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Oswestry County Court. PECULIAR RAILWAY CASE FROM MACHYNLLETH. At the Oswestry County Court, before His Honour Judge William Evans on Thursday, a case of considerable interest to traders was beard. A company of slate merchants de-eribed as the New Cambrian Slate Works Ltd., and carrying on busi. ness in Highgate square, Birtnioghara, trought an action against the Cambrian Railways C itnpnny I for the return of certain goods entrmted t' the defendants as carriers, but which had not b-;en delivered, or the payment of £ 77 5s 6 i, the value of such goods. Mr Marshall Freeman, barrister, instructed by Mr H W Stoddard, of Birmingham, was for the plaintiffs, and Mr Cuthbert Smith, barrister, instructed by Mr Keorick Minshall, appeared for the defendant, company. Mr Freeman, in opening the case, stated that the defendants were contesting the matter under au alleged right of lien, but he thought that though the documents in the case seemed to have a formid- able appearance, the issue was really a very simple one, and that, when his Honour had heard the cir. cumstances, he would agree that the dispute could be reduced to very narrow limits. The plaintiff company's registered office was in Highgate square, j Birmingham, and they were the proprietors of a slate works situated at Machynlleth. The bnsinees originally belonged to Mr Sidney Fowler Wright, an accountant and general merchant in Birming- ham, but on the 19th October, 1909, the plaintiff company was incorporated, practically for the pur- pose of taking over the business. On October 22nd an agreement of sale and purchase was made be- tween Mr Fowler Wright and the Company by which the latter purchased the entire assets. The agree- ment specified the purchase, first of the good will, and secondly of the movable plant, offici furniture, stock-in-trade effects, utensils, and other movable chattels connected with the business of Mr Wright at Machynlleth. Everything was duly taken over, and the business of the Company went on until the end of March in the present year. Then the Company decided to close the works at Machyn- lleth, and removed the machinery and effects to Birmingham. The business at Machynlleth, he might explain, was not a quarry, but a manufactur- ing concern at which the principal article made was a type of mantel shelf of slate, and the business was quite capable of being carried on at Birming- ham. He might also say that Mr Wright was the principal shareholder in the plaintiff Company at the time; in fact it was incorporated with an authorised capital of £1,000 in 91 shares, and five hundied of these shares were allotted to Mr Wiight in satisfaction of the pur- chase price. Mr Wright also had some inter- est in other trading concerns in the neighbour. hood, and in April of 1907 he bad opened a ledger account with the Cambrian Railways Company in his own name. This ledger account appeared to have been used for railway charges on goods com- ing fiom these several concerns in which Mr Wright was interested, and in fact he was guaran- teeing to the railway company the amounts in the various accounts. At this time, he was indeb'ed to the railway company in the sum of £ 70 to E80 -more or less. On March 28th IIml 29"h, the plaintiff company sent consignments of good. to their Birmingham work?, and sent another consign- ment of goods to a gentleman named Webster at Nottingham. All these goods were delivered in the ordinary way in the company's name, the charges being debited, according to the current arrangement, to Mr Wiight. There was no doubt whatever that these particular goods were the property of the slate company, and no question was raised about them. But, strangely enough, on the s-ame date of Maioh 29th, the company sent a consignment of goods to a firm called Bladwell and Company, of Bath, and they went through in the ordinary course. Mr Cuthbert Smith I don't; agree. They went through in the ordinary way. They were not detained by a mistake. They were ordered to be detained but the station master at. ^Machynlleth allowed them to go through. Mr Freeman Well we agree that they went through. Continuing he said there were the goods referrred to in the first statement of claim, and which were valued at X7 5a. 6. On the con- signment note the name of tho New Cambrian Slatn Company had been crossed out and the name of Mr Fowler Wright substituted in place of it. The plaintiffs maintained that the goods were con- signed in the ordinary way in the company's name. When the consignment note was handed to the I stationmaster, Mr Morgan, it was accepted with- out com ment, and the company presumed that the goods were eroing forward in the ordinary coarse. On March 30th—the next (hy-the machinery referred to in the second item of the statement of claim, and which was valued at £60, was handed to the Railway Company for conveyance in two trncke. When the consignment note was handed to the stationmaster at Machynlleth, he raised an objection te the goods being sent in the name of the plaintiff company. He pointed out to Mr Horace