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A FARMER who was driv- * ' tag from Mid-Canterbury so Christchurch the other day was interested to see tussocks hanging on the fence bordering the railway line between the Rakaia bridge and Dunsandel. On his way home he stopped to inspect the tussocks and found that they were nassella tussocks. The tussocks had been at tacbed to the fence by Mr R. W. Mackenzie, noxious weeds inspector for the Ellesmere county, excepting the Springs riding, to identify the areas where the tussocks had been
located, and at the same time incidentally tx> help acquaint farmers and the members of the railways staff with the nature of the tussock. Altogether, Mr Mackenzie said, nine tussocks had been found within a few yards of the railway track between the Rakada and Selwyn rivers. One was found behind the railway station at Dunsandel. They were innocent enough now, but by Christmas time these plants would have been in seed with a potential of spreading up to IOO.OOOodd seeds each, Mr Mackenzie said.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30811, 24 July 1965, Page 10
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