

Weight Change lb.

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— 24

— 9

— 30

— 7

— 3

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PARDELUP Project 3—continued

Date

9/9/54 21 days 29/9/54 27/10/54 24/11/54 22/12/54 16/1/55 19/1/55 16/2/55 16/3/55 13/4/55 11/5/55 8/6/55 6/7/55 3/8/55 31/8/55 28/9/55 26/10/55 23/11/55 21/12/55 18/1/56

Green pasture Green pasture Bush

Bush

Germinating pasture, some scrub + 7 lb. hay (2 weeks) Green pasture, some scrub + 3 lb. hay

Green pasture + 1-2 lb. hay Green pasture (very good) Green pasture + 2 lb. hay Green pasture + 3 lb. hay ....

Green pasture + 2 lb. hay

Green pasture 1 week, oats, vetches, pasture 3 weeks Bush

Average Weight

lb.

413 449 471 507 540 657 536 539 611 645 689 721 780 804 852 896 967 1,061 1,068

Weight Change lb.

+ 55 + 36 + 22 + 36 + 33 + 17

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+ 72 + 34 + 44 + 32 + 59 + 24 + 48 + 44 + 71 + 94 + 7

Date

27/10/54 24/11/54 22/12/54 16/1/55 19/1/55 16/2/55 16/3/55 13/4/55 11/5/55 8/6/55 6/7/55 3/8/55 31/8/55 28/9/55 26/10/55 23/11/55 21/12/55 18/1/56 15/2/56 14/3/56 11/4/56 9/5/56 6/6/56 4/7/56 1/8/56 29/8/56 26/9/56 24/10/56 21/11/56

Bush Bush

Germinating pasture, some scrub, 7 lb. hay (2 weeks) Green pasture, some scrub, 3 lb. hay

Green pasture + 1-2 lb. hay Green pasture (very good) Green pasture + 2 lb. hay Green pasture + 3 lb. hay Green pasture + 2 lb. hay

Green pasture 1 week, oats, vetches, pasture 3 weeks Bush

Dry pasture + 12 lb. hay Dry pasture + 12-14 lb. hay Dry pasture -j- 10-12 lb. hay Dry pasture + 10-12 lb. hay Dry pasture -f 5-12 lb. hay Dry pasture + 5-12 lb. hay Bush

Green pasture Green pasture Green pasture Maturing pasture

Average Weight

lb.

277 295 321 335 324 346 413 466 505 537 587 596 630 678 757 831 841 841 848 844 831 843 864 854 983 1,058 1,120 1,208

Weight Change lb.

+ " l 8 + 26 + 14

— 11 + 22 + 67 + 53 + 39 + 32 + 50 + 9 + 34 + 48 + 79 4- 74 + 10

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— 4

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— 10 - 1 2 9 + 75 + 62 + 88 681

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PARDELUP Project 6 Grazing in Pasture 28 Days

Maturing pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture

Drv pasture + 10 lb. hav Bush + 10 lb. hay Bush + 10 lb. hay Bush + 7 lb. hay Green pasture Green pasture Green pasture Green pasture Green pasture Date

21/12/55 18/1/56 15/2/56 14/3/56 11/4/56 9/5/56 6/6/56 4/7/56 1/8/56 29/8/56 26/9/56 24/10/56 21/11/56 19/12/50 16/1/57 13/2/57 13/3/57

Dry pasture ....

Dry pasture

Dry pasture + 12 lb. hay Dry pasture — 12-14 lb. hav Dry pasture + 10-12 lb. hay Dry pasture — 10-12 lb. hay Dry pasture — 5-12 lb. hay . Dry pasture — 5-12 lb. hav Bush

Green pasture Green pasture Green pasture Maturing pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture Dry pasture

Dry pasture — 10 lb. hay

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Average Weight

lb.

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Weight Change lb.

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— 19 + 90 + 89 + 67 + 86 + 57 + 27

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Average Weight

lb.

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Weight Change lb.

+ 59 + 27

— 6

— 10

— 4

— 23

— 36 + 81 + 116 + 49 + 84 + 70

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ANTI-STRIP

(TRADE MARK)

This revolutionary new sheep- showering method gives you:

•k A clean, effective, evenly distributed wash from the first sheep to the very last!

•fr Whatever dip you prefer, you can use at original effective strength, without wasteful stripping or reinforcement.

•k Over 50% saving in installation costs.

•k Over 30% saving in dip costs by completely eliminating the necessity to reinforce.

Made in Australia by ^UtlbeWIt Corporation Limited (hormerly Cooper Engineering C o . Pty. Ltd.)

S A N D O V E R S ARE DISTRIBUTORS FOR:

All S u n b e a m Cooper S h e e p S h e a r i n g E q u i p m e n t —

Master Model Friction Gear

Electric Overhead Gear Little Wonder: Contractor

and Small Flock Port- able Outfits

Sheep Showers: Multi- Spray Races

E-B Hand-pieces: Combs:

Cutters

Diesel and Petrol Engines Home Lighting Plants One-Man Wool Press

INQUIRIES TO YOUR LOCAL COOPER AGENT, or to

SANDOVERS

PERTH AND FREMANTLE

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(15)

KNOCK FEEDING COSTS TO ROCK BOTTOM!

WITH THE

Full 10" and 16"

Grind Chambers and Double- screen area give M A X I M U M capacity.

GRINDS MIXES BAGS

HY-PUT means high OUTPUT—the big feature of the AGSERV Hammer mill.

The new AGSERV HY-PUT sets the pace in hammer- mills, giving greater output at lower cost. One of the HY-PUT's important features is its extra large feeding mouth into the grinding chamber. This greatly reduces the "teasing" of sections of baled material and helps make the AGSERV HY-PUT the ultimate in mechanised fodder production.

PRICE: 10 £219, 16 £269

EASY TERMS: Quarter Cash, balance in easy i n s t a l m e n t s From the W.A. Distributors:

BARROW LINTON s

763-7 WELLINGTON STREET. PERTH. BA9/5/

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