Contents
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- CHAPTERNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF Agriculture
- CHAPTERUntitled
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- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSCONTENTS
- CHAPTERImportance of Sending Clean Sheep to Mestworks
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- ILLUSTRATIONRather than send sheep to the works in this condition consideration should be given to having them shorn.
- ILLUSTRATIONThese daggy sheep should have been cleaned up before dispatch to the works.
- ILLUSTRATIONEven a few daggy sheep among a line in a small yard or truck can soon foul the wool of clean ones.
- ILLUSTRATIONThere are prospects for expanding sheep meat sales to North America, where the preference is for heavier lambs such a...
- ILLUSTRATIONAll progressive meat-export slaughterhouses provide washing-out facilities for stock trucks. Carriers should make ful...
- CHAPTERARMY CATERPILLAR CONTROL
- CHAPTERFACIAL ECZEMA
- CHAPTERProcessing Honey for Soft, Smooth Grain
- ILLUSTRATIONA honey creamer (in circle) incorporated into a set-up normally packing honey with a low water content. The pump whic...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe honey on the left has been through the honey creamer, and that on the right, showing dry granulation, has had nor...
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- ILLUSTRATIONDr Buddle.
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- CHAPTERDairy Produce Graded for Export
- CHAPTERSheep Dipping, Dusting, and Spraying
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- CHAPTERMeteorological Records for October
- CHAPTERBerry Fruit Growing Trends and Prospects
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- CHAPTERCare of Livestock during January
- CHAPTERSeed Production and Forage Crops
- CHAPTERLead Poisoning in Dogs
- CHAPTERRear Your Own Herd Replacements
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- CHAPTERAgricultural and Pastoral Show Dates
- CHAPTERMain Wool Sales
- CHAPTERSealing Joints of Glazed Tile Pig Troughs
- CHAPTERChemical Weed Control in Gladiolus
- CHAPTERRadio Broadcasts for Farmers
- CHAPTERCirculation Washing of Milking Machines
- ILLUSTRATIONFig, 1—Sectional view of a trial model of the ball cut-off type of claw.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—-Schematic drawing of the simple circulation washing system, which can be used with any type of milking plant.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—The "wash line" passing down the shed is shown here being used for teat washing during milking. The water supp...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 4-The teat-cup jetting unit and bracket and the teat-washing hose with its tap.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig.5- Teat-cup jetting units with teat-cups attached ready for washing. Note the wash hoses connected at the bottom.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 6—With the use of a float-operated intake valve the hot water could be taken directly from the boiler so that te...
- CHAPTERSeasonal Notes for the Domestic Beekeeper Handling the Honey Crop
- ILLUSTRATIONSimple method of warming honey: a basin of honey in a container of hot water. Heat should not be applied directly to ...
- ILLUSTRATIONUncapping a comb of honey with a steamheated knife. At left is the small electric boiler which supplies the steam.
- ILLUSTRATIONThree conditions of honey. Left— smooth grain. Middle—With coarse grain. Right- Liquid honey. If left for several mon...
- ILLUSTRATIONAdding a "starter" of finegrain honey. Usually about 5 per cent of starter honey is sufficient to ensure even granula...
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- CHAPTERBreeding Romneys for Better Lambing Percentages
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 1—Percentage of dry ewes at each age in each flock, 1948-57.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 2—Lambing percentage in the three flocks in relation to age, 1948-57.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig. 3—The average difference in "effective" lambing percentage in the three flocks, 1948-57.
- ILLUSTRATIONFig.4- Average liveweight and average lambing of the ewes of the three flocks over 10 years of investigation.
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- CHAPTERAntirrhinum Rust in New Zealand
- CHAPTERGood Stockmanship Pays: Avoiding Carcass Bruising
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Frozen meat exports earn a large proportion of New Zealand's overseas funds. Bruising of stock through misha...
