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AGRICULTURAL LECTURE AT CWMDU. The first agricultural lecture given here for some years was delivered on Wednesday, 3rd inst., at the School by Mr David Thomas, the county agricul- tural organiser, on "Manures and manuring," when there was a good atten- dance in spite of short notice and a miserable, wet night. Coun. Christopher, who should have occupied the chair, was unable to attend through indisposi- tion and the Rector was appointed to preside. Mr Thomas, in his opening remarks, said he was pleased to see so many young farmers present ou such a wet night. Breconshire and Radnorshire had responded well to the "ploughing order" and there had been an increase of 70 per cent, of ploughed acreage since 1914. For many years previous to. that, owing to the low price of corn, practically only half of the land available had been under the plough in this country, but there was every likelihood that the price of corn would now keep up and it would pay the farmer to continue his ploughing. The soil in that neigbourhood adapted itself to the .growing of corn. The farmer's object should be to get as much out of their land as possible, but we must remember that the soil needed something in return. Thirty or forty years ago few artificial manures were available. Farmyard manure contained nitrates, phosphates and potash. Arti ficial manures generally only contained one of these-although lately there were some compounds, but these were very expensive-Nitrate of soda was very soluble and acted very quickly on young crops like wheat, but this manure should only be -used in the Spring when active growth was going on. In cases where young wheat was turning yellow, a light dressing proved very effective, but the drier the winter the less necessary would it be to apply nitrate of soda. Sulphate of ammonia was an English product, a by-product of the gas works. It contained more nitrate than nitrate of soda. If prices of these two were equal the cheaper in the end would be suphur of ammonia. To-day many farmers used basic slag, although the phosphates in this manure were much slower in action than those in super- phosphate. Mr Thomas here explained the unit value of both and pointed out that the higher the grade, the chaaper the manure, and it was always advisable for the farmer to go in for the higher grade. Basic slag would no doubt be better for meadows and pasture land, but for roots and green crops it was generally wiser to use superphosphates. He would like them to remember that there was a very low grade of basic slag on the market to-day, which he attributed to the dping away with the Bessemer I system in the ironworks. The process now adopted did not give a high grade. There was one advantage of the low grades, it was necessary to use more of it, the land consequently got more lime, but they should not buy slag for the sake of the lime it contained, but for its phos- phates. It was therefore necessary to try and get the percentage it contained. He understood the percentage in that district was about 20, but he knew of some instances where it was as low as 12 or 14. The lecturer then went on td" discuss finger and toe disease, which has been very troublesome in this parish. He admitted it was difficult to get rid of because of its contagious properties, some of the germs would survive even after passing through the animal's body. The safest cure would be to lime the land well. Liming should be done 12 months before sowing turnips or when laying the land down to sward. The disease was often encouraged by growing swedes and turnips too often on the same ground. It was always wiser to use superphosphates for this trouble than slag. In dealing with kainit which contained 12 to 14 per cent. of potash, attention was called to a new manure called "Silvernite" containing 18 per cent. of potash, but this was very expensive yet. Root crops required potash manures, but as a general rule meadows too responded well to these manures. It was necessary to be very careful in the mixing of manures, it was never safe to mix slag with sulphate of ammonia, in fact an acid manure should never be mixed with one containing lime. At this stage some interesting slag experiments carried out in the North of England were described. Nitrogenous manures should never be applied to clover crops. These manures gave good results to wheat, but pasture crops required phosphates of lime. He would be pleased at any time to receive samples of soil fQf." analysis, but soil analysis was not always a certain guide to go by. It was far better to carry out little