Recommendations Where Necessary. Total Cattle Numbers Are Approximated by the Table at the End of Each Station Report Lists All Multiplying Cattle Units by 1.25
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INDIVIDUAL STATION REPORTS Station reports are presented alphabetically, using a the tables at the end of the station reports. A cattle unit standardised format. Reports should be read in is defined as an adult steer or dry cow with a body conjunction with the relevant 1: 100 000 station plans weight of about 340 k. Two conversion ratios, 5:1 and which show watering points, fences, major topographic 7.5: 1 are shown. The former is as currently stipulated in features, land system boundaries, traverse routes, the Lands Act, but is too low. The 7.5:1 ratio is more traverse recordings and range evaluation sites. realistic and is recommended for adoption. This ratio is Each report presents a summary description of land based on the relative feed requirements of sheep and systems on the station, including their relative areas and cattle. Daily dry matter requirements per unit of body pastoral value. Condition statements derived from weight are essentially the same for sheep and cattle, and traverse records are presented for each land system. thus the conversion ratio is directly related to relative Condition statements for component units of each land liveweights, that is the conversion ratio sheep to cattle system are not presented here, but this data is available equals on computer print out. av.body weight cattle unit 340 7.5:1 Descriptive statements of the range condition of each av. body weight sheep unit 45 land system are made together with management recommendations where necessary. Total cattle numbers are approximated by The table at the end of each station report lists all multiplying cattle units by 1.25. land systems and their component pasture lands present A summary (Table 31) of all stations is presented on the station. The areas of each pasture land in good, before the individual reports. The table includes a fair and bad range condition as determined from column showing the ratio of recommended sheep unit traverse records obtained during survey are indicated. capacity:capability sheep unit capacity. This figure gives Carrying capacities for each level of condition have an indication of how far removed the present range been established for each pasture land. (See Table 25 in condition of each station is from original condition and the section in this report dealing with pasture lands). is a measure of the degree of degradation that has Thus the carrying capacity of each pasture land and occurred. A figure of 1.0 indicates that present land system on each station can be determined. condition equals original condition. The lower the The table for each station shows the recommended fraction the greater the departure from original sheep unit capacity of the land systems for their present condition or the mOre degradation there is. The figures range condition and the capability sheep unit capacity if enable rapid comparisons of the relative condition of the systems were all in good range condition. stations. Recommended and capability sheep capacities for the Individual reports presented here are for the whole station are obtained by summation and are following stations: rounded to the nearest ten. Amelia, Ashburton Downs, Bulloo Downs, Dooley A sheep unit is defined as an adult animal, such as a Downs, Duck Creek, Giralia, Glenflorrie, Kaoline, dry ewe or wether with a body weight of about 45 kg. Koordarrie, Maroonah, Marrilla, Minderoo, Mininer, Total sheep numbers are approximated by multiplying Mt. Brockman, Mt. Minnie, Mt. Stuart, Mt. Vernon, sheep units by 1.25. Nanutarra, Nyang, Pingandy, Prairie Downs, Rocklea, In the case of cattle stations, sheep unit capacities Tangadee, Turee Creek, Uaroo. Ullawarra, Urala, have been converted to cattle units and are presented in Wanna, Wyloo, Yanrey. TABLE 31 - CONDITION AND CARRYING CAPACITY SUMMARY OF STATIONS Total sheep (S) or Present Range condition sq km E Ratio cattle (C) capacity recomm Siock Nos. Station (S~r~~) --------deg~~S~I~n ended: (1979) Remarks Good Fair Bad (sq km) Sheep (S) R:~~":i:- Capability capability Cattle (C) Amelia 2497 2497 1640(C) 1640(C) 1.0 Nil Rugged, poorly accessible;' good range condition; no potential for development, doubtful viability. Ashburton Downs 3006 944 1497 529 36 2240(C) 4240(C) 0.53 300(C) About 60% rough hills, plain systems in variable condition; Edward system severely degraded. Bulloo Downs 3472 1380 1622 465 4.8 1710(C) 2660(C) 0.64 3116(C) Low potential hardpan plain and hill systems, vegetation degraded, '~no erosion; overstocked. Dooley Downs 1174 1049 124 640(C) 690(C) 0.93 75(C) Rugged low productivity country, non-viable as Inde-' pendent unit. Duck Creek 1390 1352 26 12 630(C) 710(C) 0.89 450(C) Mostly rugged country unsuitable for livestock, no potential for development, non- viable unit. ' Giralia 2776 2437 272 62 5 24940(5) 27130(5) 0.92 18000(5)5pinifex country 10 good 17(C) condition, Firecracker system degraded with some erosion - needs special management. 