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Grey River Argus, 17 September 1937, Page 7

' isfSy jhS a Never were conditions more a favourable than they are to-day f° r greater returns —more net v™" JZU/bO E IgSMiK LL T ▼ JI ■ I gMMHMMMBi ffll JOB s| fflw $$ if® k 1 Ji I k I Hr B& Ji ■I ■! I ®J3 81 1 | XXI 1,1 rf r A Dessertspoonful f of “Super” to the s( (“ re y ard is noS I | L T u i I J' I g any too much ... M. 1 pl IL ill IL J M '' 3 Cwt. of Supez>;; Most pastures in this part of the Dominion are showing the absence of top- Ahi , B < dressing with “Super” and Lime by decreasing fertility, while pastures that 1 /tLCI*© l \ have been regularly top-dressed are carrying more stock, growing more and P\. ' n I | / / better wool, and producing more fat lambs off the mother than ever before. ’’ |/ Even when markets are adverse, the regular top-dressing of pastures with /© t/ie ! *l\ “Super” is proved extremely profitable by those who practise it regularly. "MliAlz But with the prices that are ruling to-day, and which promise to be main- Il |i > uJ ,< tained for some time yet, the neglect of top-dressing is like neglecting to h ) ‘ 1 '/ L'L" 1 ' collect on a winning tote ticket. jW . 1 j ,4' There”s big money to be made by To-day H . . “ A dessertspoonful per square yard is about 3cwt “Super” per acre—so little, yet it means By top-dressing a higher yield of fat lambs will be secured. The quality’ of so much to pasture, stock, and farmer. Heavy your wool will be higher and the clips heavier. Returns from Butterfat and dressings pay best. ’ Cattle will also be proportionately greater. In other words, bigger net profits await the farmer who gives immediate thought to top-dressing with “Super.” l a h a a h a Top-Dressing ITfe® ©f AgriCUl'ttit a ®y Position in New Zealand Mr Cockayne, states: at a glance Auckland Province “Some 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 pounds worth oS extra pro- K per Mnt 0( (he area ta wwn was duction annually results £rom the top-dressing of pastures top-dressed. in this country at a cost of under £2,000,000.” Otago and Southland Mr Cockayne also estimates that it would handsomely pay I 13 per cent, of the area in sown grass was farmers to spend another £2,000,000 on top-dressing, and top-dressed. cash in on a further 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 pounds worth Canterbury Of increased production. Only 6.5 per cent, of the area in sown grass was top-dressed. Here’s an example of what has been done Only 5.9 per cent, of the area in sown grass ■ “ was top-dressed. on comparatively light land . . . . War i b orq H gh , ... x. x• x xv • oaa » u Onl y 4>l P er cent - of the area in sown grass In the Fairlie district, of Canterbury, there is a 300-acre farm held under was top-dressed. Government lease at 9d per acre. Most of the farm is light, strong land, and before top-dressing was undertaken, carried 150 ewes. The owner has been top-dressing and liming for about 10 years, and now carries 500 adult sheep, 4 «x U / . . , x, xx. x. i - Only 8.2 per cent, of the area in sown grass of which 375 are breeding ewes, and 80 head of cattle, of which 45 are dairy was top-dressed. cows. 14,4501 b of butterfat was produced on this farm last year. An adjoining farm, of 1200 acres, not top-dressed, is only carrying about 600 ewes. '. _ . All the World over “Super” is being used in increasing gravities for Top-Dressing. Why? Because it pays.