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,...
In 1880, William Herbert Guthrie-Smith (1862 1940) emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand, where he learned the basics of sheep farming and acquired T...
