Nitrogenous Manures.

Franklin Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 140, 30 November 1938, Page 8 (Supplement)

Nitrogenous Manures.

During 1937, the output of ammonia products in England and Wales, expressed in terms of sulphate of ammonia, was 658,000 long tons. This compares with 575,400 tons in 1936 and 570,900 tons in 1935. Of the 1937 production, 122,400 tons came from ga'sworks by-products, while 535,000 tons was produced in coke ovens, iron works and synthetic ammonia plants.

* * * Boy Prospector Strikes Rich. A young prospector, Patrick Robertson, recently got 520 ounces of gold from his claim at Morley’s Find (Western Australia) within a week, and is since reported to have dollied about 500 ounces, with rich stone still in the hole from which the 1020 ounces was taken. Nathan and party, on an adjoining block, are reported to have dollied 20 ounces in a week, and to have raised a quantity of rich ore for the battery.

* *- * Shorthorn Records Newstead Honey 4th. an Australian Illawarra Shorthorn, eight years and four months old, has just completed a 365 day test during which she gave 1289.831 b. butter fat from 26,7531 b. of milk. The record for the breed is that of Melba XY of Darbalara, which, in 1923-4, produced 32,52241 b. milk, and 1614.101 b. butter fat in 12 months at the age of seven years nine months at the commencement of the test.

“THE GOOD OLD DAYS” This story was told to H.A.S., of the Dominion, while driving along the main highway near Palmerston North: “About 40 years ago there was a wedding in that house by the orchard. The farmer there was a ‘real toiler.’ On his wedding day the bride went to the house and awaited the coming of the parson. The groom, while waiting, went on ploughing. When the parson’s horse was sighted coming down the hill, the groom hitched the ploughreins and left his team standing. He went inside the house for the ceremon, without stopping even to remove his bowyangs, and half an hour later was back at his furrow, leaving his bride to cook the evening meal.”

Value of Clover. All clovers possess high feeding value, and are especially desirable for the production of meal, milk, wool, elc. Clover pasture is helpful and important for all farm animals, and well-cured clover hay. bright and with leaves intact. is an excellent I roughage for farm stock of all desI criptions. For dairy 'bows clover bay is unexcelled as a roughage unless by lucerne. Where well-cured clover hay furnishes one-half or more of the roughage the dairyman is able to cut the allowance of concentrates and materially reduce the cost of the ration. ! This roughage has the same high place ! for feeding breeding ewes, wintering 1 cattle and especially for young animals. Clove]' pastures about maintain pigs, so thiil all grain fed goes to make flesh. Pigs running on clover are healthy, and have good bone and constitution —points of special importance with breeding stock.