Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station
Authors and Contributors      By (author) H. Guthrie-Smith
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:502
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170
Category/GenreEnvironmental science, engineering and technology
Animal husbandry
ISBN/Barcode 9781108040013
ClassificationsDewey:508.93
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 24 Plates, black and white; 18 Maps; 128 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 24 November 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 Hawke's Bay region of the North Island. Tutira, published in 1921, describes every aspect of Guthrie-Smith's 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 farm's 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. Tutira is one of the great classics of New World environmental consciousness; it was reprinted in 1926, and a posthumous revised edition appeared in 1953.