A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PRESENT DAY TRENDS
IN GRASSLANDS FARMING
C.J. Hambly
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In opening this session of four short talks on some aspects
of Intensive Grasslands Farming, I feel that I cannot do better
than to review the progress being made in the direction of improving
first of all the grasslands themselves, and secondly, of
irKproving the management of these grasslands in the direction of
obtaining greater production per acre from them. The three
papers to be read will, I believe, give you an indication of the
capacity for high production of our grasslands and some idea of
the methods by %hich this production can be obtained. The basis
of improved production is shown to be the use, in the first
instance, of the improved strains of grasses and more particularly
of clovers which have been made available by research to our
farmers. The method of improved production is shown to be a
matter of stock management and manipulation of the grazing animal.
GUIDE TO THE MARTON EXPERIMENTAL AREA
P. B. LYNCH
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In 1911 on the property of Sir James Wilson at Karton
Junction, the Department of Agriculture laid down a series of,
experimental plots 9 with the prime object of testing varieties of
wheat, oats and barley, many of which had been introduced from
overseas countries, These plots were repeated in the following
year and for some years annually, and the plots became referred
to as the Marton Experimental Area.
INTENSIVE GRASSLAND PRODUCTION ON A DAIRY FARM
Mr. W.S. Long
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The farm is approximately 100 acres, practically all level; it is a light free soil with a well drained, sandy, clay subsoil
INTENSIVE GRASSLANDS MANAGEMENT - FAT LAMB FARM
Mr. J. Bruce
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The farm is at Lockwood, 8 miles from Palmerston North
and lies in the Taonui Basin, an area of the tianawatu swamp.
country which is still subject to flooding both from the Manawatu
and Oroua rivers. The 320 acres was originally flaw swamp and
16 years ago the area was without subdivisional fences or drains,
I being a wilderness of stumps, blackberry, rushes and willow-heed,
with patches of grass consisting of tall fescue, swamp poes,
and meadow foxtail, with some ryegrass on the drier areas.
The country was completely devoid of clovers and had the repltation
of not being able to fatten cattle.
INTENSIVE GRASSLANDS MANAGEMENT - HILL COUNTRY
H. M. LINKLATER
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This will be the up-to-date story of a rather drastic
change in the grazing management of a breeding ewe flock on a
small hill country farm on the slopes of the Ruahine Ranges,
above the Pohangina Valley, some 22 miles from Palmerston
North.
SHEEP GRAZING TRIALS - SUMMARY
E. A. Clarke and G.S. Wilson
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This trial was laid down in 1939, when it will be recalled improved pastures and heavy top dressing were popularly held to be responsible for ill thrift in stock and in many quarters believed to be the cause of such troubles as facial eczema
SOME GRASSLAND DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE WAR AND POST-WAR PERIOD
S. H. Saxby
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In a picture that's been shown to many farming audiences throughout NZ there comes the following statement: "The land has no value other than what we give it."
STRAIN TESTING AND NUCLEUS PEDIGREE SEED PRODUCTION
L.W. Gorman
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It is my intention to review the strain testing and nucleus
pedigree seed production work conducted by the Grasslands
Division during recent years, Particular attention will be given
to any developments which have taken place and to any new work
which has been commenced since a Grasslands Conference was last
held at this centre.
TALK AND DEMONSTRATION ON FARM DRAINAGE
A.W. Hudson
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There is probably no more profitable means of improving
the production of net country which is already Equipped in ths
matter of farm buildings and sub-division, than by draining it.
The object of this talk and deimonstration is to tell you something
about the financial aspect of land drainage to demonstrate the
need and effects, to demonstrate: the USE of modern machines for
tile draining, and to give you some idea about the development of
the College Farm itself as influenced by drainage.
