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Issue 36BLue septemBer 2010

Harvesting the spring flushpage 19

Plus...Local history: Glorit War memorial Hall page 3

Body maintenance: 7 tips for a healthy spine page 12

Innovation: Breaking new ground with trackGrip page 6

Landscaping: perils await your native bush page 13

Stock management: Caution over supplementation page 17

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The month of September marks the change into spring of course, and with that we all feel remarkably uplifted (especially after the soaking August gave us).

But September also has a blue tinge, as it marks the prostate health awareness campaign. Every year close to 600 fathers, sons, brothers and grandfathers in New Zealand die of prostate cancer – that’s about double the number of people dying on our roads each year and almost the same as the number of women dying of breast cancer.

We’re doing our bit to raise awareness with our cover change and by making a donation at month’s end from all our paid advertisers. I’ve made an appointment to visit my GP to get checked. Every bloke over 40 should take responsibility and do it. It’s also worth visiting the Prostate

Cancer Foundation’s Blue September website www.blueseptember.org.nz and passing the message on to the men in your life. They’ll probably thank you with a “yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ll call him Monday” and adopt a totally uninterested, quietly annoyed look, but they will think about it and may realise they won’t escape the subject a second time. You will be making a difference and who knows, your nudging might save a life.

Next month the annual Lifestyle Expo is being hosted again by Oikoumene Forest (see advert page 8) at Helensville Showgrounds on 30 October. There will be a lot happening. It’s a good way to find out about ‘stuff ’, watch the big boys toys and have a morning out in the sunshine (yes, I know it’s Helensville, but Chris has sunshine booked in). There will be quad bikes to trial from Bikesport, Treescape will be there with a tree muncher, answering questions about the things arborists like to talk about, there will be fencing demos and cool gear to play with.

Kaipara Meats will be there to talk about processing your stock… and lots more. We’ll give you a bigger rundown on who’s coming next month. For now, jot it down on the calendar… 30 October! And next month, our interior design feature returns also.

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This building has acted as the community’s gathering place since the middle of last century and is, along with the three marae (Puatahi, Kakanui, Araparera) and the Mataia Homestead, almost all that’s now left of the old Glorit.

Standing solid and solitary at the side of the road on the rise where you leave Glorit to head north, the unprepossessing cream fibrolite building is no oil painting - as long

Whether you’re looking for directions to Mt Auckland, or to someone’s home in Glorit, chances are your destination will be described in terms of where it is in relation to that distinctive landmark, the Glorit War Memorial Hall.

time hall supporter and maintenance man Arthur Gray says, “It’s not the flashest hall in New Zealand,” but once inside you see evidence of how it’s valued in the meticulous care with which it’s maintained, in the Roll of Honour recording local men who served in the World Wars and in the gorgeous mural of the district that, painted by local school children, fills the walls at the back of the stage.

Talking with Hall Committee

supporters Raewyn Gray (Secretary and Treasurer), Arthur Gray (maintenance man) and Gill Adshead (hall archivist, past committee member, Glorit born and bred) I learn that, as home to the Ngati Whatua for many years, Maori knew the area as Mataia. During the Land Wars, Mataia was the site of many inter-tribal battles, most notably with the northern Nga Puhi. The area was also of great interest to kauri gum diggers in the early nineteenth century.

Gill Adshead is a descendent of Scottish settlers John and Margaret Gardner, who emigrated from Scotland in 1862 and who, with John’s two sons John and Charles, bought the Mataia Block, re-naming it Glorat after a place in Scotland. (Due to an early error the name became spelt ‘Glorit’). From then on, the already-rich history of the area was closely tied to the fortunes of the Gardners and their descendents, whose activities included establishing a sheep and cattle farm and building the Mataia Homestead, now a Category 2 Historic Building.

It was Gill Adshead’s grandfather Peter Gardner who, having served as an officer with the Maori Battalion in World War 1, decided that Glorit needed a hall as a memorial to World War 2 soldiers.

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Gill’s documents marking the hall’s development record that in August 1954, as Chairman of the hall committee (whose other members were Bryan Gardner, Alfred George, Thomas Mason, John Peterson, William Frazer and Lorna Mason), Peter Gardner applied for a building consent for a privately-owned hall to cost fourteen hundred pounds.

