Mr J. 0. Eastwood, of Taranakl, is said to be growing potatoes entirely free from blight. He usbb a preventive that was used by his father in the West Indies as a precaution against blight in the arrowroot and ginger otops, which take disease very readily. He.has been using thiß specific with bis potato crops at Tongaporatu for Ave years, and has not once bad them affected by blight. The specific is made up of 61 b of sulphate of ammonia, and 61b of nitrate of potash, dissolved in 25 gallons of water, approximately 4oz of each to a gallon of water, and the same strength is used for all seeds. He soaks the seeds for 24 hours, and in the case of potatoes allows them to dry for another 24 hours before planting, so as to avoid mildew. What would any room without a nice up-to-date wall paper? B. J. Lyttle has a selection of Wall Papers that will open your eyes and your pockets, too! Call at the shop, Gillespie's B ildings.—Anvx. To those who cough, and those who need Too frequently to blow theii noses At" church or publio meetings, heed The secret that my pen discloses. No need to be a nuisance now, Toman or child or maid demure. How can you stop ? I'll tell you how, Dose up with Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8139, 14 May 1906, Page 5
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228Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8139, 14 May 1906, Page 5
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