The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

HINTS FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS. By SPADE-WORKER. CROPS OF CHIEF IMPORTANCE. Official leaflets and exhortations impress upon us the supreme necessity of cultivating Sotatoee, haricot beans, onions, and eun- owers. So far ae I know, special import- j anoe is not attached officially to any other I garden crops. It is rather difficult, especi- ally when one's extent of land ia limited, to decide exactly what to grow. Obviously, we cannot all grow sunflowers, and there may not be enough space available to render haricot beans worth while. There can be no doubt that we must grow potatoes in bulk, and onions are certainly of great im- portance. But I shall find room for a few rows of green peas, for no summer vegetable is more delicious. Salsafy and scorzonera I shall also sow to a limited extent, for they provide a welcome change in winter.. For the rest, I am content wjjth parsnip, shallot or potato onion, runner and broad beans, cabbages and greens in variety, celery, leek., and various salads. « I shall make a sowing of a dwarf, fcarly variety this week, choosing such as Little Marvel, Laxtonian, or Surprise; they grow .about 18in. high, and need little staking. I take out a trench 12in deep in ground that has been well dug, place manure in the bottom, and refill the trench. On top I scatter a little powdered lime, mix it with the soil, and tread down firmly. The seeds are sown 2in. apart and lin. to lin. deep. As soon as sowing is completed I placs small sticks along the outside of the row, and stretch black cotton freely among them. The seedlings will then be safe from birds, and the tasks of staking and protecting are done with. A sprinkling of superphosphate, 2oz. per yard of row, is given when the plants are 6in. or so high. From this sowings I gather fine pods of peas in June. PRIZEWINNING HINTS. Here is something ordinal from one of our readers—in effect, a pair of wooden "skates for strapping to the allotment- holder's boots when he is at work on his plot. The object of this contrivance is to save wear and tear of boots jvhen digging, and to preyent their becoming wet when the ground is damp. To protect boots when digging. I They are made by fastening strips of wood and leather straps together by means of woodacrews; they are put on the boots in much the same way as skates. A prize of "Gardening Difficulties Solved is awarded to the sender, Mr. A. H. Smith. Mr. W. W. Watkins is awarded a prize of "Garden Work for Every Day for his now and illustration of a protector for seed- r lings. He writes: This sketch shows the beat method of protecting young peas from I' the ravages of birds that I have ever known. Take a pi-eoe of bright tin, cut out some A gocd bird-scarer. I three-cornered pieces, lin. by l^in., and punch a hole through the extreme corner. Through these holes tie thread, and thus hang the pieces of tin on the wire, 9in. down and íin. apait. The least wind causes them to revolve at a good rate, and the shining of the tin will keep the birds away. .HINTS ABOUT POTATOES. Several correspondents have inquired whether manure should be spread over the potato plot and dug in the soil, or whether it ought to be scattered in the drills at planting time. t should certainly reserve a portion of the manure for the latter pur- pose, because it Helps to give the eeed tubers a good start in life. Instead of planting the potatoes directly on the manure I prefer to mix the latter, to some extent, with the soil in the trench or drill. A cor- respondent who signs himself "Speed" sends the following useful suggestion in connection with the sprouting of potatoes; I he is awarded a copi of "The Allotment We are told that is yery necessary to J_r .] J; L_ _1_ sprout, our potato seeu ueiore piaucmif. We are also required to economise in the use of wood as much as we can. I am, therefore, sending you a little idea of mine which I have not seen recommended any- where. All that is required is floor-space near a window. Lay the first row of pota- toes on the floor, flat, with the "eye"-end towards the light, and use the biggest ones for this purpose; then make this row sup- port subsequent rows placed on end in the usual manner, putting the smaller seed in the front rows 'and the larger ones at the back. Your potatoes will then be "boxed" without using any wood at all. PRIZE COMPETITION F.OR ALLOT- MENT HOLDERS. Owing to the great interest which hac been created by this column, I'have decided to present two prizes weekly to readers sending in the best allotment hint or recipe. This week the prizes will consist of useful fardening books. All entries for this compet- ition must be addressed Spadeworker," care of Edito- ;4 Skim paper. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Z.—I think your plan of mixing seed with oilver sand would work Isatisfa-etorily provid- ing the spout of the can is quite a narrow one. G. W.-Your plum tree is affected with ailver-leaf disease, so called because of t silvery appearance the leaves assume. There is probably no real cure, though a great improvement is often effected by giving the soil a dressing of sulphate of iron, 4oz. per square yard, in autumn. Cut out the worst of the diseased shoots, without spoil- ing the tree, and apply rich yard manure now. A. R. S.—Sugar beet needs similar treat- ment, so far as soil preparation and time of seed-sowing is concerned, to that usually practised for ordinary beet. Sow late in April or early May in deeply-dug soil free 'from fresh manure: The seeds should be sown, two or three together, at gin intervals; f allow only one seedling to remain. The roots should be harvested in late autumn. It is now generally agreed that sugar beet is of littl^ or no value for jam-making, though the syrup obtained by boiling the roots is useful. H. D. S.-Practically all last year's seeds of vegetables that were left over may be sown this year providing they appear to be sound. It ia an easy matter to test the ger-

