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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis month's cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERMATAMATA IN AUCKLAND
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo.
- CHAPTERDAIRY INDUSTRY’S ACHIEVEMENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
- CHAPTERCARE OF LIVESTOCK DURING MARCH
- CHAPTERTHE DEVELOPMENT OF PEAT LAND
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Established pasture on consolidated peat in the Rukuhia area.
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- ILLUSTRATION[Adapted from map in Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletins Nos. 76 and 48.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe burning of peat is liable to leave hollows which are waterlogged in winter and hummocks which are too dry in summer.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe effect of applying lime, phosphate, and potash to new pasture on deep Rukuhia peat. In this experimental area the...
- ILLUSTRATIONPortion of a plot on deep Rukuhia peat topdressed with lime, phosphate, and potash, showing improved pasture of ryegr...
- ILLUSTRATIONSoft turnips growing on peat burnt the previous year on Mr. E. G. Houchen's farm, Rukuhia.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe effect of phosphate and potash on deteriorated 7-year-old pasture on Kaipaki peaty loam. The vigorous white clove...
- ILLUSTRATIONControlled grazing reduces regrowth of scrub. The enclosure in the right foreground was periodically heavily stocked ...
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- CHAPTERSerious Sources of Contamination of Milk and Cream
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. An up-to-date drinking trough kept in good condition.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. An efficient and modern skimmed-milk pump. This hygienic method of skimmed-milk disposal ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA first-class sump for a large shed under construction. Note the large apron provided for the collection of solids.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. Satisfactory shed surroundings are provided by the control of stock on concreted and fenc...
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- CHAPTERDAIRY PRODUCE GRADED FOR EXPORT
- CHAPTERLand Improvement
- ILLUSTRATION[“New Zealand Farmer” photo.
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- ILLUSTRATIONAs the result of experience and research large areas of scrub-covered land in the North Island can now be developed w...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe land improver should plough all land that can be ploughed, surface cultivate steeper land, and reserve surface so...
- ILLUSTRATIONA border-diked area being irrigated. With summer irrigation land of class 7b can be changed to class 4 or class 6a, d...
- ILLUSTRATIONHill-country pasture on a damp slope where perennial ryegrass, together with Poa annua, Yorkshire fog, and flat weeds...
- ILLUSTRATIONOn hill country where slipping is common subterranean clover is more valuable than white clover because it is able to...
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- CHAPTERNew Treatments for Control of Subterranean Grass Caterpillars
- ILLUSTRATIONStraw left on pastures provides shelter for newly hatched caterpillars and seriously reduces the effect of insecticid...
- ILLUSTRATIONGeneral view of the 1948 trial area. Right to left—Untreated; treated with 2 per cent. D.D.T.; treated with paris gre...
- ILLUSTRATIONGround cover on untreated strip, showing amount of natural recovery. Left—At time when treatment was begun on other p...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—Pasture cover on area treated with 2 per cent. D.D.T.; untreated area in lower right corner. Middle -Pasture co...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe tall peg in the centre separates the paris green-bran area on left from the untreated area on right. At top right...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe central peg marks the boundary between the paris green (21b.) – bran (50lb. treated area on right, and paris gree...
- CHAPTERGORSE AND SCRUB CUTTER
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- CHAPTERChemical Weedkillers and the Beekeeping Industry
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- CHAPTERTHE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SHEEP BREEDS
- ILLUSTRATION[From “Great Farmers,” 'by Scott Watson and May Elliot Hobbs. The beginnings of New Zealand's frozen meat industry. U...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Rev. Samuel Marsden, who took an active interest in early sheep farming in both New South Wales and New Zealand.
- ILLUSTRATION[From “Making New Zealand” (Department of Internal Affairs) "Swyncombe," Kaikoura, was one of the early sheep runs of...
- ILLUSTRATION[From “Merino Sheep” (1868). Sheep of the Merino stud of F. D. Rich, whose dispersal sale took place at "Bushy Park,"...
- ILLUSTRATION[From "Merino Sheep” (1868). Perfection, an outstanding Merino ram bred by F. D. Rich at Palmerston. It was being exh...
- ILLUSTRATION[From “British Pure-bred Sheep” (National Sheep Breeders’ Association of Great Britain.) A present-day English Leices...
- ILLUSTRATION[From “British Pure-bred Sheep” , (National Sheep Breeders’ Association of Great Britain). A present-day Romney Marsh...
- ILLUSTRATIONAn English-type Romney of 1913.
- ILLUSTRATIONA New Zealand-type Romney of 1913.
- ILLUSTRATION[J. H. Daroux photo. A present-day New Zealand stud Romney.
- ILLUSTRATIONA present-day New Zealand stud Corriedale.
- ILLUSTRATION[C. M. Collins photo. One of the first freezing works in New Zealand was established at Burnside, Dunedin, in 1881-82...
- ILLUSTRATION[J. Walsh photo by courtesy of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association. The Thomas Brydone Memorial Cairn on Sebastopol...
- ILLUSTRATIONBabraham Buller 3530, a Southdown ram imported by John Deans, of Riccarton, from Henry Webb, of "Babraham," Cambridge...
- ILLUSTRATION[From “The Corriedale, New Zealand” (The Corriedale Sheep Society). James Little, originator of the Corriedale breed,...
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- CHAPTERSPREAD OF GREEN VEGETABLE BUG
- ILLUSTRATIONSpread of infestation by the bug.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Egg rafts of green vegetable bugs.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Green vegetable bugs: The four on the left are nymphs and the two on the rig...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Scarlet runner bean pods. Normal pods at left; shrivelled pods on right were...
- ILLUSTRATION[ Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Sweet corn showing collapsed seeds resulting from injury by green vegetable...
