The North Wales Weekly News

Colwyn Bay Rate- payers. OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED COUNTY SCHOOL. Although our columns have been increas- ed both in length and number-they are now 84 instead of 72—it was impossible, owing to the great demands upon our space, to give in our last issue a complete ver- batim report of the Last week's ratepayers' meeting at Colwyn Bay in reference to the County School question. We therefore ad- opted the policy-for which we have since been thanked—of presenting the affirmative side only, leaving until this issue a full re- port of what was said in opposition. I THE SPEECHES. Councillor T. H. Morgan (Vice-Chairman of the District Council) occupied the chair, and the speakers in favour of a County School for Colwyn Bay were the Rev. John Edwards (Chairman of the Colwyn Bay and District Educational Authority), Alderman the Rev. Thomas Lloyd, County Councillor Edward Allen, Miss Hovey, B.A. (Lady Principal of Penrhos College for Girls, Colwyn Bay), Mr R. Thomson, J.P., County Councillor David Lewis, Mrs. !■ itzpatnek, and a gentleman in the audience whose identity was not disclosed. I Mr. J. W. Adamson, who was cheered on ascending the platform, was the first to speak against the proposal. He understood, he said, that they were open to discussion. He had not come to propose an amendment, but to discuss the proposal of having a secondary school. He gladly accepted the suggestion of the Rev. Thomas Parry, J.P., who in a letter just read advised the meet- injr to maintain the Higher Elementary School at all costs, as being of far greater use to the majority of Colwyn Bay parents than would a County School." Mr. Parry also said One first class school will be a greater credit to all of us than two struggling and insufficient schools, both of them maintained at a high cost. Proceeding, Mr. Adamson said he thought tha.t after the tremendous galaxy of wisdom and ability shown to them that night there would be considerable difficulty in suggest- in0, or putting a doubt into the minds of the meeting. But it was certainly right for them to delay that matter, for a time at least. To decide that night would be inad- visable. Although the meeting had been called by the Chairman of the Urban Dis- trict Council, he did not think the meeting quarter reprinted the people of Colwyn pay He objected very much to taking a vote that night, and finally closing the mat- ter. He was in favour of an extension of ¡ time as long as possible. There was PLENTY OF TIME, it seemed to him, and no need to hurry. He contended they would be in a better posi- tion to decide after giving the question more mature consideration. What was the transfer of the County School to the Higher Elementary School going to cost Colwyn Bay? Surelv, it was going to cost some- thing. (Hear, hear.) That night it was thrown out to them that they were having a valuable thing-going to have £600, he thought it was-but under the bait of that plum there was a hook of some sort. (Hear, hear.) The transfer of the present Higher Elementary School with its equipment for a County Secondary School meant that Col- wyn Bay was to be deprived of a splendidly equipped Higher Grade School for the education of its boys and girls. It meant also that in the place of that splendidly equipped school for the children of work. ing men they were proposing to institute a secondary school, or county type of school, such for instance as they had existing six miles away. It also involved a complete change of staff and of students. It meant that instead of a school which anyone could send their children to after a certain stand- ard of qualification after ten years of age they must be prepared to pay £6 a year. They had been told that if they accepted the plum they should have £ 600 given with it, and that they would get £400 in grants. In the school they might have 100 pupils paving j £ 6oo in school fees, which would bring the income up to £ 1,600. Their Edu- cation Authority said that they could do it comfortably and save money. Hut he put it down in this way. They would have to pay for their staff, which would probably be Zi,ioo. They would have to pay rates and taxes, and they would have to pay for their Clerk. He did not know whether the Higher Elementary School was free of debt; probably there would he something to clear off every year of that. Also there was the cost of apparatus, stationery, caretaker, &c., and further they would have the cost of bursaries and scholarships, a considerable amount, and heating and lighting would be a large item. There was another important consideration. There was the necessity for a field for games, which might cost 1620. Adding all these things together, he could not put it under ri,goo, and then they would be £ 200 to the bad. They might say it was for the Governors to consider the money matter, but it had to come from someone; directly or indirectly it would come from the ratepayers' pockets. (Hear, hear.) They were told there was a