J. A. SCOTT WATSON (Professor of Rural
Economy, University of Oxford)
Mr. F. A. Secrett is well known as an expert in the intensive cultivation of vegetable crops. His main holding is Holly Lodge Farm, Walton-on-Thames, but he farms other areas, including one in Cornwall. He believes that there is a possibility of an expanding market for home-grown fresh vegetables if growers will concentrate on the fine sorts, aim at the choicest quality, and market their goods in the most attractive way.
He was one of the pioneers in this country of Dutch and French gardening, and in his own business makes very large use of simple glass ' lights
He has also made himself independent of rain by installing a large-scale plant for overhead irrigation. Professor Scott Watson will bring him to the microphone tonight to give his views on markets and marketing, and Mr. Secrett will also explain some of his methods of cultivation.