GRASSLAND FARMING

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 11784, 31 July 1935, Page 1

GRASSLAND FARMING

, KOVEL LECTURE EILM. was a large attendance at f-, A/rtfomata on Friday night, when Mr ifc.v- y Montgomery, of Auckland, gave illustrated address on “Grassland jirming," (says the Matamata ReSrl- ,C °Mr'Montgomery said he had prebeen with the Department of and had been attached to the plant research station at ’■?' pjiaerston North. The chief aim of -Mg lecture was to try to stress just 5/ -what amount of good was done to oastures by the; use of nitrogen ferK *'tilher. Scientific observers had been • > ’tioiely following this phase of rest I-’seWch, • especially since 1928, and speaker proposed to give the resalts to date. The great quest of ■'-'man was for grass, and this quest ‘ - '-ag taking place all over the world. To emphasise the search for grass k? -'an Interesting film was then screeh- £; ed showing the terrific struggle of ij a nomadic race of Turks—cousins to £/, toe Turks who opposed the Anzacs—i . w j, o had migrated over inhospitable t country, precipitous mountain ranges : and flooded rivers, in a search for < r pastures for stock. The early pic[i tures showed the tribe in the high- - lands of Angora in a drought-strick- '}>'/ ■gQ area, and the chief holding a coun-|Sv*-cU ot his headmen, at which the deh clslon to migrate was made. The trek In 'search of grass was Ifetoen shown on the screen with the fe& amasing handicaps overcome by the sturdy" nomads in crossing the Zar|Kddt Kuk range of over 10,444 feet, lv <the sictea of which were precipitous I? and" the peaks covered with snow. fefe*Jir4'by'yard the fight was shown, at the tribesmen having to dig steps'ln the solid ice for their cattle, horses;- asses’ and sheep. At times the stock had to be carried, Sfprbdded ahd urged on. All the J-Wwthne the tribe was gradually moving east, where grass was feflff; be .found. ■ crossing of a swollen river attention. Paced by Fpthe tact that theer were no fords or and' that the river was a rushing torrent, the tribe Small ! raffs of goat skins, and the many thousands of anifemsls unfit to swim were tied, and pTfenried over with primitive paddles. »iThe; stronger animals had to swim, fewhUe'fhff 'stronger men -also swam stock upstream -and out i§i|rf'’whlrlpools/'-:> The whole effort was and though hundreds of |v Mfihab' were- - drowned the great IpßUjortty- crossed safely and ultiMmalely ■“ reached i the grass-covered : of -the promised land. sfhe -picture was an arresting and |fe'riOTel. idea' -Of Impressing -on farmstruggle being pjm&denjy peapule all over' the world sf-.'fb secure the. best succulent grasses plforWeir ahimals. this picture other picr%.af>Phkidkohe >and at Messrs J. Ranp4;Tß|BMkr and Whkatane, were ■ also •hown [ to. illustrate the benefits ohllpMßtHj' from ther application of amfSphoniated’ super. '