TO ENLIGHTEN THE FARMER
The Californian thistle is reported to bo spreading" in the Wanganui district, and it is said that it will want careful watching in case it spreads, as it has done in the Hunter ville and Taihape districts. It cost one station near Taihape £300 last year to cut the pest down. .The trouble in the Wanganui district is that there are not many farmers who. know tho Californian thistle when they see it. The Herald suggests that the Agricultural Department should enlighten farmers by sending a plant or two to every saleyard, seed shop, and farmers' agency for exhibition, together with a few directions for eradication. -,7'",;.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14214, 10 November 1909, Page 8
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111TO ENLIGHTEN THE FARMER New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14214, 10 November 1909, Page 8
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