ULSTER FARM A progressive dairy farmer in Ulster who wanted to im- prove his grassland asked LCI: how modern methods of grassland management could best be applied to his farm_ Accordingly the local representative of ICI's agricultural technical service visited the farm and a grassland develop- ment programme was planned and put into operation. Its object was to grow more grass ~grass for grazing; and grass to make: hay and silage for winter feeding: Over a period of 4 years the use of fertilisers was stepped up progressively from 5 cwt. per acre to 9 cWt: per acre, and from April to October grazing was carefully rationed by means of elec: trically charged fences moved twice a day: The effects of these methods were far reaching: The amount of silage made on the farm increased from 85 tons in 1947 to 450 tons in 1950; consumption of bought feeding stuffs was halved, and the farmer was able to add to the numbers of his dairy herd every year: As a result, milk production rose steadily from 223 gallons per acre in 1946 to 344 gal- lons per acre in 1951 Dairy farms in many parts of the United Kingdom are now successfully applying similar methods. ICL IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (NZ) LTD: Every fill MavyCuzEDD READY 0f 0 pleasure 57 Light ct � 0 361 & = gts Ng'3 IT S TOASTED 1 Cugebeg NAYYe9 N6 toasted
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 797, 29 October 1954, Page 12
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233Page 12 Advertisement 1 New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 797, 29 October 1954, Page 12
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