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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis Month's Cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERFarm Fish Ponds in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: A farm pond in the Manawatu district. The wire netting is across the overflow channel.
- ILLUSTRATION[From Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council Special Publications No. 1 Brackish water fish ponds in West Java,
- ILLUSTRATIONThe mobile laboratory of the Fisheries Branch of the Marine Department. This Department is generally responsible, for...
- ILLUSTRATIONA pond is not likely to prove economic if planned for fish alone, and a general purpose pond need not necessarily cos...
- ILLUSTRATIONTo provide reasonable angling a pond should be at least | acre in extent and should have a maximum depth of not less ...
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- CHAPTERCuts of Meat and Their Uses
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. !—Mainly because the quantity of meat obtained can be readily consumed fresh, most farmers slaughtering for home...
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- ILLUSTRATIONA on Fig. 2 shows where the hindquarter is separated from the forequarter. B on Fig. 2 shows where the rump and sirlo...
- ILLUSTRATIONG on Fig. 2 shows where to cut through between the humerus and radius joint to remove the shin from the forequarter (...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 13—Mutton joints. 1—Shank-end leg. 2—Thick- or fillet-end leg. 3- Flap. 4—Shoulder. 5-Chump-end loin. 6—Middle l...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 14—Pork joints. 1—Leg. 2—Belly. 3—Hand. 4—Chump-end loin. 5- Middle loin. 6—Rib-end loin. 7 Shoulder., 8—Neck end.
- CHAPTERMarginal Lands Board Assistance
- CHAPTERDevelopment of Tall Fescue Land in Central Hawkes Bay
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Developed swamp land on right and undeveloped on left.
- ILLUSTRATION1. Typical fescue infested land before development.
- ILLUSTRATION2. On and off stocking , with horses at 4 to 5 per acre reduces fescue to a manageable stage..
- ILLUSTRATION3. A double cut with giant discs in October breaks down fescue clumps.
- ILLUSTRATION4. Heavy harrowing breaks down fescue clumps.
- ILLUSTRATION5. Fescue clumps being burnt off after first discing and harrowing.
- ILLUSTRATION6. Mob stocking with wethers maintains clean pastures free from fescue.
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- CHAPTERControl of Wasps in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Wasp nest exposed by digging away a bank.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—A queen wasp of the Vespula germanica species, showing the distinctive markings, which are black on a bright y...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—Chemical powder being blown into a wasp nest in a bank. To load the tube with the powder it is looped and the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFigs. 4 (above) and 5 (below)—Applicator gun attached to stake for destroying wasp nests that are exposed within the ...
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- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 6—Method of directing B.H.C. smoke with applicator gun into the basement of a house to destroy a nest which is o...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 7-Discharge of "Fumite" size 4 smoke generator from improvised applicator.
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- CHAPTERShow Dates
- CHAPTERWorld’s Poultry Congress at Edinburgh
- CHAPTERMeteorological Records for October
- CHAPTERFattening Rations for Pigs
- ILLUSTRATION[B. Snowden Properly finished carcasses of this type meet a keen demand in the trade. The adoption of sound feeding m...
- ILLUSTRATIONPigs at trough, showing variation in type. The earlier maturing types should be marketed as 70lb. to 80lb. porkers an...
- ILLUSTRATIONFattening pigs should be weighed regularly to check progress and to ensure marketing within desirable weight ranges.
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- CHAPTERGrass Staggers in Beef and Dairy Cows
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- CHAPTERPig improvement Research Supported by Producers’ Council
- CHAPTERScrapie Disease Outbreak Necessitates Slaughter of Sheep and Quarantine Measures
- CHAPTERGarden Hygiene and Use of Organic Garden Refuse
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Digging in weeds and green material to increase organic matter. Sparrow photo.
- ILLUSTRATIONWeed growth and heaps of bricks or rubbish provide breeding and hiding places for snails.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe base of a young carrot (magnified), showing aphis infestation; aphides spread virus disease.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn An easily and cheaply constructed 3-compartment compost bin.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Composting vegetable waste. The heap on the right has been covered with soil to prevent undue drying out.
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Regular and frequent picking of beans will prolong their cropping period.
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow If is essential to spray tomatoes regularly with Bordeaux mixture at recommended strengths or copper oxychlo...
- ILLUSTRATIONMr. W. M. Singleton.
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- CHAPTERTreatment of Common Household Poultry Ailments
- CHAPTERDairy Produce Graded for Export
- CHAPTERProducing Quality Beef from Dairy Stock
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Crossbred calves 8 months old. The calves in the upper illustration were weaned at 8 weeks of age and those in...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—Average weekly liveweight gains of autumn and spring vealers and dairy cattle.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—Upper: An average autumn-born calf at birth. Lower: The same calf at 18 weeks of age.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4-A typical veal carcass from an autumn-born calf slaughtered at 17 weeks of age.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 5-Growth-rates of early-weaned and late-weaned calves.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 6—Growth-rates of crossbred, Aberdeen Angus, and Jersey calves,
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 7 typical 8-months-old crossbred compared with an average Jersey and an average Aberdeen Angus of the same age.