198 31 (Coni.) Range condItion sq km J~M~ (gr~~Jibi~Y Ratio Area ---------de~W~~fon----'---'--'- recomm- StatIon (sq km) (sq km) A ended: Remarks Good Fair Bad :~~r;}:l. Capability capability 1973 1417 421 134 1090(C) 1450(C) 0.75 950(C) Rough country mostly good or fair condition, limited potential for development. 2043 639 499 632 73 1290(C) 3640(C) 0.35 1085(C) About 50% rough hills; plain systems mostly bad condition Edward system severely degraded and eroded. 1166 664 323 164 15 16260(5) 24710(5) 0.66 7269(S) About half station unused due to lack of water, condition mostly fair to good, some patches severe degradation. Maroonah 1556 1011 536 9 6500(5) 10660(5) 0.76 2970(5l About 40% rough hills of low (part 120(C productivity, plain systems in station) fair condition. Marrilla 1326 1142 173 12 1.5 11940(5) 13110(5) 0.91 12000(8) All accessible, mostly fair or good condition, Firecracker system partly degraded needs special management. Minderoo 2250 1127 649 430 44 29690(5) 53260(5) 0.56 26149(8) All accessible, range condition 422(C) varies from good to bad, some extensive areas of severe degradation. Mininer 2220 1116 764 307 33 1360(C) 2190(C) 0.63 500(C) About 40 % rough low value hills, plain systems vary from good to bad condition, EdWard system severely degraded and eroded. Mt. Brockman 610 576 20 14 300(C) 390(C) 0.77 57(C) Mostly very rugged hills some of no pastoral value, Brockman system overused and degraded, non-viable unit. Mt. Minnie 1115 1050 656 6590(5) 6760(5) 0.96 3000(8) 8pinifex country in good (1978) condition, considerable areas not used due to lack of water. Mt. Stuart 2071 1356 476 221 16.5 1560(C) 2640(C) 0.59 694(C) Hilly systems good condition, 100(8) plain systems vary from gooo to bad condition, patches severe degradation. Mt. Vernon 4047 2391 1330 324 2 2760(C) 3690(C) 0.71 1200(C) Mixture of rugged hill country and stony and alluvial plains, condition mostly fair to good. Nanutarra 3690 2791 645 191 62.5 24990(5) 32350(5) 0.77 15808(8) Hill and spinifex country in 300(C) good condition, alluvial plains mostly fair or bad condition, Globe system severely degraded. Nyang 1246 984 249 15 - 9360(5) 10430(5) 0.90 6966(5) Station mostly spinifex country, considerable areas not watered, condition mostly good. Pingandy 1544 1294 207 43 650(C) 990(C) 0.65 400(C) Rugged low productivity country, condition mostly good, doubtful viability. Prairie Downs 2274 1176 963 113 1260(C) 1750(C) 0.73 677(C) Rough hill and plain country, condition generally fair to good, some bad condition on Prairie system, additional waters required. Rocklea 1649 926 649 265 9 1160(C) 1760(C) 0.66 1200(C) Mostly rugged hills in good condition, plain systems fair to bad condition. Tangadee 1664 1146 651 65 1200(C) 1350(C) 0.69 700(C) Rougll hills and plains condition fair to good, restricted areas of degraded pastures. Turee Creek 2777 1009 1501 246 19 1660(C) 2540(C) 0.65 1522(C) HIli areas in good condition, pastures on plain systems vary from good to very poor condition, some serious degradation. Uaroo 2470 1906 474 66 21.7 13430(5) 17240(5) 0.76 10000(5) 5pinifex plains and hills mostly 100(C) in good condition, some restricted areas of severe degradation. 199 ~~--~~---~~---'--- TABLE 31 (cont.) Present Total sheep (8) or Ratio Stock Nos. Range condition sq km Extreme cattle (el capacity recomm- (1979) Remarks Area degradalion----~-- ended: Sheep (5) Station (sq km) (sq kmJ R~~~r:;:t· Capability capability Cattle (el Good Fair B,d 900(C) Rough hill country mostly in 860(C) 990(C) 0.87 minor 1632 1439 176 17 good range condition, Ullawarra pasture degradation in valley floors. spinifex, perennial 6090(8) 6530(8) 0.93 3335(8) Coastal 560 507 53 grass and samphire country, Urala good condition. of low 0.93 280(C) Ro~h hilly count~ 680(C) 730(C) pro uctivity, goo range Wanna (Part 1338 1233 105 condition. station) 0.46 1500(C) Rugged hill country in good 1367 532 125 1710(C) 3690(C) condition, plain country in fair Wyloo 3280 1256 to bad condition with some extensive areas of extreme degradation. 30040(8) 47740(8) 0.63 12731(S) All accessible, spinifex country 2508 1412 720 311 65 1102(C) good condition, alluvial plain Yanrey systems vary from good to bad condition, some extensive areas of extreme degradation. 17867~Cl 61750 39453 16579 5184 534 24660~Cl 37960~Cl 1183508 Totals (63.9%)(26.8%) (8.4%) (0.9%) 18383082521208 = 368780 = 536820 =252353 sheep sheep sheep equiv.