This month 's cover
Pig production on an extensive scale in New Zealand began with the introduction of home separation on dairy farms. For many years the methods of handling pigs were haphazard and pigs Were looked upon simply as a means of using up surplus food, mainly dairy by-products, but as farmers began to realise that excellent returns could be derived from efficient pig peeping, management methods improved vastly. This month’s cover, which Was painted by L. C. Mitchell, shows portion of a modern layout in which houses are of permanent material and where good grazing is available for the pigs.
New Zealand Department of Agriculture
HEAD OFFICE: Dominion Farmers’ Institute Building, Featherston Street, Wellington. DIRECTOR-GENERAL: E. J. Fawcett ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL: R. B. Tennent DIVISIONAL DIRECTORS: Animal Research . . . . J. F. Filmer Dairy . . . . .... H. A. Foy Extension ... . . . P. W. Smallfield Horticulture . . . . A. M. W. Greig Livestock . . . . J. E. Mcllwaine Editor: G. J. Neale
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 1, 15 July 1950, Page 1
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153This month's cover New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 1, 15 July 1950, Page 1
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