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… Sheep farms take up nearly half of New Zealand's land area. Much of this land could not be used for any other kind of present farming. Most sheep are on the drier eastern portions of the … Distribution of Sheep …
… the very strong trend during the past 20 years towards sheep farming and the tendency of the dairy farms to carry an … Farming Trends …
… avoid these problems rather than confront them, first, by farming the plains under a system of extensive pastoralism and, later, by introducing a hardly less extensive system of … a number of Australians experienced in working large sheep stations being attracted to the province. The grazing …
… In the higher hill country, usually above 2,500 ft, land deterioration has been quite marked. Physically the … being the trend in the less favoured parts. The number of sheep has risen by only 3.7 per cent and the number of ewes … the pastures. One of the satisfactory features of East Cape farming has been the increased ratio of beef cattle per 100 …
… limits correspond closely to the region's) was engaged in farming, compared with the national average of 1·4·38 per … contrast, 21·16 per cent was engaged in mining, quarrying, and other primary activity, compared with the national … counties have shown a decline. The percentage increase in sheep shorn is quite high, 72·66, and in lambs shorn, …
… of settlement had taken place on the agricultural lands of Tasman Bay. Hops were a significant export and a … the wetter Golden Bay district were now turning from mixed farming to specialise in dairying. To the south of Tasman … valley flats, and the timbered hills were being cleared for sheep grazing – a process which in many places was to end in …
… Wool-producing farms can be roughly (and conveniently) divided into three groups: (i) High hill … and therefore tend to be large. Nearly all run fine-wool sheep. Merinos are the only sheep which can stand up to the … prepared for market. This is a highly specialised type of farming not closely related to the next two groups. …
… The importance of farming in the region's economy is revealed by the high … cent. During the period 1951–52 to 1959–60 the number of sheep shorn has increased by 22·17 per cent and of lambs shorn by 57·63 per cent, both rates being below … Trends in Farming …
… Harbour where there was extensive open-tussock grassland. The bush was dense in the valleys and lower slopes, but … bush, dairying was found most suitable in the valleys, and sheep grazing on the upland. Market gardening is carried on … and, particularly, cocksfoot. At the present day grazing of sheep for fat and store lambs and wool is carried on in the …
… region ranks as the first livestock region of the North Island. In 1952 it contained 13·41 per cent of the total North … region. During the past decade, 1951-61, the number of sheep shorn has increased by 32·8 per cent and lambs shorn … is below the national rate of increase of 18·24 per cent. Farming remains the principal industry of the region, …