PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION 
I gratefully acknowledge the encouraging recep¬ 
tion accorded to this book by School Inspectors, 
Agricultural Instructors and Teachers—also helpful 
criticisms from Messrs. J. Brydon Hogg, B.Sc., 
B.Ag., Chief Agricultural Instructor, Wanganui, 
F. C. Brockett, Agricultural Instructor, Wairarapa 
District, and E. G. Turbott. Some of the facts 
contained in these criticisms are included amongst 
the additions made. In response to several 
requests, this edition also contains additional 
pages of illustrations. 
The illustrations in this book were produced 
from sketches and photographs by the writer, 
or reproduced from illustrations contained in 
“Bulletins" and "Journals” published by the 
Department of Agriculture, New Zealand, and in 
a pamphlet on “The Kiwi” by Mr. H. R. Haeusler, 
R.A.O.U. 
M.H.D. 
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