HOW TO KILL SORREL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 811, 2 November 1877, Page 3

HOW TO KILL SORREL.

In answer to “ Agricola’s” wish to know what will kill sorrel—if the land is in crass now it should be sown with from thirty to forty bushels of new slacked lime to the acre at once, because the rains will wash it into the ground. If the land is in crop, lot “ Agiicola” sow it with rye grass the first dry day, and go over it with a pair of light horses and light harrows, and then sow the lime in the month of June next yeai ; and he can let it remain in grass for three or four years he will find his laud much improved, as the lime converts the roots of sorrel into manure for other plants. As Ibis may bo of use tochers, I will give you a descrip’ion of my own experience. I hart paddocks all red with sorrel about six'years ago. I put on about sixteen bushels of lime to the acre, but in the spring the sorrel came up more luxuriantly than ever ; but the cattle and horses were very fond of it, and ate it- down to the ground, and next year there was a fine sole of grass and the sorrel hid almost disappeared. The paddock was broken up last year, and had a better crop of wheat than it ever grew before. 'Hie way that I spread the lime is as follows The lime is well slacked, hut not made wot ; it lies in heaps twenty-four hours, and it is then turned over to mix it. Then 1 have two horses rcidy in a cart, which go very slow. One man guides the horses and the other goes into the cart am uigst the lime with a nice light shovel, and throws the lime with the wind (the horses’sides to the wind). If “Agrieo’a” is afraid that the lime will injure Ins land, tell him to measure off a square chain and put a bushel of lime, and another with two bushels - fifty or sixty bushels to the acre will not hurt.—Walter Paterson, Yunkunga, in S. A. Chronicle. Don’t n°glect your penmanship. A man in New Fork got 00,000 dollars, from a banker for being a good writer. 11 is not yet known how many years be will get. The following circular lias been banded to ns for publication “dt is hereby notified for pnbbc information that from and after the Ist day of October proximo, (bo periods during which unclaimed letters will be retained at the several post-offices within the Colony before being sent to the Dead Letter Office for disposal will be reduced as follows : Letters originating within two clear months, instead of three months ; also, Letters from beyond New Z aland three clear months, instead of five months.” Fi.oriltne ! —For the Te‘th and Breath.—A few drops of the liquid “ Floritinc ' sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produces a pleasant la’her, which thoronghly clcanscs the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculia-pcarly-whitencss, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant I odour arising from decayed teeth nr tobacco smoko, “ The Fragrant Florilino," being composed in part of Honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet, discovery of the ago. Price 2a Cd, of all Chemists and Perfumers. Prepared by llenrv C. Gali-up, 493, Oxford-gt., I-omign