... Potatoes: no shortage Potato harves: this year estimated at 7.300.000 tons compared with 8.284.000 tons In 1951. Th:- Government. however. does not anticipate a shortage. Last war restaurants go iI ECAUSE of dropping trade and low receipts, Edinburgh ...

... POTATO HARVEST A letter was received from the Scottish Education Department stating the Secretary of State gave notice to the Fducation Authority for the County of Renfrew that in his opinion it was desiralle 500 of the children residing in the area shohld ...

... POTATOES Golden Wonder Ware i J. G Lang; 2 J. M'Laren, Cults; 3 J A. Rollo. First Early • 1 J. M’Laren (Pilot); 2 W. G. and A. B. Lang, Starr (Home Guard). Second Early 1 J. M’Laren (Craig’s Royal). Maincrop Ware (other than Golden Wonder) 1 F. W. Roger ...

... POTATOES S‘FI D potato growers in Scotland. Ylwho wish a Stock Seed Certificate this year. are reminded that before inspection of crops for this certificate will be carried out, the potatoes must be growing on land which has been soil-sampled and found ...

... Potato Harvest Almost 500 Glasgow schoolchildren who have been taking in the potato harvest on Kincardineshire farms for the past three weeks loft Laurencekirk in a special train to-day for home. They are just some of the 250 C children from Glasgow, ...

... NEW POTATOES Everyone enjoys new potatoes except the anfortunate one who has to scrape them. It lightens the tedious task if the potatoes are allowed to stand for a few minutes first in a basin of boiling water. The skins practically slip off, saving ...

... Potato Piws. An increased acreage of potatoes is needed this year, states an official it. The Government are convinced that, with full co-operation from all concerned, sufficient labour will be found to harvest an acreage which, it is hoped, will be ...

... NOT “NEW POTATOES Ihe Fooe for some help being given North of scotland potato-growers, who are not able to ...

... POTATO LIFTING The following statistics were given in a report on the potato lifting scheme. Last year's figures are given in brackets. Number of children engaged in the work 944 (1106); number of pupils days lost 79E2 (11610); number of employers 71 ...

... Potato Inspections The lu-p.arnnen' of Agriculture for Scotland will begin their general potato inspections on Monday next, luly 14, If any grower considers his early varietie- should be inspected soon after that date he should o inform the Department ...

... POTATO HARVEST The minutes ut a meeting of the Studies buo-Connuittee reveaied that it was inutuated that exemptions to children for the purpose ut upulting potatoes would granted from 13th Uctober and that the regulations were similar to those of previous ...

... POTATO HARVEST The committee decided to co-operate in the matter of the assistance of schoo.s in the ingathering of the potato harvest, so long as the necessary labour force could not be recruited from other sources. Attention was drawn by the Scottish ...