saving of Zi,ooo for the rates; but he did not understand it would relieve Colwyn Bay of ^1,000. It would relieve the whole county, and Colwyn Bay's relief would be only [120 or so. If the change should take place, a new Higher Standard School must be erected to receive one hundred scholars turned out of the Higher Elementary School. It must also be prepared to receive 120 from the Conway-road School, and also 90 or so from Old Colwyn School. They had thus a number of students equal to 300 or 310, and for these they must erect a school. And if they went to a school archi- tect such as they had in Denbighshire they would be informed that they could not erect a school under £30 a head It was usual to build a new school larger than was re- quired for present needs, and probably they would provide room for 100 more. A school for too children at (30 per head meant an outlay of £ "12,000, and so they would be giving away their Higher Elementary School and building another school costing 2,000. He did not know what the rate would be eventually, but .they would have to bear half this cost locally, or ^"6,000 more on the elementary rate. It would be more than a penny rate. In addition they would have a large staff and would have to pay for maintenance. The cost of the Higher Ele- mentary School was now between Zgoo and £1,000 a year. It seemed to him that if they had to pay nearly ^"1,000 for staffing the Higher Elementary School, capable of holding 160 boys and girls, it would be a much larger amount for staffing a school which held 100 or 400 or considerably more. It seemed to him that a Higher Grade School for 300 would cost relatively more than the present one, and they would have to pay those thousands of pounds and in- terest on converting the Higher Elementary School into a Secondary School. If the present school could be converted into a Higher Standard School it would save them at least ;Co,ooo. That was allowing £ 3,000 for probable extensions. At present their elementary schools were understaffed. That day he had the pleasure of going to the elementary school in Conway-road, and he believed he saw a class there of over 70 with one teacher. (" Shame.") It seemed to him that if that was the sort of thing that was going on it was not more schools they wanted but better staffed schools. It was unfair to the teacher. (Hear, hear.) It was unfair to the pupils, and it was certain- ly unfair to the parents. (Hear, hear.) Now they had this t They had a splendid system in Colwyn Bay, if only adequately staffed and worked. Let those present schools be efficiently and properly staffed. To do that meant larger staffs, and larger staffs meant increased payment, and so if they simply applied the money which they wanted and went on they could get that scheme carried through if they could divert that money into right and proper channels. But there was a wider question. Why should two secondary schools be dumped down side by side within six miles of each other, entail- ing the upkeep of two staffs and two build- ings and two sets of equipment, all merely for the simple purpose of gratifying the vanity of the educational party in Colwyn Bay? (Hear, hear.) It seemed to him a strange action on the part of the County Authority. There was the tremendous, wilful, reckless waste. It seemed to him that they had the money, and instead of reducing the county rate, and bringing it down to a penny, they wanted to keep it at twopence. Why WASTE THE RATEPAYERS' MONEY in that way? Colwyn Bay was a part of the county, but it seemed to him that they wanted the choicest things in the county. He did not know why it should be so, but it seemed to him that if they got specialists in any department, those specialists would ride their hobbies to death. Whether they were army specialists or educational speci- alists, it didn't matter where the money was to come from so long as they could ride their hobby or gratify their particular fad. (Laughter and hear, hear.) That was engendering in them at Colwyn Bay a self- ish spirit.' Why should those two schools be given to 20,000 people, while there was only one school at Wrexham with its 50,000 —— Alderman the Rev. Thomas Lloyd State the case fairly, please. Try to be fair and not mis-state things like this. There are ,61,500 granted to Wrexham Rev. John Edwards: With a rateable value lower than that of Colwyn Bay. Rev. Thomas Lloyd I am very sorry that this statement has been made. It is only right to try to state the case fairly. I don't care who comes here, but it is not to gratify my vanity that I advocate this scheme. I have no vanity in the question. Mr. S. Johnstone said the Chairman had ruled that if anyone wanted to ask a ques- tion it should be done at the end of the speeches. Rev. T. Lloyd: But if anyone makes a deliberate statement like that, that there is only one school at Wrexham when there are two, he should be corrected. Mr. Adamson (speaking above the din) I have not been allowed to say I accept the correction. I don't think that anyone interrupted the speakers on the other side. