FARMING, ARABLE - VEGETABLE INDUSTRY

Mechanisation

Mechanisation is on the increase. Process-pea growing is completely mechanised, but some other crops still need much hand labour. Even small market gardens are making more use of engine-driven equipment for cultivation and crop protection. Very few horse-drawn implements are used.

• FARMING, ARABLE - VEGETABLE INDUSTRY

• Areas of Production and Soil Types

• Vegetables for Processing

• Mechanisation

• Glasshouse Production

• Home-garden Production

• Disease Control

• Packaging

• Marketing

• Advisory and Scientific Services

• Organisation of the Vegetable Industry

Warning

This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.