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LLANPUMPSAINT. Yn YSGOL SUL.—Pa ddydd cafwyd gwledd o de a chyfarfod adloniadol yn y prydnawn yn y Ficerdy gany Parch. Ganon a Mrs. Lloyd. Mwynhawyd y prydnawn mown amryw chwareuon, eto. Yn yr hwyr cafwyd cyfarfod adloniadol yn yr Ysgoldy. Cadeirydd, Mr. Pierce, Brynawel. Parotowyd drama gan Miss Jones, A.L.C., Gwynfryn, organ- yddes yr Eglwys. Paratowyd tonau am yr achlysur gan Mr. R. Thomas, arweinydd cerddorol yr Eg- lwys. Paratowyd adroddiadau i'r plant gan Miss Daniels, v Ficerdy. Trefnwyd y "bags' ar arian roddwyd fel gwobrwyon i'r plant am eu ffyddlondeb an Mr. Thomas, Dolau, a'r Mri. J. Stephens, Gwastod-mawr, ao E. Evans, Gwastod-bach. AT- weiniwyd y rhan gyntaf gan Mr. D. Thomas, Bwlchgwyn, a'r olaf gan Mr. J. Griffiths, Derwen. Ar ol hyn y diolchjadau arferol. Rhoddodd Canon Lloyd rhoddion o lyfrau i'r plant a fu yn bresenol vn rheolaidd yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiweddaf. Diolchodd Mr. Johnny Thomas, Gwastod bach, ar gaii. ar ddlwedd y cyfarfod, i'r Canon a Mrs. Lloyd am y te. Y mae yn dda genym hysbysu cin darllen- wry fod yr Eglwys yn Llanpumpsaint yn allu cryf, nertttiol, a dylanwadol.

Y GOlOFN FARDDOL. PENNILLION. Buddugol yn Eisteddfod Capel-y-Groes, Llanwnen, Rhagfyr 27ain, 1912, "Er cof am y diweddar Mr. David Morgans, Moelfre, Llanbedr. Angeu, angeu, nid oes dostur Yn dy fynwes di i neb, Ti sy'n dryliio cwpan cysur, Ac yn troi y rudd yn wleb; Daeth dy gonad di i i oelfre, Ac a ilafn ei finiog gledd, „ Fe wnaeth yno frad anaele, Torodd fwyn-ddyn mad i'r bedd. Dafydd Morgan, dawel, diddan, Aeth o ganol nawn ei oes, Ac mae gwiad o i ol yn owynfan, Ac lllaeï deulu cu dan loes; Do, fe gollodd dyffryn Grancll Un oi feibion goreu gaed, Pan yng ngwyll ei lonydd liunell, Rhoi'r amaethwr gonest wnaed. y Dangnefeddwr mwyn a llariaidd, Coledd yr encilion, lie Mae'n blodcuo grinllys gwylaidd, Moes a chrefydd wnai efe; Megis awel mai yn lloni Eilwaith feasyild gwyw ein tir, Yntau yn nrycinoedd cym Fu i'r gwan yn gyfaill gwir. Isi udganai'i elusenau,— Dcuent fel y gwlith o'r ne', 'Roedd ei enaid yn ei ciriau, 'P,) c (I del galon yn ei lie; Gwr adwaenid fel cymydog Na lochesai frad na thwyll; Nid o anian wyllt a thraiog, Arwr oedd yn nhemlau pwyll. Fladwel, Gristion, os dy wyncb Mwy ni welwn, ac o'th fin, Os na chlywir mwy'th ddoethineb; Mae dy gofio n well na gwin; Hyd nes eto dy gymdeithas Gawn mown gwlad he bing na loec, Ffarwel, Gristion gwar cyweithas— Cwsg mewn hodd yn erw'r Groes. Cvvrtnewydd. D. R. DAVIES (Cledlyn). SENEDD PONT Y CWRT. Nid senedd wpch Sant Stephan, Yn Ninas fawr y byd, Na senedd bwrdd na chynghor Sydd wedi llanw'm bryd; Ond senedd Pont y Pentrcf Yn Ngheredigion fad; Mae drysau hon yn agor I bawb o feib y wlad. Pa worth yw son am Asquith A'i Gyfrin-gynghor doeth, A threulio amser ofer I son am ddadleu poeth? Mae senedd Pont y Pentref Yn chwerthin am eu pen, A phenderfynu'n bendant Angenion .Gwalia Wen. Arosais ger y senedd Ryw noson yn y gwlaw, A gwelais aelod pybyr, A'i garden yn ei law, Yn penderfynu tynged Y cardiau llwyd a choch, A thaflu "Dafydd." druan, Am byth i "wlad y moeh." Ond ust! Mae John yn siarad Am hawliau'r Werddon 'nawr, A phawb fel mintai gyfan Ymgrymant tua'r llawr; A'i lais fel taran nerthol Yn gwawdio pawb o'r bron,' Gan hcrio dylai Redmond Gael profi pwys ei ffon. "Pa les yw son am Werddon?" Medd William yn ei bwyll, "A thaflu beichiau trymion I ni, mae hyn yn dwyll. Pa les yw son am ryddid A ninnau'n gaethion 'nawr, A'r beichiau bron yn llcthol, 'N ein gwasgu tua'r llawr?" "Gan bwyll," medd mab y Sychpant, A'i "faner" yn ci law, Paid son am drais a gormes, Mac dyddiau braf gerllaw; Fe ga pob meinwen dirion Ei hawliuu ddydd y "poll"; Mi fcntra'i bob peth wedy n Na fyddwn ni ar ol. Cawn oleu yn y pentref, A dwr o dy i dy; Cawn orsaf yn yr ymyl, A'r "cars" i fyn'd yn hy'; Pwy wyr na welir llongau Fel Abergwaun yn awr, O'r Cwrt yn morio allan I grocsi'r Werydd mawr. Wel. dynn glo ar bobpeth," Medd Beimi nertlr ei gcg; Paid dadleu'r fath flolineb Am hawliau y ryw dog 'Does neb yn gwybod angen Y gweision ar y tir, Ond Tom a Dai a finnan Sydd wrthi er's blwyddi hir. "O'r crcadur balch, medd Sliemi, "Mor wir a mod Ïu fvw- Mac digon o asyno" Yn barod wrth y llvw. Rhyw dy-e lsivy-r am gael swyddau, j A channoedd yn eu cod, A dim i ti na finnau Ond enill hunanglorl." Daeth adeg 'nawr i dorj Y senedd am v no. A'r holl aelodau aetliant Yng ngoleu'r lleuad dlos, I'r flermydd yn y pellder, Gan chwiban ar eu hynt, Fel gwnaeth eu tadau ganwaifh Yn ystod dyddiau gynt. TOMOS.

