Save Your Potato Crop.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 230, 13 October 1905, Page 3

Save Your Potato Crop.

A PREVENTATIVE. The disease which at present is affecting the potato crops of New Zealand eo seriously has been proved beyond doubt tl e " True Irish Blight. The preven'stive cannot be too widely known. The tol to wing iemedy is recommended by the Argricoliural Depart mem : 41b sulphate of copper, 41b fresh lime, Sib common treacle, 40 gal lot g -water. Jjibbolvc the coppe l ' in, fe..*y, 5 gallons of wau-r in a wooden Vessel; the bes way is to tie it in a loosely-woven hag, and suspend the bag from a s irk leid across the tub ;orif in a hurry, use hot water. Slack t»e lime in auothe v. a-;el, i-D't add it to the c. ppe. 1 tiun ; st.il well til thetoughly i. i-d, tl. i: .'ed sufficient water to bring t • ml <• up t gi.l’ons. Kiwstrait, out t . < i,t , h< - .-’ii -i the treacle. j 11. -. iv sp« t or Bpra.y-pun.p with a CTI.-lor ecr Bo: aux ju zzle; first when the potatoes a e Vet ween high, and twice later at in ervals of about ten days, Repeat if ne essary. if the treatment above advocated is carefully carried out it will prove effectual in preventing the attacks of fungus pasts. The Bordeaux mixture prevents the germi nation of fungas spores. Treacle makes the mixture more adhesive. If there is r ason to suspect the presence of insects, such as the brenze beetle or potato moth 4oz. of Faris Green may be made into a paste and stirred into the mixture. In tbe case of the second and third spray, ings. and of crops already grown, where the foliage is toughened, the 6 I’4o formula (i.e.,6 lb bluestone, 41b lime, an* l 40 gallons water) may be used with advantage, Should rain fall within three or tour hours after spraying, it will, of course, be necessary to repeat the dressing as soon as possible.; Caution.—See that the bluestone is pure and the lime fresh. Spray at once, using from 50 to 76 gallons of mixture per acre Whenever you see any disease in any crop, remove some plants, pack in a small box or tin, and post direct, addressed " The Government Biologist, Departmen c of Agricnltuie, Wellington.” The specimens will te examined and report eent free. &o not wait till the nisease has such a hold that the crop cannot be saved.