USE OF FERTILISERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1901, 17 July 1890, Page 12

USE OF FERTILISERS.

Mr William Ronald, of Waianiwa, eupphes tbe Southland News with particulars of some experiments be has made this season with different fertilisers. He writes t—

For a considerable number of years I have been in the habit of using bone dust and Maldon guino for turnips with good results. But this season I have added to the number of fertilisers by way of experimenting, and, thinking that the results might be of interest to your farmer readers, J send them to you. I may state that tbe land on whioh the experiment was oarried out is river fiat land aud heavy clay, two crops of wheat in succession having been taken oft it previous to this crop of turnip*. Although in crops and grass 25 years, it had not received any manure. I give the price of the different manures used and the results per acre; — Perowt. Tonsowtqr

The quantity of manure in every case was at the rate of sowt to the acre. Waited Eolipse were the turnips grown. It is reported that Mr W. Snow will be asked to stand for the Taieri seat. At a meeting at Duntroon on Saturday it was deoided to petition tbe minister of Lands to throw open for settlqjupnt the Ben Lomond and Maerewhenna runs, Nbs. 17,800, and .?01. Out of some 55.000 aores it is estimated 8600 aores are suitable for agricultural treas, and the balanoe.for pastoral run* of from 9900 to $000 acres,

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