Contents
- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF AGRICUKTURE
- CHAPTERThis month's cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERCROMWELL IN OTAGO
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo
- CHAPTERInternational Wheat Agreement Brings World Economic Co-operation Nearer
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- CHAPTERCARE OF LIVESTOCK DURING DECEMBER
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- CHAPTERFARMING IN NEW ZEALAND
- ILLUSTRATIONLand Improvement
- ILLUSTRATIONWHITE CLOVER
- ILLUSTRATIONSUBTERRANEAN CLOVER
- ILLUSTRATIONLOTUS MAJOR
- ILLUSTRATIONSTRAWBERRY CLOVER
- ILLUSTRATIONExperience has proved that in the higher-rainfall areas topdressing accompanied by the oversowing of clovers will imp...
- ILLUSTRATIONEXTENSIVE SHEEP FARMING
- ILLUSTRATIONFAT LAMB RAISING
- ILLUSTRATIONDAIRY FARMING
- ILLUSTRATIONSEMI-EXTENSIVE SHEEP FARMING
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- ILLUSTRATIONFRUIT FARMING NELSON
- ILLUSTRATIONMIXED ARABLE FARMING CANTERBURY
- ILLUSTRATIONEXTENSIVE PASTORAL FARMING
- ILLUSTRATIONINTENSIVE SHEEP FARMING, SOUTHLAND
- ILLUSTRATIONClass 1: Land subject to periodical flooding (water grasses). Pastures of Paspalum distichum near Mercer.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Class 2: Wet or saline land (strawberry clover). Tidal flats being reclaimed...
- ILLUSTRATIONClass 3: Flat and undulating land (white clover permanent). Rushes commonly invade pasture land of this class. They a...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. The preparation of a seed-bed for grass. Large areas of New Zealand's 8 mill...
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- CHAPTERDEVICE FOR FORMING EYELETS ON BALING WIRE AND STRAIGHTENING LENGTHS
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove—Details of crank end of device. A—Wire. B—Wing nut. C—2in. wire loop fixed into the slot on the spindle and wit...
- ILLUSTRATIONBelow—Diagram of baling wire device. A—Coil of baling wire on spinning jenny. B—Position where wire is cut off. C—Bal...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—Two or three turns of the crank are sufficient to form a well-twisted eyelet.
- ILLUSTRATIONLower—When the eyelet has been made the wire is released from the spindle and clamp and placed over the stud on the l...
- ILLUSTRATIONAfter the bird has been scalded, the wings are plucked first (above), all the feathers being taken off each wing in o...
- ILLUSTRATIONTo cut off the shank, the leg is bent and a small nick made at the back of the joint (above), then the shank bent bac...
- CHAPTERHousehold Poultry:
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper left- The skin at he back of the head and neck are cut away a long flap of neck is left.
- ILLUSTRATIONMiddle left- The bird may be gutted through a small incision in the side instead of from the rear.
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove-The flap of neck skin and the wings folded back. Right—The
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove-The gutted bird, washed and ready to be truse=sed.
- ILLUSTRATIONRight—The legs trussed and the job completed. If the bird has been scalded properly, singeing is not necessary.
- ILLUSTRATION[Fraser Niederer photo. The final action in the neck-dislocation method of killing a fowl. All the pressure is on the...
- CHAPTERTHE HOME GARDEN IN DECEMBER
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Where garden space is limited quick-growing vegetables like radish can be gr...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Weeding and hoeing are necessary in December even among well-established crops. Hoeing as...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Onions form bulbs best on the surface of the ground, and when they are plant...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Celery grows well in beds on the flat if soil moisture can be maintained. Th...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. As tomato plants grow they should be tied to supports and the lateral growth...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—Correct method of setting out a young leek plant in a trench. Middle— leek planted in a dibble hole and watered,...
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- CHAPTERDAIRY PRODUCE GRADED FOR EXPORT
- CHAPTERReview of Farm Production Drive
- ILLUSTRATION[Spencer Digby photo. Mr. F. P. Walsh.
