FERTILISER SUPPLIES
REQUIREMENTS ASSURED Important facts about the fertiliser position in New Zealand were given by Mr A. H. Cockayne, DirectornGeneral of Agriculture, when speaking to North Isl'and sheep-far-mers gathered at Massey College recently. He said 320,000 tons of fiertili'ser had been used in the Aucltlanr j>rovince, 150,000 tons in the rest .of the North Island, and 130.000 tons in the South Island. ,T'o supply that Avant 100,000 tons had been imported ready for use, and the rest manufactured in the Dominion from Nauru pliQsphabe rock. , . At the present time, said Mr Cock ayne, NcaV Zealand could not rely on getting any fertilisers ready for use, and the gap woul'd have to be filled by manufactures in NeAV Zealand. The manufacturers had stepped up production, and all next season's requirements were assured; but in order to relieve the tonnage peak and also transport top-dress-ing should be extended over a longer period of the year than in peacetime. •
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 185, 12 July 1940, Page 8
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157FERTILISER SUPPLIES Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 185, 12 July 1940, Page 8
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