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… firms was limited. Fuel restrictions, tyre shortages and the government’s right to second vehicles for the war … crates. Most crates had two decks for carrying lambs and sheep. They could hold 100–120 lambs or 80 ewes. Despite the … 400 ewes, or 40 cattle. Stock crates had three levels for sheep, but could be converted to double-deck cattle crates. …
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Part of story: Transport of animals
… naming the large bay on the southern coast after his friend and patron Sir Hugh Palliser. The first European to enter … there until he was drawn to greener pastures in Canterbury. Sheep in the surf The first flock of sheep in Wairarapa was … to Wellington and confirmed the region’s potential for farming. Colonising the land In 1844, five Wellington …
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Part of story: Wairarapa region
… on 12 August 1890, the third child of Georgina Wardell and her husband, John Wardell. Harry’s parents were cousins; … camped in a tent and, stocking the land lightly with merino sheep, employed a boundary keeper while he completed the … of the residual Omarama run and an adjacent property, farming them together in partnership. On 22 November 1920, …
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… This magnificent expanse of inland high country between the Kaimanawa and Ruahine ranges is … from Hawke’s Bay to Taupō. Today it is mostly a place of sheep and cattle stations and the route of the … Rotoaira as part of the Tongariro power scheme. Ōhinewairua Sheep station 29 km north-east of Taihape. Until 1897 it was …
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Part of story: Whanganui places
… success of any working dog depends on the bond between dog and handler, so obtaining a well-bred dog is important. … the final price depends on the competition. The New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association offers advice on these points. … dogs are not easy to see, and white dogs look too much like sheep. …
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Part of story: Farm dogs
… William and John Deans, first and third of four sons of John Deans, … from Wellington to Sydney and Newcastle, where he bought sheep and cattle. They were landed in mid June, probably at … had caused rather heavy losses. A substantial farm and a sheep run were soon established and the Deans brothers …
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… In the North Island, settlers burned native forests to make farmland for sheep and cattle. Underscrubbing and felling The work began … to turn the North Island fernlands into grazing land for sheep and cattle. The process was known as fern crushing. In … North Island farms: bush and fern …
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Part of story: Fire and agriculture
… Grey Valley The middle reaches of the Grey Valley and its tributary valleys are one of the largest areas of … area, and has traditionally been regarded as good sheep country, although dairying is increasing. The main settlements in the Grey Valley are small farming centres, from north to south: Ikamatua Tōtara Flat …
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Part of story: West Coast places
… of horses. In the 1920s ploughing with tractors began, and in 1956 a national championship was established. New … competition was run. In the early 2000s there were 90 sheep-dog trial clubs in the North Island, and 71 in the … was for country boys who had left school to meet and learn farming methods. Clubs spread quickly in rural areas in the …
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Part of story: Rural recreation
… if allowed to run wild. This usually happens if they are abandoned or neglected by their owners. Animal welfare … towns and in the countryside, where they were a danger to sheep. Even pet dogs living on the margins of towns would sometimes get loose and worry sheep. Laying poison to kill stray dogs was one control …
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Part of story: Pets
… British navigator James Cook on his first voyage to New Zealand. On Cook’s second voyage, he liberated goats from … of Marlborough and Otago, they competed directly with sheep for available feed. In 1947, one Central Otago station ran 4,000 sheep and 6,000 wild goats. The loss of vegetation led to …
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Part of story: Goats and goat farming
… at Macarsca, Dalmatia. He was the son of Matthaea Miličić and her husband, Andreas Vela, a farmer. Mariano left his … obtained a sublease of Mana from Wright. He knew little of farming, and arranged that Harry Harris of Pauatahanui would teach him sheep husbandry and farming practice. The Vella family lived …
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… they might be better adapted to wetter areas of New Zealand than cattle. There are two main types of water buffalo – … been prone to malignant catarrh fever, a disease carried by sheep, and so cannot be run with sheep or on land where sheep have recently grazed. Meat and …
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Part of story: Exotic farm animals
… Edward Elworthy was born in Wellington, Somersetshire, England, according to family information in 1836. He was the son … Queensland. In addition to his own land Elworthy managed a sheep property on behalf of the Taylor family in Toowoomba. … its own electricity generating plant; new labour-saving farming inventions were welcomed, and Elworthy even drafted …
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… Acquiring land The rush for land generated its own informal terms such … greedy. Grass thieves deliberately grazed their sheep on another person’s run. Snig The importance of hard … fleece kings, flockmasters, land barons, mutton lords, sheep lords, shepherd kings, wool kings, wool lords and wool …
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Part of story: Rural language
… Dairy farming In the 1860s and 1870s most Waikato farmers raised cattle and sheep, and grew root and grain crops. From 1882 refrigerated … Farming …
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Part of story: Waikato region
… Johnstone was born at Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, on 11 December 1818, the eldest of six children born to … with the family before establishing themselves. As well as farming, John bought and sold cattle and invested in … 1874, as John admitted later, 'the notion seized him that sheep farming would pay better than dairying' and he …
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… years. Multi-purpose animals which can supply meat, milk and fibre, goats have been an essential part of communities … tails, bare underneath, that point upwards, in contrast to sheep’s tails which hang down. Most breeds of goat have floppy ears, unlike sheep, which have pricked or upright ears. However, European …
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Part of story: Goats and goat farming
… Food and carbon miles As New Zealand is so far from markets in … friendly products The negative impacts of intensive farming and use of chemicals has led to a growing organic … to New Zealand’s traditional low-cost, low-value outputs (sheep carcases, wool, dairy products), which are …
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Part of story: Economy and the environment
… Harold Wilfred Youren was born in Auckland on 23 April 1910 to Mary Philpott Pitcher and her … to Perth, he bought Wai-iti, a rolling hill-country sheep and cattle farm of 760 acres, near Rissington, Hawke’s … the Second World War Youren began a lifelong involvement in farming affairs and concern for the welfare of fellow …
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