ROOT CULTURE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 8

ROOT CULTURE.

' :-;7 7;''- tSImBnr6ti ! : CONTESTS;-;7 :7 J: -;7 7 :bN?';THE^^IZE-WINNERS''| , 7 : 7 .''!' ■. ::■-;;' :, 7*METjEODS.;i:;-:.:f';': '-ff 7! ; : 7 7 : "The report /of" Mr. : A; B;. :Waod.. agriculV''*' tural-chemist,' of Masterton,. on the .ree'enl 5 1';. foot-grbwing•'. contest held. by.-the' Mastertbi: ' UD r 'i,A. : -;and ■ PjS'Assobiatiou'v .which ■ 'is, issued 7aj ;en :' part; of--the .annualiropoft to7bb presentee ■he' ;to. members'.'next'.Saturday,.contains':some ia't ! ' interesting .notes on , the methods of .''culture ill; adopted'by the ;winn'efs.7. Sbmo extracts, art he; -as/rellow,'-—;.';^:- 7 '',' :~' : .f;f\ : .pff 'p: /f)f Turnips■ : (judged. .jj't; ;.7 7 Mes;3'rs/;J:':.Albrris: and'.G'7;R.; Sykes.); , |k'.; : .-First "Messrs."" Gray 7-Bros;, on J 42 tons ,14:cwt;.,t 1..-qr> : " "per'.acre,v-80;-pdint : s »n-; 'awarded/;,7Mede-fof -cultivation—No: roots or ntf cereals.-had: been"7 taken; offi...thisiviMihtry \H previously.;- The-grourid- was*ploughed: early, '-?i disked, ;h"arrowcd'; and rolled.: Tlio soil wa,' F"S very;rich, country.',:.'Mauiirc \% per acre— .■ i :Gel. 77 per acre. /.TliisVnian.urbi.is.a comiilotb ,: j brie,; .'containing, Nitrogen;'Jphbsphbric!''aiihy- .. 1 dride,' and potash; '. Seed 'town,' v/ith 1 manured, '< 'Stittons's; green 'and purplo. ..top: Aberdeens, t Qoz.j per.'acrc., Drilled':Novembcr ; 7 r, 12,-'' l . u< N3 be!' blight ''".in this 'dfop.;, ■ .7' -S^.;'vUA.UMO 4 ic-.; ;'.'Seeond7prize, Mr. Wm.; Perry,' 7■ 33''tons ve ;- 17. <jwt. 3 7 qrs.. per,; acre; ..total. points^,. W Manure per : acre—2' .".(applietl.' 'after "■j analysis ; bf: soil)!-' oh slag;';land J lwncdtist; -in tho ot- 3 slag : and 7 p ,?. Cost ;per acre,-Ids.'9d. ; .Basic: slag, !1( i ph'aiie;;manure' cphtainiiig' 7 'a .'small 'quantity k-; of ,1im0.7-Analysing'result,'-20.82-phosphorip j.-' 1 anhydride:(insoluble:in;water)'equivalent:;to lio7'ls.oo:tnealcic:phbspliate. .Tlib.fineness.;',of ."■'. cent 7 , isanimpbf-' fe 'tant "factor, aiid it must .be)rqmombered ;tliat 20. the' finer you .'ge'tia. pji.psphatie - manure.: (;n- ---')': solubSj),- tlio 'mor©""eas'ily"*available it'7be--I', comes'^a'plant.food,'not'forgettin(z:toldol; ■ '•' for7a high pbrceiit.3go»of '.Mbdo-iof cultivation—Plo^glied, :^disked i, ''haiv : ro'we'ii;'and;4'plled;'.?,;looz.. : of.Sutton's Imperial 7 Green':Globe aM 7 drilled December';.2o. ..•No 7 tliisidropH ~.. No: previous croprbjt; this' cburifryV: Soil good,' . not.'sb :rich. as'fifsi-prizft plot,'■■;','■ ,' 7,..-': {f Swedes, •'. Flat;': (Judged. firsi v week, in,.June, ,f' -"■; by':Messrs; G/;Shaw,. W: 'Percy, 'aiid'R.; t. "■:7';j,''pa2g.)7 : ;7?V': •- :' Jof e; ; 7. First prize/air,'; W. : . Perry, ;i33 , :tQns jiier n 'l '-'acre; total' points..;s6. Jlanuro per'abfc— l > ;(After;arfalysis, of'j l soil),v3.. I cwt.