-Avausr 9, 1919.] 
THE. GARDENERS’ 
Government funds being iratum de eim 
р a vi f are, to all intents Кее ра 
of to foster а Wholesale Fara 
c dy to TA Жш T he. rader. 
any effective protest 
hamber, ed inn 
pinions should be sent to the Secretary of the 
hamber, at = earliest possible ent. 
In the matter of the protection "y the inte 
з Р 3 new varieties, и Council de 
to oint committee 
is co ittee has been formed, 
on Thursday, Aug 7, at 2 
kd ware considering the 
at some 
hei ing to Me: aiser the remunera- 
on to to which ud toil ed. attention equitably 
ATa ER the poer чиа Ка, 
E 80, Р. 
Wages. А 
ed the Mon to the on Cottage: 
heir consideration and r report 
n a report, presen ited by Sir Rew, from 
e Committee on on Allowances, e ard to re- 
n pes from certain Diss Dt ages Com- 
as the value allow r bear m and 
: Di ent of mi s of 
y Board decid ded to pe ззід i кше 
ms of the Deea, Northamptonshire and 
acestershire District Wages. Committees for 
Ч and lodging for 
considered per from District 
ities a draft Notice of Pro- 
consultation 
V hee speci of 
s' Orga ns in 
qM also decided to give. (тонге, bal a 
d 
сун 
m. ун e iving effect to an y 
to above, e month must 
which the tive 
з of Рг Toposal are published, during rin 
ES uy NK. to the posals may be 
ed with the Wag es Board. 
ingest N, b Us rnation specialist, of 
has provided the staff of his 
zu i 
T 
than’, atmosphere, Tn tiin "this "un 
р cm benefit of de ИШ; К taff, r 
; Wished = appreciation о 
i tiat prosperi Z 
f mutual benefit 
taken at the Wages Board's 
TRUE tip tis ure effect of 
the eres contained in the Notice of Pro- 
revision of the minimum ates for adult male 
workers, that a Notice Proposal d be 
issued to reduce as from the first Monday in 
October, 1919, th d num of hours on 
which the стши is based i in the summer 
period from 54 to 
Tue many friends of Mr. Will Tayler, pro- 
prietor of the Osborn Fruit gem rsery, Hampton, 
wil learn with regret that ing to failin 
health, he is compelled to relinquish ПЕ nursery 
business a px is off the " sale b 
The 
2,000 addresses of recent cinis in all ра 
of the kingdom. 
hose contemplating the чон of seeds to the 
United PM és of Ameri agetur note that 
‘Seeds of f 
trees, Ё deciduous an 
mental shrubs and seeds of hardy perennial 
lants" are only allowed entry into the States 
provided a permit has been obtained b 
importer from Washington, Further, the con- 
signments must be accoi led by 
ar ion into 
Uni ily bulbs, 
Lily-of- "the Valley, Мага. ЕЧ Tulips, 
nd Crocuses. None of the me ay be sent 
е 
E 
table 
Ms ry pere шш: plants) into ‘the United 8 
The entry of these by post is allowed. 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
F 
CABBAGE. 
Dverine the last few Cabb for culinar 
ve constituted ап 
Spriag, and the five acres sold at £50 per acre. 
The Lebe ager who bought them cut the heads 
as requi 
No one em object that such a crop і 
setis va, and the example goes 
can be grow ques in ihis way the 
land will be “thoroughly sp бу ed. 
to prepare for the rane 
that has been 
with early Potatos, Trifolium, 
or Winter эпе, or that has 
ed ning 
ped 
тулт ou 
been summer 
fallow for rer snould b 
поні good depth after adding 
a liberal Shue of. farmyard or town manure. 
E obnoxious weeds are present, е гер should 
e cleaned pel the manu e adde d at the last 
kis n If anim Tanat e is Pigg super- 
phosphate of lime, даса ed bone mpound, or 
guano sown evenly over the pte: зін at pes me 
wt, per acre will suffice, with 4 c 96-4 
о! 
о asio 
freely in the spring. The first fortnight in 
August is early eno or sowing Cabb: 
seeds. Drill the э this method айога 
a better opportunity of freeing the plants f 
eds and accele g wth by frequently 
stirring the soil. tion to the varieti 
amed, Harbinger is the earliest of 
^ grow so large, and where is 
eferred not so suitable as e 
Sutton’ s Арт, Оле; апа Mein’s No. 1 ar 
also desirable varieties 
CHRONICLE. 
ASSISTING THE APPLE Crop. 
There appears to be an av 
Apples in farm orchards. In pe i 
trees are heavily laden, and in the case of young 
ree me assistance is needed to bl 
season's crop a " attached to 
farms are m rci ged. This is not to be 
wondered ai a rule farmers have little 
or no horticultural "knovied е. t there is no 
eason well-managed orchard should 
not be iih f any size. The 
rchard itself, when in grass, can be e most 
seful in which to a out potes "d and 
sheep, and is ideal for poultry. If a farmer 
is advised to have an orc plan p Tass 
he invariably makes the fatal mistake of allow- 
ely around the 
e phe 
w why his newly planted t om х4 
make good pro; and comes to the con- 
Gide: Eyr єс рше trees ‘will нб. А well in my 
rchard,”’ дез е often he “gives it пр” and 
pa know, 
ов поё Pow! 
neglects 
n она is to be used for fruit and 
tain 
heavily than bushes -— E iiic fa жете 
When the 
and shade for the anim 
approaches I EM again to thi Я 
farm management. At the present І ат т 
concerned w ing the trees to satisfac- 
torily carry their present crop and also to lay 
found for future Trees up 
twenty of age have a space six 
feet in diameter around the stem, free from 
ecayed farmyard ur The mulching 
will feed the roots, through the medi of rain, 
also arrest the evaporation of moisture. 
rees of ‘this age, or less, that are making 
excessive E be summer prun 
enable the mature = wood and 
i of fruit s 
spur 
булыр ен 2 veas 
have M its main branches trained as 
Kio са age Мө iem ti At thi is aget 
year the surplus ots can be removed 
entirely, nel leaving Min [oh inches long, as 
in the ordinary course of summer 
roe, ie i кы = 
оч. Do ти 
g shoot on sd pun f pend ia 
be unduly ma such shoots are V dealt, 
with at the r pruning. 
Wher „такы. all orchard carryin 
heavy Gn of fruit should receive E bec ај зыта 
cations of liquid manure, at а little eoe 
i om the stem, to reach the fibrous or feedin 
Li EOMAN WHEAT. 
Yeo Wheat is the newest variety T 
Biffen tan ужы: on Me ‘cutie oe -— 
likely ds take a high place tish gro 
Whea Iam J pleased, КЕ with б the 
em ce appear: plot ч eight acres 
which I am quin ing rg year, trial 
very stiff оде І advise all” Кв 1 
terested in Wheat ne apron to ben this 
Wh int this season de traw is х 
the leaves carry a rage 
the deep colouring Qr ans vigour in filling o 
the ears; which are square, yp » distinctly 
p ising. This Wheat is said to he eavily 
and the grain possesses much “strength,” and, 
Ae as €—— Wheat can be, it is еш 
aloe Waltham, Hants 
САОНА 5 RECEIVED. 
Southend-on-Sea Food Pr Production Society — 
hibition ret be held in the Chalkwell Park, re td 
nid of the local E Memo arin Pone оо ina 
turday, August 15th an schedule ludes 
= el classes, ап nd а gold medal is offered for the best 
