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Planting Potatoes in Infected Areas. 



[Nov.. 



The Ministrv desires to call the attention of potato ^^^rowers 



and dealers in " seed " potatoes to the ^Ministry's general 



Plantin of policy with regard to the planting of 



« i.-!-! • I.- first earlv varieties of potatoes which are 

 Susceptible Varieties - ^ ^ . , 



. . . . susceptible to \\ art Disease m \\ art 

 of Potatoes in v^. ^ -r . . -, , 

 Wart Disease I>'!ease Infected Areas. 



Infected Areas. ,. ^timstry has now issued a general 

 licence authorising the planting ot seed 

 potatoes of any true first early varieties, and also of the variety 

 " Eclipse " and others of that type, in land situated \\Hthin 

 any Wart Disease Infected Area, except on land on which 

 Wart Disease has been known to occur and on condition that 

 the produce will be used within the Infected Areas only. It 

 will not be necessary for growers to apply to the ^Ministry for 

 individual licences for this purpose. 



Licences will, however, be necessary before " seed " of 

 these varieties may be introduced into an Infected Area, 

 whether the introducer be the actual grower or is a dealer in 



seed " potatoes. Applications for such licences should be 

 made to the ^Ministry at 72, Victoria Street, London, 8.W.1, 

 and should state (1) varieties of potatoes for which licence is 

 required, (2) the quantity of each variety, and (3) the source 

 of supply. The ^Ministry desires it to be clearly understood 

 that this concession will operate until the 30th April, 1924. 



The following varieties are recognised by the ^Ministry for 

 planting under this concession: — Duke of York (or ^Midlothian 

 Early or Victory); INIay Queen: Ninetyfold; Epicure; Bharpes 

 Express; Ringleader; Eclipse; Sir John Llewellyn; Puritan. 

 Growers wishing to plant any other varieties of true first 

 earlv types susceptible to \YRYt Disease should apply to 

 the [Ministry for permission to do so. >so other susceptible 

 varieties of potatoes may be planted in any Infected Area in 

 anv circumstances. 



Owing to the great loss caused in certain districts by " Corky 

 Scab," the ^Ministry undertook a series of small trials this 

 Cork Scab of ^^^^^^^ ascertain if there were any 

 Potatoes varieties w^hich did not contract this 

 disease. IMost of the varieties tested were 

 those which are known to be immune from Wart Disease. 



Sharpes Express," a susceptible varietv, was also tried at 

 one of the centres. It is to be regretted that in no case did the 

 variety fail to take the disease. Although the resistance to it 



