LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1929, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

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Tn of the advice that has been given to farmers as to how to deal with ragwort < and .to the fact that a natural enemy has been introduced, there appears to be a good deal of concern in parts of the North Island regarding the danger from the spread of the weed. The matter was referred to at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Executive of the Farmers’ Union by the chairman, Mr 11. Bond. He mentioned another means of dealing with the pest. He said it had to he cheeked at the beginning and treated as soon as it appears above the ground. An application of salt will soon kill the young ragwort, and he suggested that the Government should assist by permitting salt to be carried rail free.

A Napier paper states that now that tlio flood" waters have almost totally subsided, the effect of the inundation of the countryside is now plainly visible. All the pastures in the affected area are water-logged, and many paddocks are covered with silt, some to a depth of several inches. TTavstacks in many paddocks were ruined by the vising waters, constituting a serious loss to many farmers, particularly dairymen. Many oI these are now searching for good clean hay at a reasonable price to augment their depleted stock off winter feed. A dairy farmer who had a herd of thirty-five cows and seven heifers was forced to sell them, as his land remained under water. Though the cattle were looking if ai* from their best, t«’“V met with nn exceptionally gooff s;ffc>