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Is there a chemical alteration in the composition of grasslands as the result of topdressing during the past 20 or SO years? The question was mentioned by Mr Arthur Morton, president of the National Dairy Conference, in his opening address, as one which deserved thorough investigation, says a North Island exchange. All were aware that by using manures, chemical action was being brought to bear, and it occurred to him that on that account the grasses were not the sann* as they had been. It might be a fact that good cheese could be made from milk produced on those pastures then, but not now, because of the addition o< acids, alkalis, sodsv, potash, and other substances. Factory managers might not he at fault for the reason that they might be dealing with a different article than that of 20 years ago. At all events, Mr Morton considered that investigation was desirable to see whether some of the country's obvious troubles were not traceable to that and other like causes,
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1931, Page 5
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172LATE LOCALS. Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1931, Page 5
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