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Thrushes Versus Sprays How two pairs of song thrushes kept a kitchen garden free from insect pests is described in the current issue of Forest and Bird. Gats were kept out of the garden and the thrushes saw to it that no insect pests developed. Not a Sparrow The hedge sparrow is. very much like a miniature thrush and possesses nothing in common with the i common sparrow, says a writer in Forest and Bird. It is a shy bird with a very pleasant song and is a very useful: insectivorous bird* In 1919 it cleaned up a bad invasion -of green fly in the orchards of Central Otago. Unknown "Timber Values' A •well known cabinetmaker and student of New Zealand trees, writing in Forest and Bird,, suggests that several native, trees should be cultivated on a commercial' basis. The puriri is especially mentioned in this regard. The grub that attacks it can bo. eliminated by proper cultural methods, he states. Figures are quoted for the growth rates of many native and introduced timber trees, and they prove that purki, kauri, rimu and kowhai will grow faster than the introduced Douglas fir.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 3, 31 August 1943, Page 2
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195ITEMS OF INTEREST Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 3, 31 August 1943, Page 2
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