-.slag',7l. 1 -.c\yt7i ';. ;botiedu'str2- cw't/'fpf.thiii/'.ni'ixiiirb' pe'r jacte.;: Analysis 'of :thosb';;manurc's' as in: .third-prize. "■'•' plot;: cost per'aere for, manure, : 105.:,. 1 ,9 d.;.. d' ''About',: 18'• per.'.ceii't. of "tins' 'mixture 3// :• a'residual-for next crbf).'.. 'Modc'of cul.tiva- •: vtiori—Treated as Mr. ;lVrry's 7 tlirnips.-''' i l.C) , oz. d , 7 Suttbh's. Elephaht;Swexlcs.per,..acre^:, Drilled 1; \with manure on December.,3o. y'Jjto blight, on. J7i|h is- dot. '•..':■ " \/.£\i ::"''■'','': ~.■•'•.".'.' ;, 7.,-'.. •• ! -7 f i'-f'LSebbnd...prize, -Messrs. Shaw'-arid ,Spii,. ; 37 ''-: -tons per acre;- total:ppints ouS'-.'Tho'p.revibus' • y crop: in this: paddock; failed. owing:;ito:;seasdn;' and ;was,summea'",.;fallov - «l. A: gcoc^see^bedi 7 was prepared'.forlitho above,.and one'ewt. of _• 'Fison's Turnip, '-'was; 'used; 7 costing 7 3 '75.:6 d... per acre;% •; : '.plete 'ono containing phosphoric - " ahhydrido,- and ■ potash:'-:.: yisitetl. ; , .tihjserop,' weed also,was 7 too plentiful.,;; i 7::oz.,bf V.- Su'tton's Ma-rnuniißonuiu seed Hvas used, per V; acre, soTraiNovrempefcs,;7;T])6 v 1 'r ' played an important; ,; part : ' iii>the; abovb" re-; ii suit's';, this .being thfi-ifirst. crop . froni7tliis n pa'ddocl-:, which has only just been stumped.; i, •: Third/prizc, Mr. B, Kibblewhite,-'32. : t>ons. '■• per;'acre; total.points, 50." Modcofcultiva- , tion^Ploughc(l.:(>nce, : "<lisked.twice, harrowed 11. twice,.'scarified;once, rolled once'; the above. ■'■■' isthe.fou'rtlrcrop. Manure per acre—2 ewt. r (after analysis of soil), containing.'3 slag, 0 i bone, 1 kainit. It will be' noticed that this :-' 'manure'is- chiefly phosphatic (insoluble). :- The slag used ,was; the samp quality as .for, - : :Mr.7 Perry's, turnips. 'The:;.' bonediist''coij-' , talricd 3;89 nitrogen (insoluble), phosphoric - anliydrido7 22.15 (insoluble), equivalent to t 43.37 tricalcic phosphate,: kainit containing t. 22.4 sulphate of potash'. Costper. acre,; 10s.-; j ■ Tho- manure. was applied same day as mixpd;'. t and I drilled with seed, 9 oz. Sutton's Crirn-, ]' i'sbn/Kiug.';-. About 18 per cent. ,of thoN.bdne-, -■' dust forms a* residual available for the. next t crop. This paddock has a heavy clayvsub-,- - i\ soil, running to shingle in patches. ->'- '.^7; ' ;,,,! ,7;. SWEDES, 'Bidged; . ' ' -First Prize, Mr. O. Sullivan, 30 tuiis/per-' . acre; total points, 52. Deep alluvial''.'soil;: 5 and requires a careful working.' Cropped,;a' j number' of years, chiefly cereals. Ploughed/ , in 'September, re-ploughed December, . grubbod,'. harrowed, and rolled frequently, i 7 oz. Sutton's Champion seed was used per acre.'Drilled with 20 ewt. W.M.E. Co. No. 1. Cost 12s. 6d. per acre., Tbis' maiiuro-was ' a complete one. ■;■ '' ■'. "•',.';:••:-..;. ~ , Second prize, Mr.;E. Evans; .20;; tons per j- aero; total pomts," : 