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Item The organisation of dairy farming in the Waikato, New Zealand(1931) Stephens, Frank BurconThe present study is an attempt to combine a descriptive account of the technical and financial organisation of Waikato Dairy Farms with an analytical discussion of the factors affecting efficient butterfat production. Management is perhaps the greatest need in the Dairying Industry today. While there is evident a "Desire to know" how to overcome the present difficulties, there is still a great deal of attachment to the routine of habit and custom. This fact is frequently lost sight of and the popular descriptions of farming in New Zealand generally err by discussing farming practice in terms of the best farmers. In the present essay an attempt is made to discuss things as they are and to indicate, where possible, the lines on which advance is being made. [From Preface]Item Hauturu, or, Little Barrier : its history, geology and botany : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at Massey University(Massey University, 1936) Hamilton "Chef", William MaxwellThis thesis is a preliminary attempt to draw together the strands of information available regarding the Little Barrier Island with particular reference to the forest covering of the island. While certain sections such as that dealing with the history of the island may appear to have little reference to the botanical aspect, it was found that the influence of human occupation on the vegetation had been not inconsiderable and it was necessary to collect such information in order to form a clear conception of its possible influence. In the same way the geology, soils and climate of the island were found to have a definite place in the description of the forest covering, the distribution of plant species on the island and their relation to the general distribution of plant forms in the region of the Hauraki Gulf. [From Foreword]Item Defects of New Zealand wools : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at Massey University, New Zealand(Massey University, 1931) Sidey, D. J.The following statements give a fairly full account of the various defects found in New Zealand wools. It is somewhat difficult to asses the economic importance of each defect since it has to be remembered that the first essential of wool is that it shall act as a protective covering for [illegible] sheep, and that other factors, for example, the demand for early maturity [illegible] shape of carcase, in the case off the fat lamb, are of more importance than [illegible] the wool produced by the lamb. As already has been pointed out, a wool that through some peculiarity or defect may be unsuitable for one trade may be quite suitable for some other trade, and, in consequence , is not very much penalised in price by reason of its defect. There is, therefore, not much incentive to the producer to eliminate the defect, in fact, in some cases in the past it has paid him to ignore the criticisms and aim at producing maximum weight instead of maintaining a balance between quantity and quality. [From Introduction]Item An introduction to the study of skeletal correlations in the N.Z. Romney Marsh : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Husbandry / by "Chirp"(Massey University, 1934) Chirp; Lamont, NormanWhen this work was undertaken it was quite impossible to have anticipated the difficulties that were encountered. It soon became apparent however, that the approach to a new study involved a great deal of work of a collateral nature, having little direct bearing on the actual object of the investigation. In particular it was necessary to become generally familiar with certain branches of statistical method and to become very fully acquainted with the real signigifance of certain mathematical devices. Statistical studies consumed the greater proportion of the time available for this work with the result that only a portion of the information contained in the data could be extracted. Indeed, a complete analysis of the data collected and recorded, using the methods evolved in this paper, would itself involve many months' work. However, since the development of the analytical methodology has no direct bearing on the subject of skeletal correlations the paper has been divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with the measurements made and the interpretation and discussion of the correlation coefficients that were calculated. In Part 11 has been collected, all those considerations which were essentially incidental to the investigation - that is, selection of material technique of measuring etc. and in particular, the discovery of appropriate analytical devices for treating the data. [From Foreword]Item Persistency in crested dogstail : its relation to origin, flowering date, seed colour and germination capacity of New Zealand seed samples : thesis for M. Agr. Sc., by "Asteroid" [F. Sydenham](Massey University, 1932) AsteroidCrested dogstail is a valuable pasture grass, and is sown under a wide range of soil