After cutting and burning the scrub the land is ploughed, rolled on the furrow, double-disced, harrowed and rolled. Then the grass and clover seed are sown with 3cwt. superphosphate, and after a further 6cwt. of superphosphate has been applied during the following twelve months, the pasture land, provided it is annually topdressed with 2 to 3cwt. of superphosphate, has a butterfat production of 130 to 1501 b. per acre.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 71, Issue 1, 16 July 1945, Page 16
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69After cutting and burning the scrub the land is ploughed, rolled on the furrow, double-disced, harrowed and rolled. Then the grass and clover seed are sown with 3cwt. superphosphate, and after a further 6cwt. of superphosphate has been applied during the following twelve months, the pasture land, provided it is annually topdressed with 2 to 3cwt. of superphosphate, has a butterfat production of 130 to 1501 b. per acre. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 71, Issue 1, 16 July 1945, Page 16
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