BATHURST BURR
“I want to see Bathurst burr declared a noxious weed," said Mr. J. Townend at a meeting of the Wanganui Council of Primary Production. He said that he made its acquaintance in Australia more than 50 years ago, and it had caused untold havoc there. It was doing the same in this country, he said. Some of it was to be found within a few miles of Wanganui. It grew from 3ft. to sft. in height, and caused much damage to wool. The burr was dull\in colour, and had a small, stiff lean stalk. Some bushes had as many as 2,000 pods, and each pod contained up to 16 seeds. Bathurst burr hhd been declared a noxious weed in Australia for many years, and he wanted it declared a noxious weed in New Zealand for the benefit of sheep farmers. He moved that the Government be requested to declare it a weed. This was seconded by Mr. W. Peat and carried.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19400912.2.42.9
Bibliographic details
Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13138, 12 September 1940, Page 6
Word Count
163BATHURST BURR Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13138, 12 September 1940, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.