FERTILISER RATIONING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 12 August 1942, Page 2

FERTILISER RATIONING

QUANTITIES FOR VARIOUS CROPS A recently published “Gazette” disclosed the maximum quantities of phosphatic fertilisers that may be acquired for various crops for the coming year under the fertiliser rationing scheme. The following table shows the quantity of fertiliser per acre in terms of superphosphate) allowed for the various crops or purpose specified below:—

Wind of Crop. Cwt. Carrots 2.00 Cereals i. Wheat 1.00 ii. Maize 2.00 iii. Other cereals (ineluding Oats. Barley. Millet, etc.) ... 0.1-5 Hops 400 Linen Flax and Linseed 4.SO 1.7ft* New Grass oiS' 0.791 Onions 7.00 Peas. Vetches and Beans 0 73*'' Potatoes — i. Planted Sept, to Dec inch 3.00 ii Planted Jan. to Aug. inch L0.00 Pumpkins i so 0.7ft Tobacco 5.00 Turnips and Rape 0.75 Turnips and Swedes— i. When ridged 1.50 ii. When sown flat 1.00 , Nurseries 5.00 Vineyards and Orchards 1.75 Production of Vegetable Seeds 1.50 Where farmers do not wish to take straight superphosphate, for e very ton of super, to which they are entitled they can receive the quantities listed below of the other fertilisers men* tioned:— 4m Fertiliser Tui ..Cwt Ammoniated Super, in proportion of 2 super; 1 sulphate of ammonia 1 10 Basic Super 1 4 Potassic Basic Super 1 ?*.*. Potassic Super 1 i — Reverted Super 1 f"“ Serpentine Super 1 7 Basic Slag 1 0 Compounded Slag 1 4 Heskett Slag 2 8 Super and Lime mixtures— i. 1 Super.- 1 lime 2 0 w ii 2 Super: 1 lime 1 TO iii. 1 Super: 2 lime 3 o :-