Contents
- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis month's cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERNew Zealand’s Annual Report to FAO
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- CHAPTERCARE OF LIVESTOCK DURING OCTOBER
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- CHAPTERHome Garden Work is Varied in October
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- ILLUSTRATIONTrenches for beans should have square sides to ensure that seeds are sown at an even depth. The beans should be stagg...
- ILLUSTRATIONEffect on growth of planting bean seeds too close together. A-Plants overcrowded without proper room for development....
- ILLUSTRATION(Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Carrots do best on land that has been well manured for a previous crop.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Hot caps may be made from white waxed paper ready cut to size, 23in. x 22in....
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. A hot cap being removed from the mould.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photos. Two kinds of glass plant protectors or cloches which may be used for the pr...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. New Zealand spinach thrives in hot weather and is grown chiefly as a sub stitute for ordi...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Spinach should be grown quickly to stimulate development and to produce cris...
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- CHAPTERSYSTEMS OF BREEDING POULTRY
- CHAPTERA PURE AND PERMANENT WATER SUPPLY
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: The main dam in the Tengawai River.
- ILLUSTRATIONProvision of a clean and reliable water supply has enabled South Canterbury farmers to develop cattle grazing as part...
- ILLUSTRATIONBelow- The sub-main carrying water for the Pareora Dam crossing the Pareora River. Where mains or sub-mains had to cr...
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe break-pressure tank system. A-Inlet. B-Ball-cock. C-Outlet. D—Fall of 200ft.
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- ILLUSTRATIONSpecimen farm plan (left) and agreement (right) showing free and extra trough positions, pipelines, etc.
- CHAPTERBritain’s Need of Increased Food Supplies
- CHAPTERFarm Dairy Instruction: Care of Milk and Cream
- ILLUSTRATIONHeading photograph by National Publicity Studios.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1-The front view of a walk-through milking shed, showing a concrete entry race leading from the grazing area to ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—The back view of the shed illustrated above, showing the 3ft. exit race connecting with the entry race for ret...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—A walk-through milking shed, showing the main holding yard at the end of the building and connected to a centr...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—The back view of the shed illustrated below, showing the 3ft. exit race returning past the yards to the centra...
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- CHAPTERPig Broadcasts
- CHAPTERSimple Method of Making Wire Netting
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- CHAPTERNORTH ISLAND FAT-LAMB CROSSES
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—A selection of the rams used in the breeding experiments.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig 2—Representative lambs on the hoof of approximately equal weight at the time of first drafting. They have been sc...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—Average carcass of each grade for each cross.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—Percentage carcass composition of each cross.
- CHAPTERSHOW DATES
- CHAPTERFat-lamb Crosses in Canterbury
- CHAPTERDEATH OF MR. W. CRAWFORD
- ILLUSTRATIONMr. W. Crawford.
- CHAPTERExtraction and Treatment of Manuka Honey
- ILLUSTRATION[After R. M. Laing and E. W. Blackwell in “Plants of New Zealand;” published by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photos. Top and bottom views of the pricker.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photos. Inserting and withdrawing the pricker pad from a comb of manuka honey.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. One type of stand on which combs are stood for pricking.
- CHAPTERTHE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SHEEP BREEDS 2. The Breeds of Great Britain
- ILLUSTRATION[After Arthur V. May, “The Story of Wool.” Before the throne in the House of Lords stands the Woolsack, on which sits...
- ILLUSTRATION[After Professor Low, “Illustrations of the Breeds of Domestic Animals.” Left—The Romney Marsh breed, 1842. Right—The...
- ILLUSTRATION[Bottom photograph from “British Pure-bred Sheep” (National Sheep Breeders’ Association of Great Britain); others fro...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Cheviot, one of the most important breeds in Britain. It is the most cosmopolitan of breeds.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Dorset Horn, which will breed earlier in the year than any other type of sheep in Britain.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Ryeland, a very old breed. It is a fairly-small and very docile sheep. [All photographs on this page from “Britis...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Shropshire, which is now more important and better known in other countries than in England. [All photographs on ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Suffolk, which is more widespread in Britain than any other Down breed because of its popularity for cross-breeding.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Border Leicester, which, mated with the Cheviot, produces the halfbred, Britain’s most famous type of cross.
- ILLUSTRATION[From “British Pure-bred Sheep” (National Sheep Breeders’ Association of Great Britain).
- ILLUSTRATION[From “British Pure-bred Sheep” (National Sheep Breeders’ Association of Great Britain). The Lincoln Longwool, which ...
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- CHAPTERLETTUCE CULTURE
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Best results are usually obtained from growing lettuce in fertile loams that are supplied...
- ILLUSTRATIONSowing lettuce seed in well-prepared seed-beds.
- ILLUSTRATIONA well-packed case of lettuce ready for dispatch to the market.
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- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts
- CHAPTERTesting Market Milk for Keeping Quality
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: A modern milk-treatment station laboratory. Jack Welsh and Sons photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONA thermostatically-controlled electrically-heated methylene blue bath with removable racks for holding test tubes.
- ILLUSTRATION[G. F. Framjee photo. The equipment used in the methylene blue test. 1—Milk samples. 2—Flask of prepared methylene bl...
- ILLUSTRATION[(G. F. Framjee photo. A corner of a laboratory with an incubator on the bench and an autoclave or pressure sterilise...
