GROWING PEAS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 625, 6 December 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 "guys," ringing of bells," or ''the firing of the gun," the birds 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 spraying his psaa with the Sherwin- Williams' Sulfur Solution to protect them from Blight, and found that not only did it protect them from Blight, a;id 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 Peas. He said he used one gallon of the S. W. Lime Sulfur Solution to 5 gallons 01 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 his experience last year that he was going to use the Sherwin-Williams, Lime Sulfur Solu= tion instead of Bordeaux Mixture to protect his Potatoes from Blight. The proportion for Potatoes is about 1 to 75 of water. The SharwinWilliarns' 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 Sharland and Cg., Ltd., Lorne street, Auckland, to whom you should write for booklet, "It Pays to Spray, 1913." !