The tonnage of all types of artificial fertilisers used increased from about 10,000 tons a year in 1885 to 1,136,000 tons by 1956, an average annual increase of some 15,000 tons. Coupled with this and with land development generally the total livestock carrying capacity has risen steadily from 2,750,000 to 10,000,000 milking cow equivalents.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 189
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54The tonnage of all types of artificial fertilisers used increased from about 10,000 tons a year in 1885 to 1,136,000 tons by 1956, an average annual increase of some 15,000 tons. Coupled with this and with land development generally the total livestock carrying capacity has risen steadily from 2,750,000 to 10,000,000 milking cow equivalents. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 189
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