Kōrero: Arable farming

Sheep grazing on swedes

Sheep grazing on swedes

Swedes are one of a range of brassica crops that are sown for supplementary feeding of sheep, especially in the southern South Island. These sheep have already removed the leaves and are starting to eat the bulbs of the swede plants.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: AANR 6329 13 DA8,192

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Sue Zydenbos, 'Arable farming - 19th-century arable farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17564/sheep-grazing-on-swedes (accessed 4 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Sue Zydenbos, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008