Wright, who was then acting mitiager at the plaintiff's works, that the ledger account was in the i ame of Mr Fowler Wiight, and said that the consignment nooo for the goods which were to be debited to Mr Fowler Wright must be made out in Air Fowler Wright's name. The Judge: Is it common ground in regard to I these consignments that the debiting should be in Mr Fowler Wright's name ? Mr Smith said no, and handed up the agreement j between Mr Wright and the Railway Company, entered into when the ledger account was opened. | Mr Freeman, proceeding, said that in oonse. quence of what the stationmaster at Machynlleth said, the original consignment notss were taken back, and fresh notes made our, purport- ing that the goods were sent in the name of Mr Fowler Wright. The goods were then accepted. Mr Morgan also insisted that the con- signment note in respect of the previous amount of goods handed to him the day before, should also be altered into Mr Fowler Wright's name. It .was so altered, and the goods were sent forward. Mr Morgan gave as his reason that the railway company believed that Mr Fowler Wright, being the man to be held responsible for the payment of the charges, should also be the man whose name should appear as ooneignor. A protest was made against this, but Mr Morgan emphatically declared that the goods would not be forwarded unless the notes were altered to suit his convenience. The Cambrian Railways Company having a monopoly in the district, they were masters of the situation, and there was no option but for the plaintiff's manager to comply and after the notes accordingly. On May 10th, the plaintiff Company foc warded certain barrels of petroleum oil-live full and ten empty—consigned to the Pioneer Mill Furnishing Co., Ltd., Birmingham, and valued at £ 10. These formed the third item in the statement of claim. This consignment was sent in the name of Mr Horace Wright. It appeared that Mr Horace Wright, in view of the continued attitude of refusal taken up by Mr Morgan to accept anything in the Company's name, thought the best thing to do was to send them in his own name, though they weie the goods of the Company. On June 11th, a receiving order was made against Mr Fowler Wright in Birmingham, and he was adjudicated a bankrupt. His shares in the New Cimbriau Company passed to the official trustee in bankruptcy and they bad been disposed of, so that Mr Wright's present interest in the Company and its affairs were nil. This was important because the defendants' solicitor writing on June 14th, took up the position that they were justified in considering that the lien on the goods belonged to them and that they did not intend to part with them until their claim was satisfied. It was a well known fact, however, thst a man aud a one man company were separate legal entities. The question was, did the goods referied to belong to the New Cambrian Slate Works Company, Ltd., and if so, he submitted the Railway Company had no right of lien on them in respect of anything that might be due to them from Mr Fowler Wright. Sydney Fowler Wright, described as an account- ant and general merchant, carrying on business at Corporation street, 11 inn iugham, was called. He gave evidence bearing out the opening statement of counsel, ai d said that none of the goods speoi- fied in the particulars of claim belonged to him. At the time they were sent from Machynlleth, he was the general manager of the Company. Mr Cuthbert Smith (cross-examining) Am I I right in stating that apart from this Company you had certain controlling influence in —— you were in fact practically proprietor of about half a dozen trading oompanies ? | Witaees No. Just let me say Henry Jones ?—No. Hadn't you practically a controlling influence '— -No, I had 200 shares ont of 600. How many had your wife r -None. Didn't you have live hundred ?—No. And is the Somerset House record therefore wrong ? The Judge: I don't want to stop you, but-- Mr Smith All I want to point out is that this gentleman is trading in many ways under different names. The Judge: The difficulty I see is that the existing company is a going concern. Mr Smith: I am not going to touch pronerty His Honour wa-) understood to say that if the property of the New Cambrian Company did not belong to the witness, the question was whether there was an agreement that he should control the property of the company. Mr Smith (continuing his cross-examination) Had you any share in the management of the Cambrian Company from the timA of the incorpor- ation in October until March ? — Yes, I was general manager. And the whole of the traffic of the New Cam- brian Slate Company, from the time of its incor- poration until these consignment notes at the end of March was passing through your ledger account ?—If you mean the company's traffic from Machynlleth. I suppose. The Judge According to your contention, the lien is claimed in respect of a debt antecedent to the incorporation of the company ? Mr Smith Oh no. It was a monthly account. It is the February and March account of 1910. (To witness) With the exception of these four notes every bit of the company's stuff from Machynlleth was sent through your account and under your name 2-1 have no doubt, witness replied. Yes or no ?