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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis month's cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONSome of the finest bush and mountain scenery in New Zealand has been made accessible by the building of. the Eglinton...
- CHAPTERFERTILISERS AND PASTORAL FARMING
- CHAPTERFLOCK HOUSE FARM OF INSTRUCTION
- CHAPTERShortage of Caustic Soda for Cleaning Milking Machines
- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts
- CHAPTERN.Z. WOOL QUALITY AND MARKETS
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. Dr. Edgar Booth.
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- CHAPTERReasons for Decline in Raspberry Crops
- ILLUSTRATIONThe “nigger in the woodpile” indicated by the wooden arrow is silver leaf fructifications which often abound on dead ...
- ILLUSTRATIONRaspberry canes killed by the root rot fungus (Armillaria mellea).
- ILLUSTRATIONSpray outfit of the crawler type with power take-off and fixed boom used by large-scale raspberry growers.
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- CHAPTERStand of Lucerne Successfully Established on Karaka Country
- CHAPTERReport by FAO's Mission to Greece
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- CHAPTERTOPDRESSING
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- ILLUSTRATIONIllustration on opposite page from photograph by V. C. Browne.
- ILLUSTRATIONWaikato Delta showing the area at the junction of the Waikato and Waipa Rivers; after map drawn by Colonel Mould, R. ...
- ILLUSTRATIONWaipa County looking toward Pirongia Mountain.
- ILLUSTRATION[By courtesy of Clifton Firth Ltd., Auckland. J. C. Firth.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe lecture room of the old Cambridge Farmers’ Club building in Duke Street, now used as a board room by Federated Fa...
- ILLUSTRATIONRichard Reynolds, Cambridge Farmers’ Club.
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- ILLUSTRATIONCockle Park Experimental Station, Northumberland.
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- CHAPTERCasein Whey as Basic Food for Successful Pig Production
- ILLUSTRATIONThese good-type Tamworth gilts were bred on the farm and will be taken into the breeding herd.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe two double-unit fattening houses. The cowshed and whey-holding tank are at the top left centre, and reticulation ...
- ILLUSTRATIONOne of the fattening houses. Whey gravitates to the concrete holding trough, and from there to the feeding troughs it...
- ILLUSTRATIONSome of the breeding sows with the Large White boar.
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- CHAPTERPEDIGREE SOW RECORDS
- CHAPTERWinter is the Time to Repair Gates and Fences
- CHAPTERBERRY FRUIT CULTURE IN WAIRARAPA
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- ILLUSTRATIONA-Implement shed. D-Manure shed and workshop. E-Packing shed. F—Toolshed. Tearoom. G-Gooseberries. BC-Black currants....
- ILLUSTRATIONBlack currants are planted 1210 bushes to an acre and in a favourable season yield well over 2 tons of fruit an acre....
- ILLUSTRATIONFarmer’s Glory, averaging 6 tons of large berries to the acre, is the variety of gooseberry grown. Bushes are spaced ...
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- CHAPTERThe Grading of Dairy Produce
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- ILLUSTRATIONUnloading butter from coastal steamer at grading port.
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- CHAPTERMaintenance Work in the Home Orchard
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 19-An excellent crop of blue lupins which will be turned under before fruit trees are planted.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 20-Definition of tree parts: A, trunk; B, leaders; C, fruiting arms; D, lateral; E, fruit twigs; F, wood shoots;...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 21-Classification of tree parts. Left, permanent parts: A, trunk; B, leaders; C, fruiting arms. Right, temporary...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 22-Top, a young tree at the time of planting, with the suggested positions of pruning cuts marked. Centre, befor...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 24—Two leaders on the modern, erect type of tree. The short, sturdy arms do not need propping. The fruit is carr...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 23—Three classes among the temporary parts of a tree: 1, an annual wood shoot; 2, healthy, well-conditioned wood...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 25—An unbalanced young apple tree. An erect leader has outgrown the others and now dominates the tree.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 26—The disadvantages of a tree with too many leaders. Propping would be required—a costly item—and the weak lead...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 27—The method of pruning leaders to get fruiting arms at the desired position.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 28-Six-year cycle for refurnishing apple and pear trees. A indicates spent wood to be cut away.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 29—Unpruned laterals showing fruit bud development. From left: Gravenstein, Sturmer, and Jonathan.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 30—An apple tree pruned on the old spur system.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 31—A vigorous young quince tree, well pruned except that it has too much “top” and all laterals have been shorte...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 32-Left, a typical home orchard tree that had been pruned by the owner. Right, the same tree after being reprune...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 33-Left, a sturdy seven-year-old Gravenstein apple tree before being pruned. Right, the same tree after being pr...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 34—Left, this fruiting arm has been brought out too near the ground and under the weight of a crop lies on the g...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 35-Completing the pruning of a well-grown peach tree.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 36-Top, a well-shaped tree as received from a nursery. Bottom, the correct treatment to be given such a tree.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 37-Left, a peach lateral before being pruned; note the barren two-year-old wood, marked A. Right, the same later...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 38—Left, portion of an overcrowded plum tree, too thick and dense. Right, part of the same tree after being thin...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 39—The tangled mass of a badly-trained Chinese gooseberry vine.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 40—Pruning being completed on a well-trained Chinese gooseberry vine.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 41—A branch should be removed by cutting it close to the main branch and trimming the edges with a sharp knife.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 42-This cut was made too far from the main branch, leaving an ugly stub which will not heal over readily.
