1938 P. W. Smallfield

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CollectionBledisloe Medal RecipientsDescriptionA portrait of P. W. Smallfield (1917-18, DipAgr, MAgrSc), the Bledsloe Medallist, 1938. Joined NZ Department of Agriculture in 1921. Worked at Ruakura then appointed Fields Superintendent Auckland District. Investigative work through Auckland farming areas, notably development of pumice lands and other problem soils in Central Plateau of the North Island showing the possibilities of this country as farming land. Director, Extension Division, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. Among the first to complete a Master of Agricultural Science at Canterbury Agricultural College. Prominent in development of Ngakura Blocks to permanent grass and productivity, thus opening the way to development of Crown and Māori land.PersonP. W. SmallfieldDate2012KeywordsBledisloe MedalawardsAlumniGold MedallistDepartment of AgricultureFilename1938 Smallfield P WSourceBledisloe and Alumni International Medal Recipients 1930 - 2012Item Reference0000785

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1938 P. W. Smallfield