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BLUE September 2010

Issue 36

Harvesting the spring flush page 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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editorial 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

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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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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. 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.

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.

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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 ESPLANADE 237 in Scotland. (Due to an early error the name became INTERNAL 102.4m² spelt ‘Glorit’). From GARAGE 37.4m² then on, the PORTICO 2.5m²already-rich history of the UPPER FLOOR 94.6m² TOTALwas closely 236.9m² area tied to the fortunes of thebedroom/s: Gardners4 and their descendents, bathroom/s: 2 whose included establishing a study: activities 1 w/c: 1 sheep farm and building the living: and cattle 1 family: 1 Mataia now a Category 2 dining: Homestead, 2 Historic Building. designs

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Glorit Hall Opening: P.R. Gardner giving his opening speech.

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 privatelyowned 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. W NO ID SE O I Y BU AV .T R O T G.S E TH

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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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bulldozers, I thought about the run-away excavator, and of how Ken’s digger could have done with a bit of extra traction that day at Kumeu. John explained that the idea behind TrackGrip came to him when he was working on preparing an industrial park building site. His 20 tonne digger was slipping, eventually becoming semi-stuck, and he noticed how a quarter round post trapped under the tracks would roll under the tracks until it caught an edge and gripped. John got out of his cab, looked at the post and tracks for a while, and thought, ‘Maybe I could get something like that fixed to the tracks and gripping …?’ It was an idea similar to applications like snow chains on trucks or cars, or even sprigs on a footy boot. John went to work making a prototype. The next step was to find a way of fixing the cleats to the tracks so they wouldn’t come unstuck. With trial and error he hit upon the design that allowed the TrackGrip to clamp around the track and grip to the links like a vice.

So what are TrackGrips like from an operator’s experience? Would they offer a significant improvement? Ken Borg was previously using another variety of traction cleat on his machine and I asked him for his impressions of the TrackGrip. “The traction is just phenomenal. At the end of the first day’s use I was totally convinced,” Ken reported. He added that he was able to reach places to clear scrub he wouldn’t even contemplate prior. The other huge benefit was that it enabled incredible sideways traction, allowing him to manoeuvre and move safely across sloping terrain. Before using TrackGrips, clearing land of scrub and gorse meant he was often having to cope with the instability of topsoil, making it too easy for the machine to slide sideways. As Ken points out, not only is he now able to work more quickly, he can now safely work longer in wet conditions. This gives him a competitive advantage. Before, his machine would lie idle, waiting days for the ground to dry out. Now, no scrub or gorse is safe!

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Lifting › At all times, avoid twisting while lifting. Twisting is one of the most dangerous movements for your spine, especially while lifting. The little discs that sit in between your spinal bones act as shock absorbers. They are made to resist compressive and bending types of forces, but are at their weakest when you are twisting. › If the item is too heavy to lift, pushing it is easier on your back than pulling it. Whenever possible, use your legs, not your back or upper body to push the item. Better still, get someone to give you a hand. This is an easier option for them than having to help carry you into my office!

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› If you already have lower back problems, placing a pillow under your knees while lying on your back cuts the pressure on your spine roughly in half. › Lying on your side with a pillow between your knees may also reduce the pressure on your back.

Smoking › I know this can be a touchy subject for some, but look at cutting back or quitting smoking. Smokers have more spine pain than nonsmokers, and they also heal more slowly when they have an episode of back pain because the chemicals in tobacco smoke restrict the flow of blood to the tissues in and around your spine. We all know working on the land can give our backs some rough treatment from time to time, but if the above tips don’t help, maybe it’s time to seek professional help.

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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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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.

Slugs and snails can quickly ringbark newly planted young saplings.

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but he adds this does increase the cost per bale. Inoculants are also an option if it rains between cutting and baling, or if the crop is drier than expected. Balage is far superior to meadow hay and horses and stock will enjoy silage over winter months, and also maintain better condition. However, hay does serve the needs of bulk, roughage and warmth and it also balances the richness and acidity of balage, so it is better to have a combination.

