IMPROVING PASTURES.
The Agricultural Department, has recently been carrying out interesting experiments at Pueera, near Whangarei. where.GO acres of the poorest gum lands "STe been operated upon. The object ! "I the experiments, the Director-Gen- i eral of Agriculture (Dr. C. .T. Reakes),; i 'wormed a "Dominion" reporter, has: ; neen to establish good, permanent pas- l lure. The results so far have been i v ery encouraging. The bulk of the ! pastures is looking extremely well, and ?' V C3 good promise of holding, though, °t course, some time must elapse before "us.point can be definitely established. J n addition to the growing of crops stable for ploughing in, in order to increase the organic quality of the soil, : another interesting point is the introduction of kikuyu grass (indigenous to '. South Africa). This appears to be well established, and is giving better results , : "ach -year, especially when combined' •■ v!™. "overs. Several settlers in the! '"strict have received roots of this Slf ,, ™ d so far have been well pleased . with the result.?, especially as it seems j '<> stand dry weather very well
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 132, 5 June 1923, Page 11
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179IMPROVING PASTURES. Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 132, 5 June 1923, Page 11
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