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- CHAPTERFARM MACHINERY REPAYS CARE
- ILLUSTRATIONMacrocarpa trees provide the only shelter for this tractor mower and tractor sweep since the last harvest.
- ILLUSTRATIONA small air compressor has many uses on larger farms, particularly where the machines are pneumatic-tyred.
- ILLUSTRATION[Public Works Department photo. Correct and regular lubrication is important in the maintenance of farm machinery.
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- CHAPTERTHE HOME GARDEN IN AUGUST
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1-In the preparation of a seed-box coarse soil is placed at the bottom of the box to permit drainage and finely-...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—An old type of cloche.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—The barn type of cloche.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 5—Two easily-made cloches of the tent type.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—A tent type of cloche which is held together by a block of wood.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Fig. 6—Method of making liquid manure in a large container.
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- CHAPTERFARM WORK FOR AUGUST
- CHAPTERPreventable Farm Wastages In Spring – calving Cows
- ILLUSTRATION[“N.Z. Dairy Exporter” photo. First-class, mature dairy pasture is an essential component of the milk cow’s ration, p...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. The provision of hay and good winter pasture will assure cows coming in in the spring fit...
- ILLUSTRATIONA typical milk fever case, the cow being in a comatose condition. This can and does happen as a result of “forcing” m...
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- CHAPTEREffect of Stock Foods Act on Poultry Producers
- CHAPTERLinseed a Valuable Crop in South Island Rotations
- CHAPTERSaw Bench for Making Hive Parts
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Saw bench raised, showing the saw fixed in position for general use.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2-Bench top showing ripping fence and cross-cutting slide.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3 (left)-Pressure on the foot pedal causes the saw to come up from below the bench top and cut into the wood. Fi...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 5 (left)—Dovetailed super. Fig. 6 (right)—-Half-checked super.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 7 (left)—Popular type of floor-board. Fig. 8 (right)-Reversible type floor-board used with concrete blocks.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 9 (left)-Flat galvanised top of hive cover neatly hammered into position. Fig. 10 (right)—Ends of the metal bent...
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- CHAPTERAdvantages of Spreading Liming Programme throughout the Year
- ILLUSTRATION[Government Film Studios photo.
- CHAPTERPig Broadcasts
- CHAPTERGrowing Plants in Pots and Boxes
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- CHAPTERA USEFUL SMALL SHEEP CRUSH
- CHAPTER"Great Store of All Sorts of Books”
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- CHAPTERA GIRL’S WINTER COAT: New Life for an Old Garment
- ILLUSTRATIONModel and new garment bright and cheerful.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe original—discarded and forlorn.
- ILLUSTRATIONFACINGS AND INTERFACINGS Fig. 1-Slanting basting or padding stitch.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2-Putting in front facings: Right side, facing stitched on the outside of the coat; left side, turning the facin...
- ILLUSTRATIONTHE COLLAR Fig. 3-Padding and running stitches in collar stiffening.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4-The collar set on.
- ILLUSTRATIONTHE HEM Fig. 5-The hem cut away under the facing.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 6—The hem over the facing when the end of the facing is used for pockets.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 7a—A patch pocket matching the pattern on the front of the coat.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 7b—A patch pocket cut on the cross.
- ILLUSTRATIONMAKING THE BUTTONHOLES Fig. 8a—Binding stitched in place on the outside of the coat.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 8c—Stitching round the buttonhole on the inside.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 8b-Binding being pulled through to the inside after the buttonhole has been cut.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 8d-coat facing cut and being stitched round the buttonhole.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe new owner shows the back view of the completed coat.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 10—Lining the coat. Note the pleat in the centre of the back.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 11—Sewing on a button with a long Shank.
- ILLUSTRATIONTHE SHOULDER PADS Fig. 9a—Making a shoulder pad. Layers of wadding set on lining material.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 9b—Top lining being overcast to the shoulder pad.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe finished garment.
- CHAPTERBOOKS for the Hower Gardener
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- ILLUSTRATIONCollars made by cutting the tops and bottoms out of food tins are useful to mark and protect small plants when they a...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe stem of a healthy chrysanthemum should be furnished with green leaves to ground level. When the lower leaves go p...
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- ILLUSTRATIONA home-constructed tank suitable for hot-water treatment of chrysanthemum stools on a large scale. The home gardener ...
- CHAPTERREMEMBER ARBOR DAY
- CHAPTERTULIP FIRE DISEASE
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- CHAPTERCOOKING WITH OATMEAL
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