LAND AND GENERAL. THE PORINA MOTH. ALMOST PLAGUE IN SOUTHLAND. “mHE wholesale lighting of fires on I farms at night to attract and destroy the Porina Moth which at present is almost a plague in Southland was advocated at a meeting of the Southland Executive of the Farmers’ Union. It was said that the moth was flying at present. The caterpillar*of the moth was one of the worst forms' of GRASS GRUB in Southland. The organised lighting of fires at night throughout the province was considered effective in destroying the moths. In the Hokonui district one farmer set*up a FLAME THROWER at night and caught and destroyed millions of moths. EACH DAY BRINGS FORTH YET NEW USES FOR THE “FOUR OAKS FLAME THROWER” TAKE ONE OF THESE GTkjD SERVANTS HOME TO YOUR FARM. WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, CO., LTD..
A. H. FENN, ... , AUCTIONEER AND LAND AGENT. LIST PROPERTIES ON REGISTER. 56—Peter Street, 6-Roomed House and Land. 54—Tinwald, 1-Acre, Shop and Dwelling. 53—Tinwald, 21-Acres and 6-Roomed House. '2B—Tinwald, 3 Acres, with two frontages, 6-Roomed House; all conveniences. 48—William Street; 3 Good Building Sites. 23—Walnut Avenue; Lovely Building Site. 58—Corner Cavendish Street and Middle Road; 1 Acre. Cox Street—ll Acres; offers wanted for these two blocks. Terms and Conditions. A. H. FENN. Auctioneer and Land Agent. ’Phone 276. MURDOCH BRUCE. Grain, Seed, and Produce Merchant, West Street, Ashburton. I HAVE in store for sale, Stocks of all varieties of seeds for the Spring sowing, including:— Machine Dressed Perennial Ryegrass Machine Dressed Italian Ryegrass. Machine Dressed Western Wolths. . Machine Dressed Red Clover. Machine Dressed White Clover. Machine Dressed Cocksfoot. Also specially selected lines of SEED GARTON OATS. Full stocks of Superphosphate 44/46 per cent. MURDOCH BRUCE, West Street, Ashburton. Telephone 353, P.O. Box 4.
CHRISTCHURCH MAN BANISHES STOMACH TORMENT! I TAKE MAVEX Malted Slippery Elm Stomach Compound like clockwork. Never have stomach pain or sickness now,” says Mr C. Russell, 15 Kilmore St., Christchurch. Try MAYEX for ulcers, gastritis, sickness, etc. 3/- tin from R. Totty, and Hawkhead (Methven), Chemists. FARM MACHINERY. LAWN MOWERS. LAWN MOWERS. GREAT Variety of Lawn Mowers, Petrol, Electric or Hand. With or without Rubber Tyres. Prices from £3. ARTHUR AND A. V. CATES, PLUMBERS AND IMPLEMENT AGENTS, Burnett Street, Ashburton. ’Phono 93, Residence 501. Open Friday Nights.
MANY Allis Chalmers Allcrop owners find that their machine is so versatile that where previously, crops such as peas and clover required the use of a mower, they are now able to do the job better by direct harvesting. In fact crops that otherwise would have been lost have been successfully harvested this wav. ANDREWS AND HEAVEN, Moore St., West, Ashburton. 22/36 12/20 IMPERIAL or MARSHALL CRUDE OIL TRACTORS. CUTS operating costs 75 per cent. Saves 15/- in the £. Inspection Invited. W. S. KINGSBURY & CO., LTD., Engineers. ’Phone 141. Victoria Street. VETERINARY SHOEING FORGE. ALL Jobbing and Plough Work done with best materials and workmanship. Agents for Marsh’s Concussion Pads and Fulton’s Safety Trailer Coupling. T. RATTRAY AND CO., Wills St., Ashburton. COMPLETE Stocks of Piston Rings, Bearings* and Accessories for. all Tractors and Cars.—• J. Coutts. West Street.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 21, 4 November 1938, Page 8
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