"BIDDY BROWN" ON SORREL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 304, 15 November 1873, Page 3

"BIDDY BROWN" ON SORREL.

{To the Editor.) Scr, — There has been a grate deal sale those past five years bout the growing of sorrel iv the Tuapeka district ami the lo*s sustained thereby. Now, for the information of those who may feel uneasy bout this obnoxious weed. I will iv these liucs plase before your readers' a plan both remunerative and novel, which my husband Sam and I have found to answer firstratc. For years past we worked hard to banish sorerl out of our paddock, but to no purpose. At last Samy coined in one day full of good news. " And, Biddy," says he, " I have hit on a plan that will make that paddock of sorrel pay welk" Now, bare in mind my Samy is like the boy at his prayers — he is a devil at plans, in fact a rale janius. " Troth then," says I, " I should like to know how." " Well then," says he, " you will nojt have to watc long. When you get up in the morning, take your wee spade and throw down tyro gaps in the fence, one ah Clare Corner and the other on Garryown Hill, and all the cattle in the plase before night, and will lay 4s. 6d. a hood on em." "O, murder entirely," says I, " it will be Sabbath morning, an the folks will see me going to kirk." " Never mind," says ho, " 'twill pay." Well, sure, I was up and at it early enough ; and, sure, as soon as kows seed mo, they corned pell mell to kuow which would be fust, and weary soon wo had a score or two, which we took to old Peter, with a bill of items, and now wo find this a weary profitable crop. It pays us and it pays Peter ; and if there be any other others in the district who is troubled with sorrel, if they do as we have done, they will find this a profitable investment. — I am, &c., Biddy Buows. Tuapeka.