504 Recent Publications of the Board, [no v., 1904:.] 



The various methods of payment are as follows (apart from 

 the Eastern counties, for which the general method of payment 

 has already been described) : — To give the work in separate 

 portions as piecework ; to give the ordinary weekly wages and, 

 in addition, a bonus of a pound or two at the end of harvest ; 

 to give extra time wages for a month certain, and then to pay 

 the ordinary weekly wages ; to pay double the ordinary weekly 

 wages during harvest ; to pay a certain rate per day as long as 

 harvest lasts. Occasionally the ordinary weekly wage is paid 

 and overtime money given. 



In addition to cash payments, beer or cider is frequently 

 given, and in some cases light refreshments, such as tea, bread, 

 butter and cheese. 



The Board have now issued in book form (price 6d.) the com- 

 plete statistics relating to the acreage under crops and the 

 number of live stock in 1904 for Great 



Recent Publiea- Britain, with a summary for the United 

 . tions of the w , . 



Board. Kingdom and comparative tables lor a 



series of years. An alteration has been 

 made in the form of the comparative tables which it is believed 

 will render them more convenient for reference, and the Summary 

 Table (I.) has been extended so as to show concisely the changes 

 which have occurred in 1904 as compared with the preceding 

 year. A preliminary statement showing the estimated pro- 

 duction of hops in England in 1904 and 1903 was published on 

 October 7th. 



The following leaflets have also been issued since the previous 

 notice in this Journal (August, 1904, p. 305), and single copies 

 may be obtained free of charge on application to the Secretary,. 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 4, Whitehall Place, London,. 

 S.W. : — The Cabbage Moth ( ; No. 109) ; Coral Spot Disease 

 (No. 115); Black-Leg or Potato Stem-Rot (No. 117); The 

 Sheep Nostril Fly (No. 118); and Sturdy or Gid in Sheep 

 (No. 119). 



