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Taranaki Daily News, 5 December 1922, Page 7

Convincing Evidence of the Superiority of Superphosphate Extract from N.Z. Journal of Agriculture, 20th May, 1922, page 285, giving results of Pasture Top-Dressing Experiments conducted by Department of Agriculture at Te Kuiti The fertilizers were- applied on Bth and Sth September last. These dates were late for slowly soluble fertilizers such as raw rook phosphate and basic slag, but this was unavoidable without missing a season, as the offer of the field was only made to tfie Department in August last. The field was shut up in October, and cut and weighed as hay • X January. The weighing occupied two days, and was completed on 16th January. .The following table gives the first season’s results after the grass was made into hay, and the yields thus recorded:— Yield per Acre : Percentage Fertilizer used. Amount per Mean Average of Percentage increase due to Acre. Three Plots. Yield. Fertiliser. •» Cwt. qr. lb. Check • N° manure 23 2 20 100.0 Basic Slag ...... 3 cwt. 29 0 16 123.0 23.0 Superphosphate .. 3 cwt. 41 0 19 173.8 73.3 Rock phosphate .. 3 cwt. 29 1 3 123£ 23.6 Superphosphate ... 3 cwt. ) Ground limeetone i. 1 ton j 41 2 17 175,9 75.9 Rock phosphate .. 1 ton 5 Ground limestone .. 3 cwt J 27 1 17 115.7 15.7 QUICKEST and BEST RESULTS obtained from SUPERPHOSPHA TE Every unit of Water Soluble Phosphate in Superphosphate is available as plant food immediately after application. Full supply Superphosphates (all grades) available from all Merchants & Storekeepers, or direct from the Manufacturers.