IMPORTATION OF FERTILISERS.
A YEAR'S FIGURES. . An interesting return of the ' kinds, quantities,-and values of the various fertilisers imported into New Zealand during the year ended March 31, 1911, has been compiled by the Agricultural Department. The figures show (hat the imports wore valued e»t over X 270.000, the details being as under:— Description. Ton?. 4! IVeiVht. Vnlnn. Bonedust 11,058 01,893 Bono char 113 4!).( Done phosphate 32G 1,09.1 Blood and hone 1 975 5J)95 Basic slag 8.670 28.231 Superphosphate 27,<112 99..J77 Gunno 15,858 41,750 Ror.k phosphate 105 .(08 "Mineral earth" CO 150 Phosohates, not specified 402 1.217 Sulphate of potash 792 7,319 IUiH-iate of potash 55 B3f Kninit 1,882 r>.9if> Potash salts 518 5 055 Gypsum > 3,3fi9 .1.120 Sulphate of n.mmonia ... 227 3.055 'Nitrate of soda 217 2,519 • Nitrate of lime 10 10.1 Turnip fertiliser 200 905 Grain fertiliser 38 20(i •Tadoo 1 17 Unenumerntcd 2 25 A AVINiXER. OF COJIPE'I'ITIOXS. The Egg-laying Competitions for 1910-11 and 1911-12 were both won by pens reared on "A. and. P.," C'hick Raiser. The first essential for profitable poultry keeping. Obtainable' from all-Storekeepers.*
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1500, 24 July 1912, Page 8
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181IMPORTATION OF FERTILISERS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1500, 24 July 1912, Page 8
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