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.

Are there risks? By contracting an experienced Agricultural Contractor you minimise the risks. Many factors can play a hand in the quality of balage. However if there’s a foul ammonia smell or the balage is showing obvious mould it’s better to discard it, as using it is not worth the risk. Horses are especially affected by mouldy balage. If you’re concerned, or if there’s risk of mould, take a sample from the centre of the bale and get it tested (Hills Labs will do this).

We now have a solution, thanks to Lyndon Knowles and Helen Wilkinson of Kauriview Contracting, who have the equipment to cut, bale and wrap silage into very manageable 3, 4 or 5-bale equivalents, with the traditional big 8-10 bale equivalents still also available. To give you an idea of the sizes, the 3-bale is 80 x 50 x 80cm, the 4-bale is 100 x 80 x 50cm and the 5-bale is 120 x 80 x 50cm. A conventional bale measures 46 x 36 x 92cm. The beauty of the smaller sizes is that they can be dragged or towed on a small trailer behind an ATV or even fed out by hand. This is a great advantage for those of us who don’t own the equipment to feed the large bales out – we can now efficiently store and utilise (or sell) that lush spring growth!

What about other cereal crops? Lyndon has been hard at work in the off-season researching fodder crops that are high producing for our ‘marginal’ land across Rodney. Sorghum and triticale sound exotic, like something we might order when dining at a new cafe. Delicious morsels they are, but for the cattle and sheep in our lives. The real appeal of these crops is that they are very high yielding fodder. If you have 5 acres of pasture or more

When the feed pinch comes it brings potential stress to our livestock and to us.

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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that you could commit to fodder crops for 6 months, either for your own use or to sell off as balage, these crops could produce some very real returns. Forage sorghum is a great “fast food” for summer months and is a nutritious fodder crop high in sugar content, making it very palatable to stock. The amazing thing is that the yield is 3-4 times the yield of conventional pasture and can be used for hay, silage, grazing or a combination of all three. It will rapidly recover after grazing during the warm growing months and can tolerate droughts, clay or sandy soils. Planting

Triticale is a forage cereal that yields 2-3 times conventional pasture. It takes the superior characteristics of high yield and good grain quality of wheat with the greater resistance to disease and environmental factors common to rye. A much larger seed, with a slower growth rate than sorghum, it has greater resources to grow in colder weather. Some varieties (e.g. double-take) can be planted in autumn for winter grazing, while the plants are young and still growing vigorously, then grown on for spring silage. They can also be planted in spring for silage only. Stock enjoy it, it makes excellent silage for winter feed and is readily digestible. If you’re looking for a way of giving your pasture an overhaul, planting a season of

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Specialists in plants, natives & fruit trees suitable for the Auckland region Quality, Value is Assured. Suppliers of quality kitsetand and Service erected farm buildings, at Aztech we work with you to deliver the design you’re after.

Call 0800 298 324 for your FREE information pack, visit or www. aztechfarmbuildings .co.nz or call 0800 454 873. visit www.aztechbuildings.co.nz

RODNEY GARAGE DOORS Custom made for you

• Sectional-tilting Roller • 22 colours or powder-coated to match your joinery • We service all makes of doors and automatics • Free measure and quote

Installation • Sales • Service

Rodney Garage Doors 1998 Ltd. 29 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Ph 09-425 0258 Mob 0274 425 025 Serving Rodney for over 30 years

Sheep Goats Alpacas Llamas MR CLIP LIMITED

Mobile Shearing Services Bombay to Kaiwaka

Shearing • crutching • flystrike • drenching (worming) • footrotting • tailing • castrating • one or more animals Reliable, specialised information on sheep management and care Experienced, Certified Shearers (machine and blade).

