Exhibits
exhibition’s theme and it is backed up by 36 white crosses representing farm deaths this year.
The Canterbury Agricultural College tent at the other end of the grounds behind the sheep pens proved a popular gathering place for farmers yesterday. Following its new policy of having a display concentrating on one aspect of farm operations, the College thij year has featured lucerne. Aspects of the display—which is made up from living specimens from the field and the college—include the inoculation bf seed with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mineral nutrition in relation to lucerne establishment. Growth features of different varieties of lucerne are shown, including creeper types that the college is particularly interested in. Plants illustrate seed production, and the aspects of seeding work at Lincoln, especially with regard to improvement Actual specimens taken from the field show different experiments in weed control.
The feeding of lucerne is demonstrated by processing equipment for silage, hay, and dehydrating of lucerne to produce meal and pellets. Another section deals with the eelworm pest—lucerne’s chief enemy.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29051, 13 November 1959, Page 11
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