From the time of the discovery of Idine in the year 1814, work progressed throughout the century mainly in France and Switzerland resulting in the accumulation of much evidence of the connection between Iodine deficiency and the incidence of goitre in man, and of the use of iodine,in the prevention and treatment of goitre.
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(3597 KB)That shelter trees are essential to good farming in all districts in New Zealand, and particularly in the south, is a fact which cannot be gainsaid although the provision of this amenity was obviously more appreciated by past generation than the present.
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(341 KB)Agriculture in the South Island, especially in Canterbury, is due in the next decade to undergo a change.
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(239 KB)Before discussing such information as is available regarding the effectiveness and use of rock phosphates in New Zealand, a few remarks relative to the world’s consumption of phosphate in different forms and the factors influencing the availability of rock phosphate, etc., will not be out of place.
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(415 KB)In dealing with this subject it is essential to define the high rainfall districts, and on, perusing a rainfall map it was found, contrary to expectations, that the greater part of the North Island, as represented by the Auckland Province and Taranaki, has a rainfall of over 50 inches per annum. In the same category falls the West Coast of the South Island and all of Stewart Island.
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(489 KB)The low rainfall districts of New Zealand grow poor pastures of low carrying capacity. They are situated in Canterbury, Central Otago, Marlborough, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay of several million acres.
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(261 KB)In connection with the general Land Utilisation survey a pasture survey or stocktaking of our grasslands is an important aspect of the whole scheme
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(201 KB)Development of agricultural pursuits arises from a variety of causes.
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(236 KB)The territory referred to is that South of Dunedin, and does not include Central and North Otago, but is confined to South Otago, Eastern and Western Southland, where a fairly heavy rainfall is experienced in an average season and which would vary from 30 inches in the neighbourhood of Balclutha, to over 40 inches in other parts and where the hours of sunshine are less, than in other more favoured territories, and where cold bleak winters are experienced; consequently the conditions we have to contend with are, totally different from any other part of the Dominion.
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(362 KB)Ryegrass is the predominant species in seed mixtures on the sown grasslands of Southland. The area is one of the largest tracts of naturally uniform good land in New Zealand. It includes a wide area of level plains chiefly in the Western and Northern Districts the Eastern Districts. with rolling ridges largely confined to The greater part of it is a heavy clay loam, resting upon clay subsoil, which requires draining. The Northern Districts contain a fairly high proportion of lighter loam and shingly soil.
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(349 KB)Before considering the various strains of perennial ryegrass, the place of this grass in Otago and Southland should be considered, generally speaking, the famer's air is to establish and maintain permanent pastures.
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(569 KB)The Soil Survey in Hawkes Bay was commenced in November 1935 with the object of providing, a basis for land utilization studies of value both to farmers individutily and to the community as a whole.
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(103 KB)The Agricultural Survey is part of a comprehensive survey of the economic and social services of Hawke’s Bay.
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(232 KB)Of the twenty-six species of the Phalaris genus of plants; Phalaris tuberosa has proved the most useful from the agronomic point of view. The species has been variously known as Phalaris commutata, Phalaris bulbosa, Toowoomba grass and canary grass.
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(565 KB)There are many points of approach to a consideration of root development in pasture plants, but I wish to confine myself to this effect on the root system of different rest periods between the removal of leaves and outline the plants reaction to them
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(332 KB)The presentstate of the ploughable lands of the back country of the South Island gives ample evidence of the fact that, up to the present time, the turning over of tussock lands has not been to the benefit,of the run-holder.
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(415 KB)The importance of the yearly crop of certified perennial ryegrass seed will, I am sure, be appreciated by all who have watched the developments in grassland farming in New Zealand during the last decade.
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(585 KB)In almost every phase of agriculture it is upon seeds that man relies for the renewal of crags and pastures, and upon the quality of these seeds depends in no small measure the ultimate return that he receives f’or his labour.
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(681 KB)No clearer demonstration could be desired of the vital relationship obtaining between the condition of grasslands and the prevalence of internal parasites in sheep, than this last year’s widespread losses of hoggets from worms.
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(606 KB)The degree of grass consciousness that is so evident in many districts in the North, has not been developed to nearly the same extent in Otago and Southland and visitors to our Southern Provinces are often amazed that in this area, which represents a Quarter of New Zealand, and where the type of farming is in the main pastoral, so little topdressing of Bastures is carried out.
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(442 KB)The above subject which I have been. kindly ,I requested to give some remarks on to this Conference may not seen very interesting to many of us these days,, when the attraction of the ‘high fertility yields of our topdressed cultivated grasses command so muc.h attention. To many of us9 tussocks are just tussocks, whether we see the? growing in Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago or Southland, and do not attract much attention in regard to differences, feeding value and suitable climatic conditions.
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