Super for Top-dressing * , Advocated by the Director of Fields Division, Department of Agriculture (Excerpt from recent speech of Mr. A. H. S'"‘ COCKAYNE, Director Fields Division '"w of the Department of Agriculture. ReproJ duced from “N.Z. Herald," Auckland.) p * ?Mr. Cockayne stated that experiments in top- g A w/ dressing had been carried out longer in the g H Waikato than in any other part of the Do- g || minion, where ‘it had been definitely proved p y || ' that Lime and'Super was the best" fertiliser g & I touse.’ g IHe further stated that on soils of poorer quality slow-acting phosphate gave better results. f This statement by one of the most prominent agricultural authorities in New Zealand, stresses what all progressive farmers realise—-the necessity for top-dressing’, and more especially the outstanding superiority of highgrade Super. In the official test canducted by the Department of Aericulture at Te Kumi near Te Kuiti, it has been shown tha t Superphosphate, and Superphosphate w.th Lime surpass. any..other fertilisers for top-dresi'in#* Super 44/46% is manufat -tired in New Zealand from Nauru/Ocean Phosphate You can procure Supplies from all Merch ants and Storekeepers; or direct from the manufacturers SUPER”
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5067, 20 December 1926, Page 4
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194Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5067, 20 December 1926, Page 4
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