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It is observed that though this disease has not been fully 

 investigated and is difficult to determine, its existence is 

 indicated by dark specks or streaks under the eyes of the tuber, 

 which can be seen by cutting the potato across ; everyone 

 should examine his seed by cutting a considerable number of 

 tubers, say 100 of each sort. As the disease diminishes the 

 size of the tuber, it might perhaps be restrained by the selection 

 of large potatoes for seed. 



The Society passed a resolution, proposed by Count Arnim, 

 urging the Imperial Government to provide the Agricultural 

 Biological Institute with means to carry out an experimental 

 investigation into potato leaf-curl. (Mitt. Dent. Landw. Gesell. 

 22nd Feb., 1908.) 



If the German Blattrollkrankheit is the same as potato 

 leaf-curl, the proper remedy would seem to be change of " seed."' 

 The experience of English growers shows that potatoes grown 

 from Scotch seed are free from curl, and that the disease does 

 not become serious until three, or sometimes four, years after 

 the change. 



The twelfth report of the Royal Commission on Horse 

 Breeding (Cd. 4039. Price, 3d.) contains an account of the 

 premiums offered since the date of the 

 Report of the Royal previous report in 1907, together with 

 Commission on Horse a resume of the work and proceedings 

 Breeding. of the Royal Commission since its first 



inception, and of the course which was 

 pursued by the Commissioners in relation to the Conference 

 which was summoned by the President of the Board of 

 Agriculture. 



In summarizing the results of the work accomplished since 

 the Commission was appointed in 1887, it is pointed out 

 that 583 stallions have been awarded J premiums under the 

 direction of the Commission. By these premium winners, 

 there were served up to the end of 1907, 30,836 mares, of 

 whom, after allowing for 2,433 mares of which no returns 

 were received, an average of 58 per cent., or, in round numbers, 

 14,250, were left in foal. The returns of mares left in foal for 

 1907 and 1908 are not yet forthcoming, but applying the 

 average annual production of foals to those two years, it 



