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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21577, 13 September 1935, Page 24

AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. ENGLISH SEEDS ENGLISH SEEDS ENGLISH SEEDS Now to hand EAPE AND TURNIPS RAPE AND TURNIPS RAPE AND TURNIPS RAPE AND TURNIPS GROWERS GROWERS GROWERS GROWERS TAKE NOTE! MATSON AND CO., GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. have received from the now famous MESSRS W. W. JOHNSON & SONS, SEEDSMEN, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND, their new supplies of seeds as listed below. There has been a wonderful response to> these excellent but low priced seeds in past years and excellent results have been obtained throughout Canterbury. LOOK AT THESE PRICES! LOOK AT THESE PRICES! LOOK AT THESE PRICES! Matsous are again in the open market, and as usual are out to sell to one and all at prices that compete favouribly with any other brand of seed on the market. TURNIP S: Per lb. Johnson's Imperial Green Globe 21Johnson's Red Paragon .. 2/Johnson's Purple-top Mammoth 21Johnson's Hardy Green Globe .. 2/Johnson's Lincolnshire Red Globe . .. •• 2/Johnson's .Green-top Aberdeen 21Johnson's Purple-top Aberdeen 21Johnson's Selected Fosterton .(Green Top) .. .. 2/Johnson's Purple Top, The Bruce .. .. ..21K A L E: Thousand-headed .. 3/6 CHOU MOELLIER: Johnson's Chou Moellier .. 3/6 SWEDES: Johnson's Benefactor .. 31Johnson's Selected Superlative 3/6 Hurst's Magnificent .. .. 3/- « A p IT. Johnson's Broad Leaf Essex .. 9d Hurst's Special .. .. 9< Special Colonial Rape .. 7sd FERTILISERS EVERY EFFORT IS MADE BY US TO ENSURE PROMPT DISPATCH OF DELIVERY ON BE SURE YOUR ORDER FOR MANURES RECEIVES THE BEST ATTENTION. SEND IT TO: H. MATSON AND CO., 147 CASHEL STREET, , CHRISTCHURCH. THE MANURING OF GRASSLAND. There can be no general recommendation for the manuring of grassland. All that can be done is to indicate certain lines of treatment adapted to . various broad conditions of soil, climate, and management. At the outset we must bear in mind that although grassland will tolerate a moderate degree of acidity better than many,arable crops, lack of drainage and extreme lime deficiency will, if left unremedied render any manurial scheme quite ineffective. Fortunately the symptoms of these defects are usually plain to see, the necessary measures for their control are well understood and practical advice on the question of draining and liming is readily available from the Department of Agriculture. - Let us assume then, that we are dealing with land that is notoriously . hampered either by wetness or acidity, but is unproductive owing to deficiency of plant nutrients. What steps can we take to remedy this by fertiliser treat' ment? By far the commonest manurial requirement of land intended mainly for grazing is phosphate, and the practice that has stood the test of time and experimental examination is to apply a good dose of phosphatic fertiliser every second t,r third year. It is little use applying phosphatic fertilisers to matted pastures or land carrying a heavy growth of rough grass. On neglected pastures preliminary treatment is required to tear up the surface mat and expose some soil to be colonised by the clovers and finer grasses. Drastic harrowing with arable harrows may be necessary to achieve this, and on occasions excellent results have been obtained by discing. On land without a mat the grass should merely be grazed down or topped with a mower. Land that has been cut for hay is usually in good shape to receive phosphatic treatment. The result of successful treatment is an increase in the proportion of leguminous plants and finer grasses, ■with consequent increase in the protein and mineral constituents of the herbage. On poor land the yield is increased also; on better land the quality effect is more important. On most soils cultivation and phosphatic treatment followed by wellmanaged grazing will be all that is necessary. 'Two clearly defined cases arise in manuring for hay: Land that ftas been grazed for several seasons' with the usual phosphatic treatment. Permanent meadows, the aftermath being grazed. The first situation is satisfactorily dealt with by applying lcwt of sulphate of ammonia per acre or 3cwt of ammoniated super in August to add buUk to the hay crop. More generous treatment is called <for in the second case. A useful plan,is to apply a dressing of 3 bags of carbonate of lime mixed with one bag of Superphosphate in one autumn application with spring top-dressing of sulphate of ammonia as before. *?o crop responds to judicious manuring more than grass, but to realise the lull return a high standard of management is recuired. Improved pastures mean more stock, controlled grazing, and, in seasons of abundance, occasional use of the mowing machine. H.MATSPN and CO.