Sulphur as a Fertiliser.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 February 1914, Page 4

Sulphur as a Fertiliser.

Experiments carried out both in Germany and France confirm recent reports as to the fertilising action of flower of jsulphur upon the soil. In the German trials a dressing of 901b. per acre, applied in February, a short time before the crops were sown, had a benefical effect upon barley andi rye. The treated portions of the crops were stronger, and had a brighter green colour than the untreated; but no account of the the in yield is given. The French experiments were intended to throw light upon the cause of the fertilising action of sulphur. .The cause has been said to be the destruction of injurious bacteria in the soil, and t the conclusion of the investigators agrees that this is partly the case. But it is concluded also that the chemical action of the sulphur has some effect. Sulphuric acid is gradually formed, and this not only supplies sulphur to the plants, but also helps to dissolve mineral elements in the soil.