12 : 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME FARM. 
E FUTURE OF FARMING. | 
Аз so many xp dn have come over the whole 
industry of Гашиш, consequent upon the war, 
the prospect of su a farm of any preten- 
t prese: 
sions to size is pre pet зу. А t, the sell- 
ing of Wheat at the ma aris as easy ; 
millers hold "ge as and are not keep i to, 
buy, except a reduced figure. The f 
may be UNE w ierdlore h e a 
meets with difficulty in two ways ring the 
early threshing season, with al wet 
a 
mice is all against 
ее] rick, where in normal 
pager it ace better than in bulk, no perm 
how suitable the store places are. Grain in bulk 
repeated turning to prevent it becoming 
SO 
“9g 
o 
Ф 
g 
3 
5 
has fix ed the price of all 
grain up to June = Aus ұш. only 1s. advance - 
uarter from Octo 
q er 1 last; such a sum is 
likely t ra dide M itk n of cereals es 
the risk of distinct loss. Farmers should thre: h 
the bulk of os corn and turn it into cas 
T. whole success of farming hinges upo on 
future рч, i these are i veniae as now, in 
all sp! he farmer will ia tent, ani. = 
madly Par the increased w iu d augm 
cake and manure bills. He « ей куз ли oe 
dian pois ood m w 
l regret to my 1 Ме 
tenden >м to o ertion amongst employees, 
and farmers will de. "well to nt further systems 
of piecework. 
fear extra smart pros ч NM зе рзона 
as mit of s 
the side lines of culture, s as Onions, Carrots 
Cohhages, Mangold, S t. Sunflowers, an 
edible Peas, and must reduce his crop of Potatos 
under certain conditions. 
The making of butter, too, is one of the doubt 
m assets of the future. At the present time 
eighteenpence is incurred on ‘over 
of butter made, apart from the labour 
and preparing the cream and та lr rit tite 
butter. Two gallons of milk are required for 
1 Ib. of butter; at a low price the milk is worth 
up-to-date farmer s put all his MET 
into en methods of farming. He must 
cultivate the land тонат (н ken and use motor 
ghs, n binders, and cutters. wae 
good t of a motor-driv sags plough si 
per day « can n easily be plo ae aep on Murs Taht 
FE 
rage. 
farmers regret the vaduction at 
ee : do 22 pat, beca peranan ачан that only pre) чэн 
not “ doing its bit." 
pisei ы 
grass and. Clover seeds peers much Заоа 
crops of Һа; hay of herer qaulity can Pen 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[January 4, 1919. 
quite a short period. нр Sainfoin, and mix- 
tures of grasses arran; on the various methods 
of seeding pecans the Teak of hay, especially for 
Me ad is шше valuable for dairy 
К. 
rapid improve- 
7 ra 
nt be se en a prac 
tical system of manuring is followed, especially 
op py йо ence which has in the past been 
less derelict la m oo little 
abseil is i4 paid to bia draining o ures, 
у 
watercourses апа ditchos w 
Molyneux, Swanmore Farm, Bishop’s Waltham. 
TRADE NOTES. 
THE annua ing of the — Florists' 
Federation ш gv held at Essex Ек Strand, 
W.C., on Thursday, January 23, 2.30 p.m. 
Tue British Florists’ and the 
d Chibvanaitheenitin ат" pois ay 
аха themselves to the Chamber of Ног 
Covent GARDEN FLOWER MARKET was 
on ete Day, to a aner of v 
grow: кү: salesme th. 
as bis» eated it is ен И Flower Market 
will always "be closed on блеми and Вохіп 
ays. ые ale-rooms around market were 
opened for an hour or two on аблана 26 to 
a of the di Мы of a small consignment of 
ench 
"BE M (rires 'OF CONTROL OF M FFIA. 
Mn. CHa Сов the of the 
British Florists’ "deret: Muse the follow- 
ing letter from Dr. 3 W 
Production Перан ent, 
* In further reference to your 
The however, has not changed g 
for the better, although is the п future it 
may be expec һе usual wholesale houses 
t 
will be depen di ede Madagascar Now 
question has been rescinded, there 
tM 
ee ing by next May, 
perhaps earlier, an adequate supply E a, 
and I ho it may not be impossible to 
pote the rel ft ry 
ме иша г OF PLANT IMPORTS 
age rima get 
y the 
dressed to the o Foreign рыш, “trade and 
Allied rg rý tes that the Me 
partme КОШЕ, ш Ee on Nov 
ber 18 the Жы ә proposal OF The Feder 
al H orti- 
cultur Board to ude um cpm. from all 
gr ith the exception of 
such as are iodo n propagating purposes 
in she Жр кы апа propagat n with 
some small exceptions, are also tar he 
EFC this matter "ill be be prejudicial to trade 
interests in this country, I have considered it €x- 
^T this Chamber to consider it fully, and in the 
meantime I shall be v ive the 
рдн ичн 
ERS’, — “The Culture of 
Tomatos under Glass” was the subject arranged for dis- 
mission at the fortnightly meeting of the above associa- 
tion held in the Recreation Room, Abbey Hall, on Mon- 
day evening, December 9, 1918. This was introduced by 
Mr. W. Chislett, The Gardens, Bill Hill, Wokingham. 
