Contents
- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERThis Month’s CoVer
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTERThe Waiouru Tussock Lands
- ILLUSTRATIONIn the Waiouru district the soil pattern depends on the kind and depth of volcanic ash at the surface. The photograph...
- ILLUSTRATIONMany areas are still in native tussock, the dominant species being red tussock (Danthonia rigida). Tussock that has h...
- ILLUSTRATIONWaiouru before 1900 consisted of shepherds' huts and the accommodation house which was the overnight stop for travell...
- ILLUSTRATIONIn roadside cuttings one can often see carbonised tree trunks buried in pumice.
- ILLUSTRATIONLand development stages on Mr. W. R. Harding's property at Waiouru. In the foreground is tussock which has had one cu...
- ILLUSTRATIONN.Z. Green Globe turnips grown for an early winter crop.
- ILLUSTRATIONLodgepole pine (Pinus murrayana) forms dense shelter belts, but care must be taken to select a suitable strain.
- ILLUSTRATIONCalifornian thistle is becoming a problem on areas where cereal crops are grown
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- CHAPTERCorrect Measurements and Assembly of Hive Equipment Essential
- ILLUSTRATIONThe top bar of a frame coming apart because of incorrect nailing.
- ILLUSTRATIONA twisted super caused by faulty manufacture and incorrect nailing.
- ILLUSTRATIONA well-constructed, tight-fitting hive.
- ILLUSTRATIONCorrect method of check-nailing a frame.
- ILLUSTRATIONCorrect method of check-nailing a super, showing the 5-4 nailing method.
- ILLUSTRATIONA dovetailed super.
- ILLUSTRATIONA standard 10-frame hive box (half-checked).
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- CHAPTERRecent Research Work
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- CHAPTERMeteorological Records for May
- CHAPTERDairy Produce Graded for Export
- CHAPTERTrees on the Farm What to Plant
- CHAPTERLand Development
- ILLUSTRATIONThe tree was felled 8 years ago. In a few more years the stump will be an easy prey to giant discs or harrows.
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—An excellent burn obtained in late summer 1955. The fire-break is visible in the left middle distance. Right—New...
- ILLUSTRATIONTauhinu appears troublesome on this 1-year-old pasture, but it will soon succumb to crushing and grazing by cattle in...
- ILLUSTRATIONRegrowth pine trees in this 1-year-old pasture are a serious threat. Unless cattle are forced to eat them out, they w...
- ILLUSTRATIONThis pasture is 3 years old; the forest has been felled 8 years. There are evident signs of decomposition in the litter.
- ILLUSTRATIONA general view of the area. In the distance is the airstrip. The pasture in the foreground has been down for 3 years.
- ILLUSTRATIONPastures are notably clover dominant, as is shown by this 2-year-old pasture.
- ILLUSTRATIONA major cost of fencing is that for clearing the fenceline.
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- CHAPTERImportance of Food Factors in Feeding laying Birds
- CHAPTERWork in the Home Garden
- ILLUSTRATIONHeading photograph by Green and Hahn.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn The foliage of Jerusalem artichokes gives good shelter in the garden, as it may grow 8ft. to 10ft. high.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Soil for lettuce should be rich in organic matter and should be thoroughly cultivated.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Though it is too early in most districts to plant main crop potatoes, tubers can be set to sprout in a box i...
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Rhubarb can be forced quite simply by covering the crowns with a box.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn An old rhubarb crown, showing the hollows which develop in the thickened roots.
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- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during August
- CHAPTERSpring Topdressing and Spring Cereals
- CHAPTERPasture Topdressing in North Island
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: Fairly steep hill soils formed from mudstone (yellowbrown earths moderately weathered) in the Wai...
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- ILLUSTRATION[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research A typical landscape south-west of Napier. The soils are fairly fert...
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- ILLUSTRATION[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Hill country east of Stratford with skeletal soils of yellow-brown ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA soil profile fairly typical of greywacke hills (skeletal soils, yellow-brown earths). Stones come right to the soil...
- ILLUSTRATIONSteep hills of the southern Tararua Range (skeletal soils, yellow-brown earths). Greywacke is the parent material. On...
- ILLUSTRATION[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Podzol surrounded by strongly weathered yellow-brown earths. The ph...
