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Kōrero: Topdressing

Fertiliser blower

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Fertiliser blower

The blower is mounted behind a hopper, and the reciprocating spout throws fertiliser sideways. Shown here in 1953, this was a convenient way to get fertiliser onto steep or otherwise inaccessible areas.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AANR 6329 52 K5,767

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Maber, Topdressing – Ground spreading, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16551/fertiliser-blower (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Maber, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.