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Lloyd: You should have been right in vour facts before making such statements. The Chairman: I don't want any argu- ments about anything. It will be sufficient for the speakers to proceed. Mr. Adamson I am very sorry I have made a mistake. (Laughter.) I glady ac- cept Mr. Lloyd's correction. I was un- aware of that. I was informed there was one. It is not my fault; it is the fault of my informant. (Laughter.) What I wanted to show was this. The people who come to Colwyn Bay are not people with families. (Laughter.) I should say the people who come here to retire are people who are ad- vancea in years and nave lett tneir iamines in England. (Laughter and hear, hear.) The people. who largely pay rates in Col- wyn Bay are widows and spinsters to some considerable extent. (Laughter.) And I sav also that the present accommodation, or at least the accommodation which will be nrovided at Colwyn Bay when the Higher Standard School is erected, will be suffici- ent for the classes of people who reside in Colwvn Hav, when we have another County School only six miles distant. It seems to me unwise to accept this proposed County School in Colwyn Bay. We should simply destroy the school at Abergele, which already exists for the purpose of educating our children on secondary lines. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Samuel Johnstone, who was also well received, stated that he was not opposed to a County School as such, but he and others wanted to know, if they accepted such a school, if it was going to be a good thing for them not only educationally, but also for their pockets. If it could be proved to be so they should have it. (Hear, hear.) They had heard a great deal that night which was certainly in favour of a County School at Colwyn Bay. There were also arguments in favour of its not being there. With regard to the travelling to Abergele having the effect of lowering the children's moral tone and affecting the domestic life in the families, if such was the case the Governors of the Colwyn Bay Higher Grade School should forthwith, in defer- ence to the children's welfare, refuse to allow them to come there from Llandudno, Deganwy, Penmaenmawr, and the Junction. (Laughter and hear, hear.) Reference had been made by a lady- and he was sure they were all delighted to see timongst^hem a leading educationist like Miss o ey-(har, hear),—to the many requests she had received to accept day scholars at her school. There were numerous day schools in Colwyn Bay, and as far as he knew there was ample accom- modation for all the children, even for those who desired a better class of education than could be obtained in a. County School. It had been said that the Higher Grade School must go. He personally had failed to understand why it should go. He believed that that referred only to the age limit. But it was still possible for a child to re- main there until after fifteen. Many a boy and girl had been turned adrift into busi- ness at the early age of fourteen years, and had made rapid strides and gained high positions without ever being in a County School. (A Voice "In spite of it.") They had for Colwyn Bay district a County School, admirably arranged, with accom- modation at the present time for nearly 100 per cent. more scholars than it had at the present time, and an excellent recreation field such as Colwyn Bay footballers would be proud to have. As to the travelling by train, that was a part of the children's edu- cation. It helped to bring out the inde- pendence of the boys and girls. The argu- ment that had been made use of with re- gard to the children travelling to Abergele should also be applied to those who came from the surrounding districts to Colwyn Bay. He wondered how many children did come from outside the urban district to the Higher Grade School. He was informed about 70 out of the 150 in the school. If there was overcrowding in the local schools at present, let them exclude the children from outside the district, and there would be ample accommodation for their own children in the Higher Grade School at the present time. If the £ 1,000 would be saved by the County School coming there, would that amount be saved to Colwyn Bay? Of course, they as ratepayers had something to do with county finance as well as local fin- ance, and if that £ yoo which was going out of Colwyn Bay at the present time was com- ing back, he would ask how was it coming back and whom it would benefit? Would it benefit the general body of ratepayers? It would have to be borne in mind that the hard working classes would have to pay fees amounting to £6 a year, which meant a great deal to people who had already to pay high, heavy rents and rates and other expenses. That would be a hardship to many. Of course, he recognised that a Higher Standard School was bound to come to Colwyn Bay. (Hear, hear.) That meant extra expense to the ratepayers. But why j not make