- ILLUSTRATIONPipe clay gumland (a mature podzol) near Whangarei in reasonable dairy pasture after treatment with lime and phosphat...
- ILLUSTRATIONPipe clay gumland (podzol) near Whangarei, showing the light but variable colour of the cultivated soil.
- ILLUSTRATIONRed Hill sandy loam at Rehutai, Northland. In the background are the sea and unconsolidated sand. The Red Hill soils ...
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- CHAPTERRyegrass Staggers Prevalent in Autumn after Dry Summer
- ILLUSTRATIONA 6-tooth ewe well down in a seizure.
- CHAPTERMaize Growing for Grain
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- ILLUSTRATIONMaize stored in a series of portable cribs.
- ILLUSTRATIONMethod of securing roof, of maize crib with 4in. x 2in. cross-pieces wired together at the ends. This is done to avoi...
- ILLUSTRATIONA mechanical sack loader saves time and labour when maize is being handled from the shelter.
- ILLUSTRATIONFilling maize crib with elevator.
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—Typical smut infection of tassel. Right—Distortion of plant owing to smut infection.
- ILLUSTRATIONSmut infection; thickened base of cob (left) and cob split to show infection (right).
- ILLUSTRATIONCutworm damage in maize. The caterpillars cut the stalks off neatly close to the ground, leaving the plant beside its...
- ILLUSTRATIONA crop heavily attacked by army worms.
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- CHAPTERGround Water in the Waikato
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: The gentle, rolling downs in the foreground are underlain by Hamilton strata of older Pleistocene...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Geology of the Waikato and surrounding districts.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—This view in the Waingaro Valley shows in the background the typical steep and hummocky relief of greywacke.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—Pre-Pleistocene topography.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 5—Hamilton strata eroded and volcanic ash deposited.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4—Hamilton strata deposited.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 6—Hinuera strata deposited.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 7—Present-day erosion in Hinuera strata. So that the relationship of good and iron-bearing waters can be shown t...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 9-Confined ground wafer, showing the relationship to artesian flow.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 8—Tertiary sediments near Te Akau. The topography is intermediate in relief between that developed on greywacke ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 10—A view northward from near Horotiu, showing slight undulations of the plains which are underlain by Hinuera s...
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- CHAPTERPasture Production in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONMowing pasture herbage at Dargaville on the rate-of-growth trial.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe type of frame used in rate-of-growth trials at the Marton Experimental Area. Most frames are of this type.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe type of frame used in the Dargaville rate-of-growth trial. This type is used only where cattle grazing in the sur...
- CHAPTERPedigree Pig Breeders’ Progressive Scheme
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: The inherent capacity of the sow as a mother and milker is best judged on the number of piglets i...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe breeder must supply reasonable facilities for catching and weighing the pigs. These do not need to be elaborate, ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe value of breeding stock will be assessed by their performance under ordinary farm conditions and that of their li...
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- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts to Farmers
- CHAPTERGarden Planning
- ILLUSTRATIONThe first plan showing how a 1/4-acre section with a 60ft. frontage can be developed along informal lines to combine ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe section marked out roughly according to the purposes to which the various areas will be put.
- ILLUSTRATIONTwo ways in which small front gardens can be developed, showing informal and formal treatments. The unbroken stretche...
- ILLUSTRATIONUpper—Several low retaining walls are better than a single high one on sloping sections, as they are easier to build ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Two views of a well-kept and simply laid put garden on a small section. The severe effect of the straight dr...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow An unusual informal garden which is never dull. Shrubs and small trees have been selected for their flowers,...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe back garden of the house shown in the two photographs on page 89 viewed from the corner by the shade house. Fruit...
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow An effective way of dealing with steep rocky banks is by a solid planting of hardy shrubs and perennials.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and, Hahn Dividing perennials by the use of two forks. They can be further divided by hand into pieces of a co...
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- CHAPTERWallpapers and Paperhanging
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- CHAPTERA Rack for Baking Potatoes
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- CHAPTERPreparing and Cooking Shell-fish
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- ILLUSTRATIONShrimp and pineapple salad and pigs in blankets.
- ILLUSTRATIONPreparation of crayfish thermidor.
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