Avausr 30, 1919.] 
The Valentine 
these 
and 
and 
collections 
were greatly 
of Tangerine, 
Malcolm in 
much attention 
entries from Lord SEMPILL, Fintray House 
_ (ordinary competition) „меге outstanding, and 
1 2 
ated. The entries, which were finely 
and set up, contained some fine blooms of 
Warrior, Alexander Malcolm and 
The remarkabl y dry summer, which brought 
on the mal PAn Dd i ickly for the show, 
К ошо, ош mall degree, for 
ebity Str: 
and tasted maritus sd rs 
ing prize baskets coming from Drumduan 
ber 
eorne 
Mud use, was the prizewinner. 
was one 
L 
vegetables 
i the show, and a 
g to the 
ringhill Gardens have lon; ng been 
imens of vegetables Seem 
ther 
e specime 
om them to the Aberdeen show, iem 
exception de on this occasio The 
and Cucumbers from Springhill ac also 
n first prizes. Cabb: looked well, 
Lawson, market gardener, Cornhill, 
; leading. Carrots we icularl; 
mg feature and embraced some v ту finel, 
Specimens, Mr. J. Morr, ardgate, 
fen, taking the leading pla Onion 
e Shown, as wer s, th 
ries coming from Duff Н Banff. 
om гу had the best ie in the Pea 
Роа otatos have always proved a st rong d 
ar 
at the Aberdeen show, and that reputa- 
4 m was Tully upheld this year. Mr. Lawson, 
he bea, had a capital 
entry in the class for 
f 
à iy Se kidney- Eee ak Ёле 
or В specimens, ап also 
Ba made by amateurs and working 
Non-comprritrye DisPrAYs. 
- SiNCLAIR, Aberdeen, had a very fine 
occupying some 80 feet of space. It 
Many inter ins ive 
“nd earned the warmest encomi s of 
had the pl of -seei it. One 
um the presence of ш firm 
A road ы only househol Айыы 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Obituary, 
mes M. M’Donald.—We have to record 
2 poss at the advanced age of 75, of Mr. 
James M. M Donald, Gregorton, Blairgowrie, 
P i ed t th 
t growing in the Blai rie dis- 
trict. Mr. M Donat succeeded his father in the 
fa f Shawfield, Blairgowrie. He emb. arked 
bus 
uit in partnership n his son. Mr. 
M'Donald m chos ess befo: 
Royal C ет on. fri e 
reu experience in grow: 
to give d dene SH was much re- 
spected ed оч ere offices to the 
satisfaction of the unity. 
Daniel Rob ee We learn, with regret, that 
Mr. Daniel Robe eria, of retro ld Hall Gardens, 
9th i 
Loughborough, died on inst., in 77th 
year. Had ‘he eei r next, E 
Roberts would have ple forty years’ ser- 
ce ad gardener at Prestwold Hal. I 
tigi ibitor, 
a high 
as he 
arlier years m Bed a su 
а very eriod he 
терш as а Di A ды E sd. nl and 
f 
utdoor fruits. In 1901 contributed the 
endar notes on “Plants E der Glass" to 
these pages. the founder of th h- 
rough yd al pet рет 
өгү pu for m its 
acted 
so took a 0 рыи interest in po Loug à- 
borough hene Society, and w 
Í committee for some enon ble | peoa. 
TI ; Bolts n great iine as a.judge of 
fruits, flowers and vegetables, and he was very 
highly r e district h he was 
om long pides На. J тев a widow and two 
k place on August 23 at 
Prestwold Chureh, on wyt. Prestwold Hall estate. 
TRADE NOTE, 
We understand ш. 
Honorary General Sec of th 
Union of Allotment Holde s, has been appointe яю 
by the Agricultural Wholesale Society, Ltd., 
be manager of the Allotments Branch. 
Мт. D. Chater, late 
е National 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM. 
TRA 
THE value ni аный "pane on a farm, as 
xs d den ous types of tractors, is daily 
noticeable. The many tra 
ind puces implements so readily dis 
various the ‘Government i " 
recia aa. o 
i ihe Рана Last 
All t la as been summer fallowed, and 
ploug and gno t , therefore, 
til harvestin: is no land 
i 
ng ther n 
work requiring ена Menton, iva the horses 
Has das et solely in connection with 
ir e 
have .I can m ns є 
which is an item of importance, especially with 
hay at the present price of at least £10 per ton. 
CHRONICLE. 
There are many types 2 tractors, 
doubt all of them find favo: T 
h.p.; with this cata 
shuti plough, 
uire on Eighteen 
ith 
ploughing. need hardly say 
having the right man in charge is an im nt 
ms 
et E 
point. In my case an expert ploughman asked 
for the post, and knowing how aw RPM om is 
ш Bion by the land properly worked, I at once 
oun an ae -acre farm the purchas 
e will be rin within 
of threshing three 
years, and the ала of being able to 
thresh corn when required and їп suitable 
weather is a st int. for consideration in 
nection with economi anagement. With 
e-man outfit, I sha aks be able to further 
reduce the number of hors: 
By the ‘aid of tractors armer can revert to 
the practice of summer fallowing the land, as 
was the common custom many years ago, and no 
one will dispute the value of s age for 
future cereal crops. I ne M 
the present has been an ideal season bor y eres 
d, and in the n ars corn crops there 
should be no t, of e, where 
rn i n 
of several times ploughing 
ctor is started with pic 
required, during _ the 
eed 
Bishop ы ийм... 
Prices or THE WueEar Crop or 1919. 
e Board of Agricultur 
hat “arrangements have 
flour millers wi 
ойе 
р produce for the 
crop an ave rage > n zette price of 71s. 11d. 
" quarter of FÉ , equivalent to 75s. 
рер quarter of 504 1 
hile the average бдг will be 755. 6d. 
quarter of 504 lbs., the market will be free 
each sample of 
per 
and 
., While samples 
will 
of сл quality or out of condition will only be 
i nl ab pri below the average. very 
r of Wheat 
upon a miller to buy at 
r price. 
hile " is MN that the average price 
wil! be at least 75s. 6d. per 
equivalent to 7ls. 11d. “per аш of 480 Ibs. 
Fazette prices will be 
аъ the end of March, ape average Gazette 
should prove ie p "lower than 71s. 114. 
er 480 Ibs., 
У an 
of Wheat for the seven 
мебин Meteor 1919 —-March, 1920. 
