THE LAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 235, 1 October 1920, Page 8

THE LAND.

—; — Br _____scc___ ____<_____ CBOP'S FROM _______ ! BOOTS. I Grw:zi* besvy _>eijsf__s ■_. Tools _-■ 1 jk__li Terr _____ more on oat _r__nv.er j <5_ p___a__ wrr __ti_ _t___ os the .i_.e of the , BS_3Ti___l 7T.<ci.; ____ i*. "•'.' «.y, * | pr_L_t. "srei.:i't p_r a/.Te us urai-lo' ■'>'-'•' t4i__E_d _ro_a ___t E.ud j_g"_l_J .'___ rco-t i_a__ froa a ._jd ai t.u__e- j ■«_-_ i-rer-i-r _/_i-t of rt>'.i">.. All I ti—e Bae___pe_ __vo jjri_as. 3-or root _t_j»'i p_sza oas __■_- iarg. -J* j best __t_i_s_ E2 s. crop wa ju rows J __a__ Vj£t't_« , -r _h__ if _j~.a_ __xd i, _-__i_i to ____j»ai_4i_-l7 r_2__ __Kt____es j '. Sfn-rt.. . ~ 'cry ■£. iirtie '.-6'.__.__._t _xc 4.40 . ag___re t__"_-. i- __: _«re. aud __* V.'t._- , lecgii of t_u! r.•vr. it _. possible to gr. is . -bos _r__ i_ }C J .-53. f _et bH iac-ees of s""■, , t_ tl_e "js. ___ „'jidt_-: t>ut _be Jeurt'- 1 . is _T-7<_. feet if tie r-TTS are .4 i___-*5 , aptrt. or __,o_t» ._et -T tbe io-ts are 3- , -adbec .pan. _. is _>ees t__.t if in tbe-e ■ «___e_ i__e _____ __"c a fooi apart t. , ' i e." i - as-e i_a_rfy JOjOO. __*>J- ro_ie >>er a.rrt ' _Le *j_.e "_t_w _i__a in tiie -T'ler. ___s ____i of -be row. _. dot ■v_r^*-_.s7 io __«r is field '-■__. _r_ {or tie _" '-■' 3% Sz__i row* are j__* i_e oOTTeet •n-jdt.i f'-i .be *pii»e__ *_ _-* c_jt to -pan .-•-_--, 55j ______ Also, if tli* row. _r. rrrj n__:3_ zEi.rr.-i.Ter _ha_ !_T __•__«_. sa o-dJ- , csjt I-jte horse oaa iiair_3v _* '_-._ _T-ox ; a or r; w23 tread en "•_« . !__-__ Two foe* iv atw-rt a*- naJT-_ as : a U pr»i__>_e to ___i:.e _-* ro-sr.. j} !_.,_ be___!*_. is _o I* -_«J- On lb. otib-rrj. _-___. as moa rarltaje. oi v_riiip- and;. _*«___ wo-ld d. g-ite well La _6-_-rf»'j; K__, H i. -crth vlietl'T tbe . p.i_ ia tie _t___ber crj' __yot- iT-o_ld rj-t ; piy for __« errra ___ot_r oasise.. by raai- |, rcj aseof tie _____>r row raltira-OT aud ; tri<3_ lie larger liorse _>oe-E--en in th- ord__arT 27 cr 25 J«a j rows, ti.. __s____e «-t w3_w_ tie plan-* | ere tineSesd :_ tie ro<_- iS_ « -SCTxths- ' __st si_s__„ tri_ be __den.__.e_K _a___e» a _r«a_ ____•___«_ i._ __c ir___i_-r r -' 1 ; p_a__s <?_ an -inre. There _• .old. _s w. ' s__ve *een, be ;.,-00 at _ foot a-part, b-1 ; _S_e n___i»9T is increase- lo 25J30. -Tj Einglin? at nine ________ or i. <_ec___-«-!: to _2J900 _y ____3__g at 3* _t-=l«s_ ft ** | ■reß ___*k-_l. of e__rs_, ___ut '""J , '.i morei xoom t__ roots would be __??_-. but it I is o__t_u_i tiai -hose at 3? ______ «__ | noi i»e (twice tie .ise of iboM at nine. 'Sor wo-Lld tie xery lar_re noote be; qfqxlli ariniD? at, exen if ,n3r __c «_-_>- : wefeSi of Fiaaller roots could be frr<Am, : ?3?e"b_g root* are _rev.. ~f <_u)te ae g*>c«_ | q_a_S_y _s t_e _____J_r -_... If ot» m _irar&ge _-_2:it o_ two pound, ooui. be j_ro__. » r_H_lar ptoo* in _.-____ r*«» | ___i ei-g-Bd to _-_» _n_->«- apart _-o_3.d gjv. 23 tons an a.tTe. If tie *__.- 3 roots oouW be grown in 3_-i__:i rows Et mrte ha_-__- apart, __c crops w.uJd 34i tons ar_ acre, -wl_i___ in 2T--si__h rois-s at _S ir___.es apart tie weigit would orjjy be 33 J tons. Boots are very < __ s ___ a __Jy Ekigfsd much" tx>o far apart. ____S- m a _ae_str__ -.t wik-h i_i. be»-t r-sult. are given; and ___-. fig-ree dra-_tfce__.-.i_ to tie great difference a regular plant s__g!__ at ai=___>c_s may j ____. to the TM-g-t obtain--. Big roots "* j_-e _______ obtained even •*-__ wide dis- '• tance.; Email or _o_____tt sized '' oot ' !s a " | mar- eas-v got, and more is likely to be saaaed with the two ot three pound xoot. in 3a__-r nninbei- per acre -ban wiih higger _ndivi__-al rooti. __A-frr__t_-G POB POTATOES. th* wta-to s«*_s to be rigitJy fertiHsad if ______n__a yields ere to be bar- , . .e____ On3y a --fl-h-lanctd iW-^f can be relied npon to produce the best ______ ____. are two broad _______ oi fertiJiserE cowseni tie farmer, nsjasly. iiataral and artificial. In order ia _n_w_-__ Tny-^^'^' Tl crops economically, jt is d___ra_s_e that _. __Tot___-_e amount' _. vegetable matter be present in tie boO, »nd that it be .nppiemented \% »jra___at_oi_- of a we_s-i_la___ed artiEcia! __-_s____r Baited to the requirements of ■ ih. parti-ular crop it •» int#ndfcd to grow- It is essential also if full crops are to be ___________ _B__- tie land be £______aily drained, and that it tontain a fair proportion of lime. If these condi-ions are not fulfilled, feris-lieei-E, w_____7 natural or __r__B___J. however _t_dix_o_sir chosen, can never be fajlv etfectsve. ____jmr_3 lertilisex is tbe product resultfrom decayed vegetable and animal jascfci-T, including stock excreta. It b_et be regarded as tie old__>t and most s_E_ctive fertiliser and soil improver. (Virgin iaeds usually well endovred wifcn a____ia__fc £uppl__=. If,- however, _ai£_Tti__M.- crops are removed from them for a number of years, toeir origin_l store becoa__s considerably depleted ___tn a _tage i. reached when it becomes De_es_ary, if they are to retain tteir full -rop-produ.-'jg p_w,r, .oa_<._)t B,__YE___a of cropping and fertilising -winch wjjl ensure a _aTo_r_ble amount ; being majntained in them. A f-xmer cropping intensively can j ensure tbis by periodically applying J (LresßLcgß of dung and c.iMJost, or ] ander certain t-ircunist-rnces, by plou«_.- ! ing in green crops such I __ certain legumes. On tie _____ hand» i a farmer cultivating extensively can bring about tie same condition iiy growing crop, and feeding them off j EufEeiently often by stock. A _ystein of j |: farming where feeding off « 7-ractiv--d is. I j}ttt nearly bo exhaustive __. vr__>re a.i j crops Are removed from tie land, and _ok_ off the farm. Moreover,, by s-uci | j-_c±i_£ considerable quantities of fer- j tiHsing material 2tf_mu!_t_- in tie „_il -rhich, supplemented by suitable dre*s- ' - bigs of artificial fertiliser*, wiJ! enable j iuruj. crops to ge brown profitably. « Tiie fertiii-in? element. in*t usuaily deficient in soils are nitrogen, potas- _!___. and jfhospborus, ienee fertilisers iXintainisg these in more or less concentrated fo__n_> have been placed on the market. Thome in witch either particular element predominates are known as nitrogenous, potass:?, and pbotrphatie Jertiliserß respectively. Having regard __ the special requirements of crops grown under different conditions of soil and climate, a fertiliser should be _r_.!__aced in respect to each element. If tuck is not tbe ca_e, maximum yields cannot be recorded. In instanc-. one only of the three neede to be applied, -viik- in others two or all may be necessary. The farmer himself can easily determine whether it t.-ill he pro- £_____ or not to omit any one from the manorial dressing. In order to do this ail he need do is to omit fertiliser Bupplying apy one of the&e from the mannrial dressing, and observe the b£liaviour of the particular crop towards toe respective dressing. Different ___,_-rial dressings can be com-jpound-d for the potato crop. The three foßoving examples may be given. It 14, fully recognised that this dressing is costly and that-'possibly «ome of these mannres are not procurable. With !!____ conditions it must remain with the __n____.«f-ieiafimer _a ____»«.*_*

