Story: Arable farming All images & media From page 1 – Nineteenth-century arable farming Wheat harvest, Canterbury Stump removal Bullocks and plough Sheep grazing on swedes From page 2 – Ploughing and harvesting Single-furrow plough Ploughing with a team of horses Reaper-binder machines Threshing cocksfoot seed (1st of 2) Threshing machine and traction engine, about 1900 (2nd of 2) From page 3 – Arable crops today Barley, wheat and oats Break feeding oats Milling grain Map of grain-growing areas, 2007 Grain production, 1905–2005 From page 4 – Mixed cropping and crop rotation Patchwork plains Amazing maze From page 5 – Cultivation and planting Ploughing on a grand scale, around 1910 Modern cultivation Loading a seed drill Direct drilling From page 6 – Fertiliser and irrigation Fertiliser spreader Border dyke irrigation Spray irrigation Soil moisture measurement From page 7 – Diseases and pests Wheat stripe rust Powdery mildew Green vegetable bug From page 8 – Harvesting Header harvester Harvesting wheat Header delivering grain to bulk trucks Burning stubble From page 9 – Markets and processing Grain silos Peas float, Hastings Blossom Festival Champion Flourmills, Timaru Creamoata factory, Gore Breakfast, lunch and dinner
