194 
ry season in light land this is a A cies id 
the К rience I think orth 
Fo 
onal, 
placing before =ош теа What I x ve bent 
able to accomplish y ith [ Majestic anyone else can 
accomplish, 1 thi small scale. ‘Why 
failen with cut seed үч 25 in pretty numerous 
field culture Т cannot ae 
" Sine e I wrote Po tatos, nun 
Lose your aia ж?з ср күү» 27th, 
а piss of Dar rgill Early has nu 
on sale. It is offered in your advertisement 
columns in oe issue for 7M Hind 27th. Ж. 
Cuthber 
Gardeners’ Wages.—As your columns hav 
been open to the British Gardeners' Association, 
I may hope that you will giv ге equai publicity to 
the view of cwners of gar The propos ls 
put forward by th sociation are preposterous 
ang gar age when begin 
ers at 
коа белмен, E wane are to be paid the wages 
It із overlooked that 
nd 
e 
mod ilt, 
р for and а, mid are > taxed. It is for the 
Gardchran. 
Fic. 87.—sToRING POTATOS : 
owners of gardens, surely, to fix the wages they 
can afford to pay. The effec ct of these thought- 
less proposals will be гуу я reduce the rural 
labour of the land. 1t ne result of the 
This a consi ider 
ruin p" the small an 
; : hp 
most concer ot a few things are done by 
the trade w which ' might well be settl by a a 
compos who pay for all. i 
Exis 
uch in the nda p 
gar t Race pian are too 
во that. the rights 
the nursery and s eed trades, 
sideratio My abour is reduced by more 
than a һай; я so o it will be in very many cases 
e 
I fear, during the coming winter when, the pro- 
bability is, there wil great deal oi - 
ployme Be it noted that the age for which the 
Society fixes wages that c cannot paid is about 
néd gardener begins his 
ourneyman’s life. yo Employer. 
THE GARDENERS' 
UNLOADING 
qu cia 
SEPTEMBER 24.- —This 
held in the 
rine. after Are of six years "e 
keen nterest. pee local horticulturists. 
e clas ' the m i 
and the premier 
NIxon, Aden ley Edge ; 
Cong leto 
2ud, Mr. A, J. 
BLAIR, 
M. 
Dahlias M RRY 
rd 
for ed y-fo looms б Сас eu with 
fresh, e d coloured bloo 
For twe М ге vases of as Конте Chrysanthe- 
Prwrorr, Northenden, excelled ; 
the 
ums 
whilst’ Mr. e Hi Bram led in class for six 
vases. The best exhibit of nine vases of Sweet 
Peas was shown by Mr. W. Ѕсотт, Edge the 
varieties Breadmore and King White being 
specially noteworthy 
THE TUBERS AT THE CLAMP. 
Mr. J. Stmcoex, Mobberley, won the 1st prize 
in 1 the «lass for me varieties of hardy, her- 
‘cous fl and for six varieties Mr. J 
n good quantity and Apples 
generally were of pie! quality. 
For six varieties of culinary App 
Kiet Winsford, led with вее Seat 
ling, Warner’s King, Charles Ross 
i га cos 
Procror, Altrincham, excelled in 
the css for Lond Suffield : a Mad 91: "aa 
War m, for us ^d 
RAVI ide, Northenden, 
TR or Stirling t С ello; - Mr. 
THORPE, Altrincham, Mes Lanes Prince Aiber 
Mr. J. TOMLINS Northwich, for Marcelo: 
Pearmain; Mr. J. Томілмѕом, for King of the 
Pippins; Mr. J. Кітснем, for Cox’s Orang 
Pippin; Mr. A. THorre, for Gr madier; M 
WA a Warrington, for Warner’s King ; 
and Mr. J. KrrcHEN ge any € ariet; 
Mr. , Northwich, Mr. J. eee 
erie a 
LINSON, and 250 
the classes for 
For six kinds H hardy irita Mr. J. а 
ITCHEN were successful ir 
excelled ; he had fine Plums, Damsons and Peas 
good's Nonsuc Apples. 
Vegetables were shown in considerable 
quantity. 
CHRONICLE. 
[OCTOBER 11, 1919. 
MLOTT 
For G. Рм 
was placed 
bi and Mrs. 
d. 
nine distinct varieties Mr. 
Hastam, Bowdon, 
Mae Pura INSON was also successful in the class 
ix 
ge Heatley, was the most suc- 
eec exhibitor a Potatos. 
In the sect for allotment holders Mr. J. 
DEAN, КИ; lese the best collection of six 
k:nds. 
Non-competitive exhibits were shown by 
d. МОН: Altrincham ; CALDWELL AND 
u 
ons, Knutsford; DICKSON AND ae ene Man- 
Te Dickson, ROWN, AND T Man- 
chest Dr uel 3, Lav., Chester; eee 8, 
Warrington: Has. JONES, Chester ; and E. 
WEBB AND Bons, Stourbridge. 
FOUR NORTHERN COUNTIES. 
Остовев 3, 4.—The two days’ fruit show and 
congress held under the ар. of the Four 
Northern Counties Society wa ee the Drill 
all, He cham, foregoing dates. The 
number of entries constituted a record for these 
shows, and the hibition generally w 
great success. It was open d by Countess 
Grey under the pres emi Dr. D. Stewart. 
The tisdale included classes open to growers in 
the four Като Counties дт ше s for gen- 
tlemen’s Ке ama 
dus а Walter Voss and 
s sis a E api valued at ten 
dishes of 
d 
г shes 
whic Mrs. ALEXANDER: W: nd, whilst 
Apples in three varieties 
were п by Mr. Mr , Scotby. 
К ‘the best dn of 
Н. Q. шо E 
culina: prs 
x, Woodley 
In the on open to private putem and 
incita a лою Cup, valued ten dine: 
rowers in the County of Northum»e 
ay 
offered by Mrs. Вай 
, for е best 12 dishe: 
han 
е Cup, o 
was п by Mr. 
Sir Tanes Knorr, Wylam 
idera 
dee? bowi Bust ong d by Mrs. J. Ge 
Dr = best six dishes 
in Nort umber- 
ог 
Мт. des pem soN and M 
spectively 
Messrs. Fell and Co., a He an 
ered prizes for six dishes LU 
e poles. The 1st prize 
d йс; resented by th he rohit C Com 
pany of Fruiterers, was won Mr. 8. 
exham 
Mrs. Cuthbe Beaufront Castle, showed th a 
est two uke of white жыйы апа E iar 
two bunches lack Gr Мг. di 
Sandhae, held the best Posti; and Sir 
Knott the best three dishes s m 
ingle dish classes for culinary ar There 
Apples resulted in good ed. rum Rubus 
were also classes for Plum: Curran he 
fruits, Mo Cherries and pea served froi 
regetables. Ps 
In the section а Cottagers, Mr. M. i 
won many Ist p oan this Lid xhibitor 
best exhibit Died T an 
—- uw see заа у 
mana se UU = 
Pe eS ee! ee ee гї he .җ 
ptite none. ы na Pi > Aen ИЛЫ. p mmi 
