The Chester Courant and Advertiser for North Wales

AGRICULTURE. T 1907: A RETROSPECT. It is somewhat difficult, from a farming point of view, to write concerning the year which CLOSED yesterday. It may bo termed a year of emprises—of rcgref6 and failures, a thorough paradox, in fact—for while no end of disap- pointments were EXPERIENCED fiom various ezusos month after month, there were yet many redeeming features. For instance, after a com- paratively mild winter, spring blooming of all kinds, which was late* was decidedly disappoint- ing, yet with aU its faults, and despite the early and prolonged wet weather, there was a fair crop of nearly all kinds of fruit, taking the country thiough, tlhough some districts, as is natural from locality and environment, were mere favoured than others. The same remark applies to what may more particularly be de- scribed as farm crops. Grass keep and coin were slow of growth during spring and early SUillnwr because of the cold, wet and eunless skies, and many wetre the dire forebodings re- specting failures. But through it all good yields of both hay and corn-the harvesting of which may BE said to have run concurrently during tho latter part of August and through- out September—weio successfully stacked, and potatoes and roots of all kinds are certainly not tho failures it, was at ono time anticipated tlhat they would be. But it has been a mighty time of trial for cultivators of the eoil, tho chief characteristics bciing, as we have already mentioned, the prolonged wet and ab- sence of sunshine to warm into kindly life and perfection both animal and vegetable Life. One of the most remarkable features in regard to the former ha.s found, and still finds, illus- tration in the scarcity of eggs, which has been isucli as barely to find a parallel in common re- membrance. while the same derogatory influ- ence has been felt in regard to the breeding of animals of THE farm. Despite tho coarse amd non-succulent nature of the herbage, however, dairying has flourished on a goodly flow of milk, although complaints are to hand of low quality, both in ehccse and butter, attributed to lack of nutrition. Abnormally heavy rain and wind storms of July and early August beat down standing coin most unmercifully, and only the spoil of bright. September weather re- trieved tho situation in any degree, though even then harvesting WAS difficult and expen- sive. Tho northern half of the kingdom, being much later, was, of course, the greatest sufferer. At any rat?, looking at matters all rou.nd, there are few people, whether engaged in trade or farming, who will be sorry to "speed the parting guest" in the. year just ended, and to welcome 19C8, which it is to be hoped may turn out. to bo "A Happy New Year." A curious paragraph published under the head of "Harvesting after Christmas," rims to I the effect that "a sale of growing ciops of bar- ley, oa's and wheat has taken place at BRANDON Fen, Lincolnshire. The purchaser of the crops, Mr. John Pocklington, of Heckington, near SIoaford, is arran.ging to begin harvest opera- tions as aeon after Christmas as possible." What does it mean? There is still a quantity of last season's corn on several farms on the Hiraethog Mountain, between Denbigh and Pentredorlas; and Mr. Ellis Roberts, Cefn Forest Farm, Llansannan, and his men spent the greater part of Boxing Day in harvesting corn which had been on the ground for several weeks. The corn was, on the whole, in good condition. A CANADIAN FOX FARM. An American consul reports tha.t while two small fox fainis in operation for several years in Neva Scotia have had to be abandoned, a very flourishing fox fliiii is being carried on in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, that the parties conducting it have met with great success, and each yær put on the market large numbers of skins of various kind3. Their success, it is said, is largely due to tho fact that they have their farm divided off into sections, each section under the care of on? person, no one else bc-ing allowed to approach it. In this way the animals become accustomed to the per- son in charge, and grow very t-am?, but if a stranger approaches they will hide amd not be seen for a day or two. Many of the skins from the farms in their green condition have been valued at forty to fifty pounds each, one or two reaching NINETY pounds. FARM BUTTER-MAKING. Tho Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, in tho coursc of a leaflet under this head, stys: It is generally acknowledged that it is most profitable to s?ll the whole milk, or, failing this, to make ehe-cso and sell cream. But, it sometimes happens that butter must be made, though this method of utilising milk on the farm can only be regarded as profitable under ecrtain circumstances, t-uch as: (1) When there is little local demand for whole miik and the distance from a railway station is excessive; (2) when the quantity of milk produced on the farm is not sufficient to pay for its carriage by road or rail to market; (3) when the prioo of whole milk is very low; (4) when the making of chooso or disposal of cream cannot bo carried out satisfactorily; (5) wh:-« butter can be sold retail at, a good price; or (6) when tho rearing of young stock is