REMEDY FOR BROWN ROT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 129, 22 August 1927, Page 12

REMEDY FOR BROWN ROT

HENDERSON RESIDENT’S CLAIM A resident of Henderson, Mr. Edward Hallett, claims to have discovered a remedy for all fruit pests. It is said to be a simple device, and consequently can be applied with a minimum of labour. Spraying is unnecessary. Mr. Hallett asserts that he will guarantee to keep a clean orchard free of brown rot, leaf curl, and any other pest. If any of these pests are already in on orchard,, however, it would take at least three years to rid it of them. Mr. Hallett contends that the Government inspectors are wrong in their opinion that brown rot is caused by hawthorn, and consequently it is a great pity that these hedges should he destroyed when they do not convey the disease. It is his firm conviction that the cold winds are the contributing agency. For the device, it is also claimed that, as spraying is no part of the treatment, all possibility of arsenic poisoning from sprayed fruit is entirely eliminated. In this connection, Mr. Hallett said that reports from London were alarming—in fact,, there was no market for foreign fruit. Mr. Hallett is hopeful of enlisting the Government’s sympathy, as the remedy would prove a boon to orchardists, eliminate a deal of the labour at present expended in spraying, and also cut down to a minimum the work of inspecting orchards.