experiments themselves, say on a small patch of the oat field. To get early crops, phosphatic manures often made a difference of 7 or 8 days and sometimes more. Farmers would learn a great deal by experimenting even in a small way. If sward was in good condition, and this might be judged-by the percentage of clover it contained, there would be no need to apply phosphates-5 cwt. to the acre would encouragek clover and nitro- genous crops. The blst artificial manure for potatoes was sulphate of ammonia. He believed that they were inclined to give too much farmyard manure to root and tubei crops 10 to 12 tons per acre, supplemented with small quantities of superphosphate and sulphate of am- monia would give better results than 20 tons of farmyard manure to the acre. Mangolds always required agricultural salt, 3 or 4 cwt. to the acre. If a farmer
TALGARTH PETTY SESSIONS
TALGARTH PETTY SESSIONS Friday-Before Messrs. J. Williams Vaughan (chairman), E. Butler, J. Mills, D. Bopkins and J. T. Boucher. NO RKAR LIGHTS. Alfred Powell, for riding a bicycle without a rear light at Llandefalle on November 4th was fined 5/- Thomas Williams for a similar offence at Llan- defalle on the same date was fined 5/ and Elston Bevan, Erwood, for a like offence was fined 5/ Frederick Watkins, charged byPp. W. Williams with driving a horse and cart at Llyswen without a rear light, did not appear. He was fined 10/- David John Jones, Llandefalle, for riding a bicycle at Llyswen without a I rear light, was fined 7/ He did not appear. Arthur Merrick, Talgarth, for riding a bicycle at Talgarth without a rear light pleaded that he understood the order had been abolished. Fined 2/6. Thomas Pngh, Talgarth, also sum- moned for riding a bicycle without a rear light, was fined 2/6. SCHOOL CASES. Fines were ordered in school attendance cases as follows Mrs Elizabeth Prothero, Talgarth, 5/- Ann Pugh, Talgarth, 7/6 Albert Arrowsmith, Llan- defalle Common, 5/- David Davies, Llandefalle Common (2 children), 10/ Charles Pugh, Talgarth, 10/- Two summonses against Wm. Davies, Cae- bethran, Llandefalle, were dismissed on account of the bad condition of the road to the school and the distance. OLD PEOPLE ROBBED BY A LODGER. Charles Stallard, a native of Brom- yard, farm labourer, was charged with stealing 14 1:1 Treasury notes, £2 10s. in gold and 2/6 in silver, the property of James Prosser, labourer, Penybont, Talgarth. Prosecutor stated that on Saturday, November 22nd, defendant came to his house about 8-30 and said I am looking I for lodgings, I am come to truck some cattle for Mr Weeks, Brynmawr." Wit- ness's wife was out, but when she came in she said she would take him, and he agreed to stop a week. There were 14 £ 1 Treasury notes, £ 2 10s. in gold and 2/6 in silver in a purse in a cash box on a drawer in witness's bedroom, He saw the money on the Sunday when he was changing and counted it. The purse pio- duced was his property. Mary Prosser, wife of the, prosecutor, said she let the defendant lodgings and found him in food. The money was safe on the Tuesday night. On the Wed- nesday morning, when she got up, defendant was still upstairs. She called him about 8-30. He did not answer but he came down soon after and had his breakfast and left the house about 9 o'clock. She prepared his dinner but he did not come back, and in the afternoon she missed the purse and, money and in- formed the Police. P.s. Bendle stated that on Thursday he went to Ledbury and received the defendant at the Police Station there. After being charged and cautioned defendant said Yes." In the train on the way, to Talgarth he said he had spent the money. Witness received from Supt. Williams at Ledbury a f, I i note and 7/6 in silver. Defendant had a I receipt for some clothes, a trench coat, a pair of breeches (he was now wearing), a pair of boots, leggings and braces. The clothes cost H6 3s. 5d the boots 45/ Defendant further told witness he paid 15/- for the hire of a trap at Pengenfford to go to Crickhowell. Defendant elected to be tried by the Bench. The Chairman said the Bench con- sidered it a very bad case. Defendant robbed these old people who received him into their home. He was sentenced to 6 weeks imprisonment at Oxford for stealing in February last and they now sentenced him to 6 months hard labour, the coat and other things to be sold and the money handed to thdse old people. The Bench complimented the Police in the way they had handled the case. THE DOGS ORDER. William Jones, Caebethran, Llan- defalle, summoned for allowing a dog to be at large at Talgarth at night time was fined 6/3. P.c. A. Davies proved the case.
