USE OF MANURES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 108, 3 November 1937, Page 5

USE OF MANURES

' EFFECT ON DAIRY HERDS

, The opinion that an unbalanced use of artificial manures was chiefly responsible for the majority of diseases among dairy cattle was expressed by the president of the Auckland Jersey Breeders' Club, Mr. Robert Dawson, pf East Tamaki, at.a special field day lield at DilwortH farm, Wiri.

Mr. Dawson -said he was convinced thc.t until farmers adopted a better balanced mixtures of manures they would continue to experience trouble with their herds. He said the recent high mortality among herds, in the Waikato was due, in his opinion, to excessive.blood pressure caused by, feeding on pastures that were not scientifically manured. Farmers had relied too much on.lime and superphosphates for.manuring purposes, in the past. ' "We should endeavour to use the new marketing agreement with Germany, as" a means of making more potash available for manuring purposes," he continued. The use of potash among other manures, would provide a better quality pasturage, and prevent many of the diseases now found in herds.

Mr. R. A. Lewis, of Pukekohe Epst, referred to instances where the mixing of manures had proved very successful. He said that 4c wt to the acre in equal parts of lime, superphosphate, bone dust, and potash, was found when applied 'onee 1 a year to yield excellent pasturage and improve the condition of the stock. *