62 FERTILISERS AS AN AID TO 



Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Salop, 

 hi wr> ites, regarding experiments which 

 have been conducted for eight 

 years : 



" Superphosphate has given most marked 

 results, both when applied alone, and also when 

 in combination the best results being a combi- 

 nation of superphosphate and sulphate of 

 potash. Moreover, the effect on the herbage 

 has been very marked, and the increase in 

 strength of clovers has become more apparent 

 each year, which continues to be clear to the 

 observer when walking over the plots." 



Dr. T. Milburn, Secretary of Agriculture for 

 Lancashire, in Farmers' Bulletin, No. 22, which 

 gives results of experiments on 



" Renovation of Poor Pasture Land " 

 conducted at six centres in the 

 county during three to six seasons, states : 



" Phosphatic manures have proved the most 

 effective agents in improving the value of the 

 pastures and have, on the whole, given excellent 

 results/ 1 



The preference of live stock for grass which 



has been dressed with fertilisers to that which 



has received dung alone, has often 



been remarked. The animals are 



Livestock noticed to graze the former quite 



Bnce close and to leave untouched the 



herbage herbage on the dunged portion. 



This is clear evidence that fertilisers 



promote a superior quality herbage. 



It will be recognised that there is more diffi 



