Areas of steep country at Rotomahana sown by aircraft in 1952. The scrub was burnt inside a previously prepared firebreak and the seed was then spread from the air, this being followed by aerial application of fertiliser. A standard pastured mixture of 30lb. per acre was spread by a Tiger Moth from an altitude between 70ft. and 100 ft. in calm weather.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 92, Issue 3, 15 March 1956, Page 225
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62Areas of steep country at Rotomahana sown by aircraft in 1952. The scrub was burnt inside a previously prepared firebreak and the seed was then spread from the air, this being followed by aerial application of fertiliser. A standard pastured mixture of 30lb. per acre was spread by a Tiger Moth from an altitude between 70ft. and 100 ft. in calm weather. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 92, Issue 3, 15 March 1956, Page 225
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