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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERTE AROHA IN AUCKLAND
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- CHAPTERExtension of Government Herd-recording Services
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- CHAPTERAllocation of Dollar Funds for Farm Tractors
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- CHAPTERCHEMICAL METHODS OF WEED CONTROL
- ILLUSTRATIONPlantain (ribgrass) and capeweed in pasture showing typical distortion after spraying with a hormone weedkiller.
- ILLUSTRATIONSpraying hard fern in Taranaki hill country, using a knapsack sprayer. An arsenical weedkiller is being applied, as h...
- ILLUSTRATIONThese samples, taken from an official experiment, show on the left in each half of the illustration plants of Hunters...
- ILLUSTRATIONWeeds can be controlled just as effectively by cultivation as by chemicals. In this paddock oh the farm of the Rosewo...
- ILLUSTRATIONCalifornian thistle at Oatfield Canterbury, being sprayed with a home-made machine. Weeds at this stage of growth sho...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe effect of hormone weedkiller on a mature dock plant. This spectacular distortion and probable subsequent kill are...
- ILLUSTRATIONSerious encroachment of blackberry on a drain (left) and spraying a section of the drain with sodium chlorate spray (...
- ILLUSTRATIONCalifornian thistles in a barley trial. Left—-Control. Rig ht——Treated with hormone weedkillers. Effective temporary ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Douglas Elliott photo. Complete low-volume spraying outfit mounted on the back of a truck. There is a hand boom for ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Douglas Elliott photo. A low-volume spraying nozzle in action, showing the mist-like, spray produced.
- ILLUSTRATIONA cheap low-volume spray outfit. A 5/8 h.p. engine mounted on the back of a truck drives a in. gear pump which delive...
- ILLUSTRATIONA volume, high-pressure sprayer mounted on a truck and fitted with a boom with 10 nozzles. This machine applies spray...
- CHAPTERTOMATO CULTURE IN TROUGHS UNDER GLASS
- CHAPTERDAIRY PRODUCE GRADED FOR EXPORT
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- CHAPTERSEED PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND
- ILLUSTRATIONPerennial ryegrass is the main component of New Zealand’s high-producing swards.
- ILLUSTRATIONPerennial ryegrass seed.
- ILLUSTRATIONA perennial ryegrass seed crop being inspected for certification.
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- ILLUSTRATIONThough most ryegrass seed is now harvested with header harvesters, excellent yields are still secured by harvesting w...
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- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—In the first year after being sown down perennial ryegrass dominates the sward. Middle—In the second and subseq...
- ILLUSTRATIONPerennial ryegrass of poor type under ultra-violet light showing a high degree of fluorescence surrounding the roots.
- CHAPTERTHE HOME GARDEN IN DECEMBER
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Dwarf and runner beans require to be picked regularly or production will dec...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. A bed of self-blanching celery from which the board has been removed to .show the blanchi...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Asparagus beds should be given an adequate period of rest each year or further production...
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. Leeks establish themselves quickly and require little attention. A start can be made now with...
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- CHAPTERFOOT-ROT IN SHEEP CAN BE ERADICATED
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- CHAPTERRack for Feeding Hay to Sheep
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- CHAPTERMechanical Aids to Silage Making
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- ILLUSTRATIONAn old metal hopper such as this was bought cheaply at an auction sale and stripped down to make a mobile mounting fo...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper left-A jockey pulley on a hand-operated lever tightens the belt to transfer power from the revolving rear wheel...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe front of the stacker trolley which was constructed on the chassis of an old metal hopper, showing the fitting of ...
- ILLUSTRATIONOne of the two guy ropes A is placed opposite the point where the grab is loaded; the other is placed to take the str...
- ILLUSTRATIONThough time and labour may be saved by not covering silage stacks with earth, the amount of work is greatly reduced b...
- ILLUSTRATIONSwinging across the top of the silage stack on an arc from the stacker mast, the scoop deposits soil in a small barro...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe winch fitted to an old car has other uses as well as providing power for the silage stacker. Fitted with a mast a...
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- CHAPTERSub-irrigation of Glasshouse Tomatoes
- CHAPTERAdvantages Gained from Binning Wool
- ILLUSTRATIONThe heading photograph shows the interior of a broker’s store. Note the large number of bins to deal with a wide vari...
- ILLUSTRATIONOdd bales and part bales from a clip should always be binned.
- ILLUSTRATIONSkirting should be carried out where necessary before binning.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Binning facilities offered by the broker help out the shed classer with the ...
- CHAPTERGrowing Culinary Mustard in Canterbury
- CHAPTERInternal Parasites which Infest "Poultry
- CHAPTERControl of Diseases and Pests by Spraying in Commercial Orchards
- ILLUSTRATIONEarly Jewel plum trees being sprayed with a "broom” supplied from a 500- gallon power outfit.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Attachments for spraying apparatus. Upper left—Instant cut-off, lever type. Lower left—A ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA cross-section of a cyclone nozzle. ANozzle body. B-Nozzle cap. C-Disc. D—Rubber washer. E-Whorl plate. F-Whorl cham...
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- CHAPTERTHE ELIMINATION OF BORDER ROW IN CEREAL TRIAL PLOTS
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—The header harvester, showing the movable point attached to the divider point. A rod connects the movable point...
- ILLUSTRATIONSouth Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 50
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper-The header just entering a plot. The right-hand outside row has already been removed. The point is entering in ...
