1920.] 



Official Notices and Circulars. 



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To summarise, the varieties to be included in this year's trials are : — 

 Duke of York ^ 



Ninetyfold. > For clean lands only. 



Epicure. ) 



Dargill Early. 



Arran Rose. 



King George. 



Nithsdale, 



Arran Comrade. 



Snowdrop. 



Planting. — The time of planting will vary slightly according to the 

 district. The trial plots should be planted at what is considered a 

 suitable time for planting potatoes in the district. It is further sug- 

 gested that a distance of 26 in. between the drills and 12 in. 

 between the sets should be adopted throughout all the trials. Any 

 departure from these distances should be noted in the reports of the 

 trials. 



Reports. — ^The committees will, of course, prepare full reports for 

 the instruction of farmers and allotment holders in their own districts. 

 The Ministry will, however, also require a brief report drawn up on 

 certain definite lines in order that they may issue a summarised report 

 of all the trials in the country. 



In previous years trials of potatoes were carried out for the Ministry 

 by a few people in various parts of England, and, where satisfactory, 

 committees should continue the trials at the old centres and institute 

 fresh trials in other districts. 



In dealing with Wart Disease of potatoes it is essential that only 

 true stocks of immune varieties of potatoes should be planted in infected 

 areas. To assist growers in these areas in 

 List of Growers of obtaining suitable stocks for planting this 

 Immune Varieties of season the Ministry last year arranged for 

 Potatoes in their Inspectors to examine growing crops of 



England and Wales, immune varieties and to certify those which 

 were true to type and reasonably free from 

 *' rogues." A list of the growers whose crops were inspected and certi- 

 fied has been prepared and is now published as Miscellaneous Publication 

 No. 26. Copies of this publication may be obtained from the Ministry, 

 3, St. James's Square, London, S.W.i, price 6d., post free. 



In accordance with the decontrol of British- and Irish-made cheese, 

 already announced (see Note in last month's issue, p. 1041), the Food 

 Controller has issued an Order (No. 98) revoking 

 Decontrol of Home as on ist February, 1920, the following 

 Cheese. Orders : — 



I. The British Cheese Order, 191 7. 



2. British Cheese (Requisition) Order, 191 8. 



3. Cheese (Export from Ireland) Order, 191 8. 



4. Caerphilly Cheese (Retail Prices) Order, 191 9. 



As already announced, the Ministry of Food will purchase the 

 suitable varieties of whole-milk hard cheese manufactured in Great 

 Britain and Ireland up to and including 31st Januar}^ 1920, and 