adopted. Under any of the above circumstances, butter-making may be made a financial success provided other condi- tions are favourable. For example, it is neces- sary that the land, water supply, and buildings should bo adapted for the purpose of dairying, and that tho cattle should be bred, selected and fed with tho object of securing rich milk. The separated milk and the butter-milk may be p;cfitab'y employed either for stock-feeding or for commercial purposes. The quantity of milk I required to produeo lib. of butter in tho case of the more important breeds is set down as— ] shor'.ihorns, Welsh and Ayrshircs, 23ib. to 30Jb. South Devons, Kerries and Dexters, 201b. to 241b. and Jerseys and Guernseys, 151b. to 201b. of milk. THE SELECTION AND MILKING OF DAIRY CATTLE. The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries ad- vises that when milk-selling is tho object, the farmer will strive to obtain a large volume of milk, the quality of which will exceed the limit proscribed by the Salo of Milk Regulations. Shou d tho object be butter production, the quantity of milk produced is not of so much importance as its richness in fat, for it is this constituent of the milk alone which can be utilised in this connection. The aim of the cheese maker is to obtain plenty of milk which is of good quality, for in the production of uniformly high-class cheese, quality in the milk is imperative..If manufactured into butter at times of the year when cheese-making is not carried on, such milk will yield a satisfactory amount of butter. There are many milk-sellers wliose object is to find a cow of either a pure or cross-bred type that will give milk ample in quantity and good in quality. THO animal that will yield eight hundred to a thousand or more gallons of milk a year is a. most valuable asset; especially is this tho case if the milk ie well above the limit prescribed by the Sale of Milk Regulations, for at times, when it is realising a low prico, it may be kepi at home and manu- factured into either butter or cheese. While cows, tha.t will yield the quantity of milk spcci- fied may be bred or bought, in all probability the average quantity of milk yielded per cow throughout the country would amount to little mo:c than 400 gallons. This quantity is much lower than it should be. Proba-bly the oare- fmiy-bred shorthorn is tho nearest approach to an ideal dual-purpose cow. ra-,nen t. -The cow should be quiet when handled, possess a clean coat, a long neck, with eyes prominent and wide apart, and the whole expression showing a gontlo and phlegmatic temperament. Shapo of Udder.—The udder or bag should extend woll foi-ivar(I-the fore teals in some cows will be found in a vertical line with the hip bone. The udder should be full and globu- lar, fiat underneath and well rounded behind, THE who'" vessel shewing great, capacity, each quarter being sound and the teai's easy to draw. The teats should be equal distances apart, equaroly set on, and of a useful size for milk- ing. General Appearance denoting Milk.—A first- class dairy cow is somewhat wodge-skhaped when viewed from the sido; the. neck should be thin and longer tlian in a beef animal, while the shoulders should be light and oblique. The abdomen should bo capacious, the flank clean II and thin, being IClan rather than fat. The back of a heavy milking cow is usually tihin, a good bade showing strong spinal processes. The animal should also appear wedge-shaped when viewed from aboyo* being narrow on th-CJ shoulder blades, with the lines spreading out to the hips, which should be wide apart. The thighs should allow plenty of spaoe for the de- velopment of the udder. A well-set, long and tapering tail, with plenty of switch, is desir- able. Action and bone are points not to be overlooked; the shanks should be clean, and the animal when walking have freedom from a swaying movement. If the cow is one of the Channel Islands breeds, tho hoof should b-) small, and bright in colour, tho skin mlow, soft and "creamy," and the horns "crumpled," clean and bright, well set on, yellow at the bases and black towards the tips. Indications 'regarding Quantity of Milk yielded.—The milk veins should be large, pro- minent and branched, and tho milk "wells," whore the blood-vessels enter tho belly, highly developed. Milk veins ART* blood-vessels carry- ing away impure blood from the udder back to the heait and lungs for purification; as milk is derived directly from the blood, it follows that the greater the supply of blood passing thiough the udder the greater the, possibilities of the production of a large quantity of milk. The "escutcheon" or "milk mirror" is widely be- lieved to indicate milk yield, but it is doubtful whether it is of so much importance as is fre- quently supposed- Points indicating Quality and Colour of Milk.—"Touch," which is best judged by taking hold of a portion of the skin and flesh behind tho last rib when the cow's head is turned slightly towards the observer, should bo mel- low, the skin loose and rather thin, and of a slightly oily nature, and the hair soft and vel- voty. Ears which are fine, well fringed with hair, and of a deep yellow colour inside, are usually certain indications of good quality and colour of milk and of butter.

