The use of aeroplanes in schemes for restoring eroded lands to former fertility by dropping fertilizers to improve pasture and poison to combat the rabbit menace. Shows Tiger Moth aircraft being fitted to spray chemical compounds; mechanical loading of fertilizer into planes; aircraft in flight and spraying from the air. Points out the saving in time and money that results from the use of aircraft.
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ACMI Identifier
000151
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - New Zealand
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pest control
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Spraying and dusting in agriculture
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Tiger Moth (Training planes)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pest control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Tiger Moth (Training planes)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)