1907.] 



Miscellaneous Notes. 



agricultural machinery states that within the last 20 years over 60,000 American ploughs 

 have been imported and sold. There are markets for breaking ploughs, cultivators, 

 disks, harrows, seeders, drills, planters, rakes, mowers, binders, thrashers, engines, 

 waggons, carriages, harness, saddles, carpenters' tools, and household utensils of every 

 description. — {Board of Trade Journal, 4th April, 1907.) 



Poultry Exhibition at St. Petersburg. — The Board are informed through the 

 Foreign Office that the Societe Russe d? Aviculture propose to hold a poultry exhibition 

 in the autumn of this year, which will include a special section for foreign exhibitors, 



Congress on the Re-afforestation of Mountains. — The Board are informed through 

 the Foreign Office that the Central Association for the preservation and re -afforestation 

 of mountains has organised an International Congress to be held in Bordeaux on 

 July 19th next, in connection with the Bordeaux Maritime Exhibition. The subjects 

 to be brought under discussion are : — (1) The methods adopted in various countries for 

 the proper maintenance of mountain pasturage, and for the preservation from silting 

 of rivers and harbours ; (2) The various national methods employed for the preservation 

 of forests, and for replanting uncultivated districts, and the effects of re-afforesting 

 upon the development of maritime transport ; (3) Enquiry into the means of co- 

 operation between public services and private initiative for the preservation of 

 mountains, for afforestation, and for education in forestry. 



An excursion has been arranged for Monday, July 22nd, in order to enable visitors 

 to the Congress to inspect the work already accomplished by the Association at Arreau- 

 Cadeac, in the Upper Pyrenees. 



Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibitions at Lyons. — The Beard are informed 

 through the Foreign Office that a General Horticultural Exhibition will be held in 

 Lyons from May 16th to 20th. It is being held in connection with the National Agri- 

 cultural Exhibition of Lyons, which commences on May nth and ends on May 20th. 



National Poultry Conference. — The Second National Poultry Conference will be 

 held at Reading from the 8th to nth July next. The conference will be divided into 

 the following sections : — Poultry farming and production ; breeding ; hygiene and 

 disease ; women and the poultry industry ; education and research ; and commercial 

 poultry keeping. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries desire to warn all growers of potatoes that 

 the disease known as Black Scab of Potatoes, which is prevalent in North Wales, and 

 some of the adjacent English counties, passes in the spring from the non-infectious 

 winter stage to the highly dangerous summer stage. As this disease, which has 

 caused great devastation in certain districts, is of recent introduction to this country, 

 it is believed that it can be kept in check and prevented from spreading further if due 

 precautions are taken at once. Potato growers should therefore carefully watch their 

 plants for any sign of the disease, and should at once destroy all infected plants. The 

 land should then be cleaned with an application of lime, and potatoes grown in an 

 infected area should not be used for planting. In order 10 assist growers to identify 

 the disease a leaflet (No. 105) has been issued with a description and illustration, which 

 may be obtained gratis and post free on application to the Board. The leaflet has 

 also been translated into Welsh. 



