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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis Month’s Cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERPAEROA IN AUCKLAND
- ILLUSTRATION[V. C. Browne photo.
- CHAPTERTesting of Dairy Cattle for Tuberculosis
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- CHAPTERGround Water in New Zealand
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- ILLUSTRATIONDrilling for water at Heathcote Valley with a rotary-type drilling rig. The well is being tested for yield of water. ...
- ILLUSTRATIONTypes of porosity.A—Well-sorted alluvial material (high porosity). B—Well-sorted porous pebbles (very high porosity) ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA—Evaporation , from open water surface. B—Evaporation from vegetation and soil and transpiration from plants. C—-Sur...
- ILLUSTRATIONUnsaturated zone Water-table Saturated zone Dry zone Impermeable rock
- ILLUSTRATIONDepression Springs
- ILLUSTRATIONTubular Spring
- ILLUSTRATIONContact Springs
- ILLUSTRATIONFracture Spring
- ILLUSTRATIONArtesian Conditions
- ILLUSTRATIONGravels, dunes, moraine Younger rocks Old rocks Volcanic rocks
- ILLUSTRATIONOccurrence of Four Types of Aquifer in New Zealand
- CHAPTERShow Dates
- CHAPTERThe Cherimoya: A Delicious Dessert Fruit
- CHAPTERProduction of Table Poultry
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Photography Ltd. photo. Overcrowding and sleeping of chickens on the floor cause sweating and loss of...
- ILLUSTRATIONWhen floor brooding is adopted for rearing table poultry wire frames under the brooder are recommended. The illustrat...
- ILLUSTRATIONChick battery cages can be used successfully for brooding table poultry.
- CHAPTERHandling Browntop Country in South Canterbury
- ILLUSTRATIONThe shaded area of the map shows the browntop-dominant area of South Canterbury.
- ILLUSTRATIONFully developed country, showing the use being made of shelter belts and , the neat and effective type of fences used.
- ILLUSTRATIONUnimproved country which is very similar to the country shown in the illustration on page 173. Carrying capacity is l...
- ILLUSTRATIONTypical improved country, with foothills in the distance. This country before the principles of grassland farming wer...
- ILLUSTRATIONLinen flax on browntop country.
- CHAPTERMETEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR JANUARY
- CHAPTERScope for More than Million Pigs in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Increasing dairy cow numbers and rising production have been sufficient to offset ...
- ILLUSTRATIONBELOW: With efficient stock, housing, management, and correct and careful feeding a standard of lib. of meat for only...
- ILLUSTRATION[Inset at right Department of Internal Affairs photo; remainder National Publicity Studios photos. Efficient use of d...
- ILLUSTRATIONFIG. 1—TRENDS IN TOTAL NUMBERS OF DAIRY COWS AND SOWS, SOW: COW RATIO, AND TOTAL PIGS IN NEW ZEALAND, 1936-50
- ILLUSTRATIONFIG. 2—NEW ZEALAND DAIRY BY-PRODUCTS, SHOWING PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL, 1933-34, 1937-38, TO 1950-51
- ILLUSTRATIONIncreasing numbers of dairy cows and improved pastures and management methods offer a great potential increase in mil...
- ILLUSTRATIONFIG. 3—TOTAL FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PIGS, PIG MEAT PRODUCED, AND EFFICIENCY, 1933-34, 1937-38, TO 1950-51
- ILLUSTRATIONUse of home-grown crops could be expanded. Crops to be cashed through pigs could well be included in rotations before...
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- CHAPTERTrials with Nauru Rock Phosphate as Pasture Topdressing
- ILLUSTRATIONTRIALS conducted by the Department to investigate the value of raw ground Nauru rock phosphate as a topdressing ferti...
- ILLUSTRATIONPart of the phosphate deposits on Nauru Island from which the material used in the trials described in this article w...
- ILLUSTRATIONA very good manurial response shown by marked stimulation of clovers in the improved pasture on the right,
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- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during April
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- CHAPTERDairy Produce Graded for Export
- CHAPTERPreparations for Cereal Crops: Drainage by Pumping
- CHAPTERControl of Weeds in Grass Seed Crops by Hormone Sprays
- CHAPTERHARVESTING MATURITY OF STONE FRUIT
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Peaches being carefully selected on a maturity basis and well handled.
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Careful loading of peaches in the orchard for transport to the packing shed.
- ILLUSTRATIONA tray of Kahuranaki peaches. The best-quality fruit should be packed this way.
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo. Good fruit deserves good treatment in the packing shed.
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo Quality fruit, packed in trays, being dispatched to the markets.
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- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts
- CHAPTERPasture Establishment on Flooded Areas of Gisborne Flats
- CHAPTERTrials of Flue-cured Tobacco Varieties
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- CHAPTERImportance of Lime in Southland Farming
- ILLUSTRATIONLiming on grassland.
- ILLUSTRATIONWorking at the face of a Southland lime quarry.
- ILLUSTRATIONCocksfoot in stook. Heavy yields of wheat, oafs, and grass seed are common in Southland.
- ILLUSTRATIONLoading lime on to a farmer's lorry at a Southland works.
- ILLUSTRATIONMap showing lime quarries in Southland.
- ILLUSTRATIONLime is essential in establishing high-producing pastures.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe rolling country was brought in out of red tussock.
