NOXIOUS WEEDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 144, 13 March 1919, Page 8

NOXIOUS WEEDS

COMPLAINTS ABOUT.STATE PAEM. Qoats-rue, a pestilent weed, is. causing somo concern in the Manawatu (says our Painiei'stoti correspondent). Tho.Manawati; Countv Council was considerably exercised over the/matter at its recent 'meeting,-and at the last meeting of the ® Horowhonua County Council the w./i. Flaxmillers'. Association . wrote Teiiueßting j that, goats-ruo Ijo declareil a noxious weed ] (is it was likely to do considerable damage i to the flax swamps. , ■ j ", . • ] In tho course of a general discussion i it was pointed out that there were hundred'! of acres of the weed giwvJiig profusely about the Manawatir Gorge, and it was becoming a great nuisance, iio sesd was evidently brought down by Hie river. It grew luxuriantly on the. river flats and shingle ground. j A<? regards other noxious weeds, the j G'-.vvrfjiueat was taken to task both ioi it« in not keeping farmers lip i t'> 4:. - ; r,iaTk and for its own default with ( re-niv; to tho State farm. -According to i Councillor Harkness, ox-eye daisies, the • ■barie of'-all progi-essive fa«ners were spre-viing from the State farm to we ad- i joining settlements. Ho thought it was ; , a shame that this thing was not put a j Tlie chairman said that the settlers concerned, should petition, ■■tiie Department, aiid'if- that did not bi'ing tlie State farm iiito'liiie they should;.carry tho mat- ■ lor further. Incidentally.:: rt, was men- ! tioned that ragwort was becoming a great j nuisance. In' any case it must bo patent | to all in the Manawatu that there was | room for considerable .activity, on the part of the Government if the spread ot various noxious weeds was to be. prevented'in time to avert a serious proljlein.