Tutira The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station [Paperback]

This pioneering 1921 book focuses on the environmental impact of introduced species on New Zealand's native flora and fauna.An early classic of New World environmental consciousness, this 1921 publication describes how Scottish settler Herbert Guthrie-Smith developed a successful sheep station in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Much of the book is devoted to descriptions of the native flora and fauna, and the impact on them of introduced, 'alien' species.An early classic of New World environmental consciousness, this 1921 publication describes how Scottish settler Herbert Guthrie-Smith developed a successful sheep station in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Much of the book is devoted to descriptions of the native flora and fauna, and the impact on them of introduced, 'alien' species.In 1880, William Herbert Guthrie-Smith (18621940) 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.Preface; 1. Tutira, its prominent physical features; 2. Rock constituents of the run; 3. The lakes; 4. The soils of Tutira, past and present; 5. Subcutaneous erosion; 6. Surface slips; 7. The forest of the past; 8. Two periods of Maori life; 9. Trails l³­