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gk. NOTES IBw • Cultivate as soon as possible for drilling at earliest opportunity. | SEEDING RATE—EARLY SOWING (September), If to 2 bushels per sere is sufficient Early sowing allows plants to stool out hence the lower seeding rate * FOR VERY LI6HT LAND sowin 8 ma Y be as low as Ij bushels per acre to - produce a satisfactory grain sew pie under dry conditions. • WITH UTE SOWING, seeding rate is increased. W FERTILISERSW • 1 TO 2 CWT. PER ACRE OF SUPERPHOSPHATE drilled with the seed, boosts early growth with consequent yield increases. M. 8.57 Malting Barley © FERTILISER NEWS A MONTHLY ADVISORY SERVICE FOR FARMERS DELIVERIES: Unfavourable weather has caused farmers to delay deliveries. Forward orders for August/September delivery are building up, so farmers are strongly advised to order now through their usual suppliers in order to avoid any delays in delivery as Spring demands reaches its peak. BULK BUYING MEANS SAVING: Bulk buying of K.P. Fertilisers can mean big savings on farm costs. The price per ton of bulk fertiliser is $3.30 per ton less than bagged. Time and effort are also saved if farmers do not have to handle bagged fertilisers. We are now supplying just over 50% of our fertiliser in bulk, but believe that many farmers now buying bagged should consider the advantage of bulk buying for the coming year. We estimate that the total savings effected by switching to bulk could amount this year to the rather staggering figure of $240,000 from Hornby alone. By purchasing in bulk, many farmers could significantly reduce farm costs in respect to fertiliser application. The money saved could be used effectively for extra fertiliser or for the erection of bulk storage bins (a deductable farm expense). When estimating your fertiliser requirements for this year, remember bulk buying will save you $3.30 per ton. CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO BUY IN BULK ? FERTILISER FREIGHT SUBSIDY The New Fertiliser Freight Subsidy scheme is now In operation. You will now quality If four farm Is IB miles or more from our Hornby Works. Your merchant can give you full details. MOLYBDATE SUPER: ex Hornby. Now contains 2lbs (320 z Sodium Molybdate per ton. Previous registration contained 20oz per ton. FUNCTIONS OF MAJOR PLANT FOODS (coaf«L> MAGNESIUM: Aids in assimilation of phosphorus by the plant. May be considered a companion to calcium, being similar in many of its characteristics and usually occurs in nature along with calcium salts. It is essential in the formation of chlorophyll. MANGANESE: Essential to normal plant development. Required in very small amounts. Soils that have been overlimed are usually deficient in manganese. NOTE: A deficiency of these two elements causes chlorosis in plants and crops. SULPHUR: Is utilised by the plant in development of essential organic compounds, proteins and vitamins. The most important source of sulphur is in Superphosphate which contains 11% Sulphur. Sulphur is an essential element to the plant as has been demonstrated in the lower altitude tussock grassland areas of Canterbury since the discovery of the need there, in the late fifties. IRQ"': Required only in limited amounts as an essential element and is directly connected with the functioning of chlorophyll. As with manganese, overliming of soils renders iron unavailable to the plant. Most soils contain iron, but unfortunately in a form that is not soluble for plants. This is particularly true of soils in the neutral or alkaline zones where pH will be above 7.0. BORON: Required in very small quantities by the plant and its presence is essential to the health of the plant and its resistance to disease. Of great benefit to lucerne and also prevents root or heart rot in root vegetable crops. Only very small quantities of boron are needed to correct existing deficiencies. 1 Ww-eiu] tuxiUiiiXiA \l?nJaaaß3a \ am/ 'phone 64-673. P.O. Box 1244, Christchurch. Fertiliser Works at Hornby, Christchurch and Wanganui.

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