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EIFFEL TOWER LEMONADE. j This article is undoubtedly the most delicious, cool, refreshing drink obtainable, so healthful, 10 convenient, so cheap—4 £ d. per bottle.

A WONDERFUL DOG. Now I've got a dog here I would not take twenty pounds for. You can believe me or not, but what I am going to tell you is true, I'll take my affidavit." The speaker turned to the company of agriculturists assembled, determined to go one better than any story that had been related. He went on: In the early part of last spring I lost six ewes, and could find them nowhere, un- til about three weeks after, when, as I was looking across from my house to the edge of the moor opposite, about two miles away,

HOME WOOL PROSPECTS. The market is quiet, and possibly rather less is doing, but values keep much about the same. In view of the opening of the London sales a waiting attitude is adopted by buyers, but the general tone is un- changed, and lower prices, are not antici- pated. Holders are less inclined tq yield,

feeling sure that a steadier trade is to be looked for in the future, and with only mod- erate supplies in the market their position cannot be much affected. Wools of poor quality are still much neglected, or only bid for at prices which holders cannot ac- cept. Spinners as a rule only obtain small orders, the prices offered being generally lower than those which they can accept, so that more or less business in large lots fails to be completed. The unsettled state of things in Lancashire tends to make mer- chants extremely cautious in all they do.

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SALOPIAN FARMERS AND IMPORTED MEAT. A largely-attended meeting of Shropshire farmers has been held at Shrewsbury to discuss the demand of the British Meat Traders' Association that all cattle over £ 12 in value bought in the market shall be

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CROPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. Montgomeryshire farmers would naturally like to know how fellow-agriculturists are faring with themselves throughout the king- dom, and below we append the report of crops issued by the Board of Agriculture and dated September, 1908. According to the reports received from the crop estimators of the Board, the rain that set in generally towards the end of August has been beneficial to roots and grass, while it has, on the other hand, been detrimental to the cereal crops.

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THISTLES ON PASTURE LAND. It is wise to cut thistles in spring or at any other time when there is a chance, and to cut them down below the crown of the roots, too. By thus persevering, badly in- fested fields may be cleared. The spud is the best agent, and the blade should be sharp and long enough. May is the best month to begin with the work, because then the thistles appear in the young and easily-dealt-with state so different from later on in the summer, when they are hardly to be seen in the vulnerable parts for grass. It is quite sure a May-cut thistle never seeds; but, oh! the millions of bush- els that have been shed and blown about in the United Kingdom within the last three months. Were it not that the seed is very delicate, and only grows where kindly received by the soil, the whole land would be about choked with the pernicious weed. Well, we have fairish crops about as it is every autumn-quite enough to spoil lots of pasture land and lots of arable. The thistle topped by mowing it off above the surface is encouraged, because the off- shoots at crown of root and beneath where the scythe-blade has passed are all the stronger. Especially profuse in putting out the off-shoots is the common pasture field sort, though the big pod thistle, standing five or six feet high, is in a measure given

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CHANGES IN MILK QUALITY. The percentage of fat in the milk of the same cow varies greatly from one week to another. Where the night interval between the milkings is much longer than the day interval, the evening milk is considerably richer in fat and slightly poorer in solids not fat than the morning milk.

FARM SALES. Now that the farm sales of quitting ten- ants are in full swing, the accession of fine days is very welcome. A wet day makes a great difference to a sale 01 farm stock and effects, not only because it reduces the at- tendance, and therefore the possible num ber of bidders, but also because it has a de pressing effect upon those who are present, .and auctioneers like to see their audience in good spirits. The majority of quitting tenants urgently need all their effects are worth, and those who have a wet day are to be commiserated.

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SAVE THE GOOD COWS. Saving the good cows means more than simply refusing to sell them. It means feed- ing them the right way, in the right quan- tities, and at the right time. It means giv- ing them well-ventilated, clean shippons. It means protecting them from the cold storms of winter and the rains of summer. It means taking care of the cow for twelve months in the year, not simply while she is yielding milk. Many a farmer is feeding his cow as nearly right as he knows during the period of lactation, and allowing her to shift for herself while she is dry. That is the time when she needs careful attention just as much as at any other time. She must store

