Docks, dandelions, and any of the perennial weeds which send out .new shoots from the root after the top growth has been cut away, can be killed by petrol. Take ii common iron meat skewer. Tie a piece of rag on wadding round the skewer, at about an inch or so above the point. Dip the skewer in 'the petrol, then stab the weeds one after the other; so long as a little petrol enters the centre of each weed a few days will see the weed dead. Large docks and very deeply rooted weeds may need a second application^but if persisted in the method will soon clear them out.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3661, 5 July 1927, Page 3
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