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… Prices for fine Merino wool fell through the 1870s and until the turn of the 20th century. This was in part due … Breeding the Corriedale In the 19th century authorities on sheep claimed it was impossible to establish a new breed of … sown in pasture. This rotation was the basis of the mixed-farming system of sheep production and cropping that …
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Part of story: Farming in the economy
… minimum of processing – shaped the structure of the New Zealand economy, set the pace of economic growth, and influenced … was a great diversification. Woolly coats The importance of sheep to the New Zealand economy may be seen in the fact … a rural extension of the Wellington settlement. Sheep farming spread up and down the east coast of New Zealand …
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Part of story: Economic history
… In some climates goats can breed at any time of the year, and this is common in feral goats in New Zealand. However, … Goats tend to suffer more problems with their feet than sheep, especially in lush pasture. Like sheep, they are … used to control them, posing a looming threat to goat farming. An alternative is for farmers to select animals …
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Part of story: Goats and goat farming
… industry was so valuable that the penalty for exporting the sheep was death. After the Peninsular campaign of the … Spanish society in 1807–14, the wool industry declined and Merinos spread throughout Europe, North America and … and the northern highlands in summer. Similarly, on the big sheep stations in New Zealand’s South Island high country, …
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Part of story: Sheep farming
… Early farming in New Zealand was dominated by large sheep runs in … slowly cut out of the bush. Runholders and shepherds Huge sheep runs were developed in the open tussock country of the … Large sheep runs …
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Part of story: Rural workers
… James Little was born on 22 October 1834 into a farming family at Powbeat, Midlothian, Scotland. He was the son of Margaret Tait and her husband, Henry … at Peeblesshire and spent much of his youth minding sheep on unfenced land. On 5 June 1863, at Lamington, …
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… Aerial topdressing of fertiliser improved hill pastures and led to healthier sheep that were easier to shear. The introduction of covered sheep yards in wetter localities meant that sheep were in …
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Part of story: Shearing
… found in heading dogs: Heading – ‘casting’ or going around sheep. Some dogs naturally take a wide cast, and others run straight at stock. The ideal is a pear-shaped … is strongly inherited. Eye – the ability to out-stare a sheep (which intimidates it and causes it to retreat), a …
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Part of story: Farm dogs
… Before European settlement, the flat plains all over Southland were covered by bush – mataī, rimu, lowland beech, … a tract of bush and the neighbouring district of some 50 sheep and dairy farms, and lifestyle blocks. Eastern Bush … had no teeth. Heddon Bush serves a rich cropping and sheep-farming district 20 km north-west of Winton. Longbush, on …
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Part of story: Southland places
… South Island farming South Island hill and high country farmers ran Merino, halfbred and Corriedale sheep for wool, and sold surplus animals to farmers on … or cheese. In the hill country, Romney had become the main sheep breed, but cattle were needed to help control weeds …
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Part of story: Farming in the economy
… New Zealand’s hard-working farm dogs are worth gold to their owners, … them affectionate names such as Girlie, Fly, Stride, Beaut and Loyal. These huntaways, beardies and other purpose-bred herders muster thousands of sheep and cattle across hill and high country – a tough job …
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… Breeding-cow herds are usually located in high country and on hard and medium hill country. They are complementary to sheep, maintaining and improving pasture quality by stopping … Station, in the Marlborough high country, is the biggest farming property in New Zealand, covering 180,476 hectares. …
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Part of story: Beef farming
… Women veterinarians New Zealand’s first female vet was Pearl Dawson, who obtained an … science and veterinarians took a greater role in pastoral farming, particularly of sheep and beef cattle. With increasingly intensive farming …
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Part of story: Veterinary services
… The first Europeans in New Zealand found its landscapes desolate and forbidding – unless they could be used for farming, gold mining or timber. ‘A mountain here is only … beautiful if it has good grass on it … if it is good for sheep, it is beautiful, magnificent, and all the rest; if …
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… was born on 12 July 1841 at Monikie, Forfarshire, Scotland, the son of David Balfour, a carrier, and his wife, Jane … 1856, and David found odd jobs before moving to a large sheep station; there he was given the responsibility of … took George Farrow as his partner. It was a bad time to be farming in Hawke's Bay: wool prices were acutely depressed, …
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… of an economy by sectors , in which they group farms, firms and institutions which are doing similar things. The usual … is the value of its net output (value added). Not so sheepish It used to be said that New Zealand had 20 times … that could no longer compete with imports. Types of farming Despite the relative decline in both employment and …
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Part of story: Economy
… Major advances in agricultural and horticultural science that contributed to industry … to move into the central North Island to clear the bush for farming. But they found that although the land looked fertile and produced great crops and lush grass, sheep and cattle wasted away and eventually died unless they …
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Part of story: Agricultural and horticultural research
… early days, arrangements were developed for hiring stock and paying for land. Thirds was a system of flock-sharing where an owner put his sheep into the care of a station owner who received a third … Diversification into agri-tourism (attracting travellers to farming areas), farmstays (providing accommodation and farm …
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Part of story: Rural language
… ark-load of animals Before the arrival of people in New Zealand, the only native mammals were three species of bat and … settlers introduced a huge variety of animals, including: sheep and cattle for farming horses and dogs for work and sport possums for fur …
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Part of story: Exotic farm animals
… When a frightened sheep suddenly appears in your path as you hurtle along a … you realise the importance of keeping livestock enclosed – and that’s just one of many reasons for farm fencing. Over time, New Zealand’s rural landscape has been criss-crossed with different …
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