Contents
- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis Month's Cover
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERDeveloping Agriculture in New Zealand’s Island Territories
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- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Preparing ground for new plantings in a citrus nursery in Rarotonga. National Publicity Studios p...
- ILLUSTRATIONPlantations in Western Samoa. Upper-Coconut palms in the New Zealand Reparation Estates. Middle—Young cacao trees sha...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper-Pigs and poultry are important in village life in Western Samoa, where in 1952 the estimated number of village ...
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- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—Hill pasture of native grasses, Savai'i, Western Samoa. Right—White-headed Hereford cattle in jungle pasture in ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA young coconut palm in Western Samoa fatally damaged by the rhinoceros beetle.
- ILLUSTRATIONPandanus plants, the leaves of which are used for making plaited ware in Niue Island. The leaves are tied together to...
- ILLUSTRATIONOld orange trees infested with pests and diseases in Aitutaki.
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- CHAPTERMeteorological Records for November
- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts to Farmers
- CHAPTERFowlhouse for Eight Laying Birds and Replacement Stock
- CHAPTERDairy Produce Graded for Export
- CHAPTERHeader Damage in Malting Barley
- ILLUSTRATIONWell-threshed line of barley,
- ILLUSTRATIONBadly threshed line containing 29 per cent. of skinned and broken grains.
- ILLUSTRATIONSample of the screenings after the badly threshed line was passed over, a No. 6A sieve. The sample contains undersize...
- ILLUSTRATIONIllustrations on opposite page: For high sugar extraction the germination capacity of a line of barley is of the grea...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—Left: Grains from which the germs have been knocked out; they will not germinate and may ultimately rot on the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove-Effect on germination of damaged grain. Left: If the germ has been knocked out of the grain, it will not germin...
- ILLUSTRATIONThese illustrations indicate the large quantity of grain that can be affected by header damage. Upper left-Large hang...
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- CHAPTERLambing Estimates for 1954 Season
- CHAPTERDrenching to Control Worms in Sheep
- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during February
- CHAPTERAutumn-sown Pastures
- ILLUSTRATIONA rolled surface ready to receive grass seed.
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- CHAPTERPrevention of Poultry Diseases by Good Hygiene
- ILLUSTRATIONBirds laid out for blood testing for pullorum disease. As a result of widespread acceptance by commercial poultry kee...
- ILLUSTRATIONPermanent fowl runs, as on farms or in gardens, can quickly become infected with tuberculosis from droppings. Land wh...
- ILLUSTRATIONIt pays to dose all young pullets with carbon tetrachloride as a routine measure. Where a large number of birds has t...
- ILLUSTRATIONOvercrowding in houses such as that shown is a potent source of disease among poultry. [Niederer
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- CHAPTERLight Land Subterranean Clover Pastures
- ILLUSTRATIONOn the shallow, stony soils of Canterbury the moisture holding capacity is often too low for white clover to survive ...
- ILLUSTRATIONGrass-grub can be controlled for 3 years with 2lb. of p.p.i. D.D.T. per acre. The light areas shown here received no ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA pasture mixture sometimes used in districts which have a dry summer is perennial ryegrass, Phalaris tuberosa, white...
- ILLUSTRATIONPastures containing subterranean clover should be spelled during their first summer to allow the clover to set seed. ...
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- CHAPTERNew Zealand Pig Production and the Export Market
- ILLUSTRATION[“Farmer and Stock-Breeder” Halesfarm Eastern Belle 7th, champion Large White sow at the 1954 Royal Show, Windsor.
- ILLUSTRATION[“Farmer and Stock-Breeder” The carcass quality of the best examples of the leading English breeds of pigs is excelle...
- ILLUSTRATION[“Farmer and Stock-Breeder” Supreme champions at the 1954 Royal Show, Windsor: Upper—Brilson Frivolity 40th (Wessex S...
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- CHAPTERGrassland Conference in Nelson
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- ILLUSTRATIONSir Theodore Rigg (right), Director of the Cawthron Institute, and Mr. H. F. Palmer, a Waimea West farmer, at the fie...
- ILLUSTRATIONIllustrations opposite: I—D. R. Wilkie: "Room for greater concentration on the problems of sloping land." 2- R. H. Sc...
- ILLUSTRATIONConference delegates moving from the conference hall (left background) to a Nelson theatre for the premiere of the fi...
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- CHAPTERFILM "CARPET OF GRASS" 100 Years of Grass; 50 Years of Improvement
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- CHAPTERControl of Spanish Heath
- CHAPTERCherry Growing in Central Otago
- ILLUSTRATIONCentral Otago fruit growing area. The dotted lines indicate railways. The inset shows the area's position in the Sout...
- ILLUSTRATION[J. F. Shepherd This picker harvesting Florence variety cherries is using the type of picking box most widely used.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe trees in this orchard were planted at 12ft. spacings with a view to eventual netting. The crowded conditions are ...
