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Past issues of the " Journal " and " Journal Supplements" for 



sale. — Readers of this Journal whose sets axe incomplete may still obtain 

 missing eopies from the Ministry at the original prices. Most of the copies 

 available are in good condition, but in some instances only one or two are in 

 stock. Supplies of the following are exhausted : — 



Vol II, No. 4. Vol. IV. No 3. Vol. IX. No. 2. 

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Storage of Potatoes. — Owing to the abnormal climatic conditions 

 which have prevailed during the past growing season, large quantities at 

 immature potato tubers are now being harvested in many parts of the 

 country. Under the most favourable conditions of ripeness, there is always 

 some danger of decay in the pits (clamps;. This winter, potato tubers 

 may In? expected to fall a prey to unsuitable conditions of temperature 

 and fungoid attack more readily than in a normal season. Potato growers 

 are therefore advised to defer the final soiling-up of their clamps for as long 

 a period as the conditions of external temperature (frost) will warrant, and 

 thus obviate as far as possible high temperatures in the clamps immediately 

 after storing. 



All growers would do well to consult the article entitled " Causes of decay 

 in Potato Clamps" in the Supplement to the Ministry's Journal of March. 1919. 

 commencing page 48. 



Disease in Geese from Poland.— Some thousands of geese have 

 recently arrived in this country from Poland and are being fattened on farms 

 in several counties. The Ministry desires to inform farmers and poultry- 

 keepers that cases of a disease which appears to be Fowl Cholera have broken 

 out in certain batches of these geese. The disease is infectious and therefore 

 liable to spread amongst other poultry stock upon the farm or occupation. 

 From present reports, the geese die after two or three days' illness, the 

 symptoms being drooping wings, sunken eyes, rapid loss of condition, weak 

 gait. and. sometimes, diarrhoea. 



The Ministry is making immediate enquiries into the matter with a view 

 to a definite diagnosis of the disease and the discovery of all localities in which 

 it exists. Meanwhile, any persons having imported geese on their land are 

 advised to communicate at once with the Ministry, at Xo. 10, Whitehall Place. 

 London. StWJ., should the disease make its appearance amongst the bird stock 

 on their premises. If death occurs in any case, a specimen car: ass sLomd be 

 sent without delay to the Ministry's Veterinary Laboratory, Xew Haw. 

 Weybridge (Addlestone Station. L & S.W.P.): it should be securely packed and 

 covered, with the name and address of the sender upon it. other particulars 

 being sent by post. 



The Seeds Act, 1920.— Under the Seeds Act. 1920. all tests for the pur- 

 pose of a Declaration under the Act, except in the case of garden seeds, must be 

 made either at one of the Official Seed Testing Stations, or at a Private Station 



