School: Maigh Locha (B.) (roll number 13851)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0035
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- The potatoes are sprayed when the stalks are about six inches above the soil.
First the farmer nearly fills a barrel which holds 40 gallons. Then he dissolves 8 pounds of blue stones in it/
While that is dissolving he dissolving 10 pounds of washing soda in another vessel.
When the two are mixed together they become a light blue colour.
One barrel will spray about one rood. Then he fills a spraying machine with it, and he starts spraying the stalks.
They should be sprayed twice or three times every year.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Gowan
- Gender
- Male