A few months later the Minister of Lands, E.B. Corbett, designated a piece of Lands and Survey land (formerly owned by the Gardners) as the hall’s site.

In May 1956, as the result of a huge community effort, including donations of timber, free use of Gardner’s airstrip and free cartage and labour, the Glorit War Memorial Hall held its Grand Opening Dance attended, among others, by Arthur Gray’s parents. There, for the price of twelve shillings and sixpence (Gents), ten shillings (Ladies) or one pound (Double), you could dance to the music of the Stokes Orchestra before replenishing your flagging energy with a delicious Home-made Supper.

From its opening the hall was used for film screenings, courtesy of enthusiast Peter Gardner Jnr, with audiences treated to Glorit School Calf Club days and Glorit school reunion footage as an accompaniment to the main feature, which could be anything from The Lone Ranger to The Sound of Music.

Other community events included youth club, church services, car club, table tennis, polling day, school concerts, wedding parties, trivial pursuits, Elvis night, Christmas parties, dances (“The music got better as the night went on,” says Arthur) and “legendary“ New Year’s Eve parties.

Even in the 1980s, when the loss of farm subsidies and the slump which followed caused many people to move away, the hall was a happy hub for the children of newcomers on the newly-formed lifestyle blocks.

Today, maintenance of the hall is an-going task (as it’s on DOC land it’s a matter of “use it or lose it”) and the hall’s supporters put many long hours into its upkeep and into running community events doubling as fund raisers. Market days are a regular fixture and the annual dance has in the past given the funds a healthy boost, while at the same time providing a great night’s entertainment.

Many thanks to Gill Adshead, Raewyn Gray and Arthur Gray for their valuable contributions to this article.

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Last month I talked about revegetating areas of your lifestyle block or farm by planting natives. This month I’m still on the same track, except this time I’m concentrating on the negatives - the perils that await your infant native bush.

When revegetating an area, we are generally talking numbers of plants — hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands. Because they tend to be smaller grades, they are a bit more vulnerable to attack by nasties of various persuasions.

Probably the most clandestine and underestimated pests are slugs and snails, which do a lot of unrecognised damage. Their favourite trick is to come out, usually under cover of darkness, and munch on the plants’ stems, ringbarking them.

Generally speaking, the longer the surrounding grass, the more populous the slugs and snails are. A pre-plant weed kill certainly helps, as it gets rid of their habitat for a while. But when they appear, the cure is slug bait.

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There are several different brands of bait to choose from, and all are pretty effective. You can either go through your revegetation area broadcasting the bait (pre- or post-planting) or be slightly more precise and drop two or three pellets beside each plant.

If you’re concerned your pets might eat the bait you can easily make a pet-proof bait station. We use big plastic water bottles with a throat large enough for a snail to crawl into. Chop the top off the bottle at its widest point, invert the top into the remaining bottle and staple it in place. Put a few pellets of bait inside and it will lure the slugs and snails into the pet-proof bottle.

Second on the list of plant-attacking pests are pukekos, notorious for their vandalistic tendencies. Pukekos have a couple of favourite tricks; they either pull the newly planted plants out of the ground, leaving them lying on top to dry out, or they cut them down to size with their sharp beaks.

They don’t seem to be interested in the plants as such - maybe they are looking for a tasty morsel underneath when they pull them out - but that doesn’t explain why they chop them in half. Don’t underestimate the purple peril, as a flock can deal to hundreds of plants within a couple of days of planting.

As far as remedies go, spraying your plants with smelly fish fertiliser has a deterrent effect as pukekos don’t like its smell. The birds can be shot during duck shooting season, otherwise, you can get a permit to cull them. And they’re not stupid; they’ll know when you’re after them and head down the road to annoy someone else.

Rabbits and possums, too, will love the gourmet spread of delectable plants you have added to their menu. Bait stations or traps will be required. Trapping is also the favoured means of control for another group of pests in revegetation plantings, the mustelids (stoats, weasels and ferrets). They don’t damage plants, but can have a devastating effect on native bird life.

