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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis month's cover
- CHAPTERNew Zealand Department of Agriculture
- CHAPTERCANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, LINCOLN
- ILLUSTRATIONBUDDING FRUIT TREES
- ILLUSTRATIONEXAMINATION OF SOILS
- ILLUSTRATIONTEAM RETURNING FROM WORK
- ILLUSTRATIONENGINEERING LABORATORY
- ILLUSTRATIONCORRIEDALE RAM RECENTLY EXPORTED TO URUGUAY
- ILLUSTRATIONPLOUGHING FOR PEAS
- ILLUSTRATIONBUILDINGS GARDENS. AND SPORTS GROUNDS
- ILLUSTRATIONTRACTORS AND TRUCKS IN COLLEGE YARD
- ILLUSTRATIONSETTING A PLOUGH
- CHAPTERA Century of Canterbury Farming
- CHAPTERCARE OF LIVESTOCK DURING DECEMBER
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- CHAPTERFarming in Canterbury
- ILLUSTRATION[Whites Aviation Ltd. photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONA map showing the site of the Canterbury settlement which was published in the "Canterbury Papers" before settlement ...
- ILLUSTRATIONEdward Gibbon Wakefield, photographed shortly before his death in Wellington in 1862 at the age of 66. The original p...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. The Deans farm at Riccarton. The first building was com...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. John Robert Godley, founder of Canterbury. Though he sp...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe land district of Canterbury, a roughly rectangular area about 200 miles long and 70 miles wide, occupies the cent...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe district can be divided into (1) the Southern Alps and foothills, (2) the downlands, (3) the plains, and (4) Bank...
- CHAPTEROCCUPATION OF THE PLAINS AND FOOTHILLS
- ILLUSTRATIONA bullock team on the Cheviot estate in the 1880's. Bullocks were the main motive power during the 1850's and early 1...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. William Robinson of Cheviot, one of the largest sheep o...
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- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. Samuel Bealey, Superintendent of Canterbury from 1863 t...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. Sir Julius Vogel, who as Colonial Treasurer in 1870 ini...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. William Rolleston, Superintendent of Canterbury from 18...
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe Orari basin, part of the land taken up by C. G. Tripp, who with J. B. Acland was the first squatter to occupy hig...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection. The Lyttelton tunnel under construction. Work was begun...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Glenmark homestead. G. H. Moore’ of Glenmark came from Tasmania and took up Glenmark in 1854. Ultimately he built...
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- CHAPTERImproved Pricker Pad
- ILLUSTRATIONFig.I- Top of steam chest (left) and steam chest reversed to show baffle (right). Note that the baffle is placed betw...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. The steam-heated pricker pad.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2 (left)—Bottom of steam chest before drilling. Fig. 3 (middle)—Bottom of chest, showing area of drilled holes. ...
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- CHAPTERNorth Island Porker and Baconer Competitions, 1950
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Mr. J. B. Swain congratulates the winner of the special award he announced a...
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- ILLUSTRATIONDiagram showing the extent to which New Zealand pigs fall short of the ideal length for weight.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Ideally balanced carcass.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photos. Good side (left) and bad side (right) from carcasses of the same dressed we...
- CHAPTERFACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY OF PIP FRUIT
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Careful handling of the fruit at this stage is essential. The pickers are shown pl...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Cases lightly filled with fruit at this stage to avoid damage which occurs i...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. A case packed to the correct height is shown in the illustration. Severe damage ma...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Nails must be driven in straight, otherwise they may protrude either on the outsid...
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- CHAPTERESTIMATED BUTTERFAT PRODUCTION FOR 1949-50 SEASON A RECORD
- ILLUSTRATIONJuly Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. . Feb. Mar. April May June
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
- CHAPTERCare of Farm Mower
- ILLUSTRATIONTractor-mounted mower, showing power take-off shields, the linkage for raising and lowering the cutter-bar, the balan...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe gearbox of-an older type of mower shown open. Where all gears are not enclosed in an oil bath extra care is requi...
- ILLUSTRATIONNames of mower parts. A—Flywheel. B—Crank pin. —Push bar. D—Tie bar. E—-Yoke. F—lnner shoe. —Hinge pins. H—Knife head...
- ILLUSTRATIONCorrect; (upper) and Incorrect (lower) adjustments of knife clips and wear plates. A-Back of knife is held up and for...
- ILLUSTRATIONAlthough this grinder is shown driven from an electric motor, a machine of this type can be conveniently mounted on t...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe slip clutch should be adjusted to. slip in cases of breakage or overload.
- ILLUSTRATIONC D Right and wrong way to grind mower knives. Dotted lines show outlines of new sections. A—New sections with proper...
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- CHAPTERMETEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER
- CHAPTERVacuum Control on the Milking Machine
- CHAPTERRADIO BROADCASTS
- CHAPTERSHOW DATES
- CHAPTERGrowing Linseed
- ILLUSTRATIONThreshing linseed from the windrow.
- ILLUSTRATIONLinseed crop in windrows.
- ILLUSTRATIONLinseed varieties in a trial conducted by the Department of Agriculture
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- CHAPTERDAIRY PRODUCE GRADED FOR EXPORT
- CHAPTERHay and Seed Harvest
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove, left—The most common and easily made feed trough is V shaped, but it allows the birds to foul the food and to ...