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- CHAPTERManuka Blight Scale Insects Associated with Manuka Species in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Distribution of scale insects other than Eriococcus sp. on manuka species.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—Distribution of Eriococcus sp. on manuka species.
- ILLUSTRATIONFemale of Eriococcus sp. (highly magnified).
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove—Male of Eriococcus sp. (highly magnified). Below—Crawlers of Eriococcus sp, (highly magnified).
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- ILLUSTRATIONKanuka (Leptospermum ericoides) surviving in a stand of manuka (L. scoparium) killed by Eriococcus sp.
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- CHAPTERWater Hyacinth is a Dangerous Weed
- CHAPTERThe National Hybrid, Sow
- CHAPTERHigh Production on a South Canterbury Downland Farm
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Typical rolling country on the farm.
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- ILLUSTRATIONIt has been shown on this farm that highly productive pastures can be established on the clay downs and that by good ...
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- ILLUSTRATIONPart of the tussock block which has been cut with discs. Of this block's 432 acres 180 acres have been giant disced a...
- ILLUSTRATIONPart of the farm. The tussock block is in the middle distance and the water supply pumphouse is in the foreground.
- ILLUSTRATIONIn addition to 110 breeding cows carried, cattle are bought in during spring as the teed position warrants, and by De...
- ILLUSTRATIONEach of the concrete reservoirs holds 3000 gallons of water. They serve the paddocks on the homestead block of 750 ac...
- ILLUSTRATIONTwo Dutch barns, each with a capacity of 3000 bales of hay, have been erected on the property.
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- CHAPTERImproved Queen Cell Cups and Cell Sticks
- ILLUSTRATIONThe queen cell cups on the right, which were moulded with the cell-forming sticks 'in the background, are of uniform ...
- ILLUSTRATIONRipe, seeded barley grass causes appreciable loss to the meat export trade through seed heads penetrating skins of sh...
- ILLUSTRATIONA carcass with blemishes caused by injuries received during transit.
- CHAPTERMOLYBDENUM ON OATS
- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during January
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- CHAPTERPasture Improvement on Surface-sown Hill Country
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- CHAPTERAn Improved Asparagus Variety in Canterbury
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft -Plant of K.B.F. asparagus 19 months from seed. Right—Base of plant of same age.
- ILLUSTRATIONA lib. bunch of K.B.F. strain asparagus containing 12 spears. An indication of the size of spears is given by the pen...
- ILLUSTRATIONRoot systems of K.B.F. asparagus plants I year old (left) and 21 months from seed (right). A foot rule is shown with ...
- ILLUSTRATIONArea of K.B.F. asparagus 19 months from seed.
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- CHAPTERProvision of Storage Space in Hives
- ILLUSTRATIONSections of honey ready for removal,
- ILLUSTRATIONAn extracting comb well capped and filled.
- ILLUSTRATIONA 2-frame reversible extractor suitable for home use.
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- CHAPTEROversowing Clovers in Southern Hawkes Bay
- CHAPTERGaelcrAts in the Kitchen
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- ILLUSTRATIONGadgets for peeling, slicing, and cutting, and measuring and weighing equipment.
- ILLUSTRATIONVarious types of equipment for sieving, grating, and mincing.
- ILLUSTRATIONSome beating and mixing equipment is simple and some is complex.
- ILLUSTRATIONMiscellaneous gadgets which would have only limited use in some homes.
- ILLUSTRATIONA small, above-bench storage cupboard for a baking centre. Top shelf—Rolling pin. Hanging, from left—Kitchen scissors...
- ILLUSTRATIONA kitchen planned tor convenient storage of equipment. The corner cupboard on the bench holds an electric beater, and...
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- CHAPTERRed Flowering Trees
- ILLUSTRATIONRight—Foliage and flowers of red flowering trees. Upper-Pohutukawa. Douglas Elliott photo. Lower—Eucalyptus cifolia. ...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Large, ornamental gum nuts of Eucalyptus ficifolia (crimson flowering gum).
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- ILLUSTRATIONShasta daisies (Chrysanthemum maximum) are most useful plants for providing cut flowers during January and February. ...
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- CHAPTERDelicious Sweets from Boysenberries
- CHAPTERStocking the Liner Cupboard
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- ILLUSTRATIONEnvelope pillow-cases are better than ordinary pillow-cases for protecting pillows.
- ILLUSTRATIONDifferent linen weaves. Left—ln plain weave the warp and weft threads interlace to give a smooth, even surface. Right...
- ILLUSTRATIONTable mats. Top left—Pure linen with a modern design. Top right and centre—Neutral-coloured Chinese rattan mats. Bott...
- ILLUSTRATIONAn old damask pattern on a linen table napkin.
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- CHAPTERQuickly prepared Snacks