FERTILISER CONTROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24024, 23 July 1941, Page 3

FERTILISER CONTROL

COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS Further explanation of the operation of the Phosphatic Fertiliser Control Regulations was made by the Department of Agriculture yesterday. It Was explained that the closing date of August 15 refers only to those applic- ■ a Hons made to fertiliser committees by farmers who have been unable to fill in the application forms supplied by vendors because for the past few years they have not received fertiliser. Information -about, the fertiliser committees can be obtained from any office of the Department of Agriculture. Information was also given Of the quantities of phosphatic fertiliser which can be obtained from vendors for crops. Applications for these aro made direct to the vendors and are not sent to the fertiliser committees. The quantities per acre are:—New grass after a crop, but not after grass, lV=cwt; cereals, lcwlj peas and beans, lewt; linen flax, 2cwt; turnips and swedes on the flat, lewt; on tho ridge, l'/,cwti rape and kale. . lewt; mangels and chou moellier, iewt; potatoes, maize and carrots. 3cwt; tobacco, scwt; orchards, 2 1 /acwt: market garden crops, including onions, lOc.wt; hops, 4cwt. All these quantities aro for super or straight phosphates. If a farmer wishes to use one of the more common standard mixed fertilisers, he will be entitled to a quantity in keeping with the amount of straight phosphate in tho mixture. Thus, on the basis of one ton of super ho will be entitled to any of the following:—! ton 4ewt of basic super or reverted superj 1 ton Tcwt of serpentine super; 2 tons Sewt of Heskett slag; 1 ton lOcwt of ammoniated super; 1 ton scwt of potassic basic super; 1 ton lewt of potassic super; and 2 tons'of a mixture of equal parts of lime and super. The members of the Auckland Fertiliser Committee are:-—Messrs. E. B. Glanville (Agriculture Department, chairman). H. 0. Mellsop (farmers' representative), and H. S. Liddcll (vendors' representative). HIGH BUTTER-FAT YIELD ONCE PUNY CALF'S RECORD (0.C.) ' HAMILTON, Tuesday Saved from the fate of n bobby calf, the progeny of a pedigree Friesian bull and dam has achieved ihe' distinction of recording a production of 21,0001b of milk and 9091b of butter-fat, with a test of t.Ol. during the last season. Tho yield is easily the highest of any of tho 117,010 cows tested by the Auckland Herd Improvement Association during the ISMO-11 season. _ , Tho cow was bred by Mr. J. Morgan, of Pukekohe East, seven years ago. but although the breeding was first-class, the owner did not like tho look of tho heifer. It was undersized and puny, being the first calf of a heifer. Mr. A. E. B. Richardson, of Pukekohe bought Ihe animal at bobby calf value and reared it. His investment has returned a handsome profit, for on last f. -H'l' 1 alone tho monetary value of the hutler-fat. at is 3d in>r ll>. would b.> in tho vicinity of £OO. The row was milked on for five month* of Ihe year was milked three imes a dav. The next best cow in the association which ranks as the highest under the association's regulations requiring dav milking, is a which vielded 11,5201b of milk and .311b orbu it. Jilt, with a test of 0.18, during 30., da } s milking. ______ PUBLIC TRUST BUSINESS , Estates of a vahm of Z ported ft,, d accepted for . mo „th ot June, tho Public Trustee months ended New business forthe tnw i adm | n iatraJnne was inw J» v(iur ot the tion made by the f or y lo month. Public Trustee numbored l ppo | n tlniJr the A total of < l -'°; r^t J . C rc prepared on Public Trustee executor behalf of fli 9 revised ,to