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THE FEEDING OF CATTLE. MODERATE VERSUS HEAVY RATIONS. Experiments have recently been con- ducted at the Aberystwyth College farm, having for their object the relative value for fattening purposes of moderate quanti- ties as compared with large quantities of concentrated food. The cattle used for the experiment were a set of eight Welsh black bullocks and another set of' six shorthorns such as are to be found in the district, four bullocks of fairly pure shorthorn type, and two heifers which were obviously not pure. The shorthorn cattle, all of which were yearlings, were bought locally in Septem- ber, and the Welsh bullocks, which were two-year-old, were purchased in Merioneth- shire in October, 1907. All alike were grazed on the farm till November, 28th, when they were placed in boxes for experi- ment. Owing to the difference in the age of the cattle and other considerations, it was de- cided to keep the two sets entirely separ- ate and carry out two experiments, both on exactly the same lines. This, it was thought, would add considerably to the value of the experiment as a whole, as, while the number of cattle in each group was too small to yield quite reliable re- sults, the two sets when taken together might be regarded as consisting of a suffi- ciently large number of animals to neutral- ise individual peculiarities. FEEDING.—All the cattle were weighed, arranged in lots, and placed in their re- spective boxes. For the first month they were all fed alike, receiving during the first fortnight chopped straw and pulped roots, ad lib., and for the second fortnight a smal- ler allowance of chopped straw and pulped roots with a mixture of six pounds per head per day of undecorticated cotton cake and barley meal in addition. On December 27th the lots were placed on their respective rations, and the experiment was properly commenced. The Welsh cattle were fed regularly for 16 weeks and the shorthorns for 12 weeks. Without going into figures, the general conclusions drawn from the ex- periments were:— 1. Cattle of similar character to those used in these^experiments feed just as well on six pounds of concentrated food per day as they do on ten pounds, and in some cases even better. 2. There does not appear to be any rela- tion between the live-weight increase in cattle of this description and the actual amount of cake and meal consumed, pro- vided the cattle are supplied with a moder- ate allowance in their daily ration; an in- crease in this allowance will not necessarily be followed by a corresponding increase in live-weight. 3. Having regard to this conclusion, an increase in the daily allowance of cake and meal over and above a certain quantity re- sults in a reduction of the profit. 4. It was beyond the scope of the present experiments to determine the exact quan- tity of cake and meal which should be used, but with cattle similar to those fed here, and rations of a similar description to those supplied in these experiments, it appears doubtful whether more than six pounds per head per day may be given with profit, and it is certain that ten pounds of cake and meal per head per day may not be profita- bly used under ordinary circumstances.

Coroner and Jury. Dr Thomas, Mayor of Welshpool, and coroner for North Montgomeryshire, held two inquests at Llandysilio on Friday. Arriving forty minutes late, one of the jurors, at the outset, moved a vote of cen- sure on him for detaining them so long. Another juror seconded, and the other jurors declining to support the motion, the Coroner administered severe castigation to the com- plaining jurymen, and explained that his late arrival was due to the unpunctuality of the trains, and to his having taken the trouble to view the bodies beforehand to save time. —— ——

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DUNG SPREADING. There is no work about the farm which gives such sore backs to the workers as the spreading of dung. The master who has never done anything at it himself does not know what it is like, but the one who has sympathises very much with the men who, as the afternoon of a long day wears on, begin to take rests and lean on the top of their forks. If dung spreading had been as ticklish a job as harvesting then we would have adopted the use of machinery long ago. As it is there are various ways of doing the job. The old way of putting the I dung out into heaps some five yards apart has the merit of getting the dung out to the field most quickly, that is, getting out the greatest number of cart loads per day, but if these heaps are not immediately spread, there is a likelihood of the next

Welshpool County Sessions. There was an insignificant calendar on Monday, when Messrs David Jones and Edward Green sat on the bench. Mr J. E. Tomley, on behalf of the Forden Board of Guardians, applied for a commit- ment order against Abraham Wood, Sen- ghenydd, for disobeying a magistrate's or- der to pay 2s a week towards the support of his parents.—A committal for seven days was ordered to be sustained so long as de- l fendant pays 10s a week. Richard Howells, Bowling Green-lane, Welshpool, was charged by P.C. R. Wil- liams with riding without reins at Leighton on September 12th, and was ordered to pay the costs, 6s. P.C. Ellis charged Thomas Tong, Glyn Farm, Wollaston, with riding a bicycle without a light near Middleton.—Defendant said he was late getting home, so he rode bicycle without a light, but took precaution to jump off before he met anybody, to avoid accidents. He jumped off twenty yards be- fore he met the constable.-Fined Is and 6s costs.

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A Newtown bolicitor s ulaim. AN INDIGNANT CLIENT. At Newtown County Court on Wednesday, Judge William Evans heard a claim by Mr Martin Woosnam, solicitor, Newtown, against T. S. Pryce, Buckley House, Smith- field-road, Aberystwyth, for £ 1 Is in respect of work done. On August 24th, 1906, explained Mr Woos- nam, he received a letter from the defendant asking him his terms for preparing the con- ditions of sale with regard to property in Welshpool. He replied stating terms, and _defendant wrote back intimating that the deeds were in the possession of the auction- eers, to whom he must apply and make arrangements as to the sale. Plaintiff saw the auctioneer, and then found that defend- ant had previously consulted Mr Yearsley and had instructed him. Mr Woosnam wrote to Mr Pryce stating that it would be better for him to carry the matter through with Mr Yearsley. He charged him ti Is, which was less than he was entitled to for conveyanc- ing. Defendant did not reply to that letter, and had not disputed the debt until now. He (Mr Woosnam) did not approve of a man going round to the various solicitors finding out their terms. Mr Yearsley carried out the saM. Defendant pleaded that he had certain property at Welshpool, and wanted to dis- pose of it by auction. He wrote to Mr Yearsley for his terms, and he refused to give them, but said they were such that he could not complain of. His Honour: That is all right. Defendant: But once bit, twice shy (laughter). I had finished with Mr Years- ley before I wrote to Mr Woosnam. His Honour: Why didn't you reply to Mr Woosnam's letter ? Defendant: I thought I had no need to write, because he refused to act. His Honour: You ought to have written. I think you have got off very lightly. You must pay the money. Defendant (indignantly): I have done contracting and tendering myself, but I have never been paid. His Honour: You are not a solicitor. Defendant: Then there is one law for the > poor and one for the rich ? Defendant then left the box, remarking, "I will go to London another time before I will go to petty solicitors." I wish you were all hanged, I would come to your funeral," was another of de- fendant's remarks to the solicitors as they left the Court door.

