BEST SWEDE CROP IN WAIRARAPA.
This illustration is from a photograph of the first-prize ,in the -Masterton competition, referred to in our Farm Industry column yesterday, . It ; was: grown .by. Mr., W.Terry, whose photograph appears among tho Agricultural Conference,, delegates.iii.this, issue. Tho manures vised analysed are as follow:— ... ........ ; . ' Basic 51ag.—20.83. perl,cent. of. .phosphoric anhydride (insoluble),, equivalent to ,45.00 per cent of trfcalcic. phosphate: .Tho .fineness wa? 92 per.cent., an important matter,.,as unoness of an insoluble" niariuro increases its availability for plant.fond,., r .- ! /,-■ ><v-.-' Bonedust!—3.B9 per, cent of nitrogen . (insoluble); and 22.15 per cent. of. phosphoric
anhydride (insoluble), equivalent to. 48.37 ■ per cent of tripalcic "phosphate. >• It' will be noticed that these manures are insolublo aijd mainly pliosphatie.. Much of the bbnedust and slag..'forms' a-residue for tile next-'.crop. Sutton's elephant l .- seed (lOozs. per .acre) was: used,".drilled .with- the manure oil December. 20 There was'no; blight. The manure. co§t 3d. v for:p;iQhrtpu,.pf pro,4ucpjl;:.'. The- It' -has great feeuiiig vnlno'.v. Ono' who silw the crop ' said ,'it was the'Best-' Wedo crop in') Wairarapa. The analysis-was performed by Mr. - A.-'Bf Wood, agricultural chemist of Mnstorton, who reported on. the .contest for ,t-ke association. .' ...-
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 10
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190BEST SWEDE CROP IN WAIRARAPA. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 10
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