Title: From bush-burn to butter : a journey in words and pictures /
Authors: Warr, Eric
Publisher: Butterworths,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Dairy farming New Zealand History.; Dairying New Zealand History.
Abstract: "An illustrated history of the New Zealand dairy industry from its first beginnings in New Zealand to the modern day..." -- Back cover.
Contents: Missionaries and mission stations -- European settlers -- Subsistence and self sufficiency -- Farmhouse dairying -- Assault on the bush -- Bush burn -- Refrigeration -- Dairy factories -- Dairy proprietors -- Chew Chong -- Creameries -- Government and the farmer -- Milk supply -- Production systems -- Science and technology -- Tanker collection -- Commandeer and Common Market (EEC)