Poultry. REPRODUCTION. Many poultry keepers will now be thinking about hatching and reaving the young stock while already in some parts there are some nice chickens dbout. But before there are chickens there must be hatchjpg and most likely the small man will think more about a hen than running an incubator. Now some folks get nervous about sitting hens and always worry as to whether they will be all right and will they hatch any chicks.. Of course the eggs must he fertile, otherwise no matter how long she sits there cannot ever be any chickens. Make the nest in a box about fifteen inches square by putting in some earth and pushing this into the corners and so make it a saucer shaped centre,, not a big hollow and yet not flat. On top of this put some soft hay or straw and press this down on the earth, so that you have a nice shaped nest in which the eggs can be kept together by the hen and yet. so that she may move them about to turn and change positions. Not only it is necessary for the eggs to be turned over, but the outside ones will be moved into the centre and then round again to another part of the nest. In hatch- ing artificially this idea must be copied other- wise you-will not get a successful hatch. But for the hen to be able to move the egg easily, the nest must be shaped as directed otherwise with a big hole in the centre the eggs cannot be changed. q It will be a good.plan to dust the nest with insect powder to present lice and fleas breed- ing which they do very rapidly if not pr&- vented. These pasmites thrive on a quiet hen where she is kept warm and not. disturbed, so that she should be made as comfortable as possible through destruction of the trouble. The hen meeds food at le%st once a day, and you should see that she -jsts all she will eat. An easy way to set a hen is to put her in a box with a run and then plenty of food she can come off when she likes. But I have known liens not liking this and they have just set on and on till quite wasted away through lack of food and then of course down goes the heat. It is more essential that the fowl has food re- gularly and of the right sort if she is to have a good hatelt. For this reason there is noth- ing better than taking her off regularly each morning and then feeding her in a coop away from tfre eggs, but so that she can get a dust bath and plenty of clean fresh water. The best bath and plenty of clean fresh water. The best grain is maize, but very few shops sell this so you must take the best you can find, which is usually a mixture where perhaps you can find a, few maize and a little poor wheat. With this each day she should be able to maintain the heat and hatch all the good eggs. There is no cause or fear if only these rules are observed, but under all conditions be quite quiet and gentle and never flutter her in any way, Some hens seem to know when you speak to them and once they are roughly handled it is all over and they never trust you agaiq^ After the twenty-one days for hens and the twenty-eight for dads there should be some chickens, which must be left in the nest till thoroughly dry before being moved. No matter what you do you cannot dry 'them so well as the hen, and if she is quiet and steady she will see they keep underneath till thoroughly dry and fluffy. Some people are always looking into the nest to see what luck she has had and then taking away the newly-hatched till she has completed the task, but there is nothing better than just taking out the odd shells and leaving all the youngsters under her. Often I have seen them hatab twelve chicks from fifteen eggs and bring the dozen off all at once, and yet she has never been touched since she started hatching. This is by far the best plan if the eggs are all of one date or only a day apart, but when a week or two they will often be hours apart in hatching. In many cases ikever attempt to feed them till thirty hour» old at least, and best if nearer forty, because they have then absorbed the yolk and be quite r#ady for a feed. The organs are ready for food and they being a little hun- gry will look round for something. When they have had their feed they will nestle down under the hen and ksnpincf warm will soon, grow. Now keep them dry and feed regularly and the whole brood :should be reared success- fully.

