TABLE OF CONTENTS

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 1950, Page 401

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Century of Canterbury Farming 403 Care of Livestock during December 404 Farming in Canterbury . . 405 Improved Pricker Pad r . . . . D. Roberts , . 421 North Island Porker and Baconer Competitions A. Longwill . . 423 Factors Influencing Quality of Pip Fruit . . C. E. Buswell . . 427 Estimated Butterfat ' Production for 1949-50 Season a Record s . ■. 432 Care of Farm Mower • D. F. Scott . . 433 Meteorological Records for September .. . . • . 438 Vacuum Control on the Milking Machine . . W. G. Whittleston . . 439 Radio Broadcasts 440 Show Dates 440 Growing Linseed J. D. Wraight . . 441 Dairy Produce Graded for Export . . . 444 Hay and Seed Harvest 445 Household Poultry ... ■ . W. L. Mclver . . 447 The Home Garden . . S. O. Gillard < . . 449 New Type of Fence Designed by Hawkes Bay Farmer . . . . F. J. S. Holden . . 457 Combating Wasps in New Zealand C. R. Paterson and C. R. Thomas . 459 Poisonous Plants in New Zealand . . H. E. Connor . . 461 Hygiene in Hand-milking Sheds Supplying Factories . . , . . . D. I. Bowman . . >< 465 R.A.A.F. Aircraft Bring Quick Relief to Flooded Farms ... 469 Domestic Beekeeping ......... 471 Poultry for Christmas W. L. Mclver and . Eva Topping . . 472 The Flower Garden . . C. K. Ellis 477 Christmas Dinner in the Sun -■. . . . Eva Topping 483 A Fascinating Account of Early Colonial Days: "Station Life in New Zealand" Helen Paine . 487 Christmas Sweets Evelyn E. Moore . 49

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