CATTLE DISEASES
FARMER'S OPINION AS TO CAUSE QUESTION OF MANURES The opinion that the unbalanced use of artificial manures was chiefly responsible for the majority of diseases among dairy cattle was expressed by the president of the Auckland Jersey Breeders’ Club, Mr. Robert Dawson, East Tamaki, at a special field day held at Wiri. Mr. Dawson said he was convinced that until farmers adopted a better balanced mixture of manures they would continue to experience trouble with their herds. He said the recent high mortality among herds in the Waikato was due, in his opinion, to excessive blood pressure caused byfeeding on pastures that were not scientifically manured. Farmers had relied too much on lime and superphosphates for manuring purposes in the past. “We should endeavour to use the new marketing agreement with Germany as a means of marking more potash available for manuring purposes,’’ he continued. The use of potash among other manures would provide belter quality pasturage and prevent many of the diseases now found in herds.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 263, 5 November 1937, Page 11
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169CATTLE DISEASES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 263, 5 November 1937, Page 11
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