Ces & Jan Mayall Phone Warkworth 09 425 7104

or Fax 09 425 7134

Auckland 09 276 1219

or Fax 09 276 1261

Or Mobile 0274 853 234

KEMP

BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS Farming and Rural Legal Specialists ECO-FRIENDLY ECO-FRIENDLY QUALIFIED QUALIFIED COMPLIANT COMPLIANT INSURED INSURED LINUS WOOD LINUS WOOD ARBORIST ARBORIST

021 849040 021423 849040 09 9220 09 423 9220 treecontracts@clear.net.nz treecontracts@clear.net.nz

COMPLETE COMPLETE ARBORICULTURAL ARBORICULTURAL SERVICE SERVICE Dangerous & large Dangerous & large tree removals tree removals Pine/Macrocarpa Pine/Macrocarpa shelter belts shelter belts High volume chipping High volume chipping General pruning General pruning Reports & tree contracts Reports & tree contracts

 Property (Sales, Purchase, Lease)  Trusts  Litigation  Commercial  Family  Company

Principal: Luke Kemp LLB, B.com, Dip. Hort. cnr Matua & Oraha Road, Huapai Tel (09) 412 6000 | Fax (09) 412 6016 luke@kempsolicitors.co.nz

spring loaded deals! Possum Kill traps

Thistle Killem Ultra

• Very popular trap throughout NZ. • Very easy to use – no tools required. • Light weight proven design.

Hurricane Farm Fence

A broadleaf herbicide for control of most species of thistle, buttercup and many common pasture weeds in pasture and non-crop situations.

• Economy Hi-lite Hinge Joint.

Spray those thistles now!

buy 2 get one free!

5 ltr $104 save $15 20 ltr $299 save $30

$49.95 each

Equine Specials for your Special Equine Equi-Guard Plus

Equi-Calma

Strong Hoof

Acts as a digestive aid and also provides nutritional support for horses grazing high endophyte pastures.

A Magnesium Supplement designed to address magnesium deficiency in horses.

Free flowing powder containing nutrients which have been found to result in hard hooves and hoof integrity.

1kg $68.50

2kg $55

• Light to handle. • Ideal for any fencing application. • Great for lifestyle farmers.

7 line 50m $119 save $18 7 line 100m $215 save $34

Cyclone Ground Breaker This tool is ideal for post-holes, breaking up hard rock, cutting through tree roots, concrete and hard clay. Patented reaction bar gives double the impact and eliminates tool jarring for pain-free impact. Constructed using forged steel and is guaranteed to give years of service in even the most grueling conditions. See www.rurallifestyle.co.nz for the Editor’s review of this amazing tool.

$155 each

1kg $53.50

Wooden Gates

Oleo Mac 937 Universal Chainsaw

NPK Fertiliser 20kg

• Farm and Lifestyle gates. • 1.05m high. • 5 Bar and Cap. • Full range of fittings available.

• Great versatile saw for those clean up and firewood jobs. • 16” Bar and 35.2cc of power. • Only 4.1kg in weight for easy use.

N-12 P-5 K-14 +1.2 Mg • Free flowing granular compound fertiliser. • Can be used on wide range of vegetables, fruit and ornamentals. • Contains both fast acting and long lasting nitrogen.

free

Safety Hard Hat Set Valued At $99

SAVE 15% ON WOODEN GATES

only $550!

SAVE $35!

$45 or 2 for $75

ROK SOLID Bio-Gro certified fertilser

• Minerals-Microbes-Energy. • Full spectrum – loaded with minerals and energy. • Made of volcanic rock ground to a fine dust. • High silica content 43% helps plant formation.

20kg ONLY $39.95

2-4 Morrison Drive, 09 Fax 425 7754 2-4 Morrison Drive, PO BoxWarkworth. 378, Warkworth. PhPhone 09 425 7754 09 425 7560 thefar

Call us to arrange delivery (09) 425 7754 email: thefarmcentre@xtra.co.nz

Phone Orders Welcome!

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