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IALLEGED OVERCHARGES
I ALLEGED OVERCHARGES In Brecon Poultry Market. Three charges of breaches of the order regulatinsrthe maximum nrices for poultry were dealt with at the Brecon Borough Police Court on Monday. The magis- trates sitting were Mr James Morgan (in the chair), Mr C. J. E. Large, and Mr Evan Morgan. Miss Jones, of Hollybush, Llanfillo, was summoned for selling a fowl at a price exceeding the retail maximum of 2/5 per lb., and pleaded not guilty. Mr J. P. Jones Powell (Messrs Jeffreys and Powell) prosecuted for the Borough Food Control Committee, on the instruction of Mr G. Hyatt Williams (food executive officer). P.c. Salter, who went to the Brecon poultry market on Nov. 14th in plain clothes, gave evidence to the effect' that defendant sold to a Mrs Annie Davies a fowl weighing 21bs. iiozs. (as tested 011 a local iraiiesumir-i iSnles by witness) for 511 1. which meant an ove; charge of a fraction under 4d.. vVï, lIe asserted that, when challenged defendant said Let me give her the 4d. and say no more it must have been a mistake in my reckoning." Defendant said she asked the control price of 2/5 per lb. for the fowl. She had it weighed at 21bs. Oozs. when she went into the market, and she made a mistake in calculating tl value of the ounces. The Bench dele1 mined loibear the lie:, L case before announcing their de- cision. :\1: Mary Ann .Ton" Upper Talwen, Garthbrengy, was summoned for selling a duck at a price eNceeding the retail maximum of 2/1 per lb. She "pplied to the reaomij of 1 ie summons Ye-. 1 did; I charged 2/3 because I thought it was the retail pi ice. P.c. Htbucrt, another officer who went to the Brecon m,-t"i%ei In plain clothes on Nov. 14th, said defendant sold a duck weighing 41bs. loz. to "a Mrs Michael at 2/3 per lb. Defendant had put the weight at 41bs.. but there was still an overcharge of 6d. Informed of this, said the witness, defendant replied "Oh let it drop this time, and you can take the 6d. and put it in your pocket." Defendant told the Court that she had read in the Brecon papers that ducks were selling at the price she charged, and she thought it "Was the control price. She handed in newspaper cutings to support her statement. P.c. Hibbert said a control price list was exuibued 111 me marKeL, Defendant did tell him she thought the control retail price was 2/3. Defendant remarked that she had not sold a duck in ltie Brecon market for seven months previously. On thisoccasioo, she believed she was doing right, because she had seen the price in the papers several weeks previously. The Bench ordered a fine of 10/- in each of these cases. Mr Jones Powell asked for advocate's fee, and the Chairman said that 5/-would be allowed out of each fine. A QUESTION OF WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. Stephen Williams, farmer. Capel Farm, Llangorse, pleaded not guilty to a charge of offering three geese at a price exceed- ing the wholesale maximum of 1/4 per lb. Mr Jones Powell again appeared for the Borough Eood Control Committee, and Mr Lewis W. H. Jones defended. There was a good deal of argument about this case, involving the question of wholesale and retail trade. Mr E. C. Jones, a Cardiff inspector under the Ministry of Food, went into the Bfecon market on Nov. 14th, and he gave evidence to the effect that he found three geese on a table, with defendant on one side and a Mrs Lewis, a dealer from the Merthyr district, on the other. Mrs Lewis said I have got to pay 1/7 a lb. for the e three geese, and he knows I got to sell them again." On being questioned defendant said I cannot sell them for any less she gets a penny a lb, on them don't she." Witness accused him of offering the geese at 3d. per lb. over the maximum, and he replied "Well, what am I to do when I can get plenty to buy them at the price ? Defendant told a different story in the witness box. 'He said he took 10 geese to the market and a number of women clamoured round him. Mrs Lewis took them from his basket and several others took one each. He did not offer to sell wholesale, but distinctly stated that he. meant to sell retail at the control price of l/7. He told the inspector the same story, and he denied telling him that Mrs Lewis would make a penny per lb. Mr Thomas, Black Cock Inn, Llanfi- hangel-Talyllyn, who helped defendant take the geese into the market, cor- roborated his story and added interesting details as to the way in which they were beseiged at the Castle-st. entrance. The Bench dismissed the case, and the Chairman said that in their opinion there was no question of wholesale prices, but only retail. Mr Jones Powell raised a legal point as to whether offering to sell three geese would make a wholesale transaction, but the Chairman said it seemed to him there was a scramble and nothing else, and on the facts they did not find that there was such an offer.
TALYBONT-ON-USK.