- CHAPTERJournal of the British Grassland Society
- CHAPTERConcreting Paving and Pressure-resistant Structures
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Method of levelling the foundations for a concrete yard or floor 40ft. wide and with a slope of 1 in 20. Upper...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—Method of constructing concrete paths. Upper: Plan. A-Graded path foundation. B—Light battens (3in. x ½in.) na...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—A solid concrete dam, the storage level of which can be increased by placing planks in the side walls of the c...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—The forces exerted on a gravity dam which have to be allowed for in calculating the proportions necessary for ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 5—Stilling basin and energy dissipater for dam spillways. Left: Sectional view of a spillway with a stilling bas...
- CHAPTERA HANDY PLANTING TOOL
- CHAPTERTHE HOME GARDEN IN MARCH
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd photo.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Drumhead varieties of cabbage require plenty of room for best development.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Beetroot, which is fairly easy to grow, is a good source of vitamins A, B, a...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. If grown in autumn, celery in the home garden may be blanched by banking up ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. The globe artichoke is a vigorous plant which attains a height of several fe...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Furrow irrigation. A—Feed trench, which is level. B—lrrigation trenches, which have a fall of 1 in. in 10ft.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—A cross-section of soil showing the arrangement of the tiles for the underground method of watering. Soil.B-Ti...
- ILLUSTRATION[W. E. Barnard photo. Heavy infection of leaf spot (Cercospora beticola) on silver beet leaf.
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo at right by M. Dahlberg. Left—Portion of a marrow vine infected with cucumber mosaic. Right—The fungus Mycosph...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. The splitting of carrots is a common trouble, especially if they are grown i...
- ILLUSTRATION[M. Dahlberg photo. Base of carrot showing infestation by aphides (enlarged).
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- CHAPTERFruit Crop Estimates for December, 1949
- CHAPTERLETTUCE MOSAIC
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Leaf of Imperial 847 lettuce showing light-coloured areas. Natural size.
- ILLUSTRATION[S. A. Rumsey photo. Fig. 4—Comparison of healthy and infected Imperial 615 lettuce.
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo at right by S. A. Rumsey. Fig. 2 (left)-Vein clearing on leaf of Imperial 615 lettuce naturally infected with ...
- CHAPTERREQUEENING OF HIVES
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- CHAPTERProduction of Wholesome Milk for Town Requirements
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- ILLUSTRATIONGood, well-kept shelter belts of macrocarpa 29 years old on a town milk supply farm.
- ILLUSTRATIONOn town milk supply farms ample supplies of suitable food must be provided during the colder months of the year. The ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFeeding shed for housing dairy cows in winter. Left—Exterior view; note the ridge and louvre ventilation. Right-Inter...
- ILLUSTRATIONClean drinking-water trough serving three paddocks.
- ILLUSTRATIONFeeding out silage. Silage or chou moellier is a necessary complement to hay as hay alone tends to cause impaction, a...
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- ILLUSTRATIONGood calves from good cows. Producers who are able to breed their own replacements find it very profitable.
- ILLUSTRATIONContented and healthy cows feeding on hay and roots in winter; note the small amount of feed left in the paddock.
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- CHAPTERSaving of Pumpkin and Kumikumi Seed
- CHAPTERLILIES
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- ILLUSTRATION[Photo Newt Ltd. photo. Seed pods developing on L. auratum platyphyllum.
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. Bulbs of Lilium auratum. The outer scales are tinged with yellow, while the scales at the cen...
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. Left—A clump of Lilium pardalinum bulbs with narrow, pointed, white bulb scales. Note last ye...
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- CHAPTERSHOW DATES
- CHAPTERCare of Trees in the Home Orchard
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- CHAPTERProduction of Overfat Pigs should be Avoided
- CHAPTERHousehold Poultry: Causes of Seasonal Mortality
- ILLUSTRATIONAn advanced case of infectious fowl paralysis.
- CHAPTERPASTURE AND CROP PRODUCTION
- CHAPTERCare Needed in Handling New Fumigant
- CHAPTERMETEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR DECEMBER
- CHAPTERRADIO BROADCASTS
- CHAPTERPreparing for the Autumn Sowing of a Lawn
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Method of spacing pegs at 10ft. centres to level an area 60ft. square. Shorter distances between pegs may be u...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. To establish a good permanent lawn close attention must be given to the preparatio...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—Method of pegging an area 60ft. across to give a fall or slope of 2ft. in one direction. Pegs are driven in at...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3-Method of terracing an uneven piece of ground with a decided slope to one end. The topsoil is stripped off, th...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4-Sowing a lawn in strips formed by two lines. A—First line placed to form the first strip. B—Second line. C—Fir...
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. Violas and pansies are propagated by cuttings in early autumn. The best cuttings are obtained...
- ILLUSTRATIONGeraniums should be propagated in autumn and nursed through the winter. Left-A cutting ready for inserting in a seed ...
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- CHAPTERTHE MUSEUMS OF NEW ZEALAND
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. The tree-lined main street of Arrowtown, "an avenue of leafy jade in summer, an in...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Lakes District Centennial Museum.
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Gold was found by the first miners in the Arrow River "strewn among the surface gr...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Arrowtown, with the Arrow River in the foreground. The Crown Range is on the left.
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Washing gold from river silt with a cradle, a method used by the early Arrowtown m...
- CHAPTERWork the Housewife Can Do Sitting Down
- CHAPTERRemoving Stains from Washable Materials
- CHAPTERBACON is versatiled
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- CHAPTERDYEING
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd, photo Stockings can be tinted darker or dyed a different colour.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Patting a knitted garment into an outline of the original shape.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Results are usually better if dyed fabrics are dripping wet when hung out.
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