Cork County Committee of Agriculture Descriptive List

CC/CM/AG/

Resolution from Mallow District Council calling for Mr Williamson to give up

fields he has taken for potato growing on the farm on the Webb estate, from

which Mrs Kelleher was evicted. (3 April 1909, p96)

Reference is made to instructor’s expenses in the minutes of the finance

committees meeting (30 April 1910)

Funds are sought to employ teachers to give instruction in elementary

arithmetic (2 July 1910, p165)

The committee highlight the need to prevent the spread of American

Gooseberry Mildew in County Cork (6 August 1910, p.169)

A subcommittee is formed to frame the Tillage Prize Scheme for 1911 (4

February 1911, p. 193)

Revisions to the Tillage Prize Scheme for the years 1911 to 1914 are outlined (14

February 1911, pp 196 -197)

Reference is made to agriculture instruction at National Schools (1 July 1911, p.

212)

Resolution from the County Dublin Farmers Association who are concerned

about a fall in the numbers of Irish Butter Exports (1 September 1911, pp. 218 -

219)

The finance committee recommend that the horticulture instructors supply

artificial manure to fruit trees when they are heavily set with fruit (25 May 1912,

p. 260)

The committee protest against the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in England

with regards to retaining a twelve hour detention of cattle, sheep and pigs

exported from Ireland (3 May 1913, p. 316)

The necessity for the artificial feeding of bees when food is scarce (28 June

1913, p.320)

Visit of American farmers studying the organisation of agricultural licences in

Europe (5 July 1913, p. 322)

Application received from Bandon Agricultural Society seeking a grant for their

autumn show (6 September 1913, p. 329)

List of fruits, vegetable and trees supplied for the committees work by Messrs

Saunders (25 October 1913, p. 335)

Outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease at Naas (31 January 1914, p. 348)