RAND CONDITIONS.
AVF.ULTNGTOX. Y'-)- - 1 -. \n inspection of laud conditions in Waito.no and Kawl.ia Cmntie- has l, o en completed hy the Munster «, Agircnlliire (Hon llawko.O. who m an interview pointed to the use of toodressing with fertilisers as a means o. bringing the land hack to a Proper state for farming. He said: I on. there is one possible way of bringing that country back into a proper state, at which it can be farmed. That is l.y the use of top-dressing fertilisers. There is no doubt the country throughout responds to the use of fertilisers and the diffimltv of the settler has been that he has not had a sufficient margin to expand on this very necessary work. * Quite a quantity ot land has deteriorated in quality, but it can he brought hack if sufficient money is available to settlers to use in their farming operations. A great deal of land that has been abandoned will he farmed again, but of course it will need capital and men who understand the work. It may be taken up immediately “concluded the Minister.” hut I understand some of it is l>ojng taken up. on different terms of course.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1928, Page 2
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198RAND CONDITIONS. Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1928, Page 2
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