—I will give you an answer if you will allow me to explain. Can you say yes or no ?—I don't know to my own knowledge. Do you swear that ?—Yes. So far as the car. riage is concerned. I have no doubt that the carriage was charged to my account, but as to my name boing on as consignor, I could not say because I never saw the notes. Would it surprise you to know that your own local agent, your own brother, was sending every scrap of stuff through your account and nnder your I name ?- I don't doubt they went through my account, but I never gave him instructions to give my name as sender. You knew there was a constant difficulty going on with the railway company about your account ? —I know I paid them very regularly. You were constantly in arrear, were you not ?— No. In December actually after the slate company had been registered, didn't you get so much in arrear that your credit was stopped for an absolute- ly different reason ?—I paid them £32. lowed iritrn the Birmingham office. You were, for the purpose of satisfying this monthly account, paying them sometimes in cash and sometimes with cheques on the Raven Slate Company—another of your companies ?—No, I had nothing to do with it, nor had. Did you pay them with cheques of that com- pany ?—I paid on one occasion with a cheque on the Raven Company, which I received from them for carriage. Did you pay on three occasions with the Raven Slate Company's cheques ?-I could not say. And didn't you actually pay some with a Cam. brian Slate Company's cheque ?—Yes. And to your own knowledge as manager of the company, was not the company using your ledger account with the railway company ?—Yes. And of course, it would be within your know- ledge. as a public accountant, and knowing so much about company law, that it would be within your power as manager to make arrange- I ments with yourself in your private capacity for the company to use your ledger account ?-Cer. tainly it was open for ma to give permission. And it was quite open to you as manager to accept permission P—Yes. And you did do so ?—Yea. Did you ever inform the Railway Company of any limitation that you intended on behalf of your Company to their rights as against you."—I don't follow. You know that the Railway Company had a great lien on stuff sent by you ?-I have cover seen it until now. I don't remember what was in it. You had a copy di "nt you ?-I could not tell you. They may have sent me a copy. Your credit was stopped in December ?—Yes. And didn't you make an application to the Rail- way Company to have your credit reopened in Beoember ?—Yea. Do you not admit that on the 6th of December there was sent to you from Mr Williamson (Sec. of the Cambrian Railways Co.) this letter: "Referring to your application, I have pleasure in advising that the ledger account in your favour has been re-opened at Machynlleth station as from the 4th instant ?-I don't doubt it. "In accordance with the conditions shown on the other side ?" You know that the conditions are exactly the same conditions as are before his Honour in the agreement ?—] don't question that. Did you not receive from Mr Button, the Rail. way Co.'a agent at Birmingham, a letter in which he stated We can only include in the ledger account goods which are actually sent in your name or actually invoiced by you. We can't put to the ledger account any charges in respect of the transaction of other persons or Companies? — I can't say definitely that it was never received, but I can say it was never acted upon. The Judge made a remark to the effect that the I matter seemed settled, and Mr Freeman, interpos- ing, said before His Honour made the statement which he anticipated he was going to do, he should like to ask witness three or four questions. Re-examining, Mr Freeman asked witness With regard 10 the payment of £32, what is the explana- tion r— It was claimed before I had anything to do with the business, and I settled their demands for the sake of getting the traffic through. The Judge: What was the date of the settle- ment r—The second week in December of 1909. Mr Freeman With regard to the ming of the cheques of the Raven Slate Company and the Cam. brian Slate Company, do I understand that this ledger account of yours was used for their carriage oharges ? Yes. What was your practice when you got your ledger accounts from the Railway Company ?—The j ledger account would ba analysed in my office, and where the goods were sent by me personally and carriage paid, it would be entered so, but whore they ougnt to be charged to third parties, they wonld be so charged. Was it your practice to render separate accounts to the other cjmpaniies concerned ? — Yes. And did you get their cheques for the propor- tion of the accounts ?—Yes. r want you to be careful about this. I under- stood that they are claiming against you the sum of X70 or X80 which my friend says was the February and March accounts, on an unsatisfied judgment?