use of the buildings they had at the Higher Grade School in order to make the cost of the Higher Standard School less than it would otherwise be? (Cries of Time ") He acknowledged that the time was going, but there were many other things one would like to say. He would like to say that he was not present on behalf of the Ratepayers' Association, but as an in- dividual ratepayer. (Hear, hear.) If the County School was going to be A BENEFIT TO COLWYN BAY, by all means have it. (Hear, hear.) But don't let them rush into the thing and then when called upon to pay the piper regret it. He thought that such a matter was such an important one that the ratepayers should have a sort of referendum upon it-(bear, hear),—so that every ratepayer in Colwyn Bay, be he rich or poor, might be enabled to record his opinion regarding it. These things ought to be ventilated, and person- ally he was very glad that they had a meet- ing a fortnight ago at which the question was raised. It had done an immense amount of good. The Rev. Peter Jones (who is a member of the Colwyn Bay and Abergele Educa- tion Committee) said he was very glad of the Rev. Thomas Parry's letter. They, the Welsh community, would not lightly throw aside either Mr. Parry of his advice. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Parry was in the educational problem before half of them were born. He (the speaker) was that night in the position that he differed from friends. He was very sorry to differ from Mr. Lloyd, who had delivered a splendid written speech which he (Mr. Jones) had followed closely, and which gave mu £ h ligtht. But still there were points they must consider if they were going to be fair and not" rush the mat- ter. He had felt that the movement had not arisen from the people. (Hear, hear.) He was certain that the Welsh community—he was not bigoted,—could they speak that night would not be in favour of the change. Then how had the matter come from the County Council? There must have been some representation from Colwyn Bay. He did not think that the County Council would of itself plant two Secondary Schools in a district of 2.2,000 people; it was not like them. He did not know where the move- ment had come from. However, it was for them to look at it in all its issues and to be fair. They had been told that the fees would be £ 6 ios., but they would be nearer ZS IOS. at Colwyn Bay. They didn't man- age things so cheaply as at Abergele. (Laughter.) With regard to the term "Aber- gele School," that was wrong. It was not the Abergele School, but the Colwyn Bay District School—(hear, hear),—and they should stick to it. As to what had been said about the morals of the children de- teriorating as a result of going by train, that was absolutely wrong, and was an in- sult to the parents and their children. "You will be taking the children right up to the school door next," said the speaker, amidst laughter, and then he went on to complain of Colwyn Bayism," COLWYN BAY PRIDE," and the desire of Colwyn Bay to tyrannise over Abergele." He condemned having two mixed schools so near each other, and said that if there was to be a Colwyn Bay school at all, one should be for boys only and the other for girls only, as was the case at Denbigh and Ruthin. Mr. W. B. Blackwell, Mr. Stanley Wood, M.A., and others followed, and the Rev. John Edwards replied, after which, as al. ready reported, the proposition in favour of the school, proposed by the Rev. John Ed- wards, and seconded by the Rev. Thomas LJoyd, was carried by a substantial majority.

Agricultural Nctes. Our stock-feeder's attention is drawn to the advertisement appearing in this issue from the Acme Cake Mills Co., who make a speciality in foods for all classes of stock. Dried ale grains are superior to the wet grams that teeders .have been accustomed to use, for it is found during the special process of manufacture the feeding value is increased three times the amount. This is fully borne out bv chemical analysis and the Board of Agriculture have frequently given favourable notice to the advantage of feeding sheep on dried grains. The cooked feeding meal and molasses has been found highly successful for milk pro- duction. The meal is guaranteed to be free from peat, dust or any deleterious matter, consisting of grains ground to flour and mixed with molasses by machinery. It is a great relish to cattle, and is recommended to be given in the proportion of 3 to 5 lbs. per day mixed with other food. Horse- keepers have especially found that given at the rate of 2lbs. per day their horses show marked improvement, both in putting on flesh and improvement in coat and general condition. Horses themselves show their ■ appreciation of it they take it readily from the commencement and afterwards look for it to each feed. We therefore recommend our readers to give the meal a trial. The Acme Cake Mills are agreeable to send a cwt. bag as a sample order for a customer to try and so gain confidence, when they feel sure regular orders will result.

