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Artesian wells of the Christchurch area
(New Zealand Institute, 1926)
Observations of the fluctuations of eight wells in and near Christchurch for periods ranging from one to fourteen years show that the wells rise with rain, but the amount of the rise, and the period that intervenes between ...
An economic study of wheat-farms in Springs County
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1929)
“Wheat is by far the most valuable plant in the world. It is the main source of food for modern Europe, for much of Asia for America and Australasia.
In view of its importance it is strange that there should be no record ...
Fertilizers in New Zealand, 1867-1929
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1929)
In 1869, New Zealand use 216 tons of imported fertilizers in addition to a very small amount of local bonedust. Sixty years later, the imports amounted to 324,145 tons, while local production was in the neighbourhood of ...
An economic study of the agriculture of the Waipa County
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1928)
New Zealand possesses a very meagre agriculture literature, and the research worker in many branches of applied agricultural science frequently finds difficulty in obtaining a proper perspective of the various management ...
An economic study of lamb fattening on rape
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1928)
The raising of fat lambs is not restricted to any particular system of farming, but limitations are imposed by many physical factors, the major ones being soil, climate, topography, and transport facilities. The aim of ...
Natural self-fertilization of wheat on a large scale
(New Zealand Institute, 1923)
Tests the hypothesis that frost of a certain intensity can lead to the cross-fertilization of wheat on a large scale, and that this can be one cause of the occurrence of new varieties.