VALUE OF LUCERNE
“AN OVER-RATED CROP.” Cowgrass Considered Better. A statement worthy of consideration by farmers was made to a Levin Chronicle representative recently by Mr. A. Horn, who manages for his father, the well-known Jersey breeder (Mr. R. L. Horn), of K.uku. Speaking* of lucerne, of which he had a one-year-old acre patch, Mr. Horn stated that he considered it a very much over-rated crop, and that whilst not denying the fact that considerable quantities of fodder could be cut from it, he was of the opinion that cowgrass was an even better crop. “ If,” he stated, “ cowgrass received the same thorough cultivation, liming and manuring and attention as does lucerne, it is my opinion that on the average land it would beat lucerne out of sight/’
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Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 44, 21 August 1924, Page 4
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128VALUE OF LUCERNE Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 44, 21 August 1924, Page 4
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