1940s, Go Dairy - Introduction of Farming Machinery, Walk Through Milking Machines, Rising Cow Populations, NZ Dairy Industry Development

Over 50% of New Zealand farms using milking machines. Walk Through predominant dairy type.

Over the next 10 years, some 10,000 ex-servicemen are placed on the land under a Government rehabilitation programme.

Cow population totals 1.7 million.

The British-made Ferguson tractor arrives in New Zealand and revolutionizes many aspects of farming in New Zealand.