“Ragwort is almost a Xew Zealand emblem—it will soon be taking the place of the fern leaf,’’ said Mr. H. Bond, at the annual meeting of the executive of the Manawatu branch of the Xew Zealand Farmers' Union on Saturday. In referring to the spread of this week, Mr. Bond expressed the opinion that the Government should allow farmers to obtain salt rail free as he would guarantee that the spreading of salt on the weed would result iu its eradication.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6901, 6 May 1929, Page 6
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