,_.____ - " _•.«_■ of tie use of tie :erfe users «•.___. _._v lie _.pp_.._. Tilt _r-_ c :'■ _- _—it __y ._ eagg__t_d __•.: — >*_. L SupeT_-___j__-te 4rw_ _4_p_a-e -1 pp_a__ ._-- _-«_ _Co. 2.. £__pßrtl!b_s____._e - Sr__ Bo_____3i " _rw_ S__p_a_te of ___n___t_ .. Jcwi. ?_____e -f .'C____- .... Ic^t. P_-W_-b__- g-__o Brw_. S_jp_rßl_Q_____i__ . •-• - 3 .-t. *• __ph_.te of __g_n P-m _- lew-- j ___ ____.•._ tf po_i_-i_ — • 3. -1- ■ ! Bgt-g _f "-..est can he ____:1_ i_t t_ie j ■..•up.-lira. Rated, en. -t __* rat* of - ;o 6 :-__s applied as acre. Th* fro-Tie: :___".;T7 __it :* _.pp-i__ to _-* powto ._ rich ____&. "w_.i_e tie larger amount _._v lit siren ... tilt mud* crop on pwtf .oil. For »oi_ cf .nt.w______te quality »_ __a.-_'i »o__e-_.ere between the ■ __j*___r __»_ _i2'_er q_*_tii__. may be .yen, de.pe___ng on _ -ether the land _ppr.___n_tte ___;e nearly .« tbe richer ; 3r puorej quality.