FALSE ECONOMY.
USE OF FERTILISERS. LOSS IN PRODUCTION. A striking illustration of the important part played in production by the liberal use of fertilisers is provided in a comparison of the production of the 1929-30 and 1930-31 seasons. Coincident wit li (he greatly decreased use of fertilisers, production per cow dropped from 2181!) butterfat in ttie 1929-30 season to an estimated production of only 1851 b butterfat for the season just closed. In 1929-30 season fanners used the greatest quantity of fertilisers over recorded in one seas.*-. 350,000 tons. The following year the quantity of fertiliser used dropped by 50,000 tons and the average production per cow went down to 20 11b. in two years (lie quantity of fertiliser used dropped bv !00.000 tons and the average production per Cow by 331 b. v Farmers have Mins saved £050,000 V ~1 fertilisers, but have lost approxiL mntely l'.'t.onO.OOd through I lie redue- [ tion in average production of bultor- \ lat.
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Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18704, 2 August 1932, Page 7
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159FALSE ECONOMY. Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18704, 2 August 1932, Page 7
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