ngaH9£|| DOCKS QUICKLY cleared from pastures & crops with SHELL hormone weedkillers - Docks were completely cleared from this pasture (see photos at left) at a cost of only £2 per acre, by spraying IfrlgF with Shell Weedkiller “L”. Lucerne and clover crops being grown at the time were not affected Illi One of the outstanding advantages of the new range of advanced hor«IIS mone weedkillers introduced by Shell is the number of formerly “hard- ‘ to-kill” weeds, such as docks, which have now been brought under control. Docks in pastures should be sprayed ' with 4I pts. of Shell Weedkiller “L”, with a minimum of 12 gals, water per acre. This will kill broad leafed and curled docks in the seedling stage. Older docks »will be checked but will require repeat applications before being completely eliminated. Shell Weedkiller “L” also kills or controls a wide range of annual and perennial weeds, including fathen, nettle, thistles, and plantains. Clovers and lucerne are resistant. DOCKS IN CEREALS — Docks in cereals can be controlled, without setting back the crops, by spraying with Shell Weedkiller “M” according to directions and at the times stipulated on the label of the tin. DOCKS IM PEAS, YOUMG PASTURES AND UNDERSOWN CEREALS Shell Weedkiller “P”, another highly selective weedicide, is recommended for the control of docks and many other weeds in peas, young pastures and delicate cereals. X®. Full details and further information regarding recom- ■'( '' > v > mended hormone weedkillers may be obtained from your usual supplier or from the Shell Agricultural \ Division, P.O. Box 2091, Wellington. YOU CAN BE SURE OF /(shellA AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS * ( ) AD2.9A
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 99, Issue 5, 16 November 1959, Page 478
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