GRASSLAND FARMING IN NELSON DISTRICT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 25 November 1938, Page 4

GRASSLAND FARMING IN NELSON DISTRICT

IN another column in this issue a visit to the grassland trials conducted by the Department of Agriculture at Braeburn is described and the results so far obtained, as outlined by Mr D. Merry, Instructor in Agriculture, who is in charge of the work, should be of particular interest to farmers. Whether the farmers’ particular concern is the production of wool, butterfat, or prime lambs, his first consideration inevitably turns to his pasturage. It is recognised that for high per acre returns and efficiency only the best and j proven pasture seeds should be j sown, and that in the management of good established pastures, there is need for not a little skill and attention. Both the Department of Agriculture and the Cawthron Institute have done much to promote grassland farming in the Nelson district, but it is still questionable whether farmers as a whole are taking the fullest possible advantage of the facilities afforded. From time to time farmers’ field days are held by the Department. The purpose of the Government and the Department is to assist the farmer in every way possible, commencing with his pastures and finishing with the processed product. It is for farmers to make the most possible use of the knowledge placed at their disposal. “Toasted tobacco,” said the reporter, "has come to stay; we all know that because every other bloke you meet is smoking one brand or another of it But what is the toasting process exactly? How is it done?” “There’s a good few would like to know that, if you ask me,” replied the whiff merchant, lighting a cigarette, “every industry has its secrets and 1 reckon that’s one of the secrets of the National Tobacco Co., the pioneers of the tobacco industry in New Zealand. But “toasted” caught on from the jump you know, and no doubt toasting had a lot to do with that —cleans up the nicotine in the leaf and helps to give the five blends. Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No 3 (Bulldog). Cavendish. Riverhcad Gold and Desert Gold their distinctive flavour and fine bouquet.' "If I only knew all about the blank.y process.” mused the scribe, “it’d make a story, that would!" “No doubt,” laughed the tobacconist, ‘but the manufacturers are hardly likely to give away the secret just to oblige you!”*