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in powder ready for sowing by hand or machine. 



On some very thin limestone or chalky 

 soils it may be preferable to employ a Com- 

 plete Fertiliser as recommended for meadow 

 hay on p. 56. 



These fertilisers should be applied in the early 

 winter or spring, and the land afterwards chain 

 or bush harrowed and rolled. 



If the pasture should be mossy and very 

 rough, it will be advisable to run a toothed 

 harrow over it to tear this out, and thus loosen 

 the surface before sowing the fertiliser. 



In Cornwall it has been demonstrated that 

 new-made superphosphate had a very great 

 effect in eradicating moss. 



Many old pastures are sadly deficient in lime, 

 and will be greatly benefited by a light dressing 

 every four or five years, say 8 to 10 cwts. per 

 acre (vide p. 20). But on no account must 

 reliance be placed upon lime entirely, no 

 matter how good the appearance of the herbage 

 following its application, or impoverishment 

 will surely follow. It must always be backed 

 up by full applications of proper fertilisers. 



It must be obvious, after consideration of 

 the examples taken from all parts of Great 

 Britain, which have been recorded in the 

 previous pages, that the statement which has 

 been made that " nothing pays the farmer so 

 well as his manure bill " has been amply proven. 



Those who have conducted manurial trials 

 are fully aware of the difficulties surrounding the 

 work owing to variation in soils, seasons and 



