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[Mar., 



All the Institute's potato work, including that of testing and 

 multiplication of new varieties, is controlled by the Potato Com- 

 mittee. The Council of the Institute have recently approved 

 a scheme recommended by this Committee by which novelties 

 may be taken over from breeders at an early stage, tested 

 for yield and quality (on land in Scotland lent to the Institute 

 for that purpose) and multiplied for distribution through the 

 trade; the proceeds to be shared by the breeder and the Insti- 

 tute. Already offers of new varieties to the limit of the Insti- 

 tute's capacity have been received, and the work will be started 

 during the coming season. 



The whole of the executive work connected with potatoes is 

 under the immediate control of Mr. H. Bryan, who has lately 

 been transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture for this 

 purpose. 



Fellowship. — As has been explained on p. 1075 under 

 " Finance," such was the success of the initial appeal for 

 funds, that it has been possible, with the assistance of 

 the Development Fund, to erect the Headquarters and 

 organise the work for which the Institute was founded. 

 It is now essential that funds shall be forthcoming to secure 

 to it an assured annual income sufficient to enable it to main- 

 tain its present activities and to embark on further projects 

 designed with a view to the improvement of crops. With this 

 as its aim, the Council has initiated a Fellowship of the Insti- 

 tute, which, it is hoped, will meet with wide support from all 

 those who have at heart the success of British farming. 



The Fellows have a right to elect as members of the Council 

 one of their number for each five hundred (or part of five 

 hundred) Fellows up to a maximum of four. Fellows will be 

 kept in touch with the wo^k of the Institute by means of 

 meetings at which papers will be read, and by the 

 Institute's publications. The Council, however, do not 

 base their appeal on the anticipation of personal advan- 

 tage as an incentive to Fellowship, but rely on an altruistic 

 appreciation of the strength which will be given to the Institute 

 by the subscriptions, and, still more, by the continuing interest 

 of a large and representative body such as is hoped will come 

 forward to be enrolled. 



The fees payable by Fellows are as follows : — 

 £1 Is. Annual. 



£7 7s. Composition for 10 years. 

 £15 15s. Composition for Life. 



