IMPROVING GRASS LAND.
USE OF MANURES.
An English authority says:— '* The improvement which can be made on most types of grass land by tho application of suitable manures is simply wonderful. In many cases an application of basic slag or superphosphate will double or treble the stock-carrying capacity of tho land 1 . Sometimes it may be necessary to add lime or potash or both to these manures to get the best results; but as a rule a dressing of manure can be found which will vastly improve most types of grass and greatly increase the proportion of clover present. What does this mean 1 It means that more cows car. bo kept on a given area, while Ihe larger quantity of clover present in the pastures means more albuminoids in her food. It is far cheaper to make the clover grow in the pasture than to buy cake. This is the eeason when pastures want manuring— basic slag, superphosphate and potash ' manures are all cheap. Far better manure those pastures we have than pay a competitive rent for certain choice bits of grass in tha-aeigbbpurbood wbicb everyi/£tn» yt&B&B**?-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 14
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188IMPROVING GRASS LAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 14
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