The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1891.
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From various sources we learn that the demand for the Waipa lime is not so great as it might be or was anticipated. Considering the beneficial effects which a liberal application of this fertiliser would have upon tho majority of our Waikato lands this is to be regretted. From the resultsi of the various trials made both upon tho farm and in the garden, the public must bo convinced that if obtainable at a fair price as it is now, a moderate annual expenditure upon lime would be about the most profitable item in a fanner's outlay.
Acceptiug these premises, thoro must be a hitch in this lime business somewhere which prevents its more genertl use. After making enquiries from practical men we believe the difficulty of getting it properly distributed over the land is the drawback to its more general use. To some of our readers this may appear absurd, but a good many men would rather pay the 3l)s per ton and cart it u> good many miles, than undertake the unpleasant tusk of sowing it over the fields, and we believe it is tlio absence of machinery suitable for doing this work cheaply and olUcieutly that is standing in the way of a large business being doue iu lime. There is a machine, however, recently patented in England, called the Strawaonizor, which would seem to bo the very thing to overcome this difficulty, it ia claimed for it that it will distribute in large or small quantities either liquids or solids. Turnip crops can be dressed with paramue, as a preventative agaiust the ily, in the form of the finest spray; soeds and manures of all kinds can bo sown equally well, and we also noticed is was particularly successful in distributing lime, whether as a light or heavy dose. The machine takes a wide spread, so that a groat area, some thirty acres can be got over in a day. We believe this ia what is required in Waikato. Given some cheap and convenient means of spreading the lime, tho demand for it would bo very great, and tho effect upon our cold clays or peaty soils would bo very inarkod. Many of our farmers, if wo aro to judge by their remarks, aro becoming thoroughly aiek uf spending iarge sums annually upon artificial niauuroa alouc, uud would gladly uso inoru limo, particularly for grass lands; but wo are convinced that until BOiue auch machine as the Strawsouizor is available- to sproud it, the use of liiuo, no matter how cheaply it may bo sold, will bo comparatively reprinted.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2922, 7 April 1891, Page 2
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457The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1891. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2922, 7 April 1891, Page 2
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