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- CHAPTERThe New Zealand Journal of Agriculture
- CHAPTERBuilding Up a High-producing Herd.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—A special shed for calves.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—A close-up of the bails, showing the simple method by which the calf is held for drinking,
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—The interior of the shed. The entrance at the far end is for the farmer, and there is a lane for ease in feed...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4.This year’s calves basking in the sun in their sheltered, dry paddock.
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- CHAPTERCalf-feeding Bails.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.— view of the calf-feeding bails at the Northern Wairoa Experimental and Demonstration Farm, Dargaville, showi...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—(a) A cross-section of feeding-bails, (b) A front view of feeding-bails, giving details of construction.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—A reverse view of the feeding-bails, showing the feeding-buckets in position and the method of holding them i...
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- CHAPTERLayout for Calf-feeding.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.- calf-feeding lay-out in operation.
- ILLUSTRATIONCALF-FEEDING- LAYOUT —
- CHAPTERStumping with Tractor-power
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—A general view of the stumping in progress.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—A general view of the type of country discussed in this article.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—A close-up view of the hook which grips the stumps.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4.—The stump actually coming out of the ground. It is a yellow-pine stump weighing approximately 1½ tons.
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- CHAPTERBlowfly Strike in Marlborough.
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- CHAPTERPotash Trials in North Taranaki.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.-Showing the potash response on a typical dairy-farm.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig.2—Gows on a potash area on Mr. F. Bracegirdle’s farm, Kaimata. No potash was applied on the left.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—Fields on Mr. J. Shepherd’s farm, Tariki. Potash has been applied on the left and not on the right.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4.—Fields on Mr. Bracegirdle’s farm—left, no potash; right, potash-dressed.
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- CHAPTERRestricted Rations and Bacon Quality.
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- CHAPTERReview.
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- CHAPTEREconomic Farm Buildings.
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- CHAPTERRegrassing Depleted Tussock Country.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—An area in which more than 50 per cent, of the silver tussock plants have died after the more palatable pastu...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—(a) An area which has been closed for three years. Only a partial coverage of native grasses has been achieved...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—Denuded or scoured hills. [H. Drake, photo.
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- CHAPTERHalf-yearly Fertilizer Returns, 1938.
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- CHAPTERAnnual Crops for North Auckland.
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
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- CHAPTERMalting Barley in New Zealand.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—Direct-heading barley. Barley harvested in this manner does not come within the agreement made with the buyer...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—The harvester picking up from the swathe after the crop has been cut with the binder and the loose material l...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—Using a header harvester with a pick-up attachment. Barley harvested in this manner is quite acceptable to th...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—Showing the cows feeding, with the feed rack immediately above.
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- CHAPTERStall-feeding Dairy Cows.
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- CHAPTERBaling of Lucerne Hay.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—A side-delivery rake raking the lucerne into windrows twenty-four hours after being mowed. [H. Drake, photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. —The baler with pick-up attachment baling the lucerne direct from the windrows forty-eight hours after being cut...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—Another view of baler and pick-up attachment working in the paddock. Another paddock of lucerne ready for cut...
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- CHAPTERFruit Cool Storage in New Zealand.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.-Showing orchard boxes made with long ends for ventilation purposes when stacked in cool storage.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—A diagram of the method of marking the floor for stacking in rows.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—A sectional view of a cool-storage chamber, showing the correct method of stacking fruit in orchard boxes to ...
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- CHAPTERSlaughterings of Stock.
- CHAPTERCertificate of Record Testing.
- CHAPTERCertified Government Stock Seeds.
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- CHAPTERSeed Certification.
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- CHAPTERPure-breeding of Pigs.
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- CHAPTERResults of Pig Census.
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- CHAPTERFactors in Successful Farming.
- CHAPTERDominion Sheep Statistics.
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- CHAPTERCitrus Pests: (5) Scale Insects.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.-Stages of the Red Scale. A, Scale covering forming over newly-settled “crawler.” B, Female scale of second st...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—Red scale on (left) lemon fruits; (upper right) foliage; r (lower right) wood. [H. Drake, photos.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.-Circular black scale on foliage and fruit of Poorman orange. [H. Drake, photo.
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- CHAPTERNew Director of Horticulture.
- ILLUSTRATIONMr. W. K. Dallas. [Earle Andrew, photo.
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- CHAPTERFarm Practice and Management.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe top-dresser with the rubber-canvas sheets attached. The manure falls to the ground between the two sheets.
- ILLUSTRATIONA lime-covered ensilage stack. As the lime consolidates rapidly by the action of air the edges hold in position.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—Bamboo hedges on the Aka Aka swamp. Note the poor growth of the pampas-grass hedge compared with that of the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—A close-up of a bamboo hedge. Note how the stock are keeping the young shoots subdued.
- ILLUSTRATIONShowing the abundant and vigorous growth on the right of subterranean clover which was treated with superphosphate as...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe mechanical potato-lifter described, in this article.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—A stack damaged by stock, and much good feed wasted in the surrounding quagmire.
- ILLUSTRATIONFie 1.-A well-built stack fenced and covered with sheets of corrugated iron. Note the high centre.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—A stack protected from stock but not from the weather. Note the low, sagging centre and water seepages.
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- CHAPTERSection for Irrigation Areas.
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- CHAPTERHorticultural Instruction.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. —A substantially-built case-making bench with nail stripper and suggested convenient arrangement of timber.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. —A closer view of Fig. 1, showing the solid bed of railway irons and grips for the case ends, with the case ends...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—(a) An improvised arrangement consisting of a squarelyconstructed fruit-case nailed to the bench. Pieces of c...
- CHAPTERVegetables, Small Fruits, and Flowers.
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- CHAPTERWork for the Month in the Apiary.
- ILLUSTRATIONportion skimmed. area ready for removal.
- CHAPTERPoultry-keeping Section.
- CHAPTERN.Z. Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs.
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—Te Karaka Club players preparing to tackle a Wairoa Club player.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.- standing chop competition, which was won by the Ruatoria Club.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3.—An action photograph of the tug-o’-war—the Wairoa Club, which won the final by defeating the Ruatoria Club.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2.—One of the young farmers with his dog at the field-day. [J. W. Palmer, photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1.—Members of the Dannevirke Chib who attended the club’s first field-day, which comprised dog trials and judgin...
- ILLUSTRATIONMr. R. J. Low demonstrating on English Leicester sheep at the field-day of the Ashburton County young farmers’ clubs.
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- CHAPTERHealth Notes for the Farm.
- CHAPTERThe Farm Home and Kitchen.
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- CHAPTERFounders of Modern Agriculture, No. 11.
- ILLUSTRATIONMendel was the founder of scientific plant-breeding.
- ILLUSTRATIONGregor Johann Mendel.
- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTable of Contents—November, 1938.
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