The number of horses in the Dominion as at January 31 last was larger than 12 months previously. The totals were 276,170 and 272,986 respectively. The figures had been gradually receding for a number of years, the present being the first year that the figures have moved the other way. Ten years ago the number of horses in the Dominion was 314.867. The figures are interim ones, and no information is given in them as to the breeds of horses. Grazing of Lucerne As far as possible the grazing of established lucerne should be avoided during the Winter and early Spring months. Grazing naturally brings about consolidation of the soil which favours the establishment of ryegrass and white clover, which thrive only at the expense of te lucerne.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20503, 22 August 1936, Page 15
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