1922.] 



Ministry's Exhibits at Shows. 



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used for the carriage of horses have been entirely revised. An 

 important change in this respect is the abolition of the use of 

 limewash, and the substitution of an efficient disinfectant. 



Copies of the Order can be obtained from the offices of the 

 Ministry, 4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W.I. 



Many farmers were interested in the Ministry's exhibits at 



certain of the agricultural and horticultural shows which were 



M . . . , held in various parts of the country during 



_ ..... . the past year. In all, 24 shows were visited 



Exhibits at . , F nol J . , ,. , , . 



.... . in 1921. including a number ot the lm- 



Agncultural Shows. , ' , w £ ^ , 



- portant ones, such as those ot the Koyal 



Agricultural Society at Derby, and the Bath and West Society 

 at Bristol, as well as certain county and fat stock shows. The 

 Ministry's exhibits have been mainly concerned with advances 

 in agricultural research and education; with agricultural 

 machinery ; the improvement of dairying ; milk recording ; horti- 

 culture ; fruit bottling and preservation; seed-testing and the 

 destruction of weeds ; the improvement of small livestock and 

 bee-keeping ; improvement of grassland ; and, as a special section, 

 the work connected with the repression of insects and fungi 

 inimical to food production. In connection with the last-named, 

 excellent models of the pests have been specially prepared under 

 the supervision of the Ministry's Entomologist and Mycologist 

 at the Phytopathological Laboratory, Harpenden. Specimens of 

 ordnance survey maps have also been exhibited. 



The Ministry's exhibits attracted a large number of visitors; 

 inquiries by farmers and others were numerous; many leaflets 

 and publications were distributed free ; and priced publications 

 to the value of about £215 were sold. 



In addition to sending the main exhibit to shows, the 

 Ministry lent smaller exhibits to a few local shows on payment of 

 the cost of rail charges by the societies concerned. In general, 

 it is believed that the year's work, both from the point of view 

 of numbers visiting the exhibits and information sought and 

 given, has proved really satisfactory and of value to those the 

 Ministry sought to help. The expenditure which is allowed for 

 this work is very small, but the question of renewing, improving, 

 and adding to the exhibits in order that they may be useful to 

 the fullest degree is being kept carefully under review. 