34. Alluvnil-'and stony (patchy);-'' This' is tho second crop of turnips ', off this paddock in rotation. Sutton's Crim-. . ,' son King seed was used. -''•' 7-'. :! -'v ; . ..',:/; f ,''!:. '. MANGOLDS.;-;' ' ; 'f/.;''% '■ . First prize, Messrs. Shaw' and''Son, 79 tons per acre; total points 100. Mode of -' cultivation—Ploughed, disked, and rolled. ': No previous crop taken olf this ground. - Quantity' of seed per acre, ,31b. Sutton's Mammoth. Rod. 2:cwt. of W,M.E. Co/No. 17* (cost. 12s. Gd. per. acre) was applied to.ncro • with seed. This soil was particularly good, and responded to a complete manure contain- ; ing iiitrbgcn, phosphoric ' and .| •potash. ; -The saed and maiiU"r67was':sbwi)'7, September 8. This ground had several, dres:shigs of stable and sheep manure,,.the weight of "which -is 'unobtainable';7ahd:'ho money value can be attached, but. no doubt tho stable manure,is responsible to a great do- , ■ -greb for this excellent cron. . 1 Second 'pj'ize;:;'Mr-,„;E.':".J."V::Haigh,:'.64..,tpn,s, :': 1 per acre;'total "points, 93." Mode of cultiva- 1

tipn—Pimiglieil in. May*- lay- r fallow, til ' August,' then '■ ploughed- ? harrowed, and rolled four .times.>,) In Juiic, applied ,X 'ew't.'. basic slag;/(tbp dressed).' lyWtous t& J sbVing 'seed'.-' JMarited : : in UJkJv middle- of October, applied ..with, ,tho seed 3 cwt. of mixed manure 'qi tlio.rato. of .(s■, parts kainit, i-parts superphosphate', '3 parts sulphate of Wnimohia, with' 'a' small portion' of sulphate of.; potash.: '■ Tin's .ground has- been •. cropped for a number:of:years. • Garton's.seed was sown .in 15 rows, also. 15 rows Long Red Sutton's.;• ;Costvof .inanurb per. aero, £1 35., ■No stable manure-was usc(I v on this plot. Tho : manures: above wore .'mixed and applied tho same day. . -'v. ■ !?.-.-• Somo of tho chief factors in tho cultivation of theso crops, may- bo tabulated as follow: —'. , ".. //;'£'s;}' .'■.■■ ■"'-■- Turnip's. " "■;; ■ ',•,...;.' ~,--.-.:i.'Seed. Alanure.cpst......,.; %■..-.' '' : /-^'''"'"peracre.' ; pef tiM-Crop; .'Grower. .'■., .Variety. ozs. -s. d. djys';c. ,q ; -. .Gray. Bros.'. Sutton's '/ i ' , / ; /'" : , .'? ,1" Greenland;.".■''•: . /.■ r '-..'*';•■■ ■■■; ,■■-'-.' . ;:■: Purple,. top '-: *.' • /;?<*■«; - • ■-. ■;•'■' ■ • • ur Aberdeen;...../9 Vl2vG W 42:U,. t. [■ ; W. ;3J^33,17:^ % ' 10 : i$ :33:;33 :&$ ■, -Shawand,S6h\S;Magn'um i r Cv;s '',■:=.■■?..■..'> .■.-;•'•_■■. '■])?,. j W. '•■ / ; ?*wßoiium^^' ■■%,:.■ Tm^iSj;:^:^ r-;s>vv ■'■':■ '■'■^■^■.';\k 'v?i ';f*-^!> ; Su'lllva'n :! :::^7'^ ;; o' 'Xifc .Evans- S.. Cr.. King/and i ;'. ... .j,,-•.„.', J ! , i'.;;;; ; - : : ,'Charopibn' -.1):-J2.-G : 20.;../ ;; ; :':-v;V';' -". ; ''.'*■ Mangolds. '_■•■■[ -.; ,•':.'.'.!. :;.■ , i;;;':ShttW'andSoh' i 'S;.Mam- . : : > - - : '- ' . . [-]\ '.'..■, ' -;..•. .moth.Eed'.SlbV 12, fl ;- 79 . , Haigh'.- : '"'■ '■ ' .;• X:X: Bed';,'; . ...«b,.23 ; .0 *1 64