TASMANIA'S POTATO CROP.
IRISH BLIGHT ABSENT. The following news concerning the Tasmanian potato crop ,is of considerable interest to 'New Zc'alandcrs:— J .The Director ■of Agriculture .'reports that, although the season has been an, exceptionally ; good one f for the growth of all forms of-plant' life, tho'potato crops, according to reports he has received from his inspectors, are not showing any signs of fungus troubles! . The Irish blight "has not vet'mode its appearance in any .'of'.'the potato crops grown -in commercial' areas,' although signs of it have been observed in private gardens. It is probable, therefore, that', the. systematic sprayings and other precautions that I'ave been taken against'it have succeeded in stamping it out almost entirely in the areas where potatoes are grown for pro&t. The selection, of. clean seed potatoes, with the rejection of any that show the slightest cause for . suspicion, as'well as fungicidal treatment, of, those that arc nlantcd, must do a great deal towards' getting rid of'the disease. Tho Director of Agriculture states that sonic of the shipments from tlie northwest coast last ivcel: were - found to be absolutely sound. Wliore'.the disease has been , found in .lirivate gardens-' the' infected nlants have been 'destroyed:
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1014, 2 January 1911, Page 8
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198TASMANIA'S POTATO CROP. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1014, 2 January 1911, Page 8
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