—Yep. Whose goods were those that made up these ledger debits?—Part of them would be the goods of New Cambrian, but the larger part would be my own goods from ilia Llwyngwern quarry, and there would be no doubt, other incidentals. I remember giving the railway company authority to debit me with the carriage of goods when sent from the New Era Slate Company to a customer of mine- Sayers, Newport. The railway company are claiming them to hold the Cambrian Slate Company's goods in respect of I charges incuried by you in behalf of other com. panies ?—Yes. The Judge I don't think you can carry it. any further. What is the number of directors in the New Cambrian Company ? Mr Freeman I am told there were two. j Mr Smith I. might say something in regard to [ that. The directors were Mr Wrightj Mr Bann Mr Derry and Mr Phillips-the last three your clerks ? Witness r No. Each bad one share of £1 in the company ? And one bought your shares for R65 from the trustee in bankruptcy ?—Yes. And Derry and Phillips, your directors, were giving blank chines to the Llwyngwern Quarry on February 2ini, 1910, for wages, etc. ?-Quite right; thar, i, a very airnpie matter. A h puv f.nnily matter?—If you don't want the aUSwee — .\i..Suiiiii; i don't indeed. Nobody else does (b'Vmb:ei). Mr Freeman I have subpocned the brother. The Judge: L am told the other side have done that a'so. Mr Freeman They captured him this morning (laughter). Mr Smith And we get some very interesting points (renewed laughter). The Judge Are any of the directors present ? Mr Freem in No. Addressing hits Honour in argument, Counsel submitted ttitt a railway com- pany had no right of hen on any goods until they had been forwarded to the destination, and in this case they had been detained at Machynlletb. Mr Suiith Oh no. They have taken them to the limit of their line. I can help my friend in this. There is a case that unless a company had done something, they can't. exercise their lien. The Judge said that the result he had come to so far was that Wright was authorised to send these goods on the terms of agreement; with the Cambrian Company, He was general manager and had authority to do what he did. As to the point raised by Mr Freeman, he would leave that over for further consideration. Mr Smith I don't admit for one moment that they have not left our system. The Jndge I will take that to be so. Mr Smith I should like if your Honour could in some way communicate your judgment. These oinipanies undergo very etiange vicissitudes and if I am successful I should like to reap the benefit. tlis Honour: I will let it titand over until the next court. Mr Freeman Your Honour is detet mined upon everthing else except that one point. His Honour: Yes. The case was accordingly adjourned to the next oui t on December 9ih. -+-

Llanidloes Town Council. j MEDICAL OFFICER'S SALARY STREET LIGHTING The members present at the meeting of the Llanidloes Town Council on Thursday evening were the Mayor (Alderman Hamer), Aldermen E. Davi es, W. Ashton..and R. George, Council- lors J. Jone& Meredith, R. Jarman, T. Evans, J. Morris. E. B. O'Neill, C. Benbow, E. V. Do vies. l)-r W. L. Davies, E. R. Horefall Tur- ner, J. Kinsey Jones, and G. Her-eomb, with Mr Arthur Davies (town clerk). COUNCILLOR O'NEILL AND K.ESTIVENE8S." Councillor Turner raised a point in regard to the salary of the medical officer, saving he thought it would be advisable to apply for half the amount from the Local Government Board. Replying to Alderman Davies, the Town Clerk said half of the ealary could be eupplied from the County Council, by the sanction of the Local Government Board, and the Council could have got it eix years ago. Alderman Ashton remembered when the ques- tion came up before, and the medical officer was only getting £ 10 >a year. There was a strong feeling in the Council then that they would not have the same control over the medical officer if they received half of his salary. As they were paying the medical officer k20 lie thought it was quite fair that they should apnly to the Local Government Board for half. He did not think it would make a deal of difference with the medical officer, and it would be a saving of £10 to the rates. Councillor Meredith held that if half of the salary oame from outeide the Council t-hev would lose control over the medical officer, -and he would rather lose £ 10 iliftn see this. He raised the objectionf-ix years ago. Councillor Benbow Can anyone tell us what control we lose? The Town Clerk :In my opinion there will not be the slighte-st difference. We are simply doing what other towns have done yeurs ago. Councillor Hercomb said it was understood they would have £10 refunded when they in- creased the amount to £20. It would be a pitv if the medical officer of health did not have the benefit of the full amount, so long as the town. did not suffer. Councillor O'Neill asked had the medical offi- cer of health shown any signs of restiveness with regard to the requests of the Council? If so, they could easily deal with him. The posi- tion of offairs should be clearly stated. Alderman Ashton said the Council would not have the