conditions. It is essentially a bottom grass. It is very palatable to sheep and thrives well under conditions of continous close grazing. It does not, however, feature to any large extent in dairying land. It shows very great powers of re-establishment by seeding even under adverse seed-bed conditions, and it is this re-establishment which enables it to persist in a pasture for a number of years. Such re-establishment should not occur each Autumn after the plants have seeded and died or are so low in vitality that they remain only as worthless vestiges. This is a weakness of crested dogstail which it is desirable to eliminate. What it requires is a vigorous turf which will, on the advent of Autumn rains, spring into a highly productive sward vigorous enough to check any inferior grasses or weeds which may attempt to gain a footing. [From Introduction]Item An investigation of methods for the estimation of medullation in wool samples : a thesis submitted concerning subsection (e), 608, of the animal husbandry section for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at Massey University, by "Choir"(Massey University, 1937) Choir; McMahon, Patrick ReginaldIn studies of medullation in New Zealand wools the need for an accurate and rapid technique capable of giving a numerical index for the medullation of a sample of wool early became apparent. The matter was complicated by the fact that medullation can only be detected by hand and eye when it exceeds a certain coarseness, and to meet this difficulty the Benzel Test for the detection of hairness was developed by Elphick. (1932) The quantitive application of the test has proved difficult; in discussing the evaluation of the medullation revealed Elphick has pointed out that there are three factors which must be considered. (1) The average diameter of medulla. (2) The percentage of fibres medullated. (3) The average distance down the fibres which medullation extends. In order to arrive at an empirical index be estimated by eye the average percentage of fibres medullated over the staple, and weighted the result arbitrarily according to the type of medulla. [From Introduction]Item Inheritance of growth habit and calyx marking in subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum Linn.) : thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at the University of New Zealand, by "Bulk"(Massey University, 1939) Bulk; Lambert, James PickfordSubterranean clover is an annual legume which perpetuates itself in pasture by reseeding. After flowering the peduncle turns downward, and the head enters the soil. From this habit the common and specific names have been derived. The original home of the species is stated to be Southern Europe, Western Asia to India and North Africa (Cheeseman 1925). An account of the accidental introduction of the species into Australia gives the period as 1880-1890 (Gardner & Dunne, 1933). From there, probably, it spread to New Zealand. Though the actual time of its arrival cannot be stated, it was recorded by Cheeseman in 1906 near Auckland, where for many years it has been known as "Mangere" clover. [From Introduction]Item A study of some wool-disintegrating bacteria, by "Animal" : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Massey Agricultural College(Massey University, 1932) Hursthouse, Katrine Fearon; AnimalThe purpose of this thesis is the isolation and study of the bacteria that ret the wool of living sheep in New Zealand, the study of the distribution of wool-retting bacteria and of some of the conditions in which they bring about decay. It is also desired to show what effect; the wool retting bacteria have upon the hoof of sheep - a substance which like wool, consists largely of keratin - and what effect the hoof rotting bacteria have upon wool. [From Purpose and scope of thesis]Item An attempt to manufacture Cheddar cheese containing only one type of organism : thesis for the degree of M. Agr. Sc. (in Dairy Science) at the University of New Zealand, by Ascend(Massey University, 1931) Neil, William C.; AscendThere have been many investigations on the effect of various bacteria on the ripening of hard rennet varieties of cheese. Hucker (1922) in a review of the bacteriological aspects of cheese ripening summaries the position as follows: "As it stands to-day the investigations have closely demonstrated that the breaking down of the insoluble casein compounds is due to enzymes, either natural or bacterial; while characteristic flavors are produced by the action of certain groups of bacteria. (Bacterium casei or coccus group), which depend on the products of B. lactis acidi present in large numbers during the manufature and early ripening stages." The effect of lactic acid bacteria upon the flavour of Cheddar cheese has been studied by Hastings, Evans and Hart (1912), Evans, Hastings and Hart (1914), Evans (1918). Leitch (1923) and Hucker and Marquardt (1926). [From Introduction]Item The structure of the wool follicle with special reference to the growth and form of the fibre(Massey University, 1935) Rudall, K . M.n/a