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()hmskii:k Potato Trials. 



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land in tin- nciu'lilxun-liDod ol" a (own, due \n its xaliic for Imildiri^-, was, as a 

 i-uK', too to enable the land to Ix; pnrcliased i\>r allotments, inasinucli as 



the allotmont holders could not ail'ord to pay a lent hased on the co^l. In 

 such cases the only alternative was to hire the land until it was icMpiired jor 

 Ituilding-, in which case it was clearly impossible to f^uarantee tlw allotment 

 holders absolute security of tenure. (20th July, 11120.) 



Ormskirk Potato Trials.— It has now been arranged that the sununer 

 inspection of the ^M-owing crops of potatoes planted for the Ormskirk Potato 

 Trials shall take place on 10th, 11th, 12th and liUh August. Inspection on 

 the lirst two days is by invitation from the Ministry and from the National 

 Institute of Agi icultural Botany, but the Trial grounds will be opened on the 

 12rh and 13th to all interested in potato growing. The Trials, which in the 

 ])ast have been entirely under the direction of the Ministry and have been 

 carried out on the grounds of the Ormskirk Institution, kindly loaned by the 

 Guardians for that pur})0se, have now been transferred to the farm at Lathom, 

 Ormskirk, recently purchased by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. 

 The Ministry will still retain responsibility for testing potatoes for suscepti- 

 bility to or innnunity from Wart Disease, and have extensive plots of potatoes 

 planted on the farm for this purpose, including a large number of varieties 

 from America, France, South Afi-ica and New Zealand. They have also a 

 considerable number of seedlings from breeding Institutions, potato raisers, 

 and others. 



Trials for other purposes will be carried out by the National Institute of 

 Agricultural Botany, which this year has planted a very large number of 

 demonstration plots of most commercial kinds of innnune varieties of 

 potatoes. These should prove attractive. 



Kabies. — All restrictions on the muzzling and movement of dogs imposed 

 in connection w ith the outbreaks of rabies in South Wales, in Oxfordshire and 

 Buckinghamshire, in Kent, and in Surrey and Middlesex, have now been 

 withdrawn. 



The North Essex Scheduled District, comprising Colchester and the 

 district between that town and the coast towns from Harwich t(» 

 Brightlingsea, is the only district which is now subject to the restrictions on 

 account of labies. 



Leaflets issued by the Ministry— Since the date of the list given on 

 page 208 of the issue of this Jounidl iov June last, the following leaflet 

 has been issued in the Permanent Series : — 



No. 3')1, — Tlie Improvement of Village Life. 

 In addition, the information in the following leatlets has been ivvised and 

 brought up to date. 



No. If). — The Apple Blossom Weevil. 

 „ 42.— The Short-eared Ow l. 

 „ 45.— The Starling. 

 51.— The P.ani Owl. 

 GT. -Favus or While Comb in Poultry. 

 2011.— Black P(.t of Cabbages, Turnijis, cNcc. 

 „ 210.— The Oyster-Shell Scale. 

 The f )llowing leaflet has been withdraw ii fioni circulation : — 

 No. 251;. —A Pisease of Narcissus Bulbs. 



