PASTURE ESTABLISHMENT ON SWAMP LAND ON A BAY OF PLENTY DAIRY FARM

Abstract

Because the initial establishment of grass on swamp country today generally follows a set pattern, with the use of heavy machinery, most of this paper will be concerned with the maintenance of pasture on such land. This latter aspect is the keynote to efficient grassland farming on wet country. It requires constant vigilance by the occupier; if there is any easing up, the pasture will soon revert to rushes and weed grasses and the soil will become waterlogged.