Mr. H. ©, Loader, The Erlegh Park, exhibited 
fruits of пасива E Tomatos. Mr. б. 
уза ren on of Merit 
dtum dm 
Gardens. Teighion Park, was awarded the 
a specimen plant of | 
LAW NOTE. 
ILLEG x USE OF WHEAT. 
AT - Thorpe, lady of Gre 
Holland, near Vni pies Md "fined 2501 
for using Wheat E рош feeding. It was 
stated that defendan disregarded repeated 
уна, saying she ша obey the laws of God, 
but not of man 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 
Mr. W. Wood, for more than 
d, Gard. 
^. HAWKSWORTE n" Eu Mullingar, 
arden: RD ŠINTON, Esq., 
в Gardener to Sir Guy SEBRIGHT, 
, Bedfordshire. 
hews, as Gardener "s ^u ERNEST CAs- 
Ni Cambridgeshire. 
R. DEMON. for 12 years at шнде здү. m pde 
Winchfield, Hants, as Head Garden %6-5 ШШ 
роон , Esq., The Elms, Spaniards RM Hamp- 
а 
8 
Mr. A. Matthews, for 10 years Gardener at Pest 
Manor, Marlborough, as Gardener Hr bank * 
WILLS, Thornby Hail, Northampto. 
. 6d. for В. б. О. F. Box.—Eps.) 
м Ridler Dutton, for the years 
Gardener-Bailiff to C. S. CLARKE Esq., Tracy Park, 
Wick т Bristol as Gardener-Bailiff to Lieut.-Col. 
8 Gardener 
ke of dress EE G., Strat- 
fieldsaye, Mortimer, as Gardener to the Right Hon, 
Sir ERNEST CASSEL, Mouiton Paddocks, ewmarket. 
CATA LOGUES ES RECEIVED. 
DS. 
Dickson & ROBINSON, Man sone — 
JOHN Prep & Son, West No "London 
GEORGE FAIRBAIRN & Sons, Sona Street, Carlisle. 
Stewart & Co., 13, South 'Street, Andrew Street, Edin- 
LITTLE *& -BALLANTYNE, Carlisle, 
Forei, 
SLUIS & GROOT, Enkhuizen, uc —Flower seeds. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Fruit TREES AND TENANTS : 
agreement exists 1s 
not permitted to remove any , bus 
GARDENERS’ WacES : G. Р. "o nsidering the 
commodation, ve ‘ink the weekly wages for 
such a position as you suggest should be not 
ess than 35s. r 4 
HYBRIDS or Cirrus TRIFOLIATA : J. C. We 
to be able to obtain the information we en 
Aus. oe busine end it you by post. 
Гал 
ENDER CUL L. M. B. Lavender 
е well in а йе аа се rather 
light in texture bat — rich. Planting 
should be deferred un rm ring, and if 
ceed ns. The price of 
ri und can be obtain 
im a орыш chemist ‚ perfumier, or fancy 
soap m es 
sies the Sali x the e" e. 
Р ble vai lli ae sally Fight к js 
able as a EAEE xcs y for li 501 
n heavy, bye land it should not 
ani ыу mpd, as it is inn 
fresh state and wo d gen to make heavy and 
Berg mois po s from pigsties are 
suitable for pagar боөк fruit trees, A during 
the winter may ee шо n the soil occupied 
by s. roots of t 
REPORT TRIALS : 
As the "Potato trials hes gp at [od in M gió 
were conducted partly ices of 
the Board of Ае it ns член lo that 
body will issue the report. Mr. J. Snell bad 
charge «d ie rine ft the Board Cel 
the Ormskirk Potato Societ: 
Communications 2н. RA. D. RD. 
and Co.—S. A.—H. E. Р.—8. J—E. L P. M. 
F. W. S.—E. T. 28 TG. С. J.—W. Y.—J. G 
=A. D. W.—G. H. c. 
