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Southland Times, Issue 22499, 8 December 1934, Page 14

From time to time farmers are brought before the Court in various parts of the Dominion for having permitted ragwort to grow unchecked on their properties. This surely indicates that inspectors attached to the Department of Agriculture are alive to the dangers of allowing this noxious weed to spread, and seemingly the cases are brought before the Courts for the purpose of impressing upon the minds of farmers the desirability of keeping their lands clear. An effective killing agent which is becoming increasingly popular is potash. The “yellow peril has for long been destroyed by tne majority of farmers by sodium chlorate. Both are splendid mediums of destruction on ragwort-infested lands, but it has been proved that whereas the sodium chlorate is a dangerous medium which has no beneficial effect on the soil, the potash is safe to use and provides benefits.