FARMING ON THE WEST COAST
Sir, —Having practised as a veterinary surgeon in Westland, I feel the future of the province in farming is secure. The land is ideally adapted for heavy dairy production; and excellent beef cattle are produced in Westland. A number of dairy herds are producing an average of 3001b4001b butter fat a cow, which is very good when one considers that the milking season does not start till the end of August. The reason for this high production is the constant growth of grass from spring till late autumn, coupled with the vigorous policy of many farmers in Westland of repasturing with first-class grasses and clovers and judicious topdressing programmes. Indeed, the rest of New Zealand could learn much from the methods of the farmers of Westland, many of whom have hewn high-class farms from bush and bog.—Yours, etc., NEIL BRUCE, B.V.Sc. Waikari, June 10, 1954.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27374, 12 June 1954, Page 9
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