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I noticed some sheep. I got my telescope and assured myself that they were mine. I placed the telescope in a suitable position and made my dog look through it. After about a minute he wagged his tail and was off like a shot. In less than two hours he brought the sheep home safe and sound!"

guaranteed for ten days after purchase as being free from disease. Mr Bridgman, M.P., urged the importance of the negotia- tions between the farmers and the butchers being carried on in an amicable spirit, for- seeing that, unless this was done, there would be a considerable loss to home mark- ets to the benefit of the foreigners. The meeting unanimously agreed that the farm- ers of the Shrewsbury district could not undertake to warrant their stock as de- manded by the Meat Traders' Asociation; that a deputation composed of farfners' as- sociations and the Meat Traders' Associa- tion should wait on the President of the Board of Agriculture and the President of the Local Government Board, and urge that, subject to the recognised limit in price, compensation from public funds should be paid for all meat condemned in the interest of public health.

Wheat is an average crop, and the yield, on the whole, has been but little affected by the ungenial weather, although complaints are numerous as to delay in harvesting and deterioration in quality. This applies also to barley and oats, which have, moreover, distinctly receded, both being classed as below average, while oats are quite the worst of the principal crops. Generally, cereals in Scotland have fared better than in Eng- land. The reports on potatoes are slightly more favourable than even in August there is unusually little disease, and the promise of a full crop is maintained. Both classes of roots have benefited by the timely rains, which, indeed, relieved the anxiety that was very generally felt in August. Mangels would appear to be a good crop, but turnips and swedes are in many districts unsatis- factory. Grass has also been much improved by the rains, while second cuts of hay have been better than was anticipated a month ago. Plums, on the whole, have turned out to be a fair crop, and apples seem also to be quite an average, but pears are scarce. In all districts the recent storms have knocked a considerable quantity of fruit off the trees. Summarising the reports, and representing an average crop by 100, the prospects of a yield for Great Britain may be represented by the following percentages :—Wheat, 100 barley, 97 oats, 95 potatoes, 105 roots,

to the same habit of growth. This latter kind should be drawn up root and branch. Were the land is most fertilised, as where sheep are fed, there the pests grow the rankest, as rich fertilisation suits them well, as it does most other weeds. But it is a thousand pities that such valuable manure

The morning milk of some cows falls be- low the legal standard in percentage of fat continually, and occasionally in the percen- tage of solids not fat. The mixed morning milk of several cows which are well fed and carefully managed, may occasionally con- tain less than 3 per cent. of fat. Cows supplying a low yield of milk, even when it is very rich in fat, are not profit- able, either for butter-making or for milk- selling purposes.

I up strength and vitality during the period of rest which shall carry her through the next long period of lactation if she is to give the best returns at the paiL It is possible to shrink the flow of milk by feeding the cow improperly or insuffi- ciently but if you feed her right, the more you give her the more she will respond. The cow that finishes her milking period in a strong robust condition is the cow that began it in a strong, robust condition. If the dairy cow starts the lactation period with a low vitality, and you plan to raise that during the milking period, you will find that she will end behind. Either she will not have yielded a good flow of milk, or she will have suffered a decline in vitality, which means a money loss to you.

crop growing in tufts where the extra juice of the heaps soaked in. The new and better way is to spread the manure from the tail of the cart as the cart- ing goes on. The workman can undo the tail board and work out half of the contents from the ground, only getting up into the cart for the front part of his load. He can throw out his forkfuls all round as he goes on, and take a ridge or a stretch wide at a time. If the dung is short and fairly well rotted-as it is at this time of the year- it can be quite evenly spread in this way, without any heaping and after-spreading, and at nearly as quick a rate as the old system. If a bit lumpy then someone can be set on behind to knock out the lumps. The newest way of all is, of course, the use

as sheep's evacuations should be assimila- ted by thistles when it might otherwise en- rich the sward so much.

of the dung-spreader waggon, whereby the manure is carted out, and then setting the gear in motion it is whirled out behind by the beaters. The machine is in common use in the United States, and there are several makes on sale in this country. If they are not yet perfectly satisfactory they will be in time, while the fine even spread- ing of the dung is a great point in their favour. The greatest drawback is the price, which is quite beyond the reach of the average Montgomeryshire farmer.