Tutira The Story Of A New Zealand Sheep Station by Herbert Guthrie-Smith

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Tutira The Story Of A New Zealand Sheep Station by Herbert Guthrie-Smith

“In 1880, William Herbert Guthrie-Smith (1862-1940) emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand, where he learned the basics of sheep farming and acquired Tutira, a disused sheep station of 20, 000 acres in the Hawkes Bay region of the North Island. Tutira, published in 1921, describes every aspect of Guthrie-Smiths enterprise, including the redevelopment of the land and comprehensive advice on sheep farming. The book also covers the history of the local Maori and of European settlement, and provides an extensive account of the farms natural history including its geological configuration, meteorological patterns, the formation of lakes and waterways, and the native plant and bird species Guthrie-Smith discovered on his land. It also draws attention to the impact of introduced, alien plants and animals. ”

Soft cover, 1999, 464pages, very good condition