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- ILLUSTRATIONCherry trees in bloom. [National Publicity
- ILLUSTRATIONPlanting board-A: Notches for pegs to hold board. B: Notch for tree, which when it is in the planting position must b...
- ILLUSTRATIONPlanting board-A: Spikes for holding board in position. B: Hinge. C: Position of tree in centre of board's width.
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- ILLUSTRATIONStraw mulch spread among cherry trees.
- ILLUSTRATIONAn Early Lyons tree which has not been regularly pruned but which has a natural spreading growth habit and good later...
- ILLUSTRATIONEstimated production of sweet cherries in Central Otago for 1940 to 1953.
- ILLUSTRATIONFire pots for frost control set out among cherry trees.
- ILLUSTRATIONAbove and below—Two views of a netted cherry enclosure covering 5 acres. The illustration below shows the method of i...
- ILLUSTRATION[J. F. Shepherd Arrangement of first layer of fruit when a box is "faced".
- ILLUSTRATION[J. F. Shepherd The cases at left and centre have the fruit packed in the normal way, and that at right has been "fac...
- ILLUSTRATION[J. F. Shepherd A crate of cherries ready for dispatch, showing the method of wiring three boxes together.
- ILLUSTRATIONA line of fruit ready for dispatch to market. [J. F. Shepherd
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- CHAPTERIncreasing Meat Production per Acre
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- CHAPTERProblem Soils and their Treatment in Home Gardens
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Few gardens lack vegetables in. February and one of the most important garden jobs is to keep the...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Barley is a useful soil-improving crop that will usually succeed at lower temperatures than will lupi...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Well-grown crops of lupins provide some nitrogen as well as fibrous organic matter which makes an important ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Compost is one of the most useful sources of organic matter and no household or garden refuse that will r...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Seaweed makes a useful garden manure and home gardeners who live near a beach are often able to gathe...
- ILLUSTRATIONA-Tined cultivator. There are several types, some with detachable prongs. B and C-Chop or draw hoes. D—Tined cultivat...
- ILLUSTRATIONA (push hoe)—File the upper edge of the blade. Sometimes useful weedkilling can be done if the edges X are sharpened....
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Cucumber plants that are making good growth tend to straggle untidily. The vines are best trained tidily as ...
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Conditions must be good to produce large, crisp, firm-hearted lettuce.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Peas can be grown successionally so that pods can be harvested throughout most of late spring, summer, and a...
- ILLUSTRATIONSpinach beet has smaller leaves than silver beet or Swiss chard, but it is one or the most useful garden vegetables.
- ILLUSTRATIONThough the keeping quality of onions depends on the variety and on manurial treatment, it is also affected very large...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Cabbage seedlings should be sprayed regularly where pests and diseases are likely to be troublesome.
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- CHAPTERAn Efficient Sheep Dip Stirrer
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- CHAPTERRecent Research Work FERTILISERS
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- CHAPTERSteam Press for Salvaging Beeswax
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- CHAPTERUse of Antibiotic Supplements with Separated Milk in Pig Feeding
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- CHAPTERShow Dates
- CHAPTERMaintenance of Natural Quality of Honey
- ILLUSTRATIONA hive with extracting combs completed and ready for storage.
- ILLUSTRATIONTwo types of bee escape board.
- CHAPTERCorrespondence Courses in Agriculture
- CHAPTERRaised Meat Pies
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- CHAPTERTesting Shrinkage in Fabrics
- CHAPTERShrubs for Summer Colour in the Flower Garden
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPHS: Dust in swirling clouds from passing traffic is very trying to the home owner, and a screen of t...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—Spikes of flower of Caryopteris incana, the blue spirea. Centre-The stamen-filled yellow flowers of hypericum re...
- ILLUSTRATIONLarge white-petalled flowers of Romneya coulteri, Californian tree poppy.
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft the blue flowers of Clerodendron ugandense stand away from and show up clearly against the rest of the bush, Cen...
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- ILLUSTRATIONLilium sped os um is not difficult to grow and looks well in bold clumps.
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- CHAPTERA Short Cut in Silver Cleaning
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- CHAPTERToddler’s Sun Suit
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- ILLUSTRATIONPattern of the sun suit.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe sun suit opened out, showing the plastic lining.
- CHAPTERPeppers
- CHAPTERUnusual Jumper with Scarf to Match
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- CHAPTERGUAVAS-
- CHAPTERDiets to Tempt an Invalid
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- ILLUSTRATIONMilk can be served attractively in drinks, cream soups, desserts, and sauces. The nutritious dishes shown here are: L...
- ILLUSTRATIONA milk shake with valuable food elements is made from skimmed milk powder, orange juice, and glucose.
- ILLUSTRATIONOrange segments are quickly prepared and easily eaten.
- ILLUSTRATIONA food mill simplifies the task of sieving cooked fruit and vegetables.
- ILLUSTRATIONDaintily served food will tempt the capricious appetite.
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- CHAPTERHandy Packets of Dates
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