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and advice as to the measures to be taken may be obtained on 

 application to the Secretary, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 

 4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W. 



Black Scab of Potatoes in North Wales. — The Board of Agri- 

 culture and Fisheries have received information that the disease 

 of Black Scab of Potatoes, which was first observed in this 

 country in the autumn of 1901, has spread among some of the 

 gardens in North Wales during the present season. A leaflet 

 dealing with this disease may be obtained from the Offices of 

 the Board. 



CORN PRICES IN THE HARVEST YEAR. 



Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 Imperial 

 Bushels computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 

 Returns, together with the Quantities returned as sold at 

 the Returning Markets during each of the Harvest Years 

 ending 31st August, 1895 to 1906. 



Harvest 



Prices. 



Q 



UANTITIES. 





















Years. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. ' 



! 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1894-95 



21 



5 



21 



5 



14 



8 



2,180,959 



3,136,415 



693,121 



1895-96 



24 



10 



22 



4 



14 



I 



1,640,943 



3,366,364 



672,547 



1896-97 



28 



8 



23 



2 



16 



9 



2,597,268 



3,200,612 





1897-98 





2 



26 



II 



18 



3 



2,534,224 



3,339,842 



599,666 



1898-99 



26 



0 



26 



I 



17 



3 



3,498,515 



3,629,760 



777,676 



1899-00 



26 



4 



25 



2 



17 



4 



3,255.654 



3,355,241 



722,859 



1900-01 



27 



I 



25 



0 



18 



I 



2,463,341 



3,109,149 



684,956 



1901-02 



28 



4 



25 



II 



20 



4 



2,451,275 



3,176,599 



698,840 



1902-03 



26 



"5 



23 



4 



17 



8 



2,386,017 



3,151,337 



1,104,660 



1903-04 



27 



2 



21 



10 



16 



4 



2,129,448 



2,780,473 



1,132,086 



1904-05 



30 



7 



24 



6 



17 



0 



1,746,927 



3,141,058 



1,178,154 



1905-06 



28 



9 



24 



2 



18 



5 



2,940,263 



3,202,613 



940,01 5 



