WHICH BIRDS
We read that a Hawko's Bay farMftt; who has suffered from birds who d» damage by picking up bi» newly-sowa' seed has found a solution. After sowing the,seed of his crop, h« thei spreads 31b or 41b of seed over tho ground, this seed having bcett pr6fidii4* ly poisoned. This only" costs about 3s, according to this farmer, aad . t!i« method was most effective, as once tilfl birds discovered that the tetd trac poisoned they left it sever«ly" aloae, ■. AVANGANUI,
A THUNDERIKa WELCOME. "Follow ups" of Postcript No. 1 y*i* terday:— Nineteen shots were fired as New1, Zealand's P.M. arrived in Okicagb. ¥6ttunately, no one appears to have b«e« hurt, and no international ■ complications aro expected. The rumour that :th» Veronica has been ordered to iutesti* gato is unfounded, Y.KABAPA. Martinborough. . I see that a "welcomo salute of Bißetcoii guns'was'fired as tho Et. Hon. G. W. Forbes arrived on a visit at tit. World's Fair at Chicago." The whol» nineteen shots missed him! KED KELLY. P.S.—No offoncc to George, of course.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 48, 25 August 1933, Page 6
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173WHICH BIRDS Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 48, 25 August 1933, Page 6
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