All livestock, of course -cattle, horses, sheep, goats, deer - can do a huge amount of damage in a very short time. Good fences are essential.

Last, but not least, weeds will constantly be trying to invade and smother your plantings, so release spraying with weed

Slugs and snails can quickly ringbark newly planted young saplings.

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The best time of year for spraying weeds such as gorse, woolly nightshade, wild ginger and blackberry is through the warmer months, from about November to March. Grasses and annual weeds can be sprayed all year round. You need to be particularly vigilant if you’ve got kikuyu grass, because it will quickly smother new young plants if left unchecked. Kikuyu

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Initially you’ll have to spray at around three monthly intervals. As the plants mature, the intervals between sprays will lengthen, but you’ll need to go on monitoring the weeds until the plants have formed enough canopy to starve competing weeds and grasses of light, inhibiting and eventually halting their growth. This generally takes about five years.

Make your own pet-proof slug and snail traps using plastic bottles. A good harvest – this plastic bottle trap has ensnared plenty of snails.


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Microbial protein, produced in the rumen, is highly digestible and can be utilized for milk protein synthesis. Besides providing fuel for the fixation of ammonia into microbial protein, fast fermentable carbohydrates like starch provide fuel for propionate producing bacteria. Propionate is converted to glucose in the liver, with the mammary gland using glucose to produce lactose, and lactose is the major determinant of milk yield. Besides milk yield and composition, a more balanced nutrient supply and glucose availability will improve cow condition, reproductive performance and consequently days in milk.

Generally supplements with a higher fat content will tend to appear to be more energy rich, with a higher ME value.

“However the presence of greater fat levels in a supplement will not result in faster fuel supply for rumen microbes. In some cases it can actually lead to poorer rumen microbe performance, and therefore poorer microbial protein production.”

He acknowledges supplementary feed like Palm Kernel Extract (PKE) has played an invaluable role in helping herds get through the lingering dry period. In addition PKE supplies an economic opportunity to add crucial body condition over the winter period to help cows achieve their critical body condition score target at calving. However he urges farmers to consider all options when requiring a supplement leading into spring.

As a supplement PKE contains around 25% of its energy held as fat, partially unavailable as an energy source for rumen microbes. The rest of the energy is coming from NDF or fibre, which is available for rumen microbes at a much slower rate than sugars and starches.

Supplements that exhibit higher FMEs tend to be starch based cereal type products, including barley, wheat and maize. Root crops like tapioca also have a high proportion of starch.

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“Just going on the lowest cost ME is simply not accurate enough, and can be misleading when evaluating feed options to supplement spring pasture to drive milk yield .”

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When the feed pinch comes it brings potential stress to our livestock and to us.This can be exacerbated by a poor hay season should there not be enough growth after we shut up our paddocks at Labour Weekend. Converting extra spring pasture growth into balage (wrapped silage) is a very practical alternative energy source to get the animals through winter in good condition.

Balage is highly nutritious and provides good energy for cattle, horses, alpacas and other livestock. But although it is very popular and its nutritional value is proven, its use has been restricted to larger farming operations with the stock numbers required to consume large bales. Most small block holders do not own the equipment needed to feed out large bales and cutting up one large bale at a time, re-bagging the silage and re-sealing it so it can be fed out in smaller quantities is not a good solution because exposure to air sends the silage off.

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When I spoke with Lyndon about their move to invest in specialised machinery like the Claas 1150 baler, he pointed out how needs in the area (south western Rodney) have changed in the last few years. While Kauriview Contracting still cater for the needs of working farms, small block holders’ needs are quite different. Lyndon says that handling these varied needs improves the logistics. With the new equipment, he can cope with baling up 3,4 or 5 bale equivalents on one property, then move to the farm next door and do 10-bale squares.

A major benefit of small balage for lifestylers is that a large barn area is not required and balage can be stored outside for convenience (not to mention the reduced fire risk). It is an advantage with horses and small herds that you can feed out in half bale lots by peeling off one slab at a time (make sure you re-cover the bale and feed it all out within 5 or 6 days).

