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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 16, 29 October 1938, Page 11

1938 CHAMPION TURNIP CROP Grown by Mr C. Morrison, o£ Kaitangata 81 tons % cwt. per acre To the above can be added another 10 to 12 tons for leafage, which was removed when the crop was weighed. The judging was conducted for the Otago Farm Competition Committee by Officers of the Field Division of the Department of Agriculture. % x i #- AM x % m I ■% L % * m A y A' * MW A - / 4* a- :% - v . nt >u . A' : mik- • « ■>L H A % *IC VF m r \ ! .Hr--74 Principles of Jicc® ss /u£ It will be noted that the crop is particularly even in size and shape and shows a splendid strike with almost a complete absence of germination injury, the gaps being negligible. Grown with the now proved Anti-Club Root mixture which has Reverted Super for a base, only extremely small traces of club root and brown heart were present. Turnip Nm u mik WITH Turnips, as with all crops, there are certain fixed charges that are always involved irrespective of the volume, quality, or feed value of the crop produced. There 18 the proportion of the annual value of the land, the cost of tilling the soil and the cost of the fertiliser and seed. The great cost is that of the preparation of the land. Tilling is of first importance, and there can be no great crops without adequate 'land P re P a l’?'f|®?- lwr , cost of manuring is slight compared with the cost of preparing land, BUT MANURING IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT, and adequate quantities of fertiliser must be used n you are to get bulk, quality and feeding value in the crop. The greatest advance in Turnip growing was made a few years a Sowhmi ‘‘REVERTED SUPER” was introduced. “REVERTED SUPER” HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. It has been consistently successful wet years and dry years. It is as suitable for sowing in areas oi low rainfall as in areas of heavier rainfall. With “Reverted Super you can drill in the fertiliser with the seed, and the crop is fed throughout its whole growing period, producing the best bulb development. Farmers can well ask Why it is that every championship crop over the last Sew years has been grown with either “Reverted Super” straight or “Rockland” or “Aerex” Turnip Mixtures, which contain a high percentage o£ “Reverted Super.” There must be a reason The reason is that the phosphate in the fertiliser is in the form most suitable to the growing crop, specially prepared to promote proper bulb development and correct leafage* RECOMMENDATIONS TURNIPS RAPE Turnip crops can be made bigger, better and'more profitable by using 3-4c\vt per acre of “Rpverted Super” or “Rockland” or “Aerex” Turnip Mixtures (Anti-Club Root). When ridging, sow as much as possible through the front box of the ridger and l-2cwt with the seed. For flat drilled crops, 3cwt can be sown profitably with the seed with practically no risk of germination injury. On heavier land, the quantity of manure should be increased. Pre-sowing of fertiliser is also a valuable adjunct in turnip growing. MANGELS Mangels exact a heavy demand on plant food in the soil, and call for a correspondingly heavy application of fertiliser. Broadcast 3-4 cwt of Special Mangel Manure or Potassic Super befqre sowing, and also 3cwt of Special Mangel Mixture or “Reverted Super” with the seed. “Reverted Super” or “Rockland” or “Aerex” Rape Mixtures (Anti-Club Root) are specially suitable for the requirements of Rape, and the recommendation is to sow at least 3cwt per acre. KALE AND CHOUMOELUER More attention is being given to Kale and Choumoellier because of their practical immunity to the Diamond Backed Moth, dry rot, club root, and other pests and diseases. Here again, adequate dressings are essential in order to obtain the maximum and most profitable returns. Both Kale and Choumoellier are gross feeders, and exact a heavy toll on the soil compared with Turnips. For this reason, it is recommended that 3cwt per acre of “Aerex” or “Rockland” Rape Mixtures (Anti-Club Root) or “Reverted Super” should be, broadcast or pre-sown, and a further 3cwt per acre drilled in with the seed. PRICES Reverted Super .. .. £4/10/6 per ton \ Packed 16’s. Turnip Mixture (Anti-Club Root) £5/14/- per ton I Less 5/Rape Mixture (Anti-Club Root) £5/16/6 per ton j discount Borated Reverted Super .. £5/1/6 per ton j payment 30 days. BORATED REVERTED SUPER Borated Reverted Super is the best known control for Brown Heart in Turnips. It is, however, dangerous to germination when sown in contact with the seed. When ridging, Borated Reverted Super should he sown through the front box only at the rate of 2-3 cwt per acre, and a further l-2cwt of “Reverted Super” from the back box. Splendid results are being obtained from the pre-sowing of 3-4 cwt of Borated Reverted Super, and this practice is strongly recommended. 2cwt of “Reverted Super” or the “Rockland” or “Aerex” Special Mixtures can then be sown with the seed. Some farmers have found good results by broadcasting 151bs per acre of borax with 3cwt of fertiliser per acre a week to a fortnight prior to the crop, being sown. This practice is also sound. IMPORTANTORDER MIXTURES BY NAME It is not sufficient just to order so much Turnip mixture or so much Mangel or Rape mixture. f Specify “AEREX” OR “ROCKLAND” and then you are sure of obtaining properly proportioned Mixtures of which the components and proportions are specified, and which represent the full value for your money as well as assuring you a mixture that has proved its value by the growing of champion crops. SPECIFY “ROCKLAND” or “AEREX” MIXTURES Better to have a few acres of good Turnips of high feeding value than more acres of inferior quality

The best individual market for complete British ears for .Juno was New Zealand (1164). Next in order came Denmark (254), Eire (103), British India. (161), Union of South Africa (144), and British Malaya. (113). Australia, as usual took the majority of the chassis exports (1965). Only 21 of the total went to foreign countries.