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GRAIN GROWERS ICI Actellic is your peace of mind insurance policy for stored grain. Sprayed on inert surfaces such as silo walls, Actellic will remain active for up to three months. jpr Contact your a a 11® PGG Branch Actellic for ° ur . . /jch recommended ICI New Zealand Limited treatment O Mt>*swortn Stretff N Z programme. ®PYNE, GOULD, GUINNESS LTD All Branches

11 fiw MH Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd. B |1 are 9* v * n 9 discount on Supergro S H products — Superphosphate and B m Wir Superphosphate mixes — purchased B I Ell in February 1988. R | That’s a saving of over $7.00 per tonne on Super B H phosphate and $B.OO per tonne for Sulphur Super, Sj H And don’t forget the Rebates average over the w past 3 years was $4.85 per tonne. H H Keep this in mind when taking advantage of the B M 4% discount in February. B I. Contact your nearest Merchant or Ravensdown B H Store NOW! H | Remember offer lasts until 29th February 1988. B J - PROGROW

ANNUAL WESTERWQLDS TYPE RYEGRASS Progrow is a diploid cultivar i'/y RYEGRASS STAGGERS producing finer-leaved, xftxlAn MfhfaSl! The endophyte in Ceres denser pastures than A Progrow does not cause tetrapioid cultivars. xWUIiLw/OgwzC* ryegrass staggers. It is SEEDLING RESISTANCE a dl^er^ n L str ( a ’F of ,. TO ARGENTINE W \ endophyte to that m STEM WEEVIL a ' he P erennial Progrow contains an \vw\u I ryegrasses, endophyte which PERSISTANCE AND gives seedling resis-: ' RESEEDING tance to adult Wf Ceres Progrow is an Argentine stem annual and plants weevil feeding. 1- will generally not It's establishment is ~ over-summer except superior to other under moist conditions, ryegrasses lacking /.>//•'Kil A V However, unlike other endophyte when stem ’ZzTY /'/ n rkwtV cultivars CeresProgrow weevils are active. ' < •/] y/[ ''v i \ Vywy ' x establishes from reseeding particularly: /rli) IdPn ’ very easily, forming dense 1. When sowing earlier 7 U \Yi \- pastures capable of being than mid-March. ' . used for a second year. In areas 2ln dry conditions. " 1- } with regular summer drought it 3. When direct-drilling. '' I can be used as a permanent 4. When drilling into seedbeds pasture by being allowed to reseed left undisturbed tor more than each year. a tew days. SOWING RATE In a trial sown late January 1986 at 20-30 kg/ha. The higher rate gives a Ceres Research Station. the higher yield in autumn and early percentage of seedlings destroyed winter. by stem weevil were: TIME OF SOWING Grasslands Tama 34% Because of its resistance to Argentine Grasslands Moata 23% ■ Stem Weevil, Ceres Progrow may be Ceres Progrow 8% sown earlier than endophyte-tree ; Under ideal conditions (insect-free. cultivars. Ideally it should be sown moist, good seedbed) establishment from m id-January to the end of is similar to other annual ryegrass April. Earlier sowings give higher ■ cultivars. autumn and early winter yields. YIELD NITRITE POISONING The potential to sow early can Ceres Progrow is less likely to, cause greatly increase yield. Late autumn- this problem than tetrapioid 1 early winter yields ol Progrow can cultivars. be up to 30% above other annual FERTILIZER i' t • ryegrasses depending on the Like all Italian, Westerwolds „ conditions at establishm ryegrasses, Ceres Progrow responds GRAZING well to nitrogen fertilizers. Due to its prostrate growth habit, TMcrrTirrnr ■, •’ V finer leaves and ability to produce insecticide application at sowing is dense pastures, Ceres> recommended with early sowings if withstands close and c pests other than stem weevil are KtolSlvm" likely to be a problem ®Sole Australasian Marketers: XXX in association with: PYNE, GOULD, PLANT BREEDERS (NZ) GUINNESS LIMITED W LIMITED Plant Variety Rights Applied For “Sowing the seeds of progress” AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL SEED MERCHANT '