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove, left—If a droppings board is built too low, a dark hiding place is formed for timid fowls. The hoard should be...
- CHAPTERHousehold Poultry Keepers Need Proper Henhouse Equipment
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- CHAPTERThe Home Garden in December
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONSparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Kumara plants should be lightly hoed frequently and the ridges in which the t...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Where garden space is limited crops such as sweet corn can be grown with pum...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Carrots are particularly desirable, especially for children, as they are a g...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Good-quality rhubarb may be obtained by applying an abundance of plant food ...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft Correct method of setting out young leek plants in a trench. Middle—Leek planted in a dibble hole and watered; w...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Ltd. photo. A bed of self-blanching celery with board moved slightly to show the blanching stems. Cel...
- ILLUSTRATIONTransplanting brassicas. Left The correct way to plant. Middlethe incorrect method. The taproot is bent and this reta...
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- CHAPTERNew Type of Fence Designed by Hawkes Bay Farmer
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—-Hunter fence, showing in foreground span of 30yds. without posts.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. I—Hunter fence showing battens replaced by chain. Plain wire is shown on the bottom, but this has since been rep...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—Chains inserted for use in. straining the fence.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—A— clip is hooked into the chain as shown and passed over the fence wire. —The next link of the chain is raise...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 5 (right)Suitable gauge for use in spacing wire while clipping on chains.
- CHAPTERCombating Wasps in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONWasp nest exposed by digging away a bank.
- ILLUSTRATIONA queen wasp of the Vespula germanica species, showing the distinctive markings, which are black on bright yellow body.
- ILLUSTRATIONChemical powder being blown into a wasp nest in a bank. To load the tube with the powder it is looped and the powder ...
- ILLUSTRATIONWasp nest, showing tiers of combs.
- CHAPTERPOISONOUS PLANTS IN NEW ZEALAND
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2 Waoriki (Ranunculus rivularis). B (habit) and C (achene, 2½ times natural size) of celery-leaved buttercup (Ra...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—A (habit), B (leaf), C (male flower), D (nut), and E (female flower) of sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella). F (ha...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—A (Long Rad), B (Tankard), and C (Globe): Mangolds (Beta vulgaris var. altissima). D: Sugar beet (Beta vulgari...
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- CHAPTERHygiene in Hand-milking Sheds Supplying Factories
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- CHAPTERR.A.A.F. AIRCRAFT BRING QUICK RELIEF TO FLOODED FARMS
- ILLUSTRATIONLOADING
- ILLUSTRATIONUNLOADING HAY
- ILLUSTRATIONA DROPPING AREA
- ILLUSTRATIONFODDER FOR HUNGRY MOB
- ILLUSTRATIONFLOODED N.S.W. PLAINS
- ILLUSTRATIONSHEET
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- CHAPTEREstablishment of an Apiary : Handling Bees
- CHAPTERPoultry for Christmas
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe Pekin is a breed of duck widely used as a table bird.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Muscovy clucks are a dual-purpose breed and make excellent table birds.
- ILLUSTRATION[Fraser Niederer photos. Poultry for Christmas dinner may imply geese and turkeys to some people, but hens should not...
- ILLUSTRATION[Fraser Niederer photo. A hen plucked, gutted, and washed ready to be trussed and stuffed.
- ILLUSTRATION[Fraser Niederer photo. A neatly trussed carcass looks attractive both before and after being cooked.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Roast poultry ready to be carved. The bird was gutted through the cut from s...
- CHAPTERGrowing Cinerarias for Garden and Greenhouse
- ILLUSTRATIONCinerarias grow well in a shaded place and make a brilliant display during spring and early summer.
- ILLUSTRATIONHerbaceous plants such as delphiniums, lupins, and doronicums should have all faded flowers removed now in the early ...
- ILLUSTRATIONBorders should be given an overhaul during December. [Douglas Elliott photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONAsters usually grow rather vigorously and become tall. In windy districts staking and tying them is advisable.
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- ILLUSTRATIONAn adult of the large narcissus fly, the larvae of which attack a wide range of flowering bulbs.
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- CHAPTERChristmas Dinner in the Sun
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial. Pictures Ltd. photos. Cream is poured into the mixer with its ridges and specially shaped groove...
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- CHAPTERA Fascinating Account of Early Colonial Days “Station Life in New Zealand"
- ILLUSTRATION[Photograph by H. P. Hill, reproduced in the "Weekly Press", Christchurch, March, 1911. Lady Barker.
- ILLUSTRATION[From the 1900 jubilee number of the “Weekly Press”, Christchurch. The Christchurch of the 1860's which Lady Barker d...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the 1900 jubilee number, of the “Weekly Press”, Christchurch. A typical out-station on e Canterbury sheep run o...
- ILLUSTRATION[From the 1875 edition of Lady Barker’s “Station Amusements in New Zealand”, published by William Hunt and Company, L...
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- CHAPTERCHRISTMAS SWEETS
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- ILLUSTRATIONWhen syrup has reached the soft-ball stage it should just drop off the spoon and form a soft ball in very cold water.
- ILLUSTRATIONTo prevent them from becoming too sticky toffees should be wrapped in waxed paper and then in cellophane.
- ILLUSTRATIONSweets for a party. Left to right-—Front row: Peanut brittle, rocky mountains, and fondant creams. Middle row: Marzip...
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