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A New Champion For Farmers. A new champion for farmers has come for- W^f j shape of a new weekly paper called Farming News," the first number of which, pnoe 1|3. will be issued by the well- nnslt T ^teSSrrSJC- Arthur Pearson, JL»td. on Saturday, May 3rd. anH* fhASwane+D TfcAblished to Toice the needs and the wants of the practical farmer, and it proposes not only to give all the latest hints a-bout stock-raising and cultivation, but also naws of the latest experiments and methods that have been found by practical experience to re- sult in genuine profits. In fact Farming News" is designed to help the average farmer to do better farming, raise larger crops and more stock, and attain bigger profits. 6 The first number conta ns a very frank state- ment of what the Board of Agriculture will want from farmers in the near future. This has been dictated at the request of Lord Ernie by Sir Daniel Hall, the permanent secretary of the Board of Agriculture, and shows very clearly on what Mnes the Board expects that the future of farming will be based. Farming News." is going to cater specially for the people who want to take up farming in the near future, and generally for all classes who are interested in an outdoor life and the land. Th Editor states, If you read Farming News week by week you will know what all the best farmers are doing, and why they are doing it. It won't be dull. It can't be dull because a combination of nature and science, such as agriculture really is, makes the most fascinating reading in the world. "We shall fight a good fight against the present muddle of State control and fixed prices, and we shan't be afraid of boards Govern- ment officials, or the War Cabinet. We mean to be a real live help to the working farmer. We shall keep a keen eye on the sales of and and on desirable farms to be let, and we boast the finest band of experts m the world, who will give every assistance on general farm management to readers, quite free of charge. "Our pages will be brightly illustrated, and we shall have a special page every week written for farm labourers, and also one dealing with such country sports as hunting, shooting, and the like. In fact, we shall aim to make our paper the one indispensable journal of the farmer and all his friends."

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w- HINTS FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS. I Br SPADE-WORKER. KEEP BUSY SOWING SEEDS. < i It has not been possible to sow m&ny email seeds yet owing to the hardness and lumpiness of the surface soil due to the action of sunshine and drying wind. But after a few showers it will break down easily and be in excellent condition. At the first opportunity seeds of the maincrop car- rots ought to be get in. If the long-rooted varieties are to be grown, not less than 12in. of well-broken soil, free from fresh manure, is necessary, and that can be obtained only by the diligent use of the spade, fork, and hoe. James's Intermediate is a reliable variety for ordinary allotment cultivation, but such as New Intermediate, Long Surrey, and Red Elephant should be grown by those who intend to compete at local shows, or who are anxious to obtain the finest possible roots. And, of course, the longer the car- rot the deeper soil does it need. On shallow ground a stump-rooted variety is most use- ful, such as Standard or Favourite. For the two last-named the drills should be lOin. or so apart, but for the larger varieties .the drills ought to be 12in. from each other. Drills are drawn about ^in. deep, and suffi- cient covering is given by passing the rake over them. An application, of wood ashes and soot before sowing does much good. SALSAFY AND SCORZONERA. These are two most useful root crops for winter. Of the two I prefer ucorzonera, for it is firmer, and in my opinion more palat- able when cooked than salsafy. I wonder more allotment holders do not grow a row of each for the sake of the welcome variety of winter fare they provide. There is nothing at all difficult about the cultivation. They need such soil as is prepared for car- I rots; that is to say, it must be of fair depth and free from lumps or fresh" manure. If these precautions are not taken the roots are likely to be misshapen. The drills should be about lin. deep and 12in. apart. The seed is sown thinly, and subsequently the seedlings are thinned to 5in. or 6in. apart. The roots may be left in the soil to be dug as required in autumn and winter, or they may be lifted and stored in soil in November. ABOUT TOMATOES. Those who intend to grow tomatoee out of doors during the summer months should obtain the plants soon and carefully harden them off, preparatory to planting out early in June or towards the end of May. If no frame or greenhouse is available, the plants may be placed at the foot of a sunny fence or wall, and if frost threatens at night a rough covering made with a few stout sticks and a mat or two will, give them sufficient protection. I am sure that many failures occur owing to the putting out of plants that have not been hardened off; probably they are obtained soon after their removal from a heated greenhouse, with the result that the change is too much for them, and instead of starting to grow at once they make no progress for some weeks, and never really do well. The soil for tomatoes ought to be well dug, but only moderately manured. Soot and wood ashes are excellent materials to mix in, while an application of superphosphate, two oarers per square yard, a few weeks before plsnt- ing, does much good. Above all things, the soil must be made firm. Tomatoes do not thrive in loose soil. PRIZE-WINNING HINTS. A prize of "Allotment Gardening" is awarded to Mr. A. Cant for his sketches and advice concerning the support of dwarf peas. Although those varieties which grow only about 15in. high may be cultivated without sticks, it is far better to keep them clear of the ground in the way suggested. Support For Dwarf Peas. I This support is made by boring four hoU-s in each stake and threading string or wire through them, as in Fig. 1. The stakes are set in the soil in the way shown, by Fig. 2. The material can be kept for use during several reasons. SHALOTS AND ONIONS. Shalots that have grown out of the soil ought to be pressed in well, otherwise the roots Will become dried up. A scattering of Soot and frequent hoeing between the rows will help them considerably. It is time that onions were planted, whether they were raised from seed sown last August in the open or under glass early in spring. Such plants, if obtained from a reliable grower, invariably do well if the ground has been properly prepared for them. Before plant- ing apply wood ashes and soot freely. Plant so that the roots are stretched out at full depth, but the small bulb rests upon the soil. If the bulb is buried too deeply the onions will be thick-necked, that is to say, they will be more or less the same thickness from top to bottom instead of the bulb being well developed and the neck small. PRIZE COMPETITION FOR ALLOT- MENT HOLDERS. Every week two prizes are offered for the best allotment hint or recipe. The prizes consist of useful gardening books. All en- tries for this competition miist be addressed *'Spadeworker," care of Editor of thin paper ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. E. E. M.—The correct time to apply basic slag is in early autumn-October. If you use it now the crops of this year will derive little or no benefit. Further, it is wrong to mix basic slag with superphosphate of lime. Use the latter by all means, but reserve the slag for autumn application. Ed. J.—The best plan would be to fix trellis work or wires on the face of the house, to which climbers could be trained. A selection of clematis and roees would be excellent. Suitable roses are Madame Alford Carrifere, Alberic Barbier, and W. A. Richardson. Suitable clematis: Jackmanni (purple), Montana (small white flowers), Nellie Moser (white with coloured bars), and Lady Northcliffe (blue). Spadeworker'' is open to give practical advice, free of charge, to readers of this paper. Replies will be sent by post if a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed. Address your inquiries to "Spadeworker," care of Editor.

