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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3612, 15 February 1906, Page 4

I ’ - •. '. <**» jl #fcl« Diktat* M«r no Held in Ch«eb |r Mixture,

£■ This,disease Is widespread and def. itructlve. It is con lined to tin; leaves Sj* • Mid green stems, and a; pi-nrs ab,.«:i I'i’ 'tilt time the tubers hep,in to form. 1•• 1 1 I may be not ml >. •.-•rlier if the growth ot *' the plains ha .(i'll eh. eked in any '< sray. The ilrsi indieation ot ins presK is the appeaiai.ee on the Junes ot grayish brown spots, which mon become hard mid brittle. The disease progresses rather slowly, the spots f gradually becoming larger, especially S ; along the edges of the leaflets. A:'!:. | end of ten days to two wu ks. i the leaf surface may be brown, witht- tred and brittle, while the ns* is of a I* yellowish green color. Three ww-10, !?.. i a month may elapse before nil tin leave* •uccmub. The tabors stop

flowing almost us soon m the leares * or* attacked, and as a result tbs crop • Is practical}/ worthless. This blight winy be held in check by the application of Bordeaux mix- ! ture, This is prepared and applied as follows: Pour into a 50-galion bar'ti, rel US gallons of clear water, then S weigh out six pounds of crushed f Milestone or copper sulphate, and after tying it in a piece of coarse sacking suspend Ihc package just beneath the surface of the water by means of a . string tied to a stick laid across the p' * top of the barrel. In another suitable p ■ - Vas a tub or half barrel, ~nda of fmh lima. Slack

a ' • _•:; .as etully by pouring on small i| rjnc . lies of water at a time, (ho obis ject beitig to obtain, a smooth, creamy 4 < liquid, free from grit. When the lime ’ Is ."lacked add sufficient mixture to f? make 23 gallons. As soon as the blue- * stone is dissolved, which will require an hour or more, pour the lime murk and Milestone solution together, using a separate barrel for the purpose, and •tiering constantly to effect a thori ough mixture. If sometimes happens ,i; that sufficient lime is not used, and as a result the foliage may be injured. T« n; he certain that the mixture is safe, hold » steel knife in it for two or three minutes, and If the polished surface of the hlsde shows a copper-colored tinge add mors lime, but if it stays bright the 1 mlstursia fit to use.—Farmers*Review,