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Shepparton & Katandra Soil Survey No. 54 | Soil Survey of Part of Shepparton Irrigation District, Victoria | CSIRO Soil Surveys
Air photo used in the detailed soil survey - east of Tatura. |
The soils of the Shepparton Irrigation Region have been described in soil surveys by Butler et al. (1942), Skene and Freedman (1944), Johnston (1952), Skene and Poutsma (1962), Skene (1963) and Skene and Harford (1964). Soil survey was carried out by soil auger with holes 20 m to 400 m apart at depths between 1.2 m and 2.1 m. The surveyors then examined the horizons of the profile and noted their texture, colour, thickness, and the presence of lime and gypsum. The main irrigated and dryland enterprises of the region undertaken at the time of the surveys are listed in the table below. |
Survey | County | Irrigation area | Irrigated Agriculture | Dryland Agricul- ture | Area (ha) | Reference |
Soils and Land Use in the Rochester and Echuca Districts, Victoria. | Rodney Gunbower Bendigo | Rochester Echuca East Campaspe | fat lambs dairy orchards | wheat sheep (wool) | 106 838 | Skene and Harford (1964) |
Soils and Land Use in the Deakin Irrigation Area, Victoria. | Rodney | Deakin | fat lambs dairy | wheat sheep (wool) | 60 703 | Skene (1963) |
Soils and Land Use in Part of the Goulburn Valley, Victoria. | Rodney Moira | Rodney, Tongala-Stanhope, North Shepparton, South Shepparton. | fruit dairy fat lambs tomatoes vegetables peaches pears apricots | wheat sheep (wool) | 225 817 | Skene and Poutsma (1962) |
The Soils of the Western Part of the Murray Valley Irrigation Area and their Classification for Irrigation. | Moira | Murray Valley West | Johnston (1952) | |||
Soil Survey of Part of Shepparton Irrigation District, Victoria. | Moira | Shepparton | 9 898 | Skene and Freedman (1944) | ||
Soil Survey of Part of the County of Moira, Victoria. | Moira | Murray Valley East | 82 279 | Butler et al. (1942) |