Pigs for Profit. Profitable Pig Breeding and Feeding. By Thomas Allen. Pp. 194. 3s. 6d. net. London: L. Upcott Gill. To the long and ever-lengtheninsr list of useful books on all sorts of subjects pub- lished by Mr. L. Upcott Gill at the offices of The Bazaar and Exchange and Mart," at Bazaar Buildings, Drury-lane, W.C., has been made a valuable addition- Mr. Thomas Allen's Profitable Pig Breed- ing and Feeding." The name of Mr. Thos. Allen is familiar to our readers as a special- ist in pedigree pigs and as the author of practical books such as Small Farm- ing that Pays" and Pig-keeping that Pays." The book now before us, which is illustrated with pictures of famous boars and sows, comes at a most opportunate moment, revealing as it does the extreme urgency of one of the most pressing agricultural problems of the times. "The vast pig-meat imports which annualy cost this country considerably over twenty millions sterling open out to the British agriculturist a resourceful field of enter- prise which, when facilities for availment are duly pointed out to him, it can hardly be supposed that he will be slow to realise. It may at once be admitted that the extreme folly of letting so vast an industry slip out of our hands has been apparent these many years to every thinking agriculturist, but there has hitherto been no disposition evinced to face the position boldly and come to grips with obstacles well known to be surmountable. The laissez-faire ten- dency of our people is proverbial, and never more painfully apparent than where rural industries are concerned. And so it has come about that we have been content to sit comparatively still, or at most to give evi- dence of life and action by jerk and spasm, whilst the amiable foreigner, ever disin- terestedly willing to relieve Mr. Bull from the necessity of supplying his own wants and giving employment to his own impoverished people, has tanned the national pocket to the tune of piled-up millions of money. It is time," Mr. Allen adds, that this shameful industrial torpor on the part of British agriculturists came to an end. No country in the world is more favourably situated for supplying every pound of pig- meat required by its population than the United Kingdom. The climate on the whole is most suitable, the skill of our bacon and ham factors is unrivalled, whilst the superb quality of our improved breeds of swine is the admiration and envy of Europe and the American Continent." We have in the North Wales Weekly News" frequently called attention to the serious national consequences of the neglect of the pig, and have published articles on various aspects of the question, and now we are delighted to find our views supported by so competent and so widely- recognized an authority as Mr. Thomas Allen. The book, which is brimful of in- terest even to the non-agricultural commun- ity, is divided into nineteen chapters, which deal with such points as the outlook, the selection of stock, selection and manage- ment of the boar and the sow, manage- ment of the weaned litter, housing, sun- shine, fresh air and exercise, soiling ,nd pasturing, porking, dairy pork, dentition, castration and spaying, ringing, curing-fac- tories, Irish experiments, useful rations mid appliances, cuts, weights, and measure- ments, diseases, &c. Altogether a well- written and practical guide to the profitable breeding and feeding of pigs and to the re- vival of an industry which has too long been neglected.

Feeble-Minded Children. Some discussion ensued at the meeting ot the Mold Education Sub-committee regard- ing the education of feeble-minded children who were not fit for ordinary school life, and certainly ought not to be sent to asylums for the insane. It was announced that a conference was to be held in Denbighshire to consider the matter, as there were no institutions in the neighbourhood which could deal with children of the class indi- cated.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FARM, FIELD, AND GARDEN By BOAZ. ♦ WINTER AILMENTS OF SHEEP. .The approaoh of cold weather, with insu& cient protection against its earlier severities, often produces in a flock a general attack of cold, which frequently manifests itself in the form of catarrh. Depending upon the vigour of the sheep, it is sometimes quickly cured, and sometimes lasts well 011 into the winter, much to the detriment of the flock. The 'disease usually manifests itself by mucus exuding from the nostrils, often accompanied by cough and inflammation of the lurgs and windpipe. Exposure to sud- den changes and particularly oold weather produces it, especially when weather of this kind quickly follows quite warm weather, or when the sheep have been heated by travelling. The disease sometime- c ntinues for weeks, and nature rallying against it often effects its own cure. Often it leads to disease extending to the lungs, which proves fat ill. Attacks of this kind retard growth and improvement, and every case should meet with prompt atlenti.ii and good nursing. Preparation should be made by providing protection, e pe-ci Tly agiinst cold, wet weather. Many persons think that be- cause sheep are provided with a thick coat of wool. it can withstand these- changes better than other animals. Thies is not eo, because the warm coat, wh le affording- pro- tection against dry, crld weather, is an actual detriment when the weather is wet and raw. In mild cases, care and protection, with perhaps the addition of a little gruel, will usually effect a cure, but if the symptoms seem to demand it. half an-nunce of Epsom salts, with a drachm each of nitre and ginger, and half a drachm of tar- tarized antimony, dissolved in gruel. may be given.

