BAD FARMING BLAMED FOR SOIL EROSION
WELLINGTON, Dec. 10. In evidencc brfoit' tlie Ituyal ('onuuts sioil nti the Slieep Imluslrv today, the .chairinan of ihe Soil ( 'onservat ion aml Rivers t'ontrol t'ouncil. llr. \V. L. Xew nliain, stressed tlie sei'iousness oi orosiou in Xew Zetiland. Ile stiid Ihat allhough the coiitigiiralion of tlie coun t r v was conducive to active erosion, tiiere w as uctuully tio soil erosion before cohmisat ion. M r. XeYvnlmm saitl farming was the cause of all tlie dainage and had farming pradiees and riiismanagcment in teiisilied it. There was need for hoth tlie huilding and maintenauce of soil f'ertilily, adcquate protection of the soil with vegetation, and repuir to tho eroded aretis. Tiiere was also tho need for eontrol of lire, over-grazing and rtilihits and metliods of eulti vation would have to he modilied. Mr. Newnham added tliat the high country farnter would have to he placed in a satisfiictorv linaneial popition lo enahle hitn to play his part in tlie work of soil conservat ion.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 December 1947, Page 5
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