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THE POTATO DISEASE

... THE POTATO DISEASE. To Via Editor of tk* Bristol iferntry. Sir—The numerous reports which appear in the Mercury and other papers relative to tho potato disease, though very gloomy, may considered as unexaggerated, and borne out by. alas ! too-well-attested ...

ABOUT POTATOES

... would buy them. He knew that the average prioe of the potatoes he sold was 50s a ton. Mr Adatms, a member of the firm of Thoms Adams, of Bristol, potato merchants, said he purohmad a lot of these potatoes from the Midland Rsilway oomplay. They were a very ...

Theft of Potatoes at Torquay

... Theft of Potatoes at Torquay. Magisterlal Proceedings. At the Torquay Police Court, this morniny, before Mr. P. B. Drlnkwatei, Mr. J. J. E. Slade, county magistrates, Samuel Robine, labourer, was brought up in custody charged with stealirg potatoes valued ...

POTATO-RAISING TRIALS

... too, which leaves a good deal to be done by hand labour. What is wanted in a potato-raiser is that the potatoes shall be dug out, the soil riddled from them, while the potatoes, without being damaged, shall be evenly delivered without being re-covered by ...

THE POTATO DISEASE INQUIRY

... discover it is. Onea diseased potato in an acre was slidE- th cleait to ruin a crop. A diseased potato might produce th healthy plants. He thought, however, that it was Of the he last iniportance that dise ased potatoes should not beqi pl1anted. Ho thought ...

THE POTATO BLIGHT IN IRELAND

... urn 1. Are potatoes ?? grown for sale, con-c 81mution, or pig feeding 2. Ti what uxtent awit in what manner has the disease showvn itself ; 3. 1 t1le pouttu crop generally above or below thie average ? 4. Will tlre crop of soulnd potatoes be above or ...

FRAUDS BY A POTATO MERCHANT

... FRAUDS BY A POTATO MEURCHA1NT. At the Exeter assizes, this week. Wlil Thomas, merchant, was Indicted under the Debtor Act, 1809, for not deliverlng up to the trustee of his estate In bankruptcy three cargoe of potatoe. purchased by him shortly before ...

CURIOUS ACTION ABOUT THE SALE OF POTATOES

... he irefused to -'part''iith th potatoes unless he gob tbhetoney for them' beforehand. Heo also msid Miss :Bowring weas introduced to him as the lady who wanted the potatoes The defendant -urged that be ordered the p~otatoes aa agent for Miss Bowning, whowas ...

REMARKABLE CASE OF STEALING POTATOES

... footpgatli which crosses the field He thept perceivediaii ccii iato the tield sii riidcar enee to piull nli) oins 1r WalnI potatoes. lic pAVuceL tililll ill :a inside poeckst of his coat. rintl tiner sle topeaciidr W\~iles5 pstilacedtniii~ils a eld took ...

THE IRISH POTATO BLIGHT: MR. BALFOUR'S TOUR

... THE IRISH POTATO BLIGHT: MR. BALFOGR'S TOWX. The Irish Registrar-General has issused special enquiries to the investigators who supply agrictiral stanstics. with a view to asqeortan precisely tne exzent of the potato blight. the distinctive variety of ...

A POTATO MERCHANT'S VIEW OF THE GAME LAWS

... IA POTATO -IRIoAXfS PEW v TM I a:'' LAWS.7-!4M tineiifMs li Dann, ogAbol nerl:r Clifton defended Necale, -who pleaded- noti ¶ilty. The meg istrates' 'clerk said there, was alsO icT 1111. I Mons. out against a men nameI CsrtiswliO was witlh deer at'tthe ...

BRISTOL POLICE COURT

... purchased a sack of potatoes from the pri- soner, whomu he kne~w to be the servant of Mr. Cole.F Hie pai As Gd.ne for the potatoes. M~r. Cole, the prosecutor, said Ps. Gd. would have been the lowest price at which a sack of simuilar potatoes would have been ...