NEW-LAID EGGS. Whatever may be said to the contrary, poultry-keepers in this country cannot com- pete successfully with foreign producers in the wholesale egg market, and the reason is because absolute freshness is not regarded. The only chance of the homo poultry-keeper to be succet-isfnl is in supplying the retail traders and large consumers with new-]akl ?ggs. It is in this direction that the home poultrvman has the market all in his favour, for the foreigner is put out of the competi- tion owing to distance. To make a pmiit .mt of new-laid JóS, the Enslish farm* or he particular on certain points, and this he often neglects, to his own disadvantage. To he successful in joaMng money out of new-laid eggs lie reu-t provide a regular supply all the year round. He tin1-' make certain rules as to gathering eggs, md also fiB to the keeping and marketing of them. He nm-si never sen;' to market, as frefill, an egg which is in the least degree t"ubtfnl; this is an important rule to follow, for once the former gets a reputation, lie must keep up that reputation; he mnr-;t let buyers fee that they can depend upon his word, and know that when they buy "fresh" they will set fresh and not fairly fresh seconds." Rv- attention to .letaiN end with a little trouble, the English poultry-keeper can be sure of a constant market and good prices, all the year round. Dne reason why eggs are now more nought After than aforetime, is that people realize that a fre^h home-produced egg is worth three of the small, stale, foreign ones.

0 THE GREENHOUSE. Frequent changes of posit 0.1 will be bene- ficial to all plants in pots during the short, dark days we re now having. Do not over- wa'eI' zonal pelargoniums. Remember that a buoyant atmosphere is necessary to keep flowers from damping. It is quite possible to over-dose chrysanthemum* with stimu- lants. The fat, highly-fed blcoms are more 1 kely to suffer from damp than when judg- ment has been used in the application of liquid mrnure. Climbers should be shor- tened back as much as possible, so as to lot plenty.of light. Mignonette in pots w- i IJ hardly l>e «ife now in ooid frames. A w- i IJ hardly I}f' t:.aff' now in ooid frames. A position near the glass in the greenhouse is t'e right pl'ce now. There is a deal of de- corative value in Chinese primulas when they are well grown and the drain is good. Tee is, however, a go d deal of rubbish sold in cinerarias, primulas and cyclamen. The best way when oice a go d strain of anything has been secured, is to save seeds at home. Late-flowering pi nt^i are the best for seed purposes. Remove soft unripe s- o:-ta from Marechal Nirl and other roses planted out under glass; this will let in air and light, and greatly assist in ripening the wood. The roots should now have ler-s water. Grapes in a greenhouse where much water is required had b t'er be cut with six inches or so of wood attached and placed in bottles cf water, on a properly constructed rack, so that the bunches can hang clear. Any room with a temperature of 45deg. to 50deg. will do. and the grapes will keep better under such conditions than if left in the house on the vine.

