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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20102, 8 May 1935, Page 5

The generous use of “ SUPER ” as a certain profit earner in Wheat growing is now axiomatic. Years of patient test and checking have shown that under even the worst possible conditions the cost of adequate manuring with “SUPER” is returned many times over by extra bushels . . . sometimes this increase exceeds ten and twelve bushels to the acre . . . frequently seven and eight extra bushels per acre are obtained . . . even the average six extra bushels per acre will return a profit of two hundred and fifty per cent, on the cost of the “ SUPER.” VI ho cun afford to disreyard Residual Fertility? “ Few realise the true value and importance of increased Residual Fertility, which in effect means leaving the fertility of the soil as high and preferably higher when the crop is taken off than it was before. It is an established fact that thousands of acres of Canterbury lands have deteriorated through constant cropping, and apart from a lower bushelage in Wheat, these lands cannot hold a permanent pasture of a high class standard because the fertility of the soil is not there to maintain the high producing and quality grasses, all of which are prolific feeders. It will take some years to build up the Residual Fertility of these “SUPER” has also proved its case as a safety measure to protect Wheat Crops against disease and bad seasons. Of recent years there have been countless examples of well “Supered” crops withstanding drought conditions when crops without “SUPER ” have withered away and become total losses. At the same time it has been proved that a well “Supered” Wheat Crop resisted the grass grub to a pronounced extent and quite fair crops have been harvested on land attacked by the grass grub while crops grown without “SUPER” on adjacent land were entirely eaten ost. “ SUPER ” stimulates rooting and offsets the damage. deteriorated lands, and although the humus content and correct rotation will play their part, in-, creasing dressings of Superphosphate are required to assist in building up this Residual Fertility. Remember that Superphosphate does not leach in the ground, and what is not required for the immediate requirements of the crop will be available for later use.” When measuring the “ SUPER ” for your wheat give thought to “Residual Fertility . . . that extra fertility which remains in the soil after harvesting a crop that has been adequately manured with “SUPER.” Remember it is better to over super your wheat than to starve it . . . and the “SUPER” your wheat does not use is never lost, but remains in the soil to fertilise succeeding crops. This is a particularly important feature of “SUPER” ... a feature the value of which is not always fully estimated. The majority of Wheat Crops are followed by grass or else quick-growing “catch crops . . . both require abundant fertility in the soil for their successful growth. With the assurance of no waste, larger applications of “SUPER” can be profitably given your wheat . . . larger applications assure maximum crops and are highly economical, as the ‘ SUPER” not taken up by the Wheat remains in the soil for crops that follow. QUALITY To-day’s pronounced demand in all products ... “Quality” ... often the factor that decides between handsome profits and meagre returns. As it is with wool and mutton so it is with wheat.. “Quality” is demanded. “ SUPER ” definitely improves the milling quality of wheat... at times the superiority of supered wheat compared with non-supered is so pronounced that the difference is quite astounding. You never lose with “SUPER” . . . Maximum applications can be made with confidence. “SUPER” is never washed out of the ground—what one crop does not assimilate remains enriching the ground for the requirements of future plant life. It pays to use plenty of “ Super ”, 2ea t. per acre is not an ounce too much .