- ILLUSTRATION[National Publicity Fat cattle crossing the Haast River in South Westland. Observation, anticipation, and patience ar...
- ILLUSTRATIONThough modern stock vehicles are well designed; care in loading and driving is still necessary to prevent bruising an...
- ILLUSTRATIONFarmers buying in cattle to fatten do not want mobs of semi-wild animals. The wise breeder gets among his stock to al...
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- CHAPTERA Dry Mash Hopper for Poultry on Free Range
- ILLUSTRATION[Alexander The hopper is divided into three equal compartments, the partitions acting as a support for the top. A pla...
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- CHAPTERMARKETING CUT FLOWERS
- ILLUSTRATIONSoleil d'Or narcissus are bunched in twelves.
- ILLUSTRATIONGladiolus spikes at the correct stage for cutting.
- ILLUSTRATIONCutting a gladiolus spike. The tip of the spike is held firm in one hand while the knife is slipped down between the ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA flower trolley is most useful on level ground for carrying flowers to the packing shed. The framework is removable ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe correct way to carry gladiolus bunches from the field, stems being supported on the forearm.
- ILLUSTRATIONWater containers for cut flowers. Left -Field-bunched gladiolus set in clean 4-gallon tins to take up water before pa...
- ILLUSTRATIONFlower cradle. A—Wire bent to shape suitable for holding flowers for bunching.
- ILLUSTRATIONGolden Spur narcissus are graded into two qualities, based mainly on length of stem. The two bunches at left are firs...
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- CHAPTERSTRIP GRAZING WILL AFFECT PRODUCTION
- CHAPTERThe Home Garden in January
- ILLUSTRATIONBean pods should be picked before full maturity to ensure that the plants continue in vigorous bearing.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn The planting out of winter greens is one of the most important jobs at this time of year.
- ILLUSTRATION[Green and Hahn Growth is usually vigorous in January and constant attention is necessary to control weeds.
- ILLUSTRATIONA handy type of sprayer for a small garden.
- ILLUSTRATIONSprayer driven by a vacuum cleaner.
- ILLUSTRATIONPressure sprayer in which pressure is first raised by pumping (left) and the spray then released at will by operating...
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- CHAPTERHay Fires
- CHAPTERIt’s Strawberry Time
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe fare offered Curly Locks in the old nursery rhyme: strawberries, sugar, and cream.
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- ILLUSTRATIONStrawberry flan (left front), strawberry cream (in glass dishes), and strawberry chiffon pie (right front).
- ILLUSTRATIONDelightfully easy and appealing summer dessert: Strawberries and ice cream.
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- CHAPTERBegonias for Foliage in the Flower Garden
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow When grown inside in poor light Begonia lucerna does not flower freely, but develops very large and beautifu...
- ILLUSTRATIONB. manicata flowering profusely.
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Begonia lucerna with its large clusters of red flowers and bold foliage looks well against a white wall.
- ILLUSTRATIONB. coccinea is one of the most vigorous of the cane begonias and sometimes grows to 10 or 12 ft. in warmer districts....
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow [Sparrow Left-Begonias make delightful house plants. B. aconitifolia at the top has large, dark green, palma...
- ILLUSTRATION[Sparrow Rex begonias grow easily from leaf cuttings. The leaves are pegged flat on to a sandy mixture after the main...
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- ILLUSTRATIONV Geranium leaves should be sprayed if looper caterpillars are present. The larvae, pupa, and adult of these caterpil...
- ILLUSTRATIONIvy-leaved geraniums are excellent for covering dry banks or dry areas round the bases of large trees. Cuttings of th...
- ILLUSTRATION[Shell photograph A bulb attacked by the maggot of the large narcissi fly.
- ILLUSTRATIONPansies and violas can be cut back hard to where short, young shoots are developing at the centre. These shoots root ...
- ILLUSTRATIONBudding of roses. The bark being eased back after the T cut has been made before the insertion of the bud.
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