-+- BEES: NOVEMBER HINTS. Bees should now have entered upon a season of complete rest. but where a stock is known to be short of their natural food— honpY-l three or four pound cak, of well- made soft candy should be given at once, and shoul f be given warm, directly -over the cluster of bees. This cake with some honey in the hive, will carry the stock through the next two months. Where a cake of candy is given, after its removal by the bees, the space occupied by the candy will remain empty, and form a winter's passage for the beers over the frames. Where caudv is not given, three small pieces of wood should be nlaced across the frames to form a passage for the bees. In very severe winters whole colonies of bees are lo«t by starvation with abundance of fond in the hive, through neg- lect to provide them with a passage over the c nbs the bees being unable to pass round tha bottoms of the combs to other combs containing focd. All stocks should now bo containing focd. All stocks should now bo well and warmly packed for winter, care I being taken that the quilts fit close. Such as do not. must bp weighted down. There is nothing cleaner or better for packing bees ¡ than newspapers neatly folded; they prevent t'10 escape of warmth from the bees, and do imt harbour vermin. The apiary should have a general tidying up, now that the have a general tidying up, now that the leaves have fallen and active work is over. Ilivea that want repainting should be attended to, roofs especially), the fronts be painted when bees have ceased flying for the day. Hive.s containing bees can be repainted without trouble, but it must be done quietly, without any stamping round the hive or tapping with the brush.

0 I GROWING SUGAR BEET. The cultivation ot sugar beet as a paying crop has come very much to the front lately, and the subject has been discussed by farmers at various agricultural meetings. There is little doubt that a decided impetus has been given to this question by the fact that Continental beet sugar manufacturers have been making contracts with various farmers in the Eastern Counties to grow this crop for shipment to Holland. The first fmgar beet grown in Norfolk under these con- tracts have already been forwarded from Yarmouth to Rotterdam. The growers were supplied with seed, and paid a fixed price per ton for ttie roots. This very clearly shows that sugar beet can be grown in this country as well as on the Continent. Such being the case the following estimate of the cost of cultivating the crop per acre will, no doubt, lie of interest, not only to intending growers, but to farmers generally. The figures were prepared on behalf of the W orcestershire Best Sugar Co., Ltd.:—Rents, rates and taxes, JB2; 10 loads of farmyard manure, carted and spread, J61 17s.; plollhlllgand weeding stubbles, El Is.; sowing, harrowing, rolling, hoeing and thinning, 18s.: lolbs. seed at 6d., 8s.; artificial manure, including sow- iiig,Ll 12s 6d.; harvesting crop, 12s. 6d.; cart- ing to factory, JB1 6s. Total cost per acre, £9 15s. These figures show that on a basis of a crop yielding 16 tons of roots per acre, sold and delivered at JB1 per ton, the net profit would be B6 5s. per acre. The cost of cartage could be largely reduced if growers would combine and use motor traction.

TO FARMERS AND ESTATE AGENTS. GROUND LIME IN BAGS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES For Prices, apply to the Manufacturers, RAYNES & CO., Llysfaen Quarries & Lime Works, Near COLWYN BAY, I OR OF THEIR VARIOUS AGENTS. 162-44 A Cooked Caif Meal Which builds [M ■ ip a poweiful BEACHVS frame and a 1'11 I pt ▼ 1 ■ JL1) | JB obustconsii- ution. 6rfec Artt po Oct fo i. i cwt. bag, ,I W.'J(ffqGi CALV_M 15s. VMiUHllMUlM i cwt. bag, 85. cwt. bag, 45. 