PENPARKE. Another concert was held at the Dirllenfa II on Friday to welcome home Private Jenkin D. Hughes, Sea View, from France. The room was crowded. Mr. Isaac Jones, Aberystwyth, presided. The programme, as usual, was pro- vided by the village children who did well. At the interval Private Hughes was presented with a parcel (on behalf of the Sewing Circle) by Mrs. Morris Evans, and also with a cheque (on behalf of the audience) by Mrs. J. Davies, Cliff View. Addresses were given by the Chair- man and Lieut. Chambers (invalided home), and songs by John Jenkins, Ogmore House, irnd Mr. David Jenkins, Llanfarian; recitation by Miss Oliver, Piercefield, and dialogues by Miss Catherine Mary Lloyd and Miss A. Owen, and also by Miss Nellie Evans and Master Alf Owen. Private Hughes is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Hughes, Sea View. He returns on Thursday.

(Continued from previous column.) mmation by sowing a few on a piece of flan- nel kept constantly moist. If you will send a stamped addressed postcard I shall be glad to give you an address from which potato onions can be obtained. 'e "Spadeworker" is open to give practical advice, free -of charge, to readers of this paper. Replies will be sent by post if a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed^ Address your inquiries to "Spadeworker," care of Editor. I

Aberystwyth and Food Economy. ADDRESS BY FOOD ECONOMY COMMISSIONER. BARLEY FOR BEER. On Monday evening Alderman C. M. Williams presided over a public meeting at the Town Hall, largely composed of housewives, when Captain Morgan Thomas, Cardiff, food economy commissioner, made an eloquent and stirring address. The ex-Mayor was supported by Alder- man T. J. Samuel, Councillors J. Barclay Jen- kins, T. J. Morrison, and Enoch Davies; Mr. John Evans, deputy town c'erk; and Mr. T. II. Edwards, N.S.R. Captain Morgan Thomas, who is an alderman of the Cardiff Town Council and an ex-Lord Mayor, took great interest in recruiting at the beginning of the war and was Recruiting Officer for the Rhondda Valley and other districts. He is now Food Economy Commissioner for South Wales. The ex-Mavor said tllat the housewives of Aberystwyth had always been economical, but in the present emergency Captain Thomas was there to point out how they could still be more economical. The local Food Committee had adopted the South Wales rationing scheme in order to obtain the best possible supply for visitors* Captain Thomas said one of his objects was not only to convince all present of the need of food economy but to make them missionaries to their neighbours in making food supplies go as far as possible by the selection of nutritious foods and preparation for the table. Germany vowed to starve Great Britain into submission in) order to extort terms which woul(L leave her in a worse position than when war broke out. Every effort, then, that the housewives of this country put forward in food economy would be doing as much to defeat Germany as if they were engaged on munitions. Germany would not defeat Great Britain in the field, but she might defeat her by stopping the importa- tion of foods. Mr. Lloyd George said there was sufficient land in this country, if properly cul- tivated, to make the country self-supporting. It therefore behoved everybody engaged on the land to produce the utmost limit of food. It also behoved everyone consuming food to see that there was no waste and that in cooking what food could be obtained was made to go as far as possible. It was astonishing what could be done in food preparation on modern lines and by the use of substitutes. He had seen a meat pie made without meat but as nutritiöus I as if made with meat." Professor Lang pointed out that the nutritive value of cereals and of butter beans, lentils, and pe8,g was much higher than the nutritive value of meat and recent restrictions in meat had resulted in a lower death rate, increased health, and