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo.
- ILLUSTRATION[Ministry of Works photo
- CHAPTERVisits to Farms and Industrial Plants by Flock House Trainees
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- ILLUSTRATIONA farmer giving a demonstration on sheep to Flock House trainees.
- CHAPTERThe Preparation of Concrete for Structural Use
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- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts
- CHAPTERDESTRUCTION OF SURVEY MARKS
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- CHAPTERCombating Wasps: Recommended Practices tor Beekeepers
- ILLUSTRATIONA hive with a full entrance. Note the space at left where wasps could easily get into the hive.
- ILLUSTRATIONA queen wasp of the Vespa germanica species, showing the distinctive markings, which are black on a bright yellow body.
- ILLUSTRATIONA hive with a restricted entrance, which gives bees a reasonable chance of repelling invading wasps.
- CHAPTERCONVERSION OF HAND PLOUGH TO TRACTOR LIFT
- CHAPTERRestoring Canterbury Soil Fertility Through Pastures
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo A cocksfoot-subterranean clover paddock near the homestead.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Lucerne looking well even after a prolonged spell of hot, dry weather.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. The light, stony ground on the lower area of Mr. Rands's farm.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. A Montgomery red clover area.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. The cocksfoot-lucerne pasture provides good grazing during the dry summer period.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Stock on Mr. Rands's farm are provided with good shelter and shade.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Lambs being fattened on rape.
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- CHAPTERSurvey of Tree Planting on an East Coast Hill-country Farm
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Looking northward to Puketiti peak. Pinus radiata were planted to consolidate a moving slope, wit...
- ILLUSTRATIONTREE PLANTING TO CONTROL SOIL EROSION ON PUKETITI STATION
- ILLUSTRATIONPinus radiate planted on the margin of bush and to hold moving ground on the upper slopes of the watershed
- ILLUSTRATIONThe house was on a site at the right of this illustration which was abandoned when the land began to slump down behin...
- ILLUSTRATIONTypical results on land which has slumped below a road. Widely-spaced crack willows were planted to prevent further m...
- ILLUSTRATIONSome of the original widely-spaced preventive planting/ of Lombardy poplar and Eucalyptus obliqua. The land was close...
- ILLUSTRATIONA mixed plantation of Oregon pine and Californian redwood 26 years old. The redwood dominates the crop in height with...
- ILLUSTRATIONTall trees in the home plantation, planted between 1903 and 1910. The Group of Lawsons cypress on the right is 38 yea...
- ILLUSTRATIONAn experimental block of poplar species, 9 years after being planted, with Oregon pine on the margin,
- ILLUSTRATIONThe central area of Te Wake plantation, which was fixed by the planting of pollard willows (Salix babylonica and S. f...
- ILLUSTRATIONA corner of Te Wake plantation planted with Eucalyptus sieberiana in 1924 at about 9ft. spacing.
- ILLUSTRATIONPlantations of eucalypts on Te Wake plantation. The central portion is held by spaced planting of willow and poplar.
- ILLUSTRATIONNatural regeneration of Eucalyptus sieberiana on a dry, rocky north-west face.
- ILLUSTRATIONA stockyard built with posts of home-grown Robinia pseudacacia and rails of Eucalyptus obliqua.
- ILLUSTRATIONA grove of puriri planted about 1915. Their average height is 30 to 40ft. and their average diameter 14in.
- ILLUSTRATIONFigs. 1 and 2-The blocks are laid on a thin layer of cement mortar. The tongues and grooves of the blocks enable them...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—The front is finished with a strip of solid . concrete, sealing the air spaces. The strip is bevelled as shown.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—The work is completed by plastering the whole surface with a 3 to 1 sand-cement plaster hot more than in. thic...
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- CHAPTERPig House Sleeping Floors of Pre-cast Blocks
- CHAPTERAn Unusually-heavy Bullock
- CHAPTERDiseases of Bees in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONThe vegetative stage of Bacillus larvae, 1000 times natural size.