3d. 14lb. bags, 25.6d. "irnple in use. Cal ves take it readily. In pvcry W8 v fit to i e p I-a c e Ilatural milk. Address of nearest Agent on application. I Solve t h ( » Beach's | h <' <: s i ii Winter. j 4. f| ML' h I Sold |j||pS in Penny 1, Packets. J Cases of 72 Penny Packets, 5s, Å Aromatic J. Beach Poultry j & Co., Spice ¡Ii THE MILLS, For increasing the EGG yield and for keeping Poultry healthy Tipton. 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We have a Thoroughly Up-to-date Plant for every class of Printing, and we keep an Experienced Staff to deal Promptly and Efficiently with every order we receive We turn out the very best work at prices which make it a Real Economy to favour us with your business. If you want Catalogues, Pamph- lets, Bill-heads, Circulars, Cards, Posters, or Private Printing, send to us for Particulars and Prices. R. E. JONES & BROS., Weekly News" Offices, 8, Station Road, COLWYN BAY, AND Rose Hill Street & The Quay, CONWAY. TELEPHONE—Colwyn Bay, 31. Rose Hill Street, Conway, 12. The Ou, v- Conwav. 12a. CARTRIDGES. CARTRIDGES. Kynoch's Smokeless Telax 6/10 per 100 Nobell's Sporting Clyde 8/6 per 100 Primax Ejector Case 9/- per 100 Schultze 10/6 per 100 Kynoid 10/6 per 100 Curtis' and Harvey's Diamond Smokeless 10/6 per 100 A GOOD SELECTION OF RELIABLE GUNS from 30/- to £ 20 in Stock. FISHING TACKLE, SPORTSMEN'S SUNDRIES of all kinds. A large Stock of WIRE NETTING, CORRU- GATED SHEETS,# KITCHEN RANGES, GRATES and MANTELPIECE-, JO!, i RS' aud PLUMBERS TOOLS, CUTLERY, ELECTRO PLATE and HOUStHOLD UTENSILS of all kinds at Lowest Prices at MARFELL'S IRONMONGERY STORES, ABERGELE ROAD, COLWYN BAY. Tel ix. 137 DENNIS, s MLIC IAL i,i reino,- wn entireJv remove WOTil13 vB ,h, They are a Success wherever used. In Ðv.J.f5 ünr!t.lHt1 3 âos lOT (¡d ä""$ J'j Fn:t 7,1 and Is lld irIJIU (IHy ,h(,:ml,t ,)r th: ftr;)pn'U)r J, W. DENN IS. CHEMIST. LOUTH, LINca, To Builders and Contractors. THE TY'R MAWN and PANT Y CARW Stone Quarries, Gwydyr Estate, LLANRWST. BUILDING STONES AND MACADAM may be obtained at the lowest possible prices. ALpply to R. O. ROBERTS, 580 Bryn Crafnant, TREFRIW, R.S 0. A THE CME CAKE MILLS Co. Offer for Sale, carriage paid. delivere free to the nearest Railway Station in this district, in Two-Ton lots and upwards, DRIED ALE GRAINS Containing: per v Oil 7, Alb. 18, Carbo H 50, at ■ to«. MIXED GRAINS 8 Oil, Alb. ig, Carbo H. So £6 lOfi Specially recommended for aw 8 Stock Feeding, Sheep, etc. per ton. OUR SPECIALITY- COOKED FEEDING MEAL & MOLASSES £ 7 per ton. A relish and fattener for all classes of slock. For increasing yield of milk it is unequalled. We recommend a trial. Sample cwt, of any of the above would be sent at 8s,, delivered free, cash with order sample lot of 5 cwt. 7s. 6d. per cwt. 5/ per ton allowed for bags returned in clean and jm sound condition. We are open to appoint an Agent for the Conway Valley district. THE ACME CAKE MILLS CO., Howe St., Pollarrd St., MANOHESTER. 74 Hanes lesu Grist i'rBobl.' Y ddwy gyfrol yn un, inewn rhwymiad hardd. Pris 23. gyda'r Post, 2S. 4c. Tel- erau arferol i Lyfrwerthwyr. I'w gael gan yr Awdwr-Rev. Owen Evans, 27, Lawsrn-road, Colwyn Bay. R. B. LAVIES, BILLPOSTER, BELLMAN, & I ADVERTISING CONTRACTOR 51. HIGH STREET, BLAENAU FESTINIOG. -J7 -.I)' WVWWVV W WWWWW WW M TO BE AT YOUR BEST ii W you must get rid of any touch of dyspepsia, liver trouble or constipation, .j that may be troubling you. Fitness depends largely upon the healthy » activity of the dis«stiv« processes. If the function of digestion is con- j llderably dlstoibed, from whatever canae, general debility and depress- •• ion will ensue. If, on the other hand, your digestive organs are kept in .j good working order you will experience all the good effects of sound, vy ft robust health. Your aim should be to bring the organs of digestion as H nearly to a pitch of perfect efficiency as possible. When they are at f* their best you will be at your best. Excellence of digestion it the ki usual reward of those who n TAKE H g BEECHAM'S g s PILLS. g 2 Sold everywhere in boxes, price 1/1J (56 pills) 4 2/9 (108 pills).