greater physi- cal comfort. He therefore asked the people of Aberystwyth to form committees in every church to promote food economy and the better preparation of food. Professor Lang declared that the ordinary preparation of food in this country was most wasteful. Green stuffs were boiled until little, but the fibre was left and the most nutritive portion of the potato was peeled and thrown away. A new system of cooking was wanted by which the nutritive qualities of food wuld be concentrated and conserved. The frying pan should be thrown out of every house. Food hoarding, selfishness, idleness, and careless- ness to-day was not playing the game. Farmers should not aim at seeing how much they could make out of their farms but how much they can produce. The workman should cultivate an allotment. Let- there not be a bit of land lying idle which could be cultivated. Let them pro- duce as many potatoes as possible as a substitute for wheat. There were 34 ways of usino- the potato for food. Surplus vegetables and°fruit should- also be preserved. It was thought that fruit could only be dried in hot climates. It could be dried in this country in an ordinary oveni. Let everyone remember the sacrifices the boys were making to keep the fiendish enemy from our shores and let there be no grumbling. Let them deal with the matter religiously in producing, preserving, and economising food and then, under the guidance of God, they would see a new Europe arise out of the graves of their dead brave and the powers of Kaiserism and its evils would be banished for ever: (Applause.) 9 Replying to Miss Bertha Jones, cookery mis- tress, who asked if teaching cooking to children at the present time was justifiable, Captain Thorna-a thought not; but suggested that half of the time now so spent should be devoted to instructing adults. not in fancy cooking but in bread and cheese cooking. Referring to muni- cipal kitchens, Captain Thomas said thai local authorities were expected to take the matter up. Mrs. R. J. Jones asked if arrangements could not be made by which parents could give up meat in order to have a larger, supply of fats tor their children, but Captain Thomas thought it impracticable and said there was a shortage ox fats in the country. ° Mr. Rowland Morgan said a South Wales farmer was fined B20 or P,50 for feeding barley to pigs, but barley couid be used for "brewing beer which was the curse of the country. (Cheers.) J Captain Thomas said lie was a life-long abstainer and had no sympathy with the drink trade, but the man was fined for giving barley I to pigs which could have been sent to the miller. As Mr. L oyd George said there had been 78 per cent. reduction in the making of alcoholic iiquor and now no spirits were dis- tilled for beverage purposes. The country had now to deal with one enemy and when he had been conquered no doubt there would be a great reform in the direction referred to. Councillor Enoch Davies said that Mr. Lloyd George had declared that Great Britain's greatest enemy was drink. What Mr. Rowland Morgan referred to was that t.he brewer could give 7s. 9d. per quarter for barley to make beer mora than the miller could give to make it into bread and that was what should be stopped. (Cheers.) j rm_ • • Vd.pl,lun i Ilomas said he was not going to dispute that statemerft, but because such a thing was happening he did not want peoole to dt-dinedong. their bit. Workmen on the Clyde told the Government that they would not work unless they could ge-t their glass of beer. He beiieved the Government was honestly trying to get all parties to co-operate in defeating their common enemy. The ex-Mayor thought Captain Thomas might convey the feeling of the meeting t.he Govern- ment and Capta:n Thomas said he would do so, Mr. John Evans having sooken, the meetin-r terminated on a vote of thanks to CaptaiS Thorny pioposed by Alderman Samuel sec- onded oy Councillor Barclay Jenkins.