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Cycling and Motoring Notes A Faulty Pump.—It is quite extraordinary how many motorists will struggle on month after month with a faulty pump, in spite of the fact that it involves a great amount of quite unnecessary labour. To inflate a tyr" with a pump that is in good working order is really a light job, but with a pump that is doing its work inefficiently it is a very fagging performance. Nearly always wh-n the pump is working- badly it is owing to the fact that tho washer is worn, thus allowing a large part of the air to escape. The maker lubri- cates his pump washer with vaseline, but this is soon reduced to the consistency of thin oil owing to the heat generated by pumping. Gradually the washer dries up, refuses to take in a full supply of air, and also allows much of what it doesiake to escape past the plunger. If the washer is worn, a new one must be fitted, but in most cases it is only necessary to give the old washer a thorough dressing with gear grease which renders it as efficient as ever. Attend to Your Radiator.—A dirty radi tor spells inefficiency and H(ad running. The effect of hard water is to coat the interior of the pipes with a sort of fur which causes the engine to overheat and seriously affects its running. Although there are many special prepa-rations on the market for flushing the radiator, personally I have never found any- thing to beat strong soda water—a pound of soda dissolved in two gallons of hrt water. The soda water is poured into the radiator which is afterwards filled right up with plain water. The engind is st-^rtod up and the water kept circulating for a quarter of an hour, the engine running slowly. Finally the sodaf water is thoroughly run out and' the radiator filled with clan water. The Wanderer.

