TOP -DRESSING OF PASTURE FOR IRON-HUNGER.
In connection with the suggestions for curative top-dressing made in the Journal for March, p. 186, it is advisable to emphasize that if basic slag and sulphate of iron are mixed, the mixture should be made up in small quantities as required for immediate application ; or if left standing for any time it. should be spread in a thin layer on- the mixing-floor. This mixture if left in bulk or in bags is liable to develop considerable heat, with the formation of a hard mass that can be broken up again only with great —Chemistry Section.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXX, Issue 5, 20 May 1925, Page 355
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