Page image

PREPARATION OF SPRAYS: Bordeax Mixture.—To make: 4 gals powdered bluestone may be dissolved readily in 2 pints of hot water in an earthenware or wooden vessel. Bluestone crystals may be tied in sacking, and suspended just touching the hot water. Mix the hydrated lime to a thin paste with 2 pints of water. When bluestone is dissolved, add 3/2 gals of water, and then thoroughly mix the 2 pints of hydrated lime with the bluestone solution, stirring rapidly for a few minutes. Containers for spraying and mixing sprays should be of copper, brass, wood or earthenware. Bordeaux must be used within 8 hours after mixing. All quantities given in the spray programme below are for 4 gallons of spray. APPLES Time of ApplicationTreatmentPest of Disease Early green tip (September)Bordeaux Mixture: Bluestone 6ozs, Hydrated Lime 5ozs, Water 4 gals.Blackspot Open cluster to pinkLime Sulphur 1/3 pint, Water 4 gals.Black Spot Powdery Mildew Petal Fall Thereafter, every 18 to 21 days, until picking commencesArsenate of Lead 1ozs, Hydrated Lime 3ozs, Water 4 gals.Codlin Moth PEACH and PLUM Blossom, bud movements usually early to mid-August for most varieties. (Important: This is the only spray for control of leaf curl. Buds must be swelling prior to breaking.)Bordeaux Mixture: Bluestone 6ozs, Hydrated Lime 5ozs, Water 4 gals.Leaf Curl Shot-hole Fungus Bladder Plum Late pink, petal fall Repeat every 3 or 4 weeks, until two weeks before pickingLime Sulphur 1/3 pint, Water 4 gals.Brown Rot Leaf Rust

Improve Profits …with the WEEDONE range of weedkillers ! WEEDONE ‘57’ Volatile or Non-Volatile—For low-volume spraying of pasture weeds—harmless to grass, stock, or Ryegrass crops. WEEDONE SPECIAL 2,4,5-T Volatile or Non-Volatile—For Blackberry, Gorse, Briar, Broom and other woody weeds. Use Non-Volatile for safer spraying near valuable crops. [illegible text] WEEDAR ‘77’ Prepared specially for selective spraying in crops. It kills weeds in Wheat, Barley, Oats, Maize or Linseed without harming the crop, giving an increase in yields. SELECTONE SELECTIVE Prepared specially for the control of weeds in Peas, Lucerne, Linen Flax. It does not harm the crop. Tests have shown remarkable increase in yields. WEEDONE T.C.A. For control of grass weeds such as Tall Fescue, Paspalum, Couch, Kikuyu. Specially suitable for killing or retarding growth of right-of-ways, embankments, ditchbanks, fence-rows or around buildings. LO-VOL AND HI-VOL SPRAY EQUIPMENT Complete ranges available. Ask your Ivon Watkins Technical Representative how to deal with your specific weed problem. Be sure you get the right material and the right equipment for fast applications at lower operating costs. LOOK FOR THE DISTINCTIVE WEEDONE LABELS Each Weedone product has a colour and a symbol of its own—easy to recognize on your Distributor's shelves. Also available, Weedone Brushkiller ‘32’ and Tuloxone ‘30’. For helpful information about any weed problem, your Weedone Service Distributor is the man to see.