31/05/1911, Otago Witness. Ostrich farming in the Auckland district: selecting the birds to be plucked - an operation that takes place three times every two years. Each bird produces feathers to the value of 2 to 5 each time.
30/12/1908, Otago Witness. Feeding the fowls on a local farm.
11/09/1918, Otago Witness. A Moline tractor and plough united as one complete implement trialled at Mr William Watson's farm at Heddon Bush, Southland.
08/11/1921, Otago Witness. Loading dry stooks of grain on a Waikouaiti farm.
02/01/1918, Otago Witness. A nice team of horses ploughing at Mr T. Gawn's farm at North Taieri.
13/03/1912. A ten-ton load of wool en route to Waitahuna railway station from Messrs Scott Brothers' farm.
14/05/1913, Otago Witness. This paddock of golden wheat grown on Mr G. J. Thompson's farm, "Crichton Park'', Kia-ora, near Oamaru, threshed out at 52 bushels per acre.
06/03/1918, Otago Witness. A reaper and binder working on a grain crop at Mr Miller's farm, Mt Barker, Lake Wānaka.
14/06/1921, Otago Witness. Threshing wheat on John Wilson's farm at Lauder, Central Otago.
20/01/1920, Otago Witness. Reapers and binders at work on an Otago farm.
16/04/1919, Otago Witness. A reaper and binder at work on a fine cereal crop at Mr Williamson's farm, North Taieri.
24/02/1909, Otago Witness. A reaper and binder at work cutting a wheat crop on Mr P. McCarthy's farm at Hawea Flat.
06/03/1918, Otago Witness. A reaper and binder working on a grain crop at Mr Miller's farm, Mt Barker, Lake Wānaka.
01/03/1927, Otago Witness. Harvesting up-to-date: bringing in the grain on a Southern farm.
21/05/1913, Otago Witness. Workers stacking oats at Mr W. Raynbird's farm, Company Bay, Otago Peninsula.
30/06/1915, Otago Witness. A fine crop of oats in stook on Mr W. Kirk's farm at East Taieri.
10/08/1900, Otago Witness. Seacliff Asylum poultry farm: Feeding brooder chickens. Wattle and daub fowl house.
26/06/1912, Otago Witness. A threshing plant working at Mr Howden's farm, Island Cliff, about 20 miles from Oamaru.
19/06/1912, Otago Witness. Improving swamp land in the North Island: ploughing rushes on a farm near Palmerston North.
01/07/1908, Otago Daily Witness. Harvesting on Mr W. Bain's farm, Fairlie, South Canterbury.
01/04/1924, Otago Witness. A steam traction engine is used to thresh stooked wheat on a Southland farm.
17/06/1908, Otago Witness. A snapshot of a rabbiters' camp, showing a night's catch.
20/03/1918, Otago Witness. A 25 h.p. motor tractor at work on Mr Forsyth's farm at Fernside, North Canterbury. The tractor is capable of pulling three reaping machines.
Since 1861, the Otago Daily Times has been dedicated to supporting rural and the South. Today, we’re taking a look back on some cool farming shots from our archives.
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