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- CHAPTERThe Culture of Meyer Lemon Trees
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo.
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. Portion of a healthy young Meyer lemon orchard.
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. A fine hedge of Cupressus lawsoniana in a Tauranga citrus orchard. It is kept at 20ft...
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. Hedges of Albizzia lopantha, 2 years old, planted as temporary windbreaks to protect ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. This Meyer lemon orchard was planted 9 years ago with trees 10ft. apart each way. It ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. Left—A Meyer lemon cutting 2 years old. Right tree budded 18 months previously on swe...
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. A well-laden, mature Meyer lemon tree. The orchardist is more than 6ft. tall.
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. In the harvesting of the fruit the stalk is first cut back to a mature bud, then remo...
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. A well-packed case of Meyer lemons.
- ILLUSTRATION[Rendell’s Photo Service photo. Left-The 2-1 pack. Centre-The 2-2 pack. Right—The 3-2 pack.
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- CHAPTERROLES OF HAY AND SILAGE IN PASTURE MANAGEMENT
- CHAPTERFARMING IN NEW ZEALAND
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- ILLUSTRATIONUnder the soils of the pakihi lands is an impervious pan which effectively bars drainage, and the land overlying it i...
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- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photos.
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo. Westland is a rugged region of three levels—the steep mountain ranges, the terraces and lower ra...
- ILLUSTRATIONWestland was originally covered with dense bush extending from the shores of the Tasman Sea to very near the snow lin...
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo. The land around Karamea, 60 miles north of Westport in Buller County and the most northerly sett...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe limeworks at Koiterangi is one of five operating in Westland. Initial dressings of 1 ton of lime per acre and sim...
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo. The middle levels and coastal flats of Westland are dissected by valleys such as the Ahaura Vall...
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo. Harihari is a dairying district to the south of Hokitika.
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- CHAPTERThe Value of a Herb Garden
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Lemon (common) balm is a herb grown for its fragrance.
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- ILLUSTRATIONIn gardens where there is insufficient space for growing herbs in the ground they can be grown in a barrel or drum. H...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Borage can be used in salads, as a pot-herb, for flavouring, or to attract bees.
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- CHAPTERPhosphate and Clovers
- CHAPTERSelection and Management of the Boar
- ILLUSTRATIONThe production of uniformly high quality porkers and baconers can be achieved best by the use of the Large White sire.
- ILLUSTRATIONA young Berkshire boar. The eye appraisal selection can best be made at about 6 months of age, when the boar should s...
- ILLUSTRATIONA well-balanced Large White boar. Testing progeny for carcass quality and efficiency of food conversion is the sounde...
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- CHAPTERDomestic Beekeeping : Checking Hives and Equipment
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- CHAPTERShort-rotation Ryegrass in southland
- CHAPTERHousehold Poultry:
- CHAPTERPAPER GAMES FOR CHILDREN
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- CHAPTERSewing Fastenings on Garments
- ILLUSTRATIONHeading photograph by Jack Welsh and Sons.
- ILLUSTRATIONButtonhole stitch is used to sew on domes.
- ILLUSTRATIONHooks are sewn on the upper edges of openings with buttonhole stitch. The needle is shown in position for taking anot...
- ILLUSTRATIONIn the sewing on of a round eye two or three stitches should be taken over each side of the eye at the edge of the ma...
- ILLUSTRATION[Jack Welsh and Sons photo. Link buttons and buttons with loops make decorative fastenings.
- ILLUSTRATIONThread loops may be used to replace straight eyes. Upper—Making the loops of thread. Lower—Buttonholing over the loops.
- ILLUSTRATIONMaking a bound buttonhole. Upper left—The binding stitched on the right side of the material and the buttonhole cut. ...
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- CHAPTERThe Nutritive Value of The Less-important Foods
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH—Aparat from their mild stimulating effect, tea and coffee are of almost-negligible value nutrition...
- ILLUSTRATIONProperly cooked and flavoured and attractively served, the common foods of the healthful diet appeal to the appetite ...
- ILLUSTRATION...over-cooking, unattractive serving, or lack of variety and flavour may greatly decrease the nutritive value and ca...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Foods such as these form the basis of a healthy diet, and they are worthy of...
- CHAPTERThe “New Look” in an Old Kitchen
- ILLUSTRATIONTHE ORIGINAL PLAN
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- CHAPTERRag Rugs
- ILLUSTRATIONRUGS CAN BE MADE IN A VARIETY OF SHAPES SIX-SIDED LIKE THIS HEARTHRUG, OVAL. SQUARE. OR LONG AND NARROW
- ILLUSTRATIONAN OBLONG RUG WITH FRINGED ENDS CAN GRACE A HALL. AND THE CHECKERBOARD DESIGN IS APPROPRIATE TO A KITCHEN
- ILLUSTRATIONA FINE BATHMAT BECAUSE IT WASHES LIKE A RAG LITERALLY. AS IT WAS MADE FROM A BLACK SKIRT AND TWO FLANNEL SHIRTS
- CHAPTERHand-knitted Summer Woollies for a Child
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- ILLUSTRATIONARCTOSTAPHYLOS PUNGENS ERICA CARNEA All photographs on opposite page by Green and Hahn Ltd.
- CHAPTERCare of Spring-flowering Bulbous Plants