The poisoned wheat supplied by the Secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural Assocli- . ation iB proring deadly to the small ibirds, says the Oimaru Mail One bushel wia taken on .Thursday, arid the effects of a sprinkling- qf it were shown ia (he collection of birds of various kinds, including sparrows, linnets, and larks. On opening .the crop of one of these it waa found that two grama of wheat proved efEectuai in destruction.. From 7 . ; this fact it will be aeen that a bushel of wheat should give the quietya to fery lame number or bicdg: ' , . ;
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 254, 25 October 1881, Page 1
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