Notes. 



491 



Inspection of Vine Nurseries. 



In the NoveiiilxM'. \'V2(). iimiilx-r of tlu" Jnnnial (p. 711) the 

 Departiiu'iil made an ai)])('al to iainicis and nuvsoiynien lo avail them- 

 selves, in their own interests, of llic facilities affoided them in respect 

 of the insi»eciion of mother-jda ntations of American vines and 

 nurseries of o>rafted vines, airanited hy the Departnu-nt on the recom- 

 mendation of til- Commission on Clrafted Vines. The great advantage 

 of establishing ;i vineyaid on stocks 1 rue to name is ]iatent and need 

 not he emphasized, and all nurserymen, as well as farmers who have 

 mother-i»lant:iti( ns foi' llieir own use, were urged to seize tlie 

 opportunity of having iheir sloc'ks inspected so that the interests of 

 the public could be scM-ured. in thai stock.- true to name only would 

 be su]Ji)lied : the farmer also could he sure that his stocks a\ ere true 

 to name and not a. mixture of varieties very closely related and 

 difficult to distinguish. 



The Government Viticulturisi . who is in chaige of liie inspecti(ni. 

 lias now forwarded his first report, to the effect that two farmers who 

 do not sell sto(d\-s had their ])lantations inspected, and that the follow- 

 ing nurseries were insjjected and the nu)ther-planiations found to be 

 true to name, viz. : — 



Name 



Address. 



A:\rEr.ic.VN Vaiuety. 



Wa rdei I 



J. A. Ger])or 



Porter HcforiTintovv. Tokai. I .Tnciiiiey.. Mctalln-a, Enpestris (hi 

 Piptrcnf Ti't. Riparia x Riipestris 



|(»1 1 t, Aiamun x Rupesstris 

 No. 1. Mriuvcxlrc X lliipestris 

 1202. 



Darling Briio;, Breede Rivior 



Jacnui'z. 



\V. A. GorlxT ... 1 Klaaifoiitriu, Breede Hivicr ... Jacquoz 



1). J. IcEonx ... : La Rome, Tulbairli 



Aranioii x Rupestris No. 1, 

 Jacque/.. 



Trekking of Sheep and Goats. 



The trekking of sheej) to and from winttu grazing and also on 

 account of drought has been a fertile source of scab infection in the 

 past. In view of the excellent condition throughout the Fnion of 

 both stock and veld, the Minister of Agriculture feels that prevailing 

 circumstances offer an exceptional opportunity for a sustained effort 

 to eradicate scab. He wishes, therefore, to Avarn all those concerned 

 that no facilities for the movement of infected small stock will be 

 given under any circumstances, and trusts that every stockowner Avill 

 do his utmost to assist in preventing the spread of the disease and 

 co-operate in a determined elfoit to cleanse the Tnion's flocks, seeing 

 that the ])resent favourable conditions will be conducive to that end. 