NEW-LAID EGUS' FALLACY t "W. F." (Athlone) writes to the "Field": — I eat anything, anyhow; but my wife, I may mention, is somewhat otherwise, to say tho laast of it, and in the matter of eggs always soema to me fastidious to the verge of faddi- ness, if not a. bit beyond it. When, therefore, I oame across in a recent "Field" a reference to a gentleman who prefers his eggr5 a week old, I at once read the passage aloud as a tit-bit, when to my astonishment the lady at once replied: "And so do I prefer them 60; so does everyone D- if they but knew it. New-laid eggs are N; J R fit to eat nor fit to cock. A perfectly fresh egg cannot be poached. There are animal processes in flesh, fish and fowl, and, I believe, in eggs to-o-in which ocfiKation is gradual and never sudden, and their complete cessation is desirable before cooking and eating. A brief interval for this post-mortem work is necessary; and fish, too, I firmly believe, are the better for it, at least some fish; Mrs, Beeton admits this in the case of the ocd, and the people about here who cat pike for instance by the thousand in the season will not, élf;) you know, cook them the day they catch them, and I believe their instinct is sound. But there is no doubt what- ever about the fresh egg. Kept long ENOUGH we ALL know, of ooureo, what an egg will IN time become, and by eating it at oncfi this horror of Scylla is no doubt effectually prevented, but you have there- by run into Charybdie without knowing it." This was not said all at once, of course, but fairly represents what I had to listen to. It certainly ga.ve me pauso, and there may be something in it. Many years ago a hostess protested against having to cook a trout for ME on the grounds that it was too fresh, being caught only an hour or so before. Sbe: said it would bo better next day. I thought, and still think, otherwise; though the incident and still think, otherwise; though the incident occurred in one of the greatest trout-eating towns in Ireland—and that is saying a good deal.

MORTALITY IN HARES. 4 A CHESHIRE CASE. During tho past autumn, says "Tho Field," fiora several districts reports have come in of excessive mortality among hares. This has been due to more than one cause, but having lately sc-an two harts from districts as widely apart as ESSEX and Cheshire, both of which di.ed from the same causes, a few notes upon this subject may bo of interest. In both cases the hares WERE affeotcd with worms found in their stomachs called Strongylus etiigosus. In the case of lihe one that came from Cheshire the report stated that a number had been picked up dead, and in the case of those from Essex so many had been found dead that the owner of tho land suspected poison, and forwarded the first spocimen to an analytical chemist. Not finding ainy poison, a second hare was sent to the "Field," and was found to be affected with this special strongyle. Thia worm, Strongylus strigosus, or the Striped Strong} LE, which has been described by RIULK t, is found in the stomach, and feeds on the b'ood, giving rise to fatal epizootics among hares. It is found usually in hares that fre- quent damp soils, and it is quite possible that the prevalence of the dieease this year is due to the abnormally wet season. Tho only remedy, aecoiding to Continental writers, is to drain the land but where this is not possible it would be well to shoot all weakly hares and dor-troy the bodies. No dead hares should bo left lying about; the carcases should be picked up and burnt. There is not much known about the life his- tory of this particular strongyle, but it is with- out doubt transmissible from one animal to another--probably by means of tho ova of the adult worm. Hares in other places have been suffer- ing from liver fluke (Fasciola h-epatica), like sheep, and apparently fiom a similar cause, namely, tho enormous multiplication of the in- termediary host of the fluke—A small fre-sh water mollusc (Linnucea trun-catula), which, living and multiplying rapidly in low-lying. wot ground, gets taken up and consumed in tho herbage eaten by sheep, hares and rabbits. Wo had ocular demonstration in Norfolk last September of tho emaciation and loss. of muscu- lar power exhibited by hares that were suffering from this cause. Those two diseases will ac- count to a certain extent for some of the mor- tality among haies during the past seaoon.

