GROWING PEAS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 611, 15 October 1913, Page 4

GROWING PEAS.

Every, grower of Pens knows the •havoc produced by the small birds, no matter what mechanical precautions or devices are taken to keep the birds off the crop, such hb "guyß," "the ringing of bells," or "the firing of the gun," the bird? will have their full toll, which means a drain on the crop and hence smaller returns. Talking the other day about this trouble with a grower who had six acres in Peas, he said he had discovered a splendid remedy for this small bird nuisance. He had been Bpraying his peas with the Sherwin- Williams' Sulfur Solution to protect them from Blight, and found that not only did it protect* 1 them from Blight, asid found that not - only did it protect them from disease, , but that it kept the birds away as well —they would not go 'near the Pea*. He said he used one gallon S.W. Lime Sulfur Solution to 5 gallons of water, and sprayed about once a week. Heconsidered it true economy to spray frequently. Last year his income from Peas was £25 per acre. He was so satisfied with hi« experience last year that he was going to use the Sherwin-Williame, Lime Sulfur Solution instead of Bordeaux Mixture to protect his Potatoes from Blight. The proportion for Potatoes is about Ito 75 of water. The SherwinWiiriams' Lime Sulfur Solution can be got from any storekeeper or seedsman in one gallon and five gallon tins, or 50 gallon barrels. The wholesale agents for New Zealand are Sharlnnd and Co., Ltd., Lome street, Auckland, to whom you should write for booklet, "It Pays to Spray, 1913."