LUCERNE AND MANGOLDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15549, 5 March 1914, Page 11

LUCERNE AND MANGOLDS.

EXPERIMENTS OK VOLCANIC SOILS

WiTH a vii -- of ascertaining the most proStable and suitable inelhudi of growing Weenie nd mangolds on the volcanic soils ottk Wkaiignrei district Mr. W. H. Oilbliidwiii, of .Maiuigalcaramea, is at present timing out imentf in conjunction Wlh (lie Dep.ntment of Agriculture. In the ex]>iri:nc:;t with lucerne the Department Mipplitd Mr. Dillingham with lolb «I gorxl seed. 75()l!j of lime, and 1601b of hwjufeled ~i|, 11;,■-.. quantities being e.<iiWalcd as M itiii to i for one acre of land. . "18-soil on uhiih the test in being carried •Pi is of the well-known volcanic class, *' lf l prior to the sowing of the crop was forked down to a line tilth. Previously l ««-ground had been umxl for mangold I'wps.;. an.l Iftfj i>. -ii maiuiied with 2twt ■, "' folHJipli.-.-|-]|.;r. 2-wl ol |,o,:<-d.i>l. and I"' Wpeipln : r;i He. tii,. acre. bor.edii.-t. and «wt-of kanwi !■ tfw acre. No manure S v n <tted din:.; tin.' i-owiiiL' operations . blithe !;,,,, >e,d. which were u.rried 1 , out mi " i). .,,„.!„., -i of last year. The I * l(,( .totiniii.>! el v.c 11. and the'cion .aim: I 'J' «pkndidlv S. ; ,ci then the crop lias ''*en cut , ~,,. aivl tin M .,, m d growth is I J »»» mskin. #oo progress 'I lie acre whs! J divided mi., jo,, ~!,,;.. and sown as fob | 1 ,«*'* Hrfl) h'-d, lour, and inoculate I toil . I I l«) l*ed mid limn i.nlv ; (3) seed and in- ] I (-misted mi] ~„|\ ; (4)' seed l)n |v. So fur | I v, ' r .V littL dilterei., .-.ill be seen ill the | 1 f, r "i'> in t1,.. * annus plotc. In patches I I '{nc crop Mi 11..,.. ; .li-luK |~.iii yellow >pot. I I b "t Ihecuttiij-.. had a beneficial rued, and i I i.wie second -, , ,ii, i, ,„,„], better. Later ' j '" » will |„. ,„;.„,s| . to ascertain more! | ;*nitttely tl„ .|,,|,..„,.,. between the yield-: ' I ""'dor tno ~.-,,,! ...million* of the com- | I pined »owip... ! I?' Siilli. inn man nes were provided by the ■ I jpepartrneni to, to-. dn'M-im; twice a three- ; ■ quarter < >,- j.i.i",,! the two varieties: BM Uian-o|,| s mil, „hi.-h the experiment IJ* "Ug mad;—the long ted and sugar. , 1 toil' I"*"'hie* i.i fertilisers used were : ' m\?l " hj|„|, .;,. of ammonia, 2811, .>.' I I nitrate 0 , vid,, „ 1)(J M[l 01. sulphate ol ■ PH;i-li. 'H,,.., , ; ,i|,j,„.d uuantilie" were ! Irk? "'"' • I Pl ,lu '' l in two dressings, there ! II Wmg an mi,., v,,| „f three weeks between j operations. Tho soil was of a well- | I 'Mined vol.anii nature, and bad been. Ij .manured at the rate of 5i wt basic slug. B-Wu lcw( kainit to ii,,. acre. So far the 8.-J?P " coining on very well, but it has! |l«nt sufficiently advanced as vet to enable II .«Mtiction* to ho made on the effect of the ■I'drtiii,:,.. • ■ ; ii*W ox P <rlmeD have created much inWst among the neighbouring settlers, as P*d results will have a particular s'gni&«nco to « district where intense cultivaB'.osi on scientific lines is being aimed at. H McClinton's Colleen Soap softens and " 'ecUi skin. Countess of Kintore w.-ites : i^K^*' 65 * deling of velvety softness."