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Weather Forecasts for Farmers. 



[JULY, 



For deliveries of less than 4 tons, or for sales of small quantities 

 made ex merchant's store, the following additions may be made to the 

 price charged for 4-ton lots : — 



Quantity delivered. Additional Price, 



2 tons and over but less than 4 tons . . 50 per ton. 



1 ton „ 2 „ . . 10 o „ 



2 cwt. „ „ I ton . . 10 per cwt. 

 I „ „ „ 2 cwt. . . 20 



28 1b. „ „ I „ .. 3 o »» 



14 »> 28 lb. .. 40 



In the case of sales for delivery to consumer's premises ex merchant's 



shop or store, the cost of conveyance, charged at local rates, may be 



added. 



Other conditions attaching to the sale of sulphate of ammonia are 

 given in a Circular (F.P. 506/Si) issued by the Ministry. Copies may be 

 obtained post f reckon application. 



Farmers should experience no difficulty in obtaining prompt delivery 

 of sulphate of ammonia at the above prices. If any such difficulty 

 should arise, the Ministry will be able to arrange for supplies on receiving 

 full particulars, addressed to the Director-General, Ministry of Agricul- 

 ture and Fisheries, 72, Victoria Street, London, S.W. i. 



Weather Forecasts for Farmers. — The Meteorological Office will, as 

 in past years, supply forecasts of weather by telegraph to persons 

 desirous of receiving them, upon payment of a registration fee of 15. 

 and the cost of the telegrams, computed at 15. per message. 



The forecasts are drawn up at 10.30 a.m., 4.0 p.m., and 9.0 p.m. 

 (summer time) . Forecasts issued at the morning hour refer to the period 

 covering the afternoon of the day of issue and the morning of the fol- 

 lowing day. Those issued in the afternoon and evening refer to the 

 whole of the following day. All the forecasts include a Further Outlook 

 of the probable weather beyond the 24-hour period whenever such a 

 Further Outlook can be given. 



Notifications will also be issued by telegram when conditions indicate 

 that a spell of several days fair weather is likely, and again when the 

 spell is about to break up. For this service a fee of ^d. is charged for 

 telegraphy. A minimum deposit of 55. against which the charges may 

 be booked is required. 



Applications for regular forecasts (as distinct from Spell of Notifica- 

 tions) should specify the hour of the forecasts desired (or hours if more 

 than one telegram daily is required). They should be sent to the 

 Director, Meteorological Office, Air Ministry, London, W.C.2, and 

 should be accompanied by a cheque or postal order payable to the 

 Meteorological Committee to cover the cost of the telegrams for the 

 period during which the forecasts are to be sent. 



Further particulars and printed forms of application may be obtained 

 from the Director of the Meteorological Office. 



Applications by telegraph for single forecasts shall be addressed to 

 " Weather, London," and the reply should be prepaid. 



Regrulatlons for Importation of Hay and Straw. — ^The Ministry 

 desires to draw attention to the Orders which prohibit the importation 

 of hay and straw from certain countries. 



The only countries from which hay and straw may be imported into 

 Great Britain are : T he United States of America, the Dominions of 



