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University of Western Australia's Institute of Agriculture. Under Underwood, the Institute's teaching and research activities outstripped available resources, and he obtained support from
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Elizabeth Underwood. When Elizabeth died in 1907, Underwood and his siblings were placed in the care of family while James migrated to
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in 1966, writing many papers and giving lectures. Retiring from The
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Underwood, Eric.J; RJ Moir (March 1944). "The influence of time of cutting upon the chemical composition and digestibility of
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of hay and pasture for sheep, the ongoing results from these
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256:Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition
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