Worn-out Pastures

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 February 1913, Page 4

Worn-out Pastures

• mil uiisic blag α-iioic uurii-ouc yiusturo, ana wuut u» tue best tvuy n> ayyiy li: ' ll * S ratis aur " law-sown with tlio tslagr . The pasLure .lias partly gono Hack to native yi-a.s.jurf, and is overrun with daisies ami otnur weeds. The land is too broken to plough except in patches." The tort-going questions from a Woodville farmer to tho Department oi' Agriculture are answered as follows in this month's Journal. ''Basic slay will not completely restore worn-out pastures but will materially help towards that end. The beet way is to broadcast the manure at the rato of -iewt. or o ewt. per acre. >Slag should bo applied in tho lato autumn or early winter. If land is of a light sandy nattiro, sulphate of potash at tho rate of 2001b or 3001b per acre can bo profitably applied in conjunction with slag. That mixture has been found beneficial. Grass .seed would bo greatly benefited if surface sown with slag. After sowing it will be advisable to keep stock off till flie herbage lias been washed by rain. There is said to bo n possibility of stock being endangered by grazing on pasture so topdressed."