CARDIGANSHIRE UNIONISTS. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION. Ll tl On the 261 h ultimo, a large gathering of Cardigan- shire Conservatives and Unionists were present at the annual meeting of the Association, which was held at the Town Hall, Lampeter, when Mr. J. Evans, Cardigan, presided in the unavoidable ab- sence of Mr. R. E. Jones, Borth. Delegatep were present from all parts of the county, among whom we noticed :—Sir E. W. Parry Pryee, Bart., Goger- ddan; Messrs. Morris Davies, Ffosrhydgaled; G. Evans, Lovesgrove; R. S. Rowland, Garth; Roderick Evans, Lampeter; G. Pryse, Peithyll; Professor Scott, Lampeter; Messrs. W. E. Wwynne, Aber- ystwyth; D. Watkins, solicitoir, Lampeter: Bertie Davies-Evans, Lampeter; Ll. 0. Davies, Talsarn; Revs. T. C. Edmunds, Trefilan; T. M. Williams, Llanddewi-Aberarth; J. D. Lewis, Llanarth; R. E. Davies, Ystrad; etc. The Chairman apologised for the absence of the chairman of the Association, who had done excellent work on behalf of the Association. The balance sheet for the past year was presented, which showed a balance of B109. The election of officers for the coming year was then proceeded with, all of whom were re-elected. Mr. A. G. Harries, the energetic agent and secre- tary of the Association, in submitting his report for the year, showed clearly the good work which had been accomplished. He had visited every poll- ing district in the county, and had become ac- quainted with every detail of the political machinery throughout Cardiganshire, finding out weak spots, and encouraging the workers. A large number of meetings had been held throughout the county, and more would be held in the near future. He was glad to see Mr. Waddington, the chief Conservative iicent for Wales, among them that day, and hoped that gentileman would kindly send the best Welsh speakers he could find to deliver addresses in the county. In connection with the work of registra- tion he was proud of the fact that 173 more Unionists had been added to the voters' list, and they would not be satisfied until a larger number had been cured. Sir Edward Prvse had kindly accompanied him to some parts of the county, and had been of immense help. He wished to thank Mr. Daniel Watkins, solicitor, Lampeter, for his many kindnesses in connection with registration work, and also those who had so kindly helped at the various meetings. Sir Edward Pryse then addressed the meeting, and alluded to the remarkable energy of Mr. Harries and the splendid work he had accomplished in the county. As they had already heard, public meetings would be held very soon at several of the polling dnltriots, and all should do their utmost for the cause which was so near and dear to them, and which they were fighting for. There was no doubt but that the present Government would remain in office as long as they could, but united efforts should be made to remove a Government which had de- stroyed the Constitution, and carried outi such a destructive, wicked, and injurious programme. Re- ferring to the suffragette-. Sir Edward said he was in favour of giving votes to women who paid rates, but deplored the wanton acts of thb militant suffra- gettes, who caused so much damage to property. They had alienated all sympathy for their cause by their foolish behaviour, and the course they took did thorn no good. The payment to members of parliament had robbed them of their freedom and manhood, and wheiher they liked it or not they had to carry out the commands of the government. Having referred to Mr. Lloyd George's proposed Land Aot, Sir Edward sat down amidst cheers. Mr. Waddington having spoken, an enthusiastic mealing was brought to a close with the usual vote of thanks.

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PENRHIWPAl. PETTY SESSIONS.—On Tuesday, before Mr. C. Tyler, and Mr. Trionias Davies, for not fending :-or daughter to school regularly, Eleanor Davies, íWJJl- lloydrew, Rhydlewis. was fined 7s. 6d. including ro.t,. k <

[Akt RumTe RESBKTBD.] PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. BY PRIMROSE MoOONNELL, B.Sc., F.G.S., Author of A Notebook of Agricultural Facta, and Figures," Elements of Farming," etc.). SCRAPIE."—A NE\Y SHEEP DISEASE. A new dtseaae amongst sheep to "dHll the above mentioned name j." given, U, reported from the Border cvuntry. it 1:5 01H,)" receut..y tuat tile cx.LeI1ClJ of ttus tUseatre hac; become known to the outside puuiio, and Jt appeai-s tÜat. It IS ol tile nature 01 scab 11 itA result*, lHlