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Ruakura Research Centre, which opened at Hamilton in 1939, has carried out a wide range of agricultural research, including work on animal nutrition, genetics, pastures and dairying. This 1966 film shows an experiment to pinpoint the optimal time for shearing sheep.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pictorial Parade 178. National Film Unit, 1966
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