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Irrigation in Canterbury
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1939)
During the past, irrigation in New Zealand has been practised to a very limited extent and until the completion of the Redcliff and Levels Schemes was confined solely to Central Otago where an area of some 68,000 acres has ...
An investigation of pre- and post-emergence rots of garden peas and the results of trials with five fungicidal dusts as pea seed protectants
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1938)
In this thesis the results of laboratory and field investigations into the cause and control of pre- and post-emergence rots of garden peas (Pisum sativum) are presented. These investigations were conducted during 1937-1938 ...
New permanent pastures as greenfeed in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1935)
The Canterbury farmer depends to a great degree
upon supplementary greenfeeds as part of the diet of sheep
and dairy cows, but the actual extent to which he is dependent
upon them is seldom fully realised until the ...
An inquiry into the costs of dairy farming and cheese manufacture in Southland
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1934)
The use of accounts in farm management; one of the greatest benefits yet to be derived by the farming industry is the use of accounts as a guide to farm management. Farm costing is as yet in its infancy. Can the cost of ...
Adjustments of seasonal feed-supply to seasonal requirements of animals
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1936)
Because of the differential growth of herbage plants throughout
the year and because of weather hazards, the most difficult problem
of the stock-raiser is the provision of an adequate supply of feed
for every day in the ...
The co-ordination of agricultural research in New Zealand
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1931)
In the following paper attention is drawn to the necessity of a
better organisation of agricultural research in New Zealand. The subject of grass utilisation is intimately bound up with
the question of topdressing, better ...
Observations on the effect of feeding sheep on a lime deficient diet and the limitations of our knowledge
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1935)
Much work has been done during the last ten or
twenty years on the mineral requirements of farm animals,
and it is well that stock should be taken of our knowledge
from time to time in an endeavour to obtain a true ...
Some observations on irrigated pastures in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1934)
The object of this paper is to record some findings
associated with the establishment and irrigation of permanent
pasture on light land in Canterbury. These include notes on
the method of establishment, mixture used, ...
An investigation into the possible importance of nutritional anaemia of piglets under certain conditions of husbandry
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1939)
The pig industry in New Zealand has undergone some degree of expansion over recent years and its present development indicates that the value of the industry as an adjunct to dairying is being more widely appreciated. This ...
An investigation of the foot-rot disease of wheat in New Zealand: with an intensive plant mortality and yield investigation in five fields affected with the disease
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1935)
The wheat crop is affected by a number of diseases, some of which can be controlled by relatively simple practices on the part of the grower. There are other wheat diseases which do not admit of simple straightforward ...