SILAGE MAKING.
TURK NO YASTETO VALUABLE FOOD.
LECTURE BY MR.C.J. HAMBLYN
Following is the text of the lecture on silage making delivered in Kaitaia on November 14 by Mr. C J. Hamblyn, Instructor in Agriculture: —
Up to the present time silage making has made very slow progress in North Auckland compared with the progress that it Las made in other provinces such as Taranaki and the Waikato, where the majority ot farmers do not consider their farm complete or up-to-date unless it has the facilities for making silage, and unless silage making is included in the annuil routine of farm work. With the increase in dairying, top-dressing, and better pasture management, including the introduction of rotational grazing, no doubt silage making in North Auckland must become a popular procedure, as it enables a farmer to utilise his growth of grass to the fullest extent. It is fullv recognised that good pasture grass provides the cheapest and best food, and it is on this that the farmer depends; but unfortunately it does not meet the demands of stock all the year round, and to be prepared for these lean periods supplementary feed has to be provided, such as ensilage, hay or roots.
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Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 51, 4 December 1929, Page 2
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