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THE POTATO TERCENTENARY

... on 'rho Potato, aad Professor Malden ona ' English and Irish Potato Cultivation and Trade. Discussions will follow each ad. dress. Oa Thursday afternoon Mr Andrew \hitchell will read a paper entitled Twenty- fiv%' Years' Eiperiences of Potato Culture ...

THE POTATO BLIGHT IN CO LIMERICK

... THE POTATO BLIGHT IN CO LIMERICK. Our Ba'lingarry coiresponden' writes—'' disastrous bl'gbt which «»>-1 su''di f»srfui ha'* 1 ' Iks* ir ;ain »«m nr. ids it* *PP* this d'stri t, oji' hn' ttss hitherto, in The ear v v .'ie'y of potst® has great extent ...

PINAFORE AT THE GAIETY

... ago 1 had .difficulty. in selling Scot5 and Irish potatoes at 60s a ton.and to-' day I have bought potatoes in Ireland at 150s - 1 ton, delivered in- Glasgow, While the quota- tion for Scotch potatoes is nw 12Oi per ton.: And vwhat is the cause of the ...

TRALEE FAIR

... of potatoes beilg I1d. per stone which has already * 'placed them dmost beyend the reach of the poor at 'this early part of the year, and this is not zinly at~butbable to the failure* Of the potato cr'op, but to a wholesale exportation of potatoes from ...

THE FOXFORD SHOW

... Out of 1,155 cottiers on the convent lists 648 received ne sseed potatoes. Of course the seeds introduced ia the previous two years werealso, Comparatively fresh inthe diutrict. The potatoes were sprayed twice at a cost of 15s to XI per acre. The advantages ...

COOTEHILL NOVEMBER FAIR

... Is io la 8d; geese, from 2s 8d to Ba; and turkeys, 2s 9d tc 8s 6d a piece. PoTAToEs.-White rooks, in the sack, from 4d to 4id, and at 6d to bid per stone. The cause of potatoes being so cheap is on account of there being a very great quantity of this esculent ...

THE WINTER SHOW

... turnips, 15; white carrots, 20; champion potatoes, 34; potatoes of any other variety, 39: early potatoes, 9; from the Foxford industrial district (confined to cottiers), 108 ior parsnips, carrots, and: potatoes; extra exhibits, 27, farm carts, 6; malting ...

FAIRS

... -Ge.Vn fiorw. SULPm A P n A v (51' PoTATo DrsEAS:.-At the small batbour of Azmou ias a kiln for burning lime; the vapour from it is arcly impregnated with sulphur. Near this kiln is a boas- in which a cargo of potatoes had been stored; several diesned ones ...

ITALIAN OPERAS

... is in a forward state, and no damage has as yet been sustained from sprouting.- The potato blight is, we would hope, stayed in its progress; the quality of the potato at psesent is very ?? ,gtandavd. We have had a few days of delightful weather. The corn ...

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW

... steam and other ploughs; hoppers, straw-cutters, turnip-cut- tere, chaff cutters, chain and other harrows; drill grubbers; potato diggers; farmers' clod crusbhera; oil cike; corn and linseed bruisers; sowing machines; horse rakes; churns, cheese-presses ...

THE KINGSTOWN RAILWAY FARES

... lasmented gentlemnan were in. terrcd ems Sundiymoadiig' asnevin Cemetery. i kv hc rert inl Jnele-Gh7neilunmicatf. 'TiU POTATO ;AmSmc-The potato disease is k- ir.g sad ravages iii the Collties of Oxford and Berks. In tlne itnmiediate vieinity ?? Oxford onl gome ...

THE FAIR PLAY OF THE TIMES

... -I am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. A. REDMOND. 16th Dec., 1872. POTATO BLIGHT. TO THE EDITOR'OF TIHE FREEMAN. D)EAR SIR-Malaria night fogs ih summer destructive to the potato, rise but a few feet above the ground, 'and spread infected dew on the ...