- CHAPTERCARE OF LIVESTOCK DURING DECEMBER
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- CHAPTERTrees and Hedges for the Approach to the Farm
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe driveway winds across the home paddock beneath widespread shade trees to the house.
- ILLUSTRATIONA coastal farm driveway lined by a belt of low, native trees—Pittosporum tenuifolium, Melicytus ramiflorus, and some ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA driveway lined on one side by widespread shade trees of sweet chestnut, oak, and pear.
- ILLUSTRATIONA farm approach along the sheltered side of a planted belt fenced off from the paddock.
- ILLUSTRATIONA short driveway with a planted margin of graded trees and shrubs, opposite which is a solid belt of Cryptomeria japo...
- ILLUSTRATIONLawson’s cypress trees showing their characteristic shape. They were originally planted with alternate Pinus radiata,...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe space occupied by Lawson’s cypress trees at various ages.
- ILLUSTRATIONA driveway lined with 15-year-old Lawson’s cypresses planted with 18ft. between trees and each row 10ft. from the roa...
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- CHAPTERTOPPING OF PASTURES: SILAGE MAKING
- CHAPTERHistory of Young Farmers' Clubs Movement in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATION[S. P. Andrew Ltd. photo. This photograph was taken at the first meeting of the Dominion executive elected after the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA sheep demonstration at a Y.F.C. field day. Agricultural education remains the most important aim of the movement.
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- CHAPTERChemical Disinfection of Glasshouse Soil for Tomato Crops
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- CHAPTERControl of Blackberry and Gorse with Hormone Sprays
- CHAPTERTREES CAN REDUCE WORK OF MAINTAINING OPEN DRAINS
- CHAPTERTHE VALUE OF LITTER RECORDING
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH The record-breaking, officially-recorded litter of 15 pigs in the run with their dam at 8 weeks. T...
- ILLUSTRATION[B. Snowden photo. The record official litter at weaning.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe pedigree Large White litter of 17 pigs reared which weighed 2361b. at 3 weeks and 7251b. at 8 weeks under unoffic...
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- CHAPTERShow Dates
- CHAPTEREFFECT OF ROOF COLOUR ON HIVE TEMPERATURES
- CHAPTERMOULD FOR MAKING CONCRETE PIPES
- CHAPTERCareer Opportunities in Hie Deportment of Agriculture
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- CHAPTERBRITAIN’S ECONOMIC POSITION STILL CRITICAL
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- CHAPTERGRADING POINTS FOR EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE
- CHAPTERTALL FESCUE GRASS IS POISON FOR CATTLE
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- CHAPTERCHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE
- CHAPTERPreparing for the Christmas Spell In the Flower Garden
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. HEADING PHOTOGRAPH A small garden pool containing interesting and ornamental, aquatic plants ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe rose is the undisputed queen of the summer garden. For the finest flowers roses should be disbudded, the side bud...
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- ILLUSTRATION[Douglas Elliott photo. Cantua buxifolia (dependens) is a very useful evergreen flowering shrub for milder districts ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Douglas Elliott photo. Botnarea multiflora is a useful climber for relatively-mild districts, producing heads of ora...
- ILLUSTRATIONRhododendrons . and azaleas suffer badly in summer if the sunshine beats down on the soil beneath them. The ground fo...
- ILLUSTRATION[News Photo Service photo. Privet makes a very useful garden hedge which can be kept well furnished and neat by clipp...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Gladioli should, be staked and tied before the flowers begin to open, and th...
- CHAPTERA New Shirt from the Pattern of an Old One
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Drawing the pattern from a worn-out shirt.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Cutting the pattern.
- CHAPTERMental Nursing Offers Opportunities for True Service
- CHAPTERSAVING LABOUR IN THE HOME
- ILLUSTRATIONEven small children can lighten the work of the house if they are taught to put away their own toys and clothes.
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—A paring knife. Middle A firm chopping knife. Lower-A flexible carving knife.
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- ILLUSTRATIONCorrect heights of working surfaces lessen fatigue. Above-A work bench of the correct height (left) and too high. Bel...
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe design of a house can make a great difference to the length of traffic lanes.
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- ILLUSTRATIONSuch unnecessary tasks as wiping up after muddy feet add to the housewife’s drudgery.
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- CHAPTERThe Importance of Good Design
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. These three vases show three different types of ornament. The one on the left has good propor...
- ILLUSTRATIONThese cut-out vases are simple and effective. Note the variations in height, breadth, and shape.
- ILLUSTRATIONThese designs from Josiah Wedgwood’s original pattern book, dated 1769, are still being made today.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe design of the modern telephone IS H-J08 suitable for the work it has to do and the plastic material from which it...
- ILLUSTRATIONA well-shaped teapot is pleasant to look at and its use is obvious. Why should it be hidden under the disguise of a c...
- ILLUSTRATIONBoth the mechanical efficiency and exterior design of refrigerators have improved in the last 20 years. The design of...
- CHAPTERCHRISTMAS GIFTS from the Kitchen
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. A box of small jars of different jams makes a delightful gift.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial .Pictures Ltd. photo. Chocolate-chip cakes ready for packing.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Some of the sweets and biscuits the making of which is described in this art...
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- CHAPTERSkin Caps FOR Preserving Fruit
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Left—Each jar is filled with fruit and syrup, allowing about ½in. of space a...
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