U.S. deer undeterred by hair
NZPA staff correspondent Washington Scientists in Hothkiss, Colorado, have spent more than $12,000 over the last two years hanging human hair on trees to see if it will keep deer away from orchards. It seemed to be working last year, but this year’s hard winter forced a lot more deer down from the mountains and they ignored the hair and went on to eat buds. The director of the project, Dr Kenneth Yu, says the hair-balls apparently work only if there are not many deer in the area, and they are not very hungry. Next winter the scientists will hang beer cans filled with animal blood and rotten eggs from the trees. W&ear cfeaJ
The Australian Wheat Board has reclaimed the Yemen Arab Republic as a big market for Australian wheat after the second 100,000-tonne sale in three months. The sale was made by normal tender and will be delivered in various shipments from South Australia and Western Australia between March and June. — Melbourne.
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