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Western Star, 12 October 1926, Page 2

V* air Alex Kelly V a resident of Colac Bay for the past 30 years, died at the Riverton Hospital on after a short illness at the age of 70. The deceased who was of very retiring dispoition arrived in 'New iZealartd some 53 years ago and followed the occupation of a miner in those days and later took up farming in Southland, alter which he came to Colac where he has lived in retirement since. Dcaceased w,as a bachelor and a brother of the late Mr Oliver Kelly of Jacob’s River^ Owing to the great distance from the United Kingdom, it' has not hither to been found commercially practicable to export chilled heel' from New Zealand, though the possibility ot such shipments is now being explored. ■ Grass is the most-.valuable crop in New Zealand. Hitherto it has been the most neglected. In the past manuring for turnips, potatoes and cereals was considered necessary, but glass was left largely to look after itself. The farmer realises that it is a benefit to him to co-operate with other farmers; so in like manner will he derive help from co-operating with his fellow-business men who have happened to live in a town instead of on a farmMany experiments have shown that when rightly used, leguminous 'crops of all kinds have been greatly benefited by nitrogen given in available form and at the right time. Clover to, take an •ample, can be often greatly helped by nitrates to establish itself in the land and to develop a vigorous root- system-