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Pasture production on the Southern Tablelands - Answers
- Choose a site and gather the climatic data for a region.
Month Mean daily max. temp
(°C)Mean daily min. temp
(°C)Mean rainfall
(mm)January 29.3 13.8 51.7 February 29.0 13.9 42.8 March 25.6 11.0 47.7 April 20.9 6.8 50.4 May 16.2 4.0 52.4 June 12.5 2.2 56.9 July 11.5 1.0 59.2 August 13.4 1.9 59.5 September 16.5 4.0 56.8 October 20.4 6.3 >67.3 November 24.0 9.0 55.2 December 27.7 11.9 >51.4 - Draw a graph presenting the climatic average data.
- Draw a graph of estimated growth rate of pastures on the Southern Tablelands.
- Compare the graph presenting the climatic average data
with the graph showing the estimated growth rate of pastures on the Southern Tablelands.
Rainfall on the Southern Tablelands occurs throughout the year, showing no seasonality. The summers are mild to hot and the winters are cold.
The graph of estimated growth rate of pastures shows two times in the year when pasture growth declines. These are during the heat of summer (December, January, February) and during the colder months (May, June, July). All pasture species show increased growth rates during autumn and spring. This coincides with milder temperatures.
The bulk of the feed throughout the year is provided by introduced perennial pastures, with oats boosting the available feed during the winter months.
Oats is a valuable annual crop during the winter months. It provides feed when other species are experiencing depressed growth rates during the colder months. This is valuable feed for livestock when there is a gap in the amount of feed available from the perennial species.
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