Poultry. ROUND THE YARD Poultry work is now becoming more pleasant each day because the weather conditions arc m}re suited to outdoor work. With the long days the poultry breeder can find plenty to do, but the work is lessened if the weather is good. All the birds can now be fed out in the runs, except intensive houses, and this is not so much trouble as always feeding in the tymses and, and with the birds outside the houses do not get so dirty. Cleanliness is essen- tial in all the work of the yard and necessary in the house. With so much ram in March and Apnl the outside runs soon become mud pfools unless the ground is well drained, but the wind and sun will soon dry this up and the birds can get about'in comfort again. If the run is just garden ground, chjoose a fine day and dig it all over as if gardening, and then the whole is sweetened and the bird's will firidl amusement in scratching in the new soil. Any part of the garden whore the seeds or plants are net coming up will make a fine run tor chickens, and till six weeks old there :s nothing they can hurt. I have always tound that chickens kept this way will do very much better than any kept solely on glass, because there is more change and the little chicks can pick up more insects than from grass land. Naturally the first care of any poultry keeper will be his chickens, and those which are leaving the hen or foster mother at about six weeks old should be put into a cold brooder, or a coop set inside a house so that the youngsters can g t íf.;rne extra protection from draughts and cold rains. Be sure and shut up the. house at night so that the chicks canript get out in the grass during the early morning, because there is always dew about and this will wet the youngsters if let) out too sewn. Tney can have the run of the house and be fed in there on all wet days, only allowing them out where the sun is shining. In a fortnight they should be hard- ened uff, and the coop can be taken out and when the leathers are growing nicely they can be let out very day, for then they can find shelter when necessary. At this stage chicks must have all the food they need, yet not given so much they leave it about to waste or attract vermin. A judicious mixture of soft food will be best and make rapid growth, better than all the dry mashes, and this meal should be put into shallow troughs so that you can see what they eat and know how to regu- late the next supply. Birds of six to eight weeks require feeding four times each day at regular intervals. Some of the more cautious folk do not want to hatch any chickens after April, but this is a mistaken idea, because all the light breeds can be hatched up till the end of May and then should be laying in November. The chickens hatched out now do not require so much care and attention and after the first fortnight can generally be given plenty of liberty that they are not much trouble. With all these youngsters rem mb r they must be kept out of the grass now the dew is so heavy in the morning. An hour's- sun will soon dry this and then freedom can be alloFwed. These newly-hatched youngsters should not have any eggs given to them. It is unneces- sary and often causes diarrhoea, simply be- cause it will not be dried off enough. The only drawback to any wet mash is that only a few people mix it properly, and when the dry mash avoids those difficulties the feeder says it is the best. But to get the largest size in the shortest time you cannot beat a good feed of soft mash made crumbly and all the meals thoroughly mixed in to- gether. As the chickens grow older the size of tho food can be increased, but never give Whole" maiz), these can be cracked just the same as peas.

Lampeter Sessions. LICENSING CASE Petty Sessions were held on Friday before Major B. Davies-Evans, Dr. Walker, Walter Davies, Roderick Evans, Evan Evams (mayor), J. W. Davies, and W. Inglis Jones, Esqrs. D.C.C Williams charged Evan Davies, Castle Green Inn, with having permitted the con- sumption of intoxicants at his licensed pre- mises during prohibited hours on the 19th April. Evan Evans of Parcyrhos; David Davies of King's Head, and Private Thomas Lewis, Bwlchyffin, were charged with having con- sumed the liquor.—Mr. W P. Owen, Aberyst- wyth, appeared for the defence.P .C, W. D. Lewis said he visited the premises at 3-30 p.m. and saw Evans, Lewis, and Davies at the bar counter with glasses of beer in front of them. He asked Mrs. Davies, in charge of the bar, why these persons had been supplied with beer and aJso drew her attention to the timo. He also pointed out that no intoxicants were to be supplied between 2-30 and six. She replied that she was not aware of the time and bought it was only 2-30; that time had slipped by with- out her knowing. She further staged that she did not like refusing the defendants a glass of beer as they were old friends and had not seen them for a long time. He next asked the de- fendants Evans, Davies and Lewis separately to account for their presence during prohibited hours. Evans replied "hat he was quite unaware of the time. Lewis had nothing to say. Davies said he had just come along from the King's Head for a glass of beer. They all drank their beer in witness's presence and ho left the premises leaving the men behind.—Cross- examined: He saw Sergeant Thomas Jones standing near the door who said it was open tap throughout the day. He told Mrs Davies that he had visited four public houses and found everything correct. The front door and bar were open and there was no attempt concealment. He did not see the licensee on the premises. He did not smell the beer and was not aware that there was no beer in the house that day.-For the defence, Mr. J. D. A. Ellis, sole agent of Messrs. D. Roberts and Son, Aberystwyth, said the Castle Green Inn was a tied house f() his firm. The limit of the house was two barrels a month. The licensee had ordered beer to come in by Saturday, but it did not arrive that day.—Cross-examined: He was at the house on Saturday when a com- plaint was made of having no beer.—Evan Davies said he had been in the licensing trade for twenty years, and his wife for twenty-four years. He had never before had a summons or a complaint made against the house. There was no beer a, all in the house on Saturday and the only thing the men had was hop bitters. He was ill in bed. He would not be able to know whether t-here was beer in a glass or not without smelling or tasting it. He never bought beer from anyone except Roberts and Son.—Sarah Davies, licensee's wife, cci firmed the statement that there was no beor in the house. What the policeman said it at she stated that she could not refuse the men a glass of beer, was not true. She gave the men hop bitters. The policeman never asked her whit was in the glasses or came near the glasses.— The Bench dismissed the cues. I ■

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