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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18672, 22 April 1926, Page 13

WMLs*: J ettof Dressing with f Superphosphate ■-'Vl.:%!«>flt|f-i:Y ;• I ;) Experience of Mr. J. C. Diack, Waikouaiti Carried 2| Cows to the Acre after Top-Dressing A 9-acre paddock was top-dressed last June with 44/46% "Rockland" Superphosphate—--2 cwts. to the acre. By October a splendid growth of grass and clover was obtained, and the herd of dairy cows, 24 in number, was turned in to graze. This nine acres grazed the herd until March, i.e., carried 21 cows to the acre for six months of the year. The only time during that period that the cows were off the paddock was an occasional Sunday when they were turned into a nearby paddock which had not been top : dressed. It is a significant fact that immediately the cows were grazed on pasture that had not been top-dressed the milk yield dropped 501bs. per day, and the average butter-fat test dropped two points as well. Before top-dressing with Superphosphate, Mr. Diack had trouble with his cows chewing blue gum bark, due to the deficiency of phosphate in the herbage. Since top-dressing, the cows have ceased chewing bark completely— the mineral content in the grasses and clover having been increased by the Superphosphate. ■ iVk«;U JITTTi i;i,'.uuji^.u.)n^r dressing pastures with " Rockland" Superphosphate is particularly important, as it was obtained in a district commonly considered a light rainfall area. Even in parts of Australia where the annual rainfall is but little over 12 inches, top-dressing has shown marked results. THE SECRET of success lies in using high-grade "Rockland" Superphosphate, iKlKllwmttMFTT&iniTtWjWAlAi^tT&WitiiVjm spring, maximum results are obtained by application in autumn or early winter, 80 that the winter rains can wash it into the roots of the grasses and clover. i \ I ! i Procurable through all Stock and Station Agents and Produce Merchants MANUFACTURERS: Kempthorne, Prosser & Co.'s New Zealand Drug Co. Ltd. Agricultural Chemists, 136 High Street, Christehurch

DUNEDIN HOUSE BURNED. OCCUPANTS' NARROW ESCAPE. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) DUNEDIN, April 21. Aroused from his sleep by knocking on tho kitchen door of his residence at St. Leonards yesterduy afternoon, Charlerf Lockhart, a night-watchman at the Exhibition, found that the house was on fire. He had only sufficient time to remove his three young children, who were also asleep, before the firo swept the entire building. 'l % he house and contents were destroyed, only one chair being saved. Be prepared. See that you have adequate insurance on your house and furniture. Consult the Mercantile and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Hereford street. It is a local company with all its capital invested in New Zealand, therefore prompt settlement. —o