WELSH PROGRESS. Exci-ilent progress has been made with (Ir- ploughing everywhere, says the Cardigan and Montgomery report, and a good deal of wheat, both winter and spring, were sown during the week. A little oats has also been sown and some potatoes planted in South Cardigan. The farmers have practically finished grass land ploughing in Anglesey and have made con- siderable progress with stubble land. There is every indication that ploughing will be com- pleted before the end of this month; a fair number of farmers had finished last week-end and were making arrangements for harrowing. Given good weather, a considerable area of oat3 will be sown within the fortnight and seeded fields are looking well. The county quota will be reached, if not exceeded. The Commissioner for South Wales mentions' that drying wind had brought the land into a condition so that considerable areas previously too wet and waterlogged to be broken up were ploughed last week. "In every direction," he says, "progress is most marked." Farmers have been busy ploughing in Carnarvon and Merioneth and the work is unusually well advanced. "The change all over the country is striking." Throughout South Wales, says the local Commissioner, ploughing has pro- gressed rapidly and uninterruptedly. Much corn has been planted and much more spring wheat will still be planted. Plants are looking well everywhere."

District Agricultural Committee. PLOUGHING DIFFICULTIES. Aberystwyth District Committee met on Monday, present, Mr. J. Bunce Morgan, pre- siding; Messrs. J. G. Stephens, R. L. Thomas, Evan Hughes, Daniel Jenkins, David Jones, David Lewis, R. Lewis, E. R. Davies, clerk D. J. Morgan, county secretary; Daniel Lloyd and John Williams, cultivation officers. Mr. David Lgwis said complaints were rife amongst smallholders of difficulty in obtaining assistance in ploughing.—Mr. J. G. Stephens said the work done by some of the tractor ploughs was far from creditable.—The Chairman agreed and said some of the work he had seen was miserable. He would not allow his land to be used as that land was used. Complaints were made to the Executive who sent other men, but the plough had been ill-used and was out of shape.—The caterpillar tractor itself worked faultlessly.—A resolution was unani- mously adopted asking the Executive to exer- cise greater care in the selection of men sent out with ploughs and horses and also with the threshing machines.—The Chairman said that farmers were becoming restive under the treat- ment they received. Unless things altered they would soon have a second Ireland to deal with. -The officials were instructed to exercise super- vision over the quality of the land ploughed as in many instances it was found that gorse- riddea, unproductive soil, had been ploughed up in order to save good land. In the case of implements now on hand, in- cluding harrows and manure distributors, it was decided to advertise the loan of the former at Is. per day and the latter at 5s. per day, half-days 2s. 6d.; smallholders to have the first offer. The Committee compiled a list of ten thresh- ing machines operating in the union. The Committee decided to recommend the Executive to. adhere to the demand of Mr. L. O. Williams, Tre'rddol, to plough ten acres at Frongoch in addition to forty-two at the Brickfields.—Attention was drawn to the im- portance of bringing the horses into the dis- trict for ploughing at once as many small- holders were unable to proceed. The Clerk reported that the advertisement last week had effected a change in the attitude of several persons in the district. It was stated LTiNt Mr. Jones, Cwmere, chair- man of the County Executive, intended making personal enquiry into complaints made against several prominent farmers who had been re- ported dilatory in ploughing. Final notices were ordered to he served on several others reported by the Cultivation Officers.