GARDEN SEEDS.—Messrs. Dicksons, Ltd., catalogue of garden seeds, &c., for 1908 has been received. The list is attractively produced and contains many striking illustrations of produce, flowers and garden implements. The chief feature of the catalogue is an alphabetical list of Dicksons flower seeds with directions for their cultivation. The list will be sent by Messrs. Dickson to applicants.

THE LATE MR. GOMER WELSH.— The funeral of the late Mr. Gomer Welsh took place on Thursday. A ser- vice was held at the City-road Presby- terian Church, Chester, and tho officiating clergy were the Rev. P. L. Williams (con-in- law), the Rev. Langstaff (Wcslcyan minister at Kelsall), the Rev. Richard Jones, the Rev. John Williams (late of Chester), the Rev. P. O. Williams, tho Rov. E. Manual (Wavorton), and the Rev. C. C. Bowles. Deceased's three favourite hymns were sung, Mr. G. Roberts played the Dead March in "Said," and tho Rov. J. Williams delivered an oloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased. Among the rela- tives and fricn-ds who attended the funeral were Dr. and s. John Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Welsh, som and daughters-in-law; Mm Bol- lard, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. P. 0. Williams, daughters; Messrs. G. Maitin, G. Rathbcme, WM. Nicholas, Thompson, S. Newport, Cook- son, Mr. and Mrs. C. Atkin, Wm. Grcir, S. Rathbone, Wm. Astbury, W. Fellows, Mr. and Mrs. F. Sutton, Mr. and Mra W. Wimpenny, Mr. T. Johnson, the Misses A., G., R. and M. Rathbone, John Jones, G. E. Roberts, Bair- stow, Mr. and Mrs, J. Wynne, Aid. R. Lamb, MI-. W. and Mrs. Skenfi?ld, Mr. and Mra Wm. Rathbone, Messrs. Hibbert, Jones, Mansley, G. P. Miln, Harlcy, J. Dutton, F. J. Duck, Robt. Griffith, W. Griffiths, Brook or, J. Lyon Denson. W. Demon, J. Daview, Weighill, Ellis, Wilcocks, Cooper, Bercsford Adams, A. Armstrong, Proud, Boyd (Mr. Welsh's forc- man), Mr. and Mrs. A. Storrar, employes, re- presentatives from various city and county churches and others. The interment took place at the Chester Cemetery. There were no flowers, by requ-'St. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. W. and F. Brown and Co., Eastgate Row, Chester. NO RATS SEEN since u ing Danyaz Virus six months ago; see testimonials single tubes 2/6,3 t" bas 5/ pobt free from DANTSZ VIRUS LTD.. BOX B, 52, Leadenball-at,, LondonsE.C. Harmless toother animala

NESTON PETTY SESSIONS. SAD HESWALL CASE. At these sessions, on Friday, Join Henry Cross, of Heewall, a boy aged 8 years was charged with obtaining the sum of Is. 3d. and a quarter of a pound of cheese by faIoo pre teuces, and William Cross, father of the boy. was charged with conducing to the offence by not exercising proper control over hie eon.Alm., M. A. Griffith, wife of Mr. Edward Griffith, a dairyman and farmer, of Heswall, described how the boy came to her shop professing tha: Mra Taylor, a local fisherman's wife, had sen him for an order for picked shrimps. She ordered a pint of shrimps, and the boy asked for 3d. foi Mra Taylor on account. He received the amount and called twice afterwards, receiving altogether Is. 3d. and a quarter of a pound of cheese. On the last occasion he stated that tIH shrimps were boiling.—Corroborative eviclenc; v'o c was given, and Mrs. Taylor stated that she ha. not sent the boy.—Sergeant Scott and Constabl Simms stated that the father of the boy wa. idle and that the mother had a wretched neglected home. This the parents indignanth dcnied.-Tlio Bench, however considered th< case proved, and the Chairman, after fJCyercl: admonishing them, fined the father 40s. ar- coste. George Sirncock, for not having a skid pad attached to his lurry while on a hill at Thornton Hough, was fined 3s. 6d. and costs. P.C. Barry proved the case. PARKGATE PARADE. ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT. The Clerk stated that Mr. Gamon had tele- phoned asking him to withdraw the summons against Samuel Recce.

ALDERSEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. PRIZE DAY. 7,500 MILES TO SCHOOL. The Christmas distribution of prizes at the Ald-ersey Grammar School, Bunbury, took place last week. The Rev. Henry Woodman, Vicar of Bunbury, and "visitor" of th< school, presided. A Christmas carol havim been nicely sung by the scholars, the Vicar gal' a very encouraging address. He alluded to t'n- great struggle in tho battle of life, and poink out the necessity of careful and sy«tcmari< preparation on the part of all young peoph At no period of tho world's history \V;8 th competition so koen ng at the present time, aru only the energetic and industrious could eve hopo to securo honourable positions in life Youth was the time to learn, and wasted oppo: tunities could navla bio recalled. They, i that schocl, were fortunate in having so man kind friends and well-wishers, who watchc. over them and gavo them every encouragemen in their work. He (the Vicar) had inspecte. some of tho examination papers and mar: whioh had been done by the upper boy-e, ant he considered that they were excellent. H. exhorted the boy6 to try and maintain th good name which their soliool had earned, art( in conclusion, he addressed words of enccui agement to those) who had not succeeded i1 winning prizes. On resuming his seat tL Vicar was greeted with rounds of applause. Mr. G F. Dutton, headmaster, in subnii; ting his annual report on the attendant stated that the average number of boys on th registeris from January to December was 14ri and that the averago attendance during th< same period was 141, or 96 per cent. Ho con sidered that both parents and pupils wcr< deseiving of commendation for having, in fac of difficulties, produced such excellent results He next stated that during the past 4 yeai: 1 2 the school had not once failed to earn th; monthly half-holiday allowed by the counij authorities. At the present time there wcr eleven boys to receive prizes for regularity o attendance, and it was a remarkable fact tha five of these had, in their walks to and frm, school, travelled on an average 4,500 miles (Applause.) Simcock, the winner of the fin- prize, had tramped no fewer than 7,500 milei- (Applause.) PRIZE LIST. I.—Class Prizes: These prizes were awar<e< as in past years, to those beys who had gainc, the highest number of marks during the hah year for home and school lesions, exa-iiin- lions, attendance, punctuality, and good co: duct. Class I.-Diiision I., "John Egerton prizes: 1, J. A. Simcock; 2, H. N. Jaokson 3, W. Simcock; 4, R. A. Chesters. Divisio: II., "John Egerton" imzes: 1, C. D. Wil liams; 2, J. E. Vickerss; 3, F. Wilkinson; A N. Hince. Division III., "John Egerton' prizes: 1, J. H. Garner; 2, A. Fleet; 3, Jc;s Cooper; 4, II. Lowe; 5, 1-1. Edwards. Clas II., "John Egerton" prizes: 1, T. Chestcrr. 2, Jas. Cooper; 3, C. Jackson; 4, R. Clarke 5, B. E. Williams. Class III., "John Egc: ton" prizes: 1, A. Rogers; 2, L. Parker; i L. Challinor; 4, G. Fleet; 5, T. Parker. Clas- IV., Mr. Naylor's prizes: 1, H Davenport 2, W. Windsor; 3, F. Simpson; 4, Harry Ed warde. Class V., Mr. Naylor's prizes: 1, K Davenport; 2, Rich. Salt; 3, S. Mathews; 4 D. Weloh; 5. R. Harding. Class VI., Mr Naylor's prizes: 1, F. Williams; 2, E. Stock ton; 3, H. Thelwell; 4, J. Mathews. II. Attendance prizes, the gift of Mr. R. Brockh bank: 1, J. A. Simcock, not onoo absent in years; 2, F. Challinor, 5b years; 3, E. Dutton 5^ years; 4, H. Vornon, 5g years; 5, T. Ru ter, 4 years; 6, C. D. Williams, 4^ years; 7 J. Proctor, 4 1-12 years; 8, W. Siimcock, I years; 9, N. Hince, 3 11-12 years; 10, H. N Jackson, 3 years 11, E. Wood, 3 years. III.