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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
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- CHAPTERFATTENING MORE PIGS Can Help Bridge Dairy Income Gap
- ILLUSTRATIONincreased production must start with more sows, but these must be adequately fed throughout the year. These breeding ...
- ILLUSTRATIONNational Hybrid sows of proven superior productive capacity are bred to assist commercial producers whose management ...
- ILLUSTRATIONHaving feed In a creep constantly available to suckers is fundamental to efficient growth and food conversion of pigs...
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- CHAPTERDairy Produce Graded for Export
- CHAPTERWinter Show Dates
- CHAPTERUntapped Profits from Pigs
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- CHAPTERInvermay’s First Farmers’ Conference
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPH: K. H. C. Lewis describing mating of hoggets trials at the field day at Invermay on the second day...
- ILLUSTRATIONMr R. B. Tennent, Director-General of Agriculture, who opened the Invermay farmers' conference. In 1922 Mr Tennent wa...
- ILLUSTRATIONPart of Invermay's nursery area, in which 70 to 80 varieties of grasses and clovers are grown and which was shown to ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Superintendent of Invermay Research Station, G. A. Holmes (second from right), discussing work of the Station wit...
- ILLUSTRATIONExperimental work with various pasture mixtures has been done at Invermay for some years. At the field day details of...
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- CHAPTERMeteorological Records for March
- CHAPTERControl of Cape Tulip in New Zealand
- ILLUSTRATIONA dense infestation of Cape tulip flowering in September.
- ILLUSTRATIONCape tulip corms occur in great numbers in the topsoil to a depth of 12 in.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe attractive flower of Cape tulip. The three infestations known in New Zealand originated from garden escapes.
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- ILLUSTRATIONWhere Cape,tulip occurs on steep cliffs, such as these on Portland Island, it may prove almost impossible to eradicate.
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- ILLUSTRATIONAt Hamilton Bay 30 acres of steep hillside were planted In pines to control Cape tulip.
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- CHAPTERUse of Molybdenum in Rodney County
- ILLUSTRATIONThis typically poor, cloverless hill country pasture on Puhoi clay was changed in a few months to one dominant in clo...
- ILLUSTRATIONA Pasture protected from grazing by these cages clearly shows the benefits to be gained by the appli- cation of molyb...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe utilisation of all the extra growth is important if full benefits are to be obtained from the responses to any to...
- ILLUSTRATIONOutstanding responses have been obtained on Waikare clay, which is usually of easy contour and often used for dairying.
- ILLUSTRATIONA landscape at Pukapuka, Rodney County. The soils in this county which respond to molybdenum are all those derived fr...
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- CHAPTERHomestead Water Supply
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- CHAPTERArtificial Lighting is an Aid to Winter Egg Production
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- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during June
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- CHAPTERPastures and Crops
- CHAPTERFARMING IN NEW ZEALAND : The Taranaki District
- ILLUSTRATIONPhotograph opposite by Wilkinson.
- ILLUSTRATIONA covering of volcanic soil is common on tops of much of the hill country in North and Central Taranaki. After first ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe first stage in the development of a North Taranaki hill-country farm. From the Alexander Turnbull Library photogr...
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- ILLUSTRATIONA Taranaki hill-country farm about 1900. From the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collection.
- ILLUSTRATIONAccess to some of the back areas of hill-country farms in Taranaki is poor and tracks have to be constructed by farme...
- ILLUSTRATIONDeteriorated land in North Taranaki being developed from tall scrub and bracken fern.
- ILLUSTRATIONEasier country on the top of steep, difficult country sown to grass and now carrying considerable numbers of stock.
- ILLUSTRATIONTerraces above a steep ridge being developed preparatory to sowing to pasture.
- ILLUSTRATIONCattle on sown pasture on the coastal area of North Taranaki.
- ILLUSTRATIONScrub-covered, coastal hill country near Awakino, which carries few stock.
- ILLUSTRATIONHill country on the upper reaches of the Patea River, the development of which is hindered by poor access.
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- CHAPTERWinter Work in the Home Orchard
- ILLUSTRATIONStages in the development of the female mussel scale.
- ILLUSTRATIONSan Jose scale on apple fruit and twig. Leaves on severely affected twigs wither but do not fall until well into winter.
- ILLUSTRATIONA severe attack of mussel scale on a Ballarat apple.
- ILLUSTRATIONOlive scale, showing the characteristic H mark on top of the scale and the sucking mouth parts (right).
- ILLUSTRATIONOlive scale on twig and foliage of citrus.
- ILLUSTRATIONHard wax scale. Young scales in the "star" stage (left) and adults feeding on citrus (right).
- ILLUSTRATIONLeaf curl on peach foliage. Spraying at or before bud movement is essential to prevent this.
- ILLUSTRATIONFruits mummified through brown rot and twigs with brown rot cankers should be burnt, as they carry over the disease.
