GROWING PEAS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 619, 15 November 1913, Page 6

GROWING PEAS.

Every grower of Peas knows the havoc produced by the small birds, no matter what mechanical precautions or devices are taken to keep the birds off the crop, such as J, !?ui'3,'' "the ringing of bells," or ''the firing of the gun," the bird? will have their full toll, which means a drain the crop and hence smaller returns. Talking the ocher day about this trouble with a "rower who had six acres in Peas, he said he had discovered a splendid remedy for this small bird nuisance. He had been spraying bis peas with the Sherwin- Wiiiiams'Sulfur Solu!ion to protect them from Blight, and found that not only did it protect them from Blight, and found that not only did it protect them from disease, but; thai; it kept the birds away as well —they would not jro near the Pea?. He sa'id he used one gallon of the S.W. Lime Sulfur Solution to 5 of water, and sprayed about once a week. Reconsidered it true economy to spray frequently. Last year his income from Peas was £25 per acre. He was so satisfied with his experience last year that he was going to use the Sherwin-Williams, Lime Sulfur Solution instead of Bordeaux Mixture to protect his Potatoes from Blight. The pronortion for Potatoes is about 1 ;,c 75' of water. The SheiwnnWilliams 7 Lime Sulfur Solution can be £ot from any storekeeper or seedsman in one gallon and five gallon tins, or 50 gallon barrels. The wholesale agents for New land are Sharland and Co., Ltd., Lome street, Auckland, to whom you should write for booklet, "It Pay 3 to Spray, 1913."