FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 177, 22 April 1919, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

AUCTION SALES.

MRTHOOMXNO FIXUTJUES. ■ TO-MOWtOW. TAlmadale', , "£eilding,' l p.m.—Sale of thoroughbreds (Dalgety and Co.). : air. :'Longrldg<s's Cottage, Newtown Park, Wellington -1- p.m.—Furniture sale (A. L. Wilson and Co.). ifiro Brigade Hall, Wanganui, 2 P.m.— .; Land sc.le Qturray, Roberts, Ltd., ana " . Smith, Webster and Co.). Jiambton Quay, Wellington, 2.30 p.m.—Sale " of-sections* (A. L. Wilson and Co., and and.Co.). THURSDAY. /.JCinglß Theatre, Hamilton, 11 a.m.—Land 6al8 : (Abrahain.and. Williams). ... ~ ~ 77. ; INTELLIGENT USE OF 1 " FERTILISERS [" .'A better understanding of tho chem„istry and use of coinmercial fertilisers on ' the part of a. great number of our settlers ; would )» a highly important factor in ' promoting an increased agricultural ont- . put, says Mr. A. ■ M'Taggart in tho "Jour- '. ,of Agriculture." These valuable - .crop^timulants, arc not as well understood by fanners gonernlly as they might . bo.. An understanding by the farming • community'of their use from the stand-,-points of soil, crop, climatc, and economics is of first A good deal ' has been accomplished in .this educational matter;'but much remains to be done. , : pfficial experts are at the service of • producers, and it behoves any settler who \is iir'doubt as to the manures to use ■for his particular soil, crop, and climate "• to .obtain advice on the subject front -a sciontific. source.

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