- ILLUSTRATIONLima is applied to the cultivated land.
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- CHAPTEREstablishing and Maintaining a Rose Garden
- ILLUSTRATIONA plan for a small rose garden, approximately square, which could be fitted into many suburban sections.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe first step is to open up the trench at the lower right. The arrows indicate the direction in which the soil is mo...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—A rose planted wrongly. The point of bud union is exposed and insufficient space has been left for the roots to ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Photography Ltd. photos. Above—A bush rose ready for pruning.
- ILLUSTRATIONGreen and Hahn Photography Ltd. photos. A standard rose ready for pruning (above)
- ILLUSTRATIONand after being pruned (below).
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft— correct cut with which to prune a rose. Middle—A cut made too far above the bud. Right-A cut made too close to ...
- ILLUSTRATIONBelow left -With all weak, old,, unripe, or unnecessary wood removed, leaving only the more desirable shoots which ar...
- ILLUSTRATIONBelow right— After the final pruning.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe method of whip grafting.
- ILLUSTRATION[Department of Internal Affairs photo. Rose Betty Uprichard grown from a cutting.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe method of budding a rose plant.
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- CHAPTERRecent Research Work: Potassic Fertilisers for Topdressing
- ILLUSTRATIONPOTASH RESPONSES ON SOILS IN THE NORTH ISLAND
- CHAPTERBroad Beans
- CHAPTERUsing Firearms Safely and Skilfully
- ILLUSTRATIONThe prone position.
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
- ILLUSTRATIONThe point ot aim on a target should be about ½in. below the bullseye.
- CHAPTERTrends in New Zealand’s Lemon-growing Industry
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Studios photo
- CHAPTERDrilling Seed into Tussock Grassland
- ILLUSTRATION"Grassland" tips fitted to the coulter points of a drill. The pointed tips allow the coulters to penetrate readily. I...
- ILLUSTRATIONDrilling in on the tussock. Under rough conditions drill speed must be considerably reduced.
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft Diagram of special point on coulter. The point P of the tip should be dipped slightly, and the heel-H should be ...
- ILLUSTRATIONCuts made in the surface after the drill has passed over the area. The tussock in the centre has bean split in two wi...
- CHAPTERBeekeeping in Tauranga County
- CHAPTERDairying on Canterbury Light Land with Aid of Irrigation
- ILLUSTRATIONWater flowing out of one of the head gates on to a border at the Winchmore Irrigation Research Station. Note the canv...
- ILLUSTRATIONIrrigating one of the pastures on the dairy farm.
- ILLUSTRATIONIRRIGATION AND RAINFALL ON PASTURES
- ILLUSTRATIONView of the cowshed, dairy, and yards.
- ILLUSTRATIONSome of the dairy herd wintering on swedes.
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- CHAPTERThe Home Garden in April: Soil Improvement
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Organic matter should be mixed as thoroughly as possible with the soil if ra...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Photography At this stage of growth cereals such as the barley shown, provide valuable fibre for open...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Green crops prevent loss of plant foods which will later be released when th...
- ILLUSTRATION[R. W. Orr photo. Mulches of straw applied to retain moisture during summer can be dug in later to improve the soil.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. As plots become vacant they should be sown to a green crop as illustrated by...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Photography Ltd. photo. Sawdust opens up heavy soils and can be used as a mulch or dug in immediately.
- ILLUSTRATION[R. W. Orr photo. Organic. matter provides essential foods for micro-organisms and when broken down by them gives soi...
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- CHAPTERClosing Down of Hives and Storage of Winter Feed
- CHAPTERBuilding and Fitting Out a Laying House for Household Poultry
- ILLUSTRATIONContrast in poultry houses. —This house gives excellent ventilation and light for the birds. There is ample run space...
- ILLUSTRATIONSection through exterior nest box.
- ILLUSTRATIONSHOTGUNS with exposed hammers are always dangerous and are especially so when uncocked. Many accidents which occur wi...
- ILLUSTRATIONAn external drinking trough which prevents spilt water from wetting the floor of the house.
- CHAPTERNature and Control of Ripe Spot of Apples
- CHAPTERPASSION FRUIT AND PERSIMMONS
- ILLUSTRATIONPassion fruit icing
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- ILLUSTRATIONPreserved passion fruit pulp on ice cream.
- ILLUSTRATIONPersimmon pie with whipped cream
- ILLUSTRATIONBaked persimmon pudding
- ILLUSTRATIONMethod of hanging persimmons for drying: A—Piece of branch pushed through rope (B). C—Unpeeled section of the fruit l...
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- CHAPTERTwo-piece Suit for Baby Girl
- CHAPTERMaking the Best Use of the Household Water Supply
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- CHAPTERWHITE SAUCES
- CHAPTERHerbaceous Perennials
- ILLUSTRATIONASTER ALPINUS
- ILLUSTRATIONPAPAVER ORIENTALE
- ILLUSTRATIONRUDBECKIA LACINIATA GOLDEN GLOW
- ILLUSTRATIONHELIANTHUS [Douglas Elliott photos.
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Ltd. photo. Single chrysanthemum Bullion. Chrysanthemums should be disbudded as the flower buds develop.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. Gardeners should continue to lift and dry off gladioli as soon as the leaves...
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- CHAPTERWOOL Has many Uses in the Home
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