... POTATOES Mr John Hay, Carlungie, reporting on the potato committee stated that this past winter had seen some 90,000 to 95,000 tonnes lost through frost but against that the same ...

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... POTATOES Mr John Hay, Carlungie, Carnoustie vice-president, reporting on the NFU Potato committee activities said that to offset unsatisfactory prices for ware potatoes the committee had made two reccomendations. Because of the surplus of potatoes — 480 ...

... POTATOES Mr Hay, reporting on the NFU potato committee activities, said that the Plant Health directive comes into force on January 1. The Department of Agriculture were trying to insert clauses to safeguard a high grade region such as theirs. It meant ...

... grow so many acres of potatoes but 30,000 tonnes less than for the same period in the previous year was quite a drop. Mr George Galloway, East Balmirmer, Arbroath, Potato Marketing Board member said that exports abroad of seed potatoes were also down. He ...

... Africa. The acreage of Desiree potatoes is out of control for the home markets. He estimates that some 40,000 tonnes more seed than last year would come from Scottish seed potato crop. Mr Hay, reporting on the NFU potato committee meeting, said that there ...

... POTATOES The chairman Mr John Hay, Carlungie, Carnoustie reported the progress towards the setting up of the Scottish Seed Potato Association. He said that Angus showed in their returns 86% in favour. He pointed out that the Angus results were very important ...

... Potatoes for Yugoslavia Seed potatoesgrownin Angus, Perthshire and %ifo, were the cargo which set sail from Montrose last Thursday, for Yu'?oduvo' A the Yoguslav farmers like the seed potatoes, it could be the first of many orders from Scottish Potato ...

... Seed potatoes scheme Growers of seed potatoes who wish to have their crops inspected in terms of the growing crop certification scheme operated by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland are asked to submit their applications with the ...

... Potatoes on the move Deliveries of Angus potatoes to buyers in England returned to normal last week thanks to the intervention of South Angus MP, Mr Andrew Welsh. - A shortage of railway wagons resulting from a combination of factors was to blame for ...

... between Pembroke potatoes and Ayrshire potatoes. ~ This followed a charge against Messrs B. Thomson, fruit and vegetable merchants, 60 supping 8 Fortar shop with su a r potatoes described as Ayrshires when they were produced in Pembroke, and of applying ...

... POTATO CHECK Again with the help of' aeria photography, S 0 per cent of the potato crop in Scotland will e checked this year to see that growers are not exceeding thej permitted acreage. This was revealed by Potato Marketing Board member, M; David B. ...