GROWING PEAS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 613, 22 October 1913, Page 6

GROWING PEAS.

Every grower of Peas 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 as "gujs," -"the ringing of bells." or "the firing of the gun," tha bird* will have their lull 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 spraying his peas with the Sherwin- Williams' Sulfur Solution to protect them from Blight, and found ihafc not only did it protect them from Blight, and found that not only did it protect them from disease, but that it kept the birds awaj aa well —they would not go near the Pea?. He said he used one gallon of "the S.W. Lime Sulfur Solution to 5 gallons oi water, and cprayed 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 his experience last year that he was going- to Sherwin-Wiliiarns, Lime Sulfur Sola tion instead of Bordeaux L.li xuuv: to protect his Potatoes from HVmh'i. The proportion for PjiiUoes is v.l>r. \:i, 1 to 75 of water. The She; ■;=;;:- Williams'' Lime Sulfur cv'iuUo;- i.r.n ba pot from any storekeeper or sced'-.-mnn in one gallon and five gt-iion tin?, or 50 gallon barrel?. The wholesale agents for New Z; inland are Sbarland and Co., Ltd., Lome street, Auckland, to whom yon should write for booklet, "It Pays to Spray, 1913."