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A survey of sheep farming in Waipukurau County
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1952)
The objective of this thesis is to gain knowledge of the economic facts concerning sheep farming in Hawkes Bay. The purpose of gathering these facts is to show where possible how management practises affect farming returns, ...
A study of fertility in two-tooth ewes
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1951)
In general farming practice in New Zealand maiden awes
are not mated at puberty but are carried forward unmated
under conditions more or less favourable to full growth and
development until the second breeding season ...
A study of Oxalis and its control
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1959)
The general botany of the genus Oxalis has been reviewed and the species present in New Zealand have been described and illustrated. Observations over the growing period 1958 – 1959 and some controlled experiments enabled ...
An investigation of buried viable seeds under pastures of varying crop histories
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1950)
It is a common occurrence to find recently ploughed or surface cultivated areas periodically heavily infested with seedlings of various plants. These seedlings have their source in the buried seed populations often ...
A study of the disease factor in the New Zealand oat crop
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1954)
This thesis looks at the main diseases that affect oat crops in New Zealand. The thesis is divided into four parts; Part 1. Diseases of the germinating seed. Part 2. Diseases of the seedling. Part 3. Diseases of the growing ...
Competition for nutrients between grasses and white clover
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1957)
In a grass-clover pasture, the clover content is of considerable importance because of the dependence on symbiotic fixation for supplying the vast nitrogen needs of a highly productive sward. It is well realised that the ...
The Proceedings of the Lincoln College Farmers' Conference 1953
(Canterbury Agricultural College (Lincoln, N.Z.)., 1953)
The Lincoln College Farmers’ Conference was an annual event held over a period of thirty six years from 1951 to 1986. It was a forum for farmers with participation in the early years by district nomination. The strength ...
The Proceedings of the Lincoln College Farmers' Conference 1955
(Canterbury Agricultural College (Lincoln, N.Z.)., 1955)
The Lincoln College Farmers’ Conference was an annual event held over a period of thirty six years from 1951 to 1986. It was a forum for farmers with participation in the early years by district nomination. The strength ...
The Proceedings of the Lincoln College Farmers' Conference 1956
(Canterbury Agricultural College (Lincoln, N.Z.)., 1956)
The Lincoln College Farmers’ Conference was an annual event held over a period of thirty six years from 1951 to 1986. It was a forum for farmers with participation in the early years by district nomination. The strength ...
The Proceedings of the Lincoln College Farmers' Conference 1954
(Canterbury Agricultural College (Lincoln, N.Z.)., 1954)
The Lincoln College Farmers’ Conference was an annual event held over a period of thirty six years from 1951 to 1986. It was a forum for farmers with participation in the early years by district nomination. The strength ...