Contents
- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis Month's Cover
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER91 Accidental Deaths of Children on N.Z. Farms in 6 Years
- ILLUSTRATIONFull of life, inquisitive, and recognising few dangers, this youngster is typical of many of the 91 children who lost...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Nearly three-quarters of the fatal accidents to children on farms in the last 6 years have involv...
- ILLUSTRATIONMost farm houses are adequately fenced against stock and the fences may be regarded as child-proof. Many children, ho...
- ILLUSTRATIONOne of the 8 dips (of the thousands in Canterbury) known to be fitted with a cover to prevent children from falling i...
- ILLUSTRATIONThis newly erected 20,000-gallon underground reservoir is completely roofed over and the manhole which provides entry...
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- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity The committees which control boys' and girls' agricultural clubs' stock parades rightly insist th...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity When children play unsupervised in a paddock in which tractors are working their movements are of...
- ILLUSTRATIONA fine example of action taken by a farmer to make conditions safer for children. The notice is seen by drivers of ve...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity To hear a farmer contending that his young boy can drive the tractor as well as he can is not unc...
- ILLUSTRATION[MacDiarmid Five children have been wounded fatally with firearms in the last 6 years because sufficient care has not...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Fires, matches, and electric radiators hold a fascination for young children and every care shoul...
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- CHAPTERMeteorological Records for September
- CHAPTERWater Hyacinth Must be Exterminated
- ILLUSTRATIONAn infestation of water hyacinth that is creeping out toward the centre of a lake which it will eventually cover comp...
- ILLUSTRATIONA deceptive veneer of beauty providing a dense bank-to-bank smother of vegetation which covers the water and prevents...
- ILLUSTRATIONThough water hyacinth is susceptible to hormone weedkillers, its dense canopy of leaves often provides some protectio...
- ILLUSTRATIONDead and dying rafts of water hyacinth in the foreground. In the raupo at the back is a patch that was missed during ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe fibrous rooting system of water hyacinth, which is not apparent from the water surface, is the most harmful featu...
- ILLUSTRATIONWhere water hyacinth is removed mechanically from waterways all plants must be left on dry ground to ensure that they...
- ILLUSTRATION[Naden Matthews A parent plant of water hyacinth from which another plant is being formed (right). At the bases of th...
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- CHAPTERThe Home Orchard in Summer
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- ILLUSTRATION[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research A 3-year-old dwarf apple tree in crop with rod approximately 3ft. h...
- ILLUSTRATION[Shell Photographic Unit, London Brown rot on a peach. Fruit affected with this disease should be destroyed.
- ILLUSTRATION[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research A 3-year-old dwarf apple tree in full bloom with rod approximately ...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity An apple tree trained as an espalier on a wire fence.
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- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during December
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- CHAPTERHaymaking; Irrigation; Control of Crickets
- CHAPTERPre-stressed Concrete Fence Posts
- CHAPTERSubstitute for a Beekeeper’s Hot Room
- CHAPTERAgricultural and Pastoral Show Dates
- CHAPTER1955 Porker and Baconer Competitions
- ILLUSTRATIONMr. F. A. Buckley with his grand champion baconer team, which scored 367 points. With a porker team which scored 329 ...
- ILLUSTRATIONMr. W. G. Bell with his champion porker team, which scored 352 points. This was somewhat less than winning porker tea...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe judges in the North Island porker and baconer championships at Westfield freezing works. From left to right: Mess...
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- CHAPTERGrading Points for Export Butter and Cheese
- CHAPTERThe Home Garden in December
- ILLUSTRATIONUntitled
- ILLUSTRATIONThe aim of cultivation of potatoes is to destroy weeds, to keep the tubers covered, and usually to maintain good ridges.
- ILLUSTRATIONEarly thinning of seedlings gives the remaining plants a better start.
- ILLUSTRATIONNew Zealand spinach is one of the most useful plants for summer greens.
- ILLUSTRATIONTomatoes and runner beans usually grow well against or in the shelter of a fence facing north.
- ILLUSTRATIONCelery can be planted now in prepared beds or trenches if there is adequate moisture available. Regular spraying with...
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- CHAPTERIncubating Turkey Eggs
- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts to Farmers
- CHAPTERSecuring Increase in Hive Numbers
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—Preparing a strong colony for division. Lower-The divisions completed. Lower photograph by Rendell’s.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow A 3lb. package of bees with queen.
- ILLUSTRATIONInstalling package bees. Left—The top removed from a package to show bees clustered on candy. Right—Bees established ...
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- CHAPTERFarming in Akaroa County
- ILLUSTRATIONThe soils of Banks Peninsula are derived from two main parent materials, volcanic ash and loess. This view shows the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONLocation of Akaroa County.
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- ILLUSTRATIONThroughout the county weed infestation was of considerable significance, with thistles, bidi-bidi, rushes, docks, and...
- ILLUSTRATIONOf the effective farming area in Akaroa County it was estimated that 89 per cent. was in clear pasture, 4 per cent. w...
- ILLUSTRATIONIntensive systems of farming such as dairying are found in the valleys and higher-rainfall areas. The illustration sh...
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- CHAPTERRecent Research Work
- CHAPTERUse of Hormones to Control Time of Lambing and Lambing Percentage
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- CHAPTEREconomic Aspects of Weed Spraying with Hormone Weedkillers
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- CHAPTERTrees on the Farm Protecting the Woodlot
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- CHAPTERExperiments in Hastening Maturity of Apricots with Hormone Sprays
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- CHAPTERThe Treatment of Mastitis
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- CHAPTERAutomatic Feeder for Commercial Poultry Keepers
- ILLUSTRATIONThe automatic feeder with perch running alongside the trough.
- ILLUSTRATIONControl trough at end of main feeder. Inset-Mercury switch (A) and counterbalance (B).
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—The motor, drive, and (at back) connection to the feeder. Lower—The piston connecting rod attached between the ...
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- CHAPTERGooseberries
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- ILLUSTRATIONGooseberry shortcake.
- ILLUSTRATIONGooseberry whip garnished with whipped cream and decorettes.
- ILLUSTRATIONDesserts. Left-Gooseberry jelly. Upper left-Gooseberry fool. Right—Gooseberry and banana trifle topped with cream.
- ILLUSTRATIONBottled gooseberries, gooseberry jam, and gooseberry jelly.
- ILLUSTRATIONA cold meat meal is more appetising when accompanied by a well-flavoured, home-made preserve such as gooseberry chutney.
- ILLUSTRATIONIngredients for making gooseberry sauce.
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- CHAPTEROrchids for Beginners
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: A group of easily grown orchids. Cypripedium insigne on left and a newer hybrid on the right. Cym...
- ILLUSTRATION1—The materials ready for potting cymbidiums. The mixture comprises todea fibre, dicksonia fibre, and leafy material ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow [Elliott Left—Dendrobium nobile growing in a basket made from ½in. x ½in. hardwood. Right-Cypripedium charle...
- ILLUSTRATION[Elliott A good display of slipper orchids in the glasshouse of an amateur grower.
- ILLUSTRATION[Elliott A crucifix orchid (Epidendrum bound!).
- ILLUSTRATIONLayering of carnations is done by replacing the surface soil with compost, removing the lower leaves of selected shoo...
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- ILLUSTRATIONSuitable pieces of bearded iris for planting out.
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- CHAPTERChild’s Attractive Cardigan
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