THE SOIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 April 1912, Page 2

THE SOIL.

BREVITIES. An authority argues in favour of the cultivation of every possible acre in lucerne. ~ For seed, cow pea*.are very profitable, yielding from 20 to 40 bushels per acre. * Strictly speaking, a ma.nure and a fertiliser are ilot the same thing, thoug now the terms are used synonymously. Mixed farming is the solution for soil exhaustion; but there must be a just proportion between cropping and grazinir. All along the banks of the Murray will eventually be dotted dairy-farms, with motor waggons collecting the cream daily. Lime assists in hastening the chemical action of other materials, and renders them more readily available as plant food. . The free circulation of air under the j bottom of a stack is essential, and the foundation should be laid in such a way as to allow of this. The Romney Marsh (Eng.) Flock Book, No. 17, contains records of 173 flocks and pedigi'ee entries of 2479 rams and 1934 ewes; a total of 4413. How many farmers last year go on to their fallow directly after the rain at the end of January? The few who did scored in this season's crops. To manure meant to work with the hand, being derived from the Latin, manus, a hand ; and opera, work ; through the French manoeuvrer. Kohl-rabi, or turnip-rooted cabbage, is well recommended for sheep instead of turnips,- as being little affected by diseases which attack swedes. Along all our large watercourses are lagoons, suitable as breeding places for wildfowl. Why not make every one a game sanctuary, leaving the riverbed for sportsmen ? In culling your ewes do not judge by condition only. A ewe may be in good .condition simply because, she, has not reared a lamb; while another, in poor condition, may have reared twins.