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cleaner crops. The plan is also adopted in many 

 other districts of the country with gratifying results. 

 As this form of stimulating to greater effort in the 

 cultivation of the soil is bound to spread, and may 

 possibly become somewhat general, it is desirable 

 that all who are interested in the subject should be 

 acquainted with the principles and methods on which 

 judging is conducted. The following plan has been 

 found satisfactory, and has been distributed amongst 

 cottagers and allotment holders in the Carshalton 

 district. 



JUDGING COTTAGE GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS 



1. For placing small plots on an equality with large, the 

 MERITS only, not the BULK, of the crops are considered. 

 2. The value of each crop is set down in points. 

 3. The standard of merit is represented as follows : 



Maximum 

 Points 

 For general cleanliness and good order .... 10 



For Potatoes 10 



For cultivated Hardy Fruits (not worthless old 



trees) 10 



For Peas, Broad Beans, Runner and Dwarf Kid- 

 ney Beans, Cabbages (Cooking), Cauliflowers, 

 Winter Greens (Savoys, Brussels Sprouts, 

 Kale, and Broccoli), Onions, Turnips, Car- 

 rots, Parsnips, Vegetable Marrows, and Rhu- 

 barb, each ... 



For Artichokes (tuberous), Beet, Cabbage (Red), 

 Celery, Cucumbers, Leeks, Lettuce, Shallots, 

 Radishes, Tomatoes, and Spinach . . . eacli 

 For Mustard and Cress, Herbs (including Pars- 

 ley, Mint, Sage, &c.), Horse-radish, and any 

 things not enumerated each 4 



NOTE. The greater the variety of vegetables grown well, the 

 greater the number of points recorded, but the minor sorts, 

 as counting the least, should only be grown to a small extent ; 

 the more useful in larger quantities, not only because these 

 count more, but because they are more serviceable. 