TALYBONT-ON-USK. License Transferred.—At the Brecon County Petty Sessions, on Friday, the license of the Usk Hotel was transferred froI¡1 Mrs Morgan to Mr Geo. IHancock. »
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TRUCK SHORTAGE AND CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Another Development at Brecon. The Mayor and Messrs James Morgan, David Powell. C. J. E. Large. and Evrm Morgan, sitting at the Brecon Boroueh Police Court on Monday afternoon were occupied for some time in heaiing two charges of cruelty to sheep by omitting to provide food which had a relation to the railway truck shortage of which the: e has been so much complaint of late. The proceedings were taken by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, through their local inspector (Maynard) and the defendants were Frederick Davies, wholesale butcher of Bargoed, who was concerned as to 158 sheep, and Elias Davies. wholesale butcher, of Tonnentre. who was con- cerned as to 58 sheep. Mr W..Jones Williams appeared for the presecution and Mr J. P. Jones Powell for the defence. At Brecon Cattle Market on Tuesday, November 11th., the sheep in question were allocated to the defendants. They could not be put on rail that day for want of trucks and were taken to a piece of ground adjoining the Watton, belong- ing to the (T.W.R. Company snd variously described by witnesses as a field, a yard and a place for old tins and other rubbish. They were there till Thutsd-v morning and were then '>v rail. For the prosecution it o ;uic_,ed that there was no keep on the ground and that defendants left no instructions for any dry food to be provided, and that in consequence the sheep suffered. The Witnesses for the prosecution included Mr Benjamin Willia*nig. a retired farmer, who saw the sheep on the Wed- nesday. He said there was hardly any keep on the ground and it was cruelty to the sheep to be kept there without any dry food being-, supplied them. He reported the matter to the Police. In cross-examination, witness said he thought the keep could have been found at Brecon Incidentally the Mayor said he thought it was a misnomer to call this place a field. P.c. Hibbert and Inspector Mavnavd spoke as to finding the bark gnawed off the brushwood in the field ou the Thursday. Addressing the Bench for the defence, Mr Jones Powell alluded to what he described as the scandal of the shortage of trucks which had existed in the district for some time, and but for which this case would never have been heard of. Mr Howell Powell, auctioneer, farmer, and Ministry of Food official at Brecon market, gave evidence as to the truck shortage and what he thought Mr W. J. Price had done in finding keep for delayed stock. He said that when it was found the sheep in question could not be railed on Tuesday evening, it was too late to take them to tack. They might have been taken on the Wed- nesday, but keep was now very short. and they might have been put in a field almost as bare as the place they were kept. He was of opinion that these sheep did not suffer during the two days they were detained owing to the cud chewing habit common to sheep and cattle. It was the recognised custom to fast stock 48 hours before slaughter. Sheep would peel elderberry and ash trees when they had plenty of grass. Defendants, in the course of their evidence said they had an assurance from the railway foreman that there would be trucks for the sheep on the Wednesday morning and went home satisfied that everything would be all-right. 'T'h, were constantly paying for tack in cases where there appeared to be a likelihood of delay. These sheep finally arrived in good condition. The Bench held that negligence had been proved and finad defendants E 2 10" each, including costs and advocate's tee. The Mayor said they hoped that the ventilation of this matter would make for the better care of the stock brought into the Brecon market.
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S.W.B. WAR MEMORIAL.
S.W.B. WAR MEMORIAL. Brecon Priory Church Scheme Adopted. Gift of a Valuable Picture. Major-General Paton, at a meeting on Friday of the subscribers to the regi- mental war memorial to the 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers) at Oddenino's Imperial Restaurant, London, said they had collected up to the present £ 1.400. It was decided to accept the offer of the Bishop of Swansea to hand over to the regiment the chapel adjoining the chancel of S. John's (Priory) Church at Brecon as a memorial, and to spend f 1.000 on fitting it up for the purpose. It was announced that Capt. H. Gray- stone, of the Moor, near Hay, had offered a valuable sacred picture as an altar piece for the chapel. The picture is of the late Italian School by Albani, and represents the baptism of Christ. It was further decided to put up a memorial to the regiment at a cost of JE500 at Gheluvelt, where a glorious stand was made by the Borderers in 1914. A third memorial, if funds permit, will take the form of the endowment of cots at Newport and Brecon Infirmary.
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had 10 to 12 tons of manure available per acre for turnips and swedes it would not be necessary to apply nitrate of soda nor sulphate of ammonia. He recom- mended 2 cwt. to the acre of kainit. Mr W. Powell (Blinafoy) said that finger and toe disease was very prevalent and he was glad to hear Mr Thomas dealing with that subject. Several questions were asked and lucidly answered by the Organiser. In reply to Mr R. Evans, he said he would be pleased to come again and give some lectures on any subjects they chose. This was received with applause. On the motion of the Chairman the lecturer was heartily thanked.