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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15907, 20 August 1923, Page 8

ORCHARD, FARMS, Etc. /■ •ORCHARD AND HOME, Parawai, one of the best propositions offor some time. Excellent opportunity to secure a fine home and orchard. Handy to town. Of about 3 acres, mostly apricots that, have had plenty of attention. Price, £I2OC, Sasy terms. 11l FARM BUYERS— 93 acres, subdivided into 13 paddocks, 0-roomed Jewelling, hot and cold water, etc. Implement shed, whare, ai e cow Iphed, engine room, concrete floor, concrete troughs, handy to sale ya Itkntory. ,0,001. Post Office, and .tore, etc. Pried. £65 per acre. £IOOO £Cash; balance.terms. . 50 ACRES (subdivided into 10 paddocks) «rat;Oass land; handy^ Hallway Station; 2-bail cowaaed; concrete Boor. . rice, £2,500, only hash required. Balance easy term*. 7 A WAITAKARURU— Farm of 50 acres, subdivided into srnau pa - Bock* New flve-roomed nouse, eowslcd, concrete floor, milking maciunea, .jrell watered and sown in best English grasses. NOTE-ThiS is a barflain; price wanted only £7O per acre; fOOOcash: balance terms. FOR SALE, HOUSES AND COAST SECTIONS.

AUCTION SALES. - i FARMERS’ CO-OP. AUCT. CO. HIKUTAIA STOCK SALE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, Noon. 20 0 HEAD CATTLE. 30 Steer Beef. Also on behalf of B. Dunlop. ;Netherton, his Dairy Herd of , 15 Jersey and Jersey-Cross Cows. On account of Mr R. B. Dunlop, Netherton, his herd of *>o HIGH-GRADE JERSEY COWS, ) Calved and to Calve. 8 Springing Heifers ; Pedigree Jersey Bull, “Dominion i Clarion,” by Hawkesbury Craeefulman, 5457 —Dominion Diamond i - , 7284, Grandsire Astor’s Lord i Twylish —'Constance G.G., Sire ‘ Honeyiield Knight —Emika, 400 ; lbs. fat in 294 days. • Entries Solicited. FARMERS’ CO-OP. AUCTIONEERING CO.. LTD.. HAMILTON. ALR BUCKLAND & SONS, LTD. WAITAKARURU YARDS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, At 11.30 a.m. * On account of Mr W. DALGETY, Pipiroa. 10 DRAUGHT and f-DRAUGHT MARES and GELDINGS; from 3 to 6 years old; broken to all farm work. -The above were all bred by the vendor and are good sorts. At 12 Noon. 200 HEAD CATTLE. ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONS, LTD AUCKLAND.

CLEAR PROOF of the OUT STANDING MERIT of SUPERPHOSPHATE for Top-Dressing Pastures, Extract from the JV.Z. Journal of Agriculture dated 20th. April, 1923 , page 233, giving average of results covering two years' trial of PASTURE TOP-DRESSING EXPERIMENTS conducted by the Dept of Agriculture at Te Kuiti: — YIELD OF HAY. The plots were top-dressed again on 18th. and 19th. May, 1922, and shut up for hay on 9th. October following. They were cut and weighed during the first fortnight in January last. The average of results covering the two years’ trials is given in the following table: — Fertiliser used. Amount per acre Yield of Hay per Acre: Mean Increase due to Average of Fertiliser. Three Plot§. Percentage Increase due to Fertiliser. Unlimed. iheck No manure 3asic Slag 3 cw *- • * superphosphate 3 cwt. .. Sock Phosphate cwt. .. Tons, cwt qr. lb.>p ons> cwt qi\ lb. .13 0 1 . 1 12 22 o 921 .1 3 0 6 j 005 . 1 12 1 22 o 8 1 21 41.3 87.1 36.7 Limed. Superphosphate 3 cwt. Rock Phosphate cwt. 2 0 0 17 0 17 0 16 1 7 2 16 0 4 2 15 74.5 20.1 The above report is naturally an unbiased and plain statement of facts and proves SUPERPHOSPHATE to be the most profitable Fertiliser for Top-Dressing. Full supply Superphosphate (all grades) available from all Merchants and > Storekeeners, or direct from the Manufacturers.