power to dismiss him without the sanction of the Local Government Board. Now. as long as he was their officer and paid by the Council, they could dismiss' him without the consent of the Local Government Board. The Town Clerk: The Local Government Board always back up the local authorities. Councillor Meredith: We have seen the Local Government Board refusing to discharge an officer. I have an instance in my mind. Trie Town Clerk: Without- good cause being shown, they always support the Councils1. Councillor Meredith said the Local Govern- ment Board refused six year# ago on the clear understanding that an officer was not under their entire control, and if a. disagreement arose between the medical officer and the Council they could not discharge him. Councillor Turner presumed that if the pro- posed arrangement wa.s not workable they could go back to the old system. The Town Clerk: Certainly, It is the Coun- ty Council who pay half, iand they would only be too- pleased to be relieved of paying the Council £ 10 a year. Alderman George asked if it was required of the medical officer'to make a certain return to the County Council. The Clerk: He does now. Alderman George Would it entail (Un more work? The Town Clerk: No; he is1 doing work for which our Council pay him, but we can get £10. Alderman Davies moved and Councillor Mor- ris seconded that the Council apply for the £10. —Councillor Meredith proposed an amendment that. the present arrangement stand.—Council- lor T. Evans -seconded, but the amendment ,\1: los t. VARIA. The Free Library Committee reported gift. of books from Messrs J. James (Haverfordwest), W. Evans (Milford Haven), and the Rev E. O. Jones (Llanidloes) also that a picture of Mr Abraham Rees, D.D.. had been presented bv Mr H. B. Williams, Birmingham.—Votes of thanks were passed to the generous donors. Councillor Turner said the literature upon the feeding of infante had been distributed, but there were still many cards in hand. Mrs A. George wrote asking the Council to accept a framed photographic enlargement of her dear hu'sband.— The offer was accepted with thanks. LAMPS EXTINGUISHED TOO EARLY. A letter was read from the Gas Com-pa-ny

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stating that the rule that had -always prevailed in regard to the extinguishing of the street lamps was as at the present time. viz.. that the lamps should be put out at 11 p.m.. but in orda- to do this, it was necessary, rts the Council were aware, for the lamplighter to start soon afu~ 10 o'clock, and some of the lamps must- of ne- cessity be extinguished before 11 o'clock. Councillor Turner thought this was news to the Council. He was not aware of the lamps.. ha.Ying been extinguished at such, an early hour as tney had this season. They were certainh- out over the bridge at 10-30. and he was told there were other parts where the time for the extinguishing of the jfimps was 10 and not 11 o clock. Of course if it was understood that the Gas Company kept up the lighting till 11 o clock on sufferance, they might, have to recon- sider the matter. He certainly thought the lamps should be alight till 11 o'clock Alderman George said perhaps there was a misunderstanding in consequence of the hur- ried manner in which the Lighting Committee met. The time for lighting the lamps had com, before the committee had met; consequent} hurried arrangements had been' made by the Gas Company. He did not think the Gac, "Cclir_ pain was altogether to blame, and perhaps there was a good deal of fault lying at their door ow- ing to the hurried arrangements made year bv year. He proposed that "the Lighting Commit- tee go into the matter. Councillor Meredith said they knew for a fact that lamps were out ot 10 o'clock, and it would take the lamplighter If hours to get round, as he had over two miles to walk. The matter was eventually referred to the Lighting Committee to look'up old rules- aixi regulations, -and report to the Committee. A communication from the Town Planning Association was referred to the Improvement Committee. Alderman George suggested the propriety of Town Council elections being conducted on the Ward system a6 better than the present- sys- tern. The Town Clerk stated the Borough was too small. The East and W est wards were onh used for ParliamelltorYfUJd County Council elections. COMMITTEES. The following committees were elected: Sanitary: Alderman W. Ashton. Councillors J. J. Meredith. R. Jerman. C. Benbow. E. B. O'Niell. Improvement and Lighting: Council. Ions E. R. H. Turner, J. Evans. E. V. Davies. E. B. O'Niell, and J. Breeze. Hotel and Bil. liards Councillor J. Morris. Geo, Hercomb. E. V. Davies, Thos. Evans, and R Jerman, Market Hall and Fairs: Alderman E. Davies. Alderman R. George, Councillor., J. Kinse. Jones, C. Benbow, and J. Morris. Library" Alderman E. Davias, Councillors J. Kinse-. Jones, R. Jerman. E. B. O'Neill, and W. Ll. Diavie.s. Health: Councillors W. Ll. Davies, J. J. Meredith, J. Kinsey Jones. E. R. H. Turner. and Alderman Ashton. Finance: Aldermen George and Ashton, and Councillors J. Kinsey Jones, E. R. H. Turner, and George Hercomb. +

