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Otago Witness, Issue 3522, 13 September 1921, Page 10

The Necessity of Using Fertilizers for Wheat Crops Fertilisers give abundant crops. The best fertilisers give the best crops. Big crops make big profits. By the expenditure of a few shillings per acre on the purchase of a. good fertiliser the yield of grain can he increased by many bushels per acre. The most effective way of reducing the cost cf producing a crop is to increase the yield, per acre. This can bo done by using a good fertiliser. By doubling your crop per acre you are more than Doubling your Profit* per acre. Owing to the Government having guaranteed a minimum price for next Beacon’s wheat a very large number cf farmers have decided to take advantage of the opportunity given them of ensuring a certain return on at least a portion of their land- holding. Use “ECLIPSE” FERTILIZERS and ensure big yields. One cf the many instances of the magnificent results obtained by the use of “Eclipse” Fertilisers is testified to by Mr P. GUnionr, of Methven (Ashburton County), who writes to the New Zealand Refrigerating Co. as follows: “The accompanying photograph was taken at the time I cut my crop last harvest. It was grown with lewt of ‘Eclipse’ Fertilser to the acre and thrashed out 60 Bushels to the Acre. The crop was grown on land' where previously I had not obtained good crops of wheat; I am, therefore, more than satisfied with my experience of ‘Eclipse’ Fertiliser, and yon can make what use you like of this photograph and letter.” It is interesting to note that the average wheat crop, according to the Government Statistician, in Canterbury to the end of June of this year is 32.52 bushels per acre. That Ms 1 Gilmour’s high opinion of “ECLIPSE ” FERTILIZERS is widely held throughout New Zealand is evidenced by the following facts: The number of farmers using “Eclipse” In 1914-15 was 1,200 In 1915-13 was .. .. .. 3,550 In 1919-20 was .. 6,400 The great scientist, Sir "William Crookes. 0.M., F.R.S., in his book, “The Wheat Problem,” wrote: “Wo must rely on nitrogenous manures to increase the fertility cf the land under wheat so as to raise the yield from the world’s low average—l 2.7 Dusheis per acre—to a higher average.” "Eclipse” Fertilisers contain blood and bone (nitrogen) superphosphates and high-grado phosphates, and therefore supply the reouirements of South Island soils. Book your order through ycur local agent or direct from The New Zealand Refrigerating Co. Ltd. Dunedin. Telegraphio address: ‘‘Hoarfrost,” Dunedin.

Mr J. Young, curator at Christchurch, reported to the Domains Board that dogs had worried many sheep recently in the parks. More than a hundred sheep, ho •aid, had been killed hy dogs in one v.-eek He intended to have every deg found in the board's domains shot.