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- CHAPTERHistory of Fruitgrowing in Canterbury
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- ILLUSTRATIONFrom small beginnings orchard areas became extensive by 1900 and, greatly accelerated by the 1910-20 planting boom, p...
- ILLUSTRATIONThese Sturmer apple frees planted by J. Stanley over 100 years ago are the only trees remaining of his original orcha...
- ILLUSTRATIONSome of the first Lord Wolseley apple trees planted out by Francis Sisson (right) about 1859. They are still producin...
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- ILLUSTRATIONLeft—The first spray pump used in Canterbury in 1895.
- ILLUSTRATIONRight—One of the first spray pumps of the type introduced by J. C. Blackmore, Government Pomologist, in 1896.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe first privately owned cool store in New Zealand. Built by Frank Sisson, Papanui, in 1910, it is still in use and ...
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- ILLUSTRATIONPart of a 90-year-old, 16-acre orchard in Papanui that has made way for commercial expansion in Christchurch. In prep...
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- CHAPTERSimplified Queen Bee Rearing
- ILLUSTRATIONTwo-storey cell-finishing colony cell bars are coloured white.
- ILLUSTRATIONArrangement of frames of sealed and unsealed brood, honey, and pollen in the setting up of a queenless cell-finishing...
- ILLUSTRATIONCell-finishing colony prepared to receive cell bar. Bees which have been attending to the frame of unsealed brood jus...
- ILLUSTRATIONArrangement of frames of sealed and unsealed brood, honey, and pollen after introduction of first bar of cells to que...
- ILLUSTRATIONArrangement of frames after introduction of second cell bar. As frames of sealed brood hatch they must be replaced wi...
- ILLUSTRATIONArrangement of cell-finishing colony at introduction of third bar of cells. The first bar of cells will be ready for ...
- ILLUSTRATIONFinished queen cells capped and ready for distribution to mating nuclei.
- ILLUSTRATIONQueen-rearing apiary at Kaitaia, Northland
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- CHAPTERThe Home Garden in June
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- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Spinach succeeds in cooler conditions than most other vegetables and a sowing can be made in well drained, f...
- ILLUSTRATIONMay is usually the preferred time for sowing broad beans, but they can still be sown in June in most gardens.
- ILLUSTRATION[Photo News Composting of garden rubbish is a useful practice. Its principles are discussed in this article.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Asparagus should be cut before the seed ripens, as otherwise the seed may fall and seedlings establis...
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- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts for Farmers during June
- CHAPTERWinter Knitting for the Family
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- CHAPTERWelsh Cheesecakes
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- CHAPTERCauliflower Cheese with Bacon
- CHAPTERButter Cakes
- CHAPTERSewing Machines
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- ILLUSTRATIONTwo early models which are operated by hand. The upper one is over 100 years old and the lower one is still in consta...
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- ILLUSTRATIONUp-to-date hand-operated machines are still produced.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe treadle machine is the choice of many who live in areas without electricity.
- ILLUSTRATIONAn electric straight-sewing machine with an attachment for making buttonholes.
- ILLUSTRATIONAn electric model which weighs only 14 lb. The materials on the machine are leather, felt, and cloth, all of which ha...
- ILLUSTRATIONOn this automatic zigzag machine the flick of a lever can produce a variety of fancy stitches. A twin, needle can be ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA free-arm automatic zigzag machine with the darning foot in use. A selector indicates which cams to insert for vario...
- ILLUSTRATIONA console model which besides doing all the work of a modern automatic zigzag machine is also a beautiful piece of fu...
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- CHAPTERRhododendrons and Azaleas
- ILLUSTRATIONHEADING PHOTOGRAPHS: The sweetscented flowers of Rhododendron fragrantissimum make this plant one of the most valuabl...
- ILLUSTRATION[Elliott This large rhododendron, White Pearl, planted beneath taller trees provides an effective background to a cor...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe rhododendron Countess of Haddington produces scarlet, waxy bells of flowers and is suitable for general garden pl...
- ILLUSTRATION[Perry Alice is one of the best rhododendrons for general garden use. It produces large trusses of pink flowers.
- ILLUSTRATIONCornubia is an early-flowering rhododendron with bright red flowers. Elliott photograph.
- ILLUSTRATIONPropagation of rhododendrons by grafting: Left to right, prepared scion,, stock plant in pot, graft made and tied, pl...
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- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Garden sundries should each have their place in the toolshed. Thorough cleaning of all tools after us...
- ILLUSTRATIONA new rose bush before planting. The roots should be trimmed and the branches should be left until the normal pruning...
- ILLUSTRATIONTrellis fences create a pleasant screening effect and against them interesting plants can be grown. They should be pa...
- ILLUSTRATIONEmpty tins which contained poisonous arsenical weedkillers or spraying materials should not be left lying about, but ...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Supports should be provided against brickwork for climbing plants such as wisteria.
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