POPPIES FROM FRANCE
FARMERS FEAR THEY WILL BE NOXIOUS WEEDS. By Telegraph—Press Association, j Oamaru, March 6. The introduction of the poppy for sentimental reasons into the Dominion from Fiance, where it has been declared a noxious weed, was strongly deprecated by the County Council at a meeting to-day. It was stated that St. John's wort was planted in a few gardens in Australia, and was now a universal pest. Tho poppy was a particular menace to wheat. > Tho following resolution was carried:— That the council protests against the introduction of the poppy, a noxious weed, and asks the Government to Make the steps necessary k> protect agriculturists from the pernicious weed over which the fanners in France and Belgium have no control.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 139, 8 March 1920, Page 6
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123POPPIES FROM FRANCE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 139, 8 March 1920, Page 6
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