For optimal nutrition, Lyndon says he can also spray the cut crop with inoculants, which will better preserve the quality,

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RX Plastics - A. 300ltr Rectanglular trough $215.00 B. 500Ltr Round $275.00 * small quanity of manufactureres seconds available still with 5 year warranty at heavily discounted prices - please enquire. C. Drainaway Pipe 65mm x 30mtrs $79.00 D. Alkathene polypipe 10m to 200m available. Large range of fittings available.

A. 2.5 kg Pestoff Possum Bait $29.50 B. Tunnel Trap $63.50 C. Timms Possum Trap $49.50 D. Rodent Bait Station $18.50

$29.50

Top quality AKUBRA Australian

hats for summer all 20% off

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$18.50

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EUROFENCE Advanced Fencing Systems - A. Wire Chainlink 30m 50x2.5x900 $199 B. Euro wire coil 2.5mm HT wire $69.00 C. Treeguards with stakes $34.95 D. 8 wire Hinge Joint Netting - light - 2.0mm 50m roll $135, 100m roll $260

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SILVAN - A.SILVAN - A.

A. Tux Energy 40kg bag $69.95 B. Tray of Whiskas cat food $29.95 C. Vita bites 2.5kg at $14.90 D. Proplan for cats and for dogs

$69.95

$29.95

$135.00$34.95$69.00

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Full range for all your cat and dog requirements

2-4 Morrison Drive, Warkworth. Phone 09 425 7754

Call us to arrange delivery (09) 425 7754email: [email protected] PhonE orDErS WElCoME!

Prices valid until 30 September 2010 or while stocks last. All prices include GST unless otherwise stated.

sprInG Loaded deaLs!

20kg ONLY $39.95

ROk SOLID Bio-gro certified fertilser•Minerals-Microbes-Energy.•Fullspectrum–loadedwithmineralsandenergy.•Madeofvolcanic rockgroundtoa finedust.•Highsilica content43% helpsplant formation.

NPk Fertiliser 20kgN-12P-5K-14+1.2Mg•Freeflowinggranular

compoundfertiliser.•Canbeusedon

widerangeofvegetables,fruitandornamentals.

•Containsbothfastactingandlonglastingnitrogen.

$45 OR 2 FOR $75

Oleo Mac 937 Universal Chainsaw•Greatversatilesawforthosecleanupandfirewoodjobs.•16”Barand35.2cc

ofpower.•Only4.1kgin

weightforeasyuse.

ONLY $550!

freeSafety Hard

Hat SetValued At

$99

SAVe$35!

buy 2get one

free!

SAVE 15% ON WOODEN gATES

Wooden gates•FarmandLifestylegates.•1.05mhigh.•5BarandCap.•Fullrangeoffittingsavailable.

Cyclone ground Breaker Thistoolisidealforpost-holes,breakinguphardrock,cuttingthroughtreeroots,concreteandhardclay.Patentedreactionbargivesdoubletheimpactandeliminatestooljarringforpain-freeimpact.Constructedusingforgedsteelandisguaranteedtogiveyearsofserviceineventhemostgruelingconditions.

See www.rurallifestyle.co.nz for the Editor’s review of this amazing tool.

$155 EACH

Equi-guard PlusActsasadigestiveaidandalsoprovidesnutritionalsupportforhorsesgrazinghighendophytepastures.

Equi-Calma AMagnesiumSupplementdesignedtoaddressmagnesiumdeficiencyinhorses.

Strong HoofFreeflowingpowdercontainingnutrientswhichhavebeenfoundtoresultinhardhoovesandhoofintegrity.

1kg $68.50

$49.95 EACH

2kg $55 1kg $53.50

equIne speCIaLs for your speCIaL equIne

Hurricane Farm Fence •EconomyHi-lite HingeJoint.

•Lighttohandle.•Idealforany

fencingapplication.

•Greatforlifestylefarmers.

7 LINE 50M $119 SAVE $187 LINE 100M $215 SAVE $34

Abroadleafherbicideforcontrolofmostspeciesofthistle,buttercupandmanycommonpastureweedsinpastureandnon-cropsituations.

5 LTR $104 SAVE $15 20 LTR $299 SAVE $30

Thistle killem UltraPossum kill traps•Verypopulartrap

throughoutNZ.•Veryeasytouse–notools

required.•Lightweightprovendesign.

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