GROWING PEAS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 634, 14 January 1914, Page 3

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 "guys," "the ringing of bells," or "the firing of the gun," the birds will have tbeir full toll, which means a drain on the crop and hence smaller returns. Talking the other day about this trouble with a grower who had six acres in Peas, he said he had discovered a splendid remedy for this small bird nuisance. He had been Bpraying his peas with the Sherwin-Williams'Sulfur Solution 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 that it kept the birds away as well —they would not go near the Peas. He said he used one gallon of the S. W. Lime Sulfur Solution to 5 gallons of water, and sprayed about once a week. Heconsidered it true economy to spray frequently. Last year his income from Peas was £25 per acre.- He was so satisfied with his experience laßt year that he was going to use the Sherwin-Williams, Lime Sulfur Solution instead of Bordeaux Mixture to protect his Potatoes from Blight. The proportion for Potatoes is about 1 to 75 of water. The SherwinWilliams' Lime Sulfur Solution can be got from any storekeeper or seedsman in one gallon and five gallon tins, or 50 gallon barrels. The wholesale agents for New Zealand are Sharland and Co., Ltd., Lome street, Auckland, to whom you should write for booklet, "It Pays to Spray, 1913."