FERTILISERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15743, 30 August 1915, Page 8

FERTILISERS.

LECTfIiF, HV Mil .r. .MooiriK. Mi* J. Mood 1 '"., loot iinn;/ at. the Tennik,a Technical school. mi Friday cvenniy, on "KeniiisiT-;" said ihat in no reaper fc "as ill.) 1:1 nncr \vi>."lcii;ii; -,<> mti.n in t.lio dark as with ill.' >;<• "I ;ir'i..iici:i! manures. Tlr's v, ji.s. pa: i 1 v hj" cause the Vendors .I id l;ol, u i.-!i llilll 11' l;:iu\v w 11: i i lie was |uii'<-li:isiun, ;l "d i'ai'tlv hceaU'-o 1li" tanner <1 i• 1 not 1 :ik.tin- pains. in underst and the ]hi n * I'ii analysis, which tin' vi•in 11 ii-uas i• i > 111 [>< ■-! 1. ■ll h y law to supp.y. 'I Ins analysis had 1<» show at least tne amount, ol' plant. lood rontaiiied in the lcrt iliju'r soli!. \l; lioiil;], a. verv srnai!. proport ion Hi ihe mill .->t* a plant "as obtained i'r.eu 11i• ■ soil, j i. I<<•(-;im.-a I t.-r land liail lieen f •-< >) ipi-t [ tor at. inc. to add sonic; : n:i _r t<> tin scii it" lull c\-)>la incil v. !iai clients w cr-'- tier.,;,.,! Hi (lie sod -o thai- any food shall ho 'nnvcrt.d into a s<,luMc condition - t!,c only ;ond!|inn >., which it. .Miii'-l 111- assirndated. Analysis of tne -oil was a TOI'V nnsnt'sla.-t.jry way oi |'nnl'an what the soil 1,-01.ii-. and he had yet to lind the farmer who had rli'i'ivcd :inv henciit Ircni this method He ,muted Kin;.-, a liiuli anthonty. i'i show 'uiw diiluiiii it na>i ironi at.alvM-' v.v how miah plani lo.id v.a; arailal'ie ill 1 lie -.oil. It was

mainly l.v experiment. that a I armor I. .'li aed :,ji( nianure to u>c, ami how lil'.i'h. h ioi 11 an ana I vv;s oi tl'e man- ' - used he loim.l ilia',, pra.f ■' iea!l v no nitro-.'ii >v a- !i>cd in South ( ant ci Imr v. I'll'r thoU'dl it hll- the expejoivi. ol all uiaour.,. In cam e ii wa- -o t.,-d\' vashel oi u ~, the eI. it won id 1,, i.lore evtcn-i vcly used i,, the near f !■- lure. Dry Mood and ■•0,!.-- were the only fertii;-ers containin;: t:ir;o:;en sold in Tiuiam. They Moitid mo -r'U-div Mood alotic. *f [icy nuxid iMani'.i : a'ld cr.a ri: nteed a ceriain ni.'antiiv o: rlrv hlood. For |,..; V .'S dfv hired «a.s a splendid nianure and wa- eoual i'> I n.iii H! to ll' per ~M I. ri it 11 • ') h.ei! iv; K worth |si- ;».-r u.nit.

A•"i i lII■ ! I'; 11111 It Wl'IV -eld nn j, ha-.- ;. I: I! vendor- ■li < 1 II: 11 .■ X J.'; 1; 11 whai " 'tl :■ A ll'l I L wa- I |H* i ■ inn . 'iiii'Diri-ti. pho.-phoric acid |, 0t ,,-h. M Ini.fi!,' then "ave ;i !;.t of manure- .-oil ni I linn I-11. n 11 f s ill, ir :n •ri i 1 [ \aluc and ii''ir .M-hiii'i \a!uc I|i' -dinwod thai j,',.',i:i;r,v.uih t\ 17- li.l wen- ~-.|jjn ■ »W-" ; •V""' 1 ' l- ; <>' iv, ! 1 i'ia! . and m one ea-e a manure - s N, /' ls ; n ~ 1 I"*-, fJ ;t |, ■ ; j m;i run i' worth about £-1 !<>-< li ( | v.as -.old at ahont <; I>. 1 iel erri re.; to potato m;itinio In- -aid ii contained i .i'.'i j-r e>Mt. ol 11 il roeeii. \'i !11■ ■! l was worth I*s per unit or ; I per coin. <>.-olulile pho-phorie m'.iih ti- lid per unit: and 7 per cut. w' di-oluh'.- p'ho.-phorie acid. I In- ar'tua' v;duc nt ];;, • manure was .CI .'ls. am! it v. as volt! al i'.'i ln-s. Superphosphate, w !ii; h mij hiraid v Km'i!. no I a (1 ti i f 111 •i. • ii'i•; ili-cr and hones. though j t contained or .( per tent ill' nitrogen «:i> nor ouick aeiim.: and w:i< ton co<;ly. [■ or Mipei- ] 'ho-plta to \va - tin- he--t. !>eeau>e ha-iinjj the plant food in a soluble '-..ndition i"t acred nuii-klr. out I'M' wheat miano the ''>''-t. provided ii had time to ('.••t. >'ip"rp):iispl]:itc r.a- produced Iron; oi.icr i.-nih-ers Ii a chemical prO"i's-. ( hemic a!- ic.-t inonev. ami lionet th-» hic|,rr price. Xitiaic of >oda j .iCted (|i;i;kly on plar:t> iii<e h-niice and ["alilia-c: ordinary -alip, :re had a. i -'-miliar e1 i i -el I,in ( ~,o ] v ~x .

cept 1..;- u-o in a. on valnah.e poiai-. shi!_ r v.a- u-e.| verv i Mi-llMl i'.\ in the Xoi'tll l-land for top dre-sine;. h:n he did nni think (hat it M-oidd 1..- very e/iecti'.-e in South Canicrhnrv. Mvakin;; of -la!.!e manure M :' '=' : dit «a- a perf.-r f,atiliser. are! poiilirv manure had !«n-' 11 r:■ i'ii" I.liter -liould h-- mixed «lth -and el- ioa-,, -I'.-hen a ]'] .1 v; J." '' dU'-. the -ir.'imtll. All'ldir- to llllie hf l -ah] ii , eii'd 11, - jun-eha.-i'.'i eith'-i----ionll d o:' hur;it. and 1:1 the lartcr ioria :t «a- eh ia' lie- t ii i'ai!..-e had la he I'i'id. -'* toil oi v, a 1-1 ill', ,"! til ' : ' i' l applied lo ;!:e ':i-ouiid all racim j lV I • '! irnin --.il tl:,. .-IcinrMls ii had I."|-"| dejii |i; 1 a;:-;, inc -,o ihat noihini; v. •> 'o-t -ah,tan,-,, n iii 1,■ IM .- " ''' : i "dei i.-d in the i :;i 11(111 ?i ;j