Poultry Notes. With eggs at 3d. each, we. of course, all want to know how to make hens lay in winter. It i6 obvious that the simple rea-soh why eggs are sv dear now is because the hens will mot lay many eggs at this time of the year. If they did, eggs would soon drop in price. The question we should all like to get a,, reply to is—which is the best way to manage hens to get them to lav now- when eggs are worth having? And wha'l. is the best food to give them? No doubt the; feeding and housing of the birds have some ef- feet on their powers of egg producing. The breed may have some influence, as. although nearly all breeds claim to have some individual birds of great laying powers. yet some particu- lar breeds get credit for being much better lav- ers than others. All poultry rearers, w hatever breed they fancy, siioukl try to keep the eggs of the best layers for sitting. "Breed from the best" is a eafe motto—the best being the hen that lays tht. largest number of good sized eggs, not "neces- sarily the hen that takers most prizes at the show or that conforms most nearly to the ideal in beauty of form and plumage of her particu- lar family. The useful should take precedence of the ornamental. As regards feeding it js a safe rule to use foot. of a heat producing quality more freely during the winter months than in the summer. We do not mean hot food. Some poultry keepers believe greatly in giving food to the hens warm. The benefits resulting therefrom are doubtful whilst the expense is considerable. If soft food such as sharps, bran, or meals in a doughy state are given it is as well to have it at a tem- perature about- equal to the heat of the body. thus avoiding a shock to the system which might result from taking a hearty "meal of cold soft food on a cold morning. But if whole groin m used we do not see any great necessity for warm- ing it. For winter feeding, we cannot rec-ommenO anything better than sound sweet oats or wheat with an occasional feed of peas. Those are an heat producing foods, and have the merit of be- ing home grown. Maize is useful for fattening off the birds' for sale, but is not to be recom- mended for laying hens. Nor do we encourage home production by the use -of it. Good wheat, and oats can be bought at £ 6 10s. per ton, anc maize costs as much. The best sharps cost £ t> per ton. but for egg production are dearer at that price than either of the grains. With oet* we have a large percentage of husk, but the meal of oats, is so rich in proportion and of sue" heat producing quality that it i.s peculiarly suitable food for laying hens during cold •weati?;- er. Wheat is also rich inalbnminoids. and hat. a much smaller proportion of husk than oafe-, which makes it a very suitable food for fowls. For hens that have n. fairly free run and cn.-r. pick up s-ome insects and some vegetable foo. H, feed of oattS in the morning a.nd one of wheat s about three or four in the afternoon—just what quantity they can pick up with a- hearty relish_ is as economical and efficient a. system of feed- ing as can. be adopted. For hen> confined in •- close run. some bulkier food should be given J- addition. Kitchen scraps come in useful the- Boiled vegetables or root", mixed: with Wharrr or bran and given w-arin, is a- ciieap food, w- bran at k4 5s, and sharps at 1:0 pe.r ton. Th8 roots and vegetables on a. form are not <'Oleula. ed at much money value, yet they are both high- ly appreciated by the fowls. To compen^a* for the want of grubs, some flesh meat shot i- be provided for them in the form in which "• | can be most readily procured, such -as grea-vec-. horse flesh, but-cht j F 1 or anr small bou^ liold scraps. Some grit should* also be ke -t within, their reach < wti shells also dnd .son. lime are greatly enjoyed by the hens—in f<* j ore requisite for successful laying. If the .he; j have not a. grass: ri m. straw or chaff sho. be put down and the dry grain thrown anioi>gr it. so that the hens may get plenty of ext1-. scratching and hunting for the >ur;: f grain. | The proper housing of the hens also n i considerably in developing their egg layt-i. | powers. A cold draughty house will W>on laying, yet ventilation is of great- impona-n Ventilation without draughts "is what is refus- | ed. Those houses with, iron roofs- are -much i.. | cold in winter and hot in summer, especially r- the perches are high. Wooden or thatc'n roofs and Ion- perches are much to be preier- t for warmth. The one side next the niorri.iF.. | 'un should be open and covered with -wire ting, an adjustable shutter being fixed in ri g late 'warmth and ventilation. The healthit-r birds are kept, the more likely thev wre to h Tiie promoting of good health hy s | feeding a.nd warm housing will prole the o means of .getting egg-s. fnoidmg nU r^mp r and -all stimulating foods which we oft t 9: advertised. These stimulants- may have | Birecrt just for h time. but it is M. the expense ■ r the health of the birds, and will inevii»b>y I ^ause a re-action and ruin the birds for their | future life.

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