788 



FiXHIBITS AT THE IMPERIAL FrUIT ShOW. 



[Dec, 



To make this example clearer, tlie lines which the farmer 

 draws, have been dotted in. They show that maize meal at 

 £11 10s. per ton is costing 2s. 8d. pei- unit starch equivalent, and 

 that valued on this figure barley is worth as a food £2 2s. per 

 quarter. As. then, the farmer is offered only 35s. per quarter 

 for his barley, it will pay him to feed it, and to continue feeding 

 it until the piiee offered rises above 42s. per quarter. 



It will be found that with a little practice the drawing of lines 

 can be dispensed with, and the whole process will be quickly 

 completed — in much less time than this description takes to read. 

 The diagrams, of course, will lidld for any year and any number 

 of examples can be worked from them. 



Protein Foods. — Not all farmers grow protein-containing foods 

 in their usual rotations but those who have either peas or beans 

 on hand should consider whether to feed or to sell and buv such 

 protein foods ns cotton cake and meal, maize gluten feed, palm 

 kernel or sova bean cake. Figs. B and 4 can be used to determine 

 this point, the same method being employed as when comparing 

 the purchased and home-grown foods of a carbohydrate nature 

 in Figs. T and 2. 



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THE COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS AT THE 

 SECOND IMPERIAL FRUIT SHOW. 



H. Y. Taylor, A.K.C.Sc. B.Sc, 



DepKltj-CoiiiroUcr of Jlorti culture, Ministrif of Agriculture 



and Fisheries. 



There w^ei-e many at the close of the 1921 Fruit Show who, 

 whilst recognising the advantage gained to the industry by the 

 show, recommended that a lapse of five years should be given 

 before holding a second. They admitted the success of the ven- 

 ture but thought that many had given support because of the 

 novelty of the venture, which support, they feared, would not 

 be forthcoming for a second show if held without an interval. 

 Certainly the holding of a second show under much the same 

 conditions and at the same place (Crystal Palace) w.-as a bold ven- 

 ture ; but that it was justified is shown by the number of entries 

 received for competition at the show, which were as follows :-— 



Apples 1,081 entriess. 



Pears 107 



Oranges 15 



Cxrapes ... ... ... ... ••• 15 



Tomatoes ... ... ... ... ... 62 



Potatoes 486 



Total 1,766 



