SCIENCE ON THE FARM.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 125, 29 May 1925, Page 3

SCIENCE ON THE FARM.

ANALYSIS OF SOILS. KI.'AHK \Tl\<; Till-; MI. \<'Kl:Kl:i:7. fHj- T'.;n~r.',;.>, --I , ,w.cnf'.on.) «>.U.I.\ .IDS, Jimrs.lar. I '.;'• riii.fprpiii-i. of Hi., ftnyal Apricill- ' iral .-'■■ .■■:■■ »,ii continued tn-flny. Tl '" |T'-i-i<-i i. .Mr. I'erry, moved on '""''■''' "'" rl "'' " "i'il. "That as it is stated In- fliPPj.fMriMi-i-i thai the prevalence, of ril-l ill ;_-:,. — j, ;, ,;,,,.,. ~f ~ ponr per . "•'"■'-"• •■' liiml..", thij Department of ■*-" "('•"■- !'■■ ri"|iip«tf-rt to investigate •'"■ Hir.iwt- M,.. (;. J,. Marshall Pee - "M.J.fl ii,<. motion. iv|.Mi waa adopted •Mr. A:.-.,liiih iHawk.-'s Hay) moved,--Iliat. in view of thp tremendous spread of blackberry throughout the roiintry, special b..;>rrl- Im set. up to (lea! isoili t ;'io |ipst." Tin; motion was carried. Dr. Itcrikps p:iifl the Department was oflnring a pi izo of £10.000 for the discovery blackberry at n reasonable cost. A remit from Ktratforrl r.-ad: "That t.lie attention of the Oovprnmfint ' i<: drawn to the numiier of wcpcls >trowin<{ on iinopfiinied Crown lands." 'J'lip remit was adopted. On the question liiat thp fJovcrnmpiifc he requested to orovide lipitp-r facilities for analysing .-oil-, more parliciilarlv in agricultural rli»tri>-i i. and uhiw i"arm»T<i of the man-ri'- ui'.-t -m!,i i|k f , th-if lands. Dr. He ,-.. ~ ) •!,.■ l>.- ( ..it i.-.-.-nt rarried on! μ-v i ■■•'■!.- ■<■ n i!»-■•- fnjii of Pha !■{.'... 'lri=, ■! • ■■■■- i.nl !.. il.fl work of tlw I i :-.,-, I. ■■■• !'■ "r. RpakP, .:,■ !•.■•, . ,- r,(, :■■■:- 111 ij .„ i r II ill Hie Lhaf.e'o" f :'..,; .:...--.,;:: n.--ohool next rm.ntii. , . ■„ ■ , :.. P1 I; n cHer to :"■' el' facilitate >'