CARDIGANSHIRE AGRICULTURAL EXECUTIVE COMMrfTEE GERMAN PRISONERS. A meeting of the Executive Committee was held in Lampeter on Thursday, present, Mr. Richard Evans (in the chair), Messrs. Ben Davies, David Evans, John Jones, Penwern, J. Jones, Cwmmynach, J. Bunce Morgan, D. J. Williams, Commissioner John Roberts, and officers. An application was received from Llanybyther district for the purpose of allotments. The ques- tion of determining the tenancy of a particluar field was referred- for further consideration. Reports of various farms in the districts were submitted by the cultivation officers. In a num- ber of cases the holders were to complete the quotas allotted to them. It was decided to take over a small plot of land near Llangybi for the purpose of a school garden. Cases were reported of horses and tractors having been placed on land in rdpect of which the occupiers had refused to comply with the orders. Generally speaking the progress of ploughing throughout the county was satisfactory and, with the exception of a few farmers in each district, the response was likely to be good. The Committee thought it unfair that those few should not make an effort while the majority were working hard to bring the land under tillage crops. Two batches of German prisoners are ex- pected shortly in Lampater and i Ciliau Aeron. At a meeting of the Machinery Sub-Committee there were present Mr. David Evans (in the chair), Messrs. J. W. Davies, Rd. Evans, John Jones, Aberaeron, Tractor Representative (Mr. Norton), Commissioner John Roberts, Machinery Officer, and Secretary. A report was received that the tractors had ploughed 76 acres during the week. Complaint was made that one tractor was idle two days owing to a ploughman being called up for medical examination. The attention of the National Service Department would be drawn to that fact. The Committee expect five more Burford Cleveland tractors which were reported to be on rail. These were now giving better i satisfaction. It was decided to arrange for a I skilled ploughman to adjust the various ploughs attached to the tractors as the difficulty so far had been experienced with ploughs rather than with tractors. The thresher now idle at Tre- garon is to be removed to Capel Cyroon dis- trict, where there seems to be a keen demand for it. It was announced with great satisfaction that the winner of the county flag in the champion ploughing competition was Tractor Titan No. 2185 and the winners of the badges Messrs. Dd. Thomas, Llanwnen, and driver, and Benjamin- Jones, Pontshaen, ploughman.

Mrs. Lloyd George also presided at a meeting held at 10 Downing Street of the North Wales Heroes Memorial fund. It was reported that the result of the appeal to date in London was £3,680,th.e bulk of this being the proceeds of of a matinee and £ 1,000 sent to Mrs. Lloyd George by Lord Leverhulme. 1118

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THE « iJ gamers' March 23,1918 St. Clear's, Tuesday.—At Messrs. J. Howell Thomas and Son's mart there were 14 fat cattle and 21 fat sheep allocated. Eleven cows and calves were disposed of at prices ranging from £ 26 10s to £ 45. Seven store cattle madp V from C18 to E24 10s., and 19 ewes and lambs were sold at £4 10s. each. Cardigan.—Mr. John Evans, F.A.I., attended Cardigan, where eighteen fat cattle were graded and allotted. Fat sheep were dealt with in a similar way, eighteen being retained locally. Ffairfach (Llandilo).—There was a great shortage of stock in all departments, only eight fat cattle and 28 sheep being allocated, as compared with 38 cattle and 150 sheep and 100 pigs for the correspondin- mart last year. There were three pairs of small weaner nigs, which fetched high prices. Messrs. Howell Thomas and Son, Carmarthen, were the auctioneers.

LLANGORWEN. A welcome concert was given at the School- room on 'Friday week to welcome Pte Gwilym Jenkins, Clarach, who was on leave from France and who has been twice wounded. The follow- ing contributed to the programme :-Miss E. Harper, Miss Mary Jenkins, Miss A. M. Doughton, Misses Jones, Lizzie M. Rees, Mr. Rd. Davies, Mr J. R. Hughes, and Mr. W. E. Edwards. The accompanists were Mrs. Jones, Miss Winnie Jbnes, and Miss M. J. Davies, Glancoed. The presentation) of a purse was made by Mrs. Thomas. The Rev. T. D. Thomas, Mr. J. R. Hughes, and Mr. James Lewis also spoke. 1

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At 10, Downing-street, a meeting was held of the Executive Committee of the National Fund for Welsh troops, Mrs. Lloyd George presiding, Mr. William Lewis, secretary, pre- sented a report of the work done sinca the meeting which showed that a large quantity of comforts had been sent to Welsh troops. Thf figures for St. David's Day had not yet come in, but it was expected that the result in London alone would equal, if not exceed, the £13,000 to 214,000 realised last year.