FARM forum A fin* crap *f eNa tM "Weeds in Silver Beet k*w *a rag W *’ T**?— * “7 which may b* aafeiy Sl'l' wted* m aimilar crops by appiyiag ShaE WcadkiEar Q M * praemergenc* treatment. This treatment mvotvea rlw psvpMatiaa at a seed bed, and allowing the weed seed* togennmace. The mania sown and Shell Weedkiller Q applied to the emerged woed aa*d- [ lings before the crop seedlings emerge. Shell WeadkiUar Q adnsves | rapid weed control and so the crop emerge* into a treed fne sod surface. In the absence of inter-row cultivatmn weeds are stow to reappear, and by the time cultivation becomae neewary the crop u able to compete with further weed germination. Spraying Raspberries and Strawberries 9' Is Phosdrin suitable for raspberries and strawberriesT *' P^ osdrin 2 E C - “ suitable for application to raspberria and strawberries, provided application is not made within two wacks of the first picking. The high initial kill of insects with Pboadnn a B.C. will ensure clean crop* for the majority of the picking season under conditions of normal insect infestations. Multiple Tractor Hitching Q' h it desirable to pull two or more implements ui ana taefif * > There are a number of benefits from multiple hitching resulting from the full power of a large tractor being utilisedto its greatest advantage: (a) one man can handle more implements, thus accomplishing a greater volume of work; (b) a tractor operates ran., economically in relation to the amount of work-output whan operating near capacity. Additional implements increase the load when a single implement is not a full load; (c) smaller implements hitched to a tractor are generally handled easier on uneven ground than is a large single implement; (d) power work is accompluhed more speedily; (e) crop production coat* are considerably reduced. f *—»»■ Is Sh*S SwMra u> Iwmwx • ra. I ujbc J *"r sxwira. W4rra> tlw. - fcra> Sww*'. 6aa » ao*l.WWk. ( w a .raa ra~*«w«.wwwwWrakraiwM. s.l
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29499, 28 April 1961, Page 6
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