BEST SOIL FOR A DAIRY FARM.
3gT Ijodbg" dairyman askd, m choosing a dairy farm what kind of soil would b« the beßt—city,, Jight; loam, grsy»l or lime*jf^%.jrttie^thevbeßt dairy, districts; ;are< tnow m whichi lime" and potash rocks pre vittg&nd'grass grows spontantoutly.' Any. soffftatjprdduoes blue; grass luxuriantlj, prWp^'dMi'lweU wifeea i»excell»ntfor" the dairy. But it is not only the soil th»t it to be considered; the character of tho surface is equally important, Low, marshy, wetland can-Berermake a good dairy farm, although it way be made so by drainage if the soil is of tte right kind, Lime and potash abound m the soils that are filled j with mica, the fine glistening particles of which are so,conspicuous upon such land. Bigh rolling land where cobl^ springa and rapidly xanning streams aboandßbomld be cbjfeß^itfj)! eferenct "to any other, for^e one of thji'taoat important cliar^teristicß of a.good dairy Tegion.^-Bxcbange
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Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1116, 1 December 1883, Page 3
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147BEST SOIL FOR A DAIRY FARM. Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1116, 1 December 1883, Page 3
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