- ILLUSTRATIONNosema apis spores, 600 times natural size.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe encysted stage of Malpighamoeba mellifica prell in the malpighian tubule, 430 times natural size.
- ILLUSTRATIONMale (left) and female Acarapis woodi, much magnified. [After Hirst.
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- CHAPTERFarm Dairy Instruction: Cleaning Milking Machines and Dairy Equipment
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- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—End view of long milk rubber, after one season's use, perished by fat absorption. The dark inner circle indicate...
- ILLUSTRATIONSurface view of the rubbers shown at the top of this page. Note the perished surface of the upper rubber and the dark...
- ILLUSTRATIONOutside view of the inflations shown in the illustration at the top of the page. The bulging of the inflation on the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper Teat-cup soft inflation, after 8 weeks' use, perished by fat penetration. Note the perished and cracked surface...
- ILLUSTRATIONLHC fJCIQIICU CUM CICV.IVCU OUIICVC, TTIIIV.iI UUIV.VWI? L.V. v. vw !■v. . , Lower—Teat-cup soft inflation after 18 w...
- ILLUSTRATIONA milk-elevator inflation perished by fat penetration. Analysis showed that the rubber had absorbed 1.8 per cent, fat...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft-A hard-moulded teat-cup inflation after one season's use, showing perished surface due to the penetration of fat...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—A milk-elevator inflation perished by fat penetration. Note the cracked and perished surface, which harbours bac...
- ILLUSTRATIONRight—Another inflation from the same elevator, treated by the boiling water-caustic soda method. Analysis showed tha...
- ILLUSTRATIONThree sections of milk piping. Left Heavily coated with milkstone and mineral stone. Middle—Coated with milkstone. Ri...
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- CHAPTERPreparation of Seed-beds for Autumn-sown Grass
- CHAPTERPREPARING FOR THE MAIN HONEY FLOW
- CHAPTERMETEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER
- CHAPTERPlanning for Next Spring in the Flower Garden
- ILLUSTRATIONThe effect of wrenching wallflowers. Left-Spade cuts made through the roots. Right-The roots a few weeks after being ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Douglas Elliott photo. During the past few decades many new rhododendrons, including hybrids, have been brought into...
- ILLUSTRATIONIn favourable circumstances and given the right treatment, most of what are known as winter-flowering pansies and vio...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeftA useful type of wire support for medium-sized herbaceous plants. RightA method of staking a plant such as the mi...
- ILLUSTRATION[Douglas Elliott photo. Funkias as a class are handsome, deciduous, herbaceous perennials, admirably adapted for grow...
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- CHAPTERFIRST CONFERENCE OF COUNTRY GIRLS’ CLUBS
- CHAPTER“Tribute to Achievement”: Pacific Film Unit
- CHAPTERFelt Toys
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- ILLUSTRATIONShapes suitable for flat kettle-holder toys. Thai on the left should be stitched along the back, and embroidering the...
- ILLUSTRATIONSimple animal shapes for flat toys, based on straight lines and circles.
- ILLUSTRATIONAn extra-large seam allowance can befringed after the animal has been sewn up to give the effect of a shaggy dog.
- ILLUSTRATIONFor making an underbody a completed side view should be used—that is, one which has been thickened to allow for round...
- ILLUSTRATIONA side view thickened to allow for roundness when the animal is stuffed. The line from tail to breast is that of the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA pattern with seam allowance for sewing up on the wrong side. The allowance should be clipped as shown on all inward...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe main seams are sewn with , overcasting and the ears put into them with stab stitch (right).
- ILLUSTRATIONMaking the head gusset. Left The points where the width of the gusset will be changed are lettered on the side view. ...
- ILLUSTRATIONBending and padding the wire supports. Above-Leg and tail supports made of single fairly thick wire and the padding o...
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- ILLUSTRATIONLadder stitch, which is used for sewing up the opening when a toy has been stuffed unless overcasting is suitable. Ve...
