THE DISEASE IN POTATOES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 729, 31 January 1910, Page 8

THE DISEASE IN POTATOES.

J^fI^HiNTiDOTE.

?%io:Vfii: jjJJif-To/THEj-EwTOE.I /I'/iV/O"■-i.;'v'-''-.. ■/::V:\'.Sir,--;Thinking;-:that';m'y_.;experience in .a' '!iH'-WaJ.Omtt-;s'nlpnat^.'of-irfo\ ( as''a'--;'preven-' S?v';^^ e .:fP r . ; --Potatov:diseaso: ihay'.'. pbrhass.be' ;';--'>f---iriterest,tto//your, ;■ farming." subscribers; j/;lI;;now/ : ;haye;Uo:;say/tlmt/IJwas//rec6m-. large 'grower ;of potatoes: in a ; .|.thß''.lllawasifa ;.district; : (New/SbutJi:.Wale3): ;>;>;/lto; top; dress.?.with ;'i:rcwt.'r''per' , 'iaere" : .- of' /vfjsulphatßipf-iron; just",when'- tho':;, haulm ;"]<;6hpwed:ab'oye;grdund.;"l accordingly ptir- ; l';owt.;'l rather vg/.'exceededy ristruqtibns,, and sprinkled about J#.;ectual : to; iicwti: per/acro .mixed-with; sand W^rpund/thpj.seed;when' plahting./...Wheh'::.in Sy.dubicoursej.the ; haulm 1 .was --wellj/above dressed /with-':; a' '/further, ©'iij'cwt.v,'p?r : ?!'aciie, -;and; was -horrified; next; ;S4: "Jay/to-findV-that; the'-whole' lot*, .treated S'-h'a4|'tume'd-.'Mack-*-andVCweio.-'-'-'apparmtly ;/;: killed;' and ;I dulyanathe'mised my.friend ,-j?,Vnt. Npwra:;fr-However,-vshortly'/after,.;th'e v;KV£rstffainlsince .the'/second'Application,. I jj/'rwas■:agreeably-surprised;to,notice"a fine 'siWealthy;;growth;:-Swhicb.,:.-ultimately ■':■.de-'s'!vel6ped";-Xnto'.;a; truly•'-.- -beautiful■',head;':. I; ■i;'--/jhaTO"'.'rc^itly;;o:harVested';im^V-.brbp,-':!ahd-:;.j:.jt{ie;one'ac'reitreated.with sulphate- of:iron 'ohlyrabsolutely.;free"irom"' : disease, rjibut: is 'almost the heaviest, 1/ have -ever ;-S)lifted. /;I'-iuSed/nb '.''■ spray, f nor;-;--did J ;I /-;;mahure/this; ) ':,acre."/;:The;/ : ; -v v .aid; sprayed'.! in jth'eVusu'alv-way^ari'd- 1 from-:;/-,'first-:to vlasti;never .would- havo^caught', a ■>jr.:'jrpwer's,;':€jo-\ compared -with my.: .'-.experi : - ■■ii ;iaohtal ■ aoreJrrL am, ■ eta.', ;.."-::::/.' ':■ -.'■' ■•.•>.';!-' ;";;//.Ifasterton/;January 25.\/i ; ///.;/;".; 'V tW^'-fW: Yj; c \ B&. ! ! .. r S,-;;! : - (By.;Telegraph.—Press ':Assbciation.):''/ ; : fc/> / 29.J : ; Jersey. Breeders'/ Association" de-. '<;;-.-cided;this.iafter'npbn .to allot'tho society's z/jgoldimedal/for;;;champion :bull and cow yeav-to.the-Wairar'apa A.;and,P.; suggest ■ to; thosb.'so-;', ■://cietie's'-whichrplace' Jer'seys'and Alderneys' ■;';:; iii,; conjunction, ih- : their schedules /'that, :/.r;they;;;drbp/;Alderneys,', as-.there-zare-none: /;;:-¥, ;-;/://;.;: THE : 0::}:/'; j-<£ / ;;. //i/Mcthodi'means regularityj and : regular,, •^/TbutinoJ'pf/.dping.work;, doing, what/you ':.:; have ;tbf.dp;-thofoughly;and'at,; therproper r/tfine.::- Nbjslumming,:skimping, or trust-■ //;:ihg; to/chance.;// Ypu/may/bo; lucky/at: i'jfi times;/'.but/never; permanently: successful //.unless .ybu;are -methodical.--'This.;maxim './/pertains: particularly , to; the . - attention j/'that shbnldibe'given.tbypu'r"dairy, cows.. //'"Alwnys r ':'drehch ybur'-ebn'S'; after .-.calving. '";,'This, rule,';,if carried cut ■ and ?:;/iritelligehtly;::/will' I prevent : ,:;corisiderable . v :*l6sß;and;wprry,;';/Ifilk. fever;.-will be. an Sexcbptiphal'i'circumstahcb ;cn; tho farm.;' STthereSrill-be-less;likelihobdrof. jour cpivs. ?'aborting;-thb'animals..'will.Tccover-.their' if-normal /healthCafter/.calving,','liud...tho. ./"profits frotii'increase' of' tho-milk supply. S/ftetprppcrtipnately i.larger. - Syke's:Drcnch; /s/has ;■ been j;bn;'the; market .lpngyonpugh'.tp;. ?-.; seonre;-.a.Teputatiph':as';a /safp . and .honest 7 ;;^medJcino./;;;;/:.V'/' : ;./"/-■;/;:>-;:/'':;: i : '■'..":'■' ;;;■';.'<;Bead. -what;. Mr. James; Toiiiath;(a..well-; ;;.'thowh Shannon, dairyman)- has :to;say .-'.about this; important, matter:—"l am'in :;;:-..'tbe,'habit /.of, drenching my./cows-.with. ■•'/'Sykcs's DrbnohV immediately after' caly; / "ing, and:-at;all;times on; the appearance ;/. of /inflammatipn ..pf. .any "kind. ./.I, hayp y/6eldom"knbwn:it to -fail,; and /./rec'ommdride'd,.it to .my neighbours,! as it. ;;;/is i undoubtedly /the /best drench/on; tho /' ///■;- :;':,:.:;Use.'bnly-Sykes's Drench, bccause.it. is S/the best.'.''Price/Is. Cd..pocket,;pr'.l6s. by ;;'• dozen.'--Batterbuy the dozen. .Write : Bbolclet. l ?Advt:;r/.:/-; : / ; /r : ; .;:'::• ■-:■ -":■- i .•