THE GRASS GRUB.
A FARMER'S REMEDY. Speaking to a Dominion- representative yesterday about the grass grub, a Wairal'apa farmer mentioned what he said was a common remedy for the pest. Many farmers who had had experience with bush.land had encountered the grub, he said, and I'iieir most effective means of dealing with it was to put 011 as many as the section would hold. The trouble needed to be taken in hand early—as soon as it made an appearance. It was 110 use putting 011 light cattle—the heaviest were required, The effect of this treatment was wonderful; the cattle simply crushed the grub out of existence. Referring to tho present ravages of the post in the South Island he 'said that the farmers there, in many cases, had not got the cattle just now to put on tho land. Another farmer said that he had been about the country a good deal lately, and had seen signs of the grub in several parts of the Wellington province. It had not however, done nearly tile damage here that it had 111 Canterbury.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1152, 13 June 1911, Page 8
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181THE GRASS GRUB. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1152, 13 June 1911, Page 8
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