SHEEP TESTING FOR WOOL

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 9, 4 December 1931, Page 3

SHEEP TESTING FOR WOOL

“It is hoped to start at Lincoln College this year a scheme which will offer sheep breeders the same opportunity for improving their flocks as herd-testing among dairy cows offers the dairyfarmer in New Zealand,” said Mr. D. J. Sidey, of the Lincoln College staff, when addressing breeders on a recent afternoon. “The wool of each flock will be tested for weight, and in this way great improvements can be expected.” The scheme would also inculcate among the breeders the desire to produce something better than the next man, Mr. Sidey said, and if sheep were tested every year, breeders would be

in a position to secure rams which would ensure an improvement i:i weight. This system was already in use in the United States colleges. FISH AS MANURE Fish manure obtains its reputation as a fertiliser from its content of phosphatic, nitrogenous and lime compounds. It also contains a small amount of potash. Thus, from the point of view of the supply of inorganic fertilisers generally applied to the soil or the growth of crops, it contains all the essential ones in varying amounts. For top-dressing, vegetable growing and orchards, it is very valuable after it undergoes decomposition in the soil.