- ILLUSTRATIONTo hold the wire support in place while a leg is stuffed a safety Pin is passed through the sole of the foot and the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft-Bracing stitches from the inside of the leg to the underbody to help make the leg firm. Right—The stitches pulle...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper-Applique eyes.' The centre one is a laughing eye and the second from the right a cat s eye, which may be embroi...
- ILLUSTRATIONNeedle modelling to make eye sockets before sewing on the eyes. Left If the eyes are on the sides of the head, pass t...
- ILLUSTRATIONStage 1—Pass the needle from A to B' on the surface from B to C. then back to A. Pull the ends tight and knot them at...
- ILLUSTRATIONStage 2—Pass the needle from Ftoß, on the surface from B to C, then back to F. Pull the ends tight and knot them at F...
- ILLUSTRATIONStage 3—Sew on the eyes. To make it bulge, a felt eye may be cut a little too big, gathered along the lower edge, and...
- ILLUSTRATIONStage 4—Modelling the nose. Start at H, leaving an end, thence to I, J, K, L, and M, always through the nose, and fin...
- ILLUSTRATIONStage 5—To complete the face, applique on a brown velvet nose, embroider the mouth with large backstitches, couch a t...
- ILLUSTRATIONSewing on whiskers. Arrange up to five bristles unevenly. Fold them into a loop and oversew them. Bend them sharply ,...
- ILLUSTRATIONEmbroidered noses and mouths. Upper—Cat, bear, and rabbit. Lower—Another cat (with applique velvet or felt nose), dog...
- ILLUSTRATIONEar patterns. —African and Indian elephants, dog (long and short), and deer (before and after being folded). Lowerßea...
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- ILLUSTRATIONIn all the patterns on this and the opposite pages each square represents fin. Therefore, if each square of a pattern...
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- CHAPTERChristmas Decoration
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- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Lanterns made from gaily-coloured paper.
- ILLUSTRATIONPaper balls
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- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. A fir free made from green crepe paper.
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- ILLUSTRATION[Green rind Hahn Ltd. photo. The type of stand-up tree which can be made from two pieces of carton paper.
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- ILLUSTRATION[Green mid Hahn Ltd. photo. Paper cradle and child.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Carton-paper cut-outs of Father Christmas, the making of which is described below.
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- CHAPTERSUN SUITS
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- ILLUSTRATIONDotted lines indicate folds in paper
- ILLUSTRATIONTake a piece of paper 7in. x Sin. and fold it in halves as shown. Make a mark I in. up from one lower corner and join...
- ILLUSTRATIONTake a piece of paper 2in. x 3in., fold it in halves crosswise, and draw a smooth curve as shown.
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- CHAPTERTHE MUSEUMS OF NEW ZEALAND
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Otago Museum's head of a woman in marble, which is believed to be from one of the metopes of the Parthenon and wh...
- ILLUSTRATION[Jack Welsh anil Sons photo. The two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros which stands at the entrance of .the Otago Museum and...
- ILLUSTRATION[Campbell Photography photo. The King Street frontage of the Otago Museum, with the Willi Fets wing on the right.
- ILLUSTRATION[Campbell. Photography photo. One of the black and white drawings sketched by Miss Lily Daff for the Otago Museum.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe dignified Gothic-style building housing the Canterbury Museum. It was erected in 1870 and has been added to as th...
- ILLUSTRATIONTe Rangitapua (King Tommy Solomon), the last of the Morioris. The Canterbury Museum has an excellent collection of re...
- ILLUSTRATIONPyramid Valley, North Canterbury, where a record number of complete moa skeletons were unearthed by members of the st...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe rough coracle used by the castaways from the barque Dundonald in 1907 and now an exhibit in the Canterbury Museum.
- ILLUSTRATION[Frank McGregor photo. One of the 50 replicas made by Josiah Wedgwood of the famous Portland vase. This replica, whic...
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