— Prizes for Mapping, given by Mr. R. Brcokk bank: 1, J. A. Simcock, the world in hemis pheres; 2, W. Simcock, the world in hemis pheres; 3, H. N. Jackson, the world, Merca tor's projection; W. H. Critchkjy and W Parker (equal), the world in hemisphere^ IV.—Boarders' prizes, given by Mr. G. I Dutton: 1, G. Billington; 2, L. Manley. V.- Consolation prizes: 1, G. H. Dutton; 2, G Gregory, 3, C. Vickers; 4, J. Cliff.—Tho pro oeodmgs were interspersed with mstrumenta, pieces played on the school piano by the fol- lowing pupils: H. N. Jackson, G. II. Dutton. L. E. Manley, S. Scaville, and A. Rogers.— On behalf of the school managers, masters anc boye, Mr. Dutton thanked the Vicar for hit- kindness in presiding. The scholars were then dismissed for the usual fortnight's holiday.

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STRUGGLE IN A CATHEDRAL., 9 UNEMPLOYED LEADER ENTERS THE PULPIT. A dramatic incident occurred in Manchester vJathcdral on Christmas morning. As is usual on Chrietmas Day, the service comm-enccd with | -HE hymn, Christiana awake, salute the happy I morn," and the largo congregation had ju»t sung this with great heartiness, and the sound of the "Amen" was dying away, when a man appeared in the puipit, and began in an excited way to address the congregation. He was known to but few of the congregation as Stewart Gray, the leader of tho Manchester unemployed. he wae wearing a red tie, as a sign that he belongs to the Socialists, and in other respects the con- gregation could see that the pulpit was not occupied by a priest. The people had taken their seats, and then Mr. Gray shouted, in a most excited way, "I cannot understand you dinging a hymn of this kind when thousands ARE starving in the city." Thia was all the intruder could say, for officials rushed up the church, ascended the pulpit, and made attempts to get Mr. Gray out of the building. A struggle ensued, Gray resenting tho interruption of his oratory, and clinging to the pulpit. The eceno which followed was more like a scrimmage on a football field than anything else. Eventually man's hold of the pulpit was released, and was practically carried down the winding steps and taken outride the church by way of the Derby Chapel, Gray shouting all the time, and the organist playing a voluntary loud enough to drown the disorder. The police were notified of the disturbance, and asked to sec that Gray did not enter the Cathedral again. He con- tinued shouting in the roadway, and threatened to hold a public meeting near the Cathedral. Ho was not allowed to do iiii,3, however. Happily, there was very little confusion among the wor- shippers. Gray had entered the church eariy, and occupied a seat near the choir, eo that there was nobody near to prevent his entering tho pulpit. Bishop Welldon WAS the preacher, but he made no mention of the incident in his sermon.

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