BASIC SLAG FOR PASTURE 



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It is not to be supposed that these sorts of results are obtained 

 on all clay pastures. The great feature of slag is that it encourages 

 the growth of white clover where other conditions are favourable ; 

 it has a good opportunity for doing this where bare patches exist 



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No manure 5 cwts slag 10 cwts slag Decorticated 



cake, no slag 



Fig. 16. Average increase in live weight of sheep receiving no cake on land 

 dressed with basic slag, in comparison with sheep receiving cake on land 

 without manure. The columns represent total gains in Ibs per acre while the 

 sections represent the gains per month, the bottom being the first month. 



on which the clover can develop. Where the pasture is well 

 covered with other vegetation the chance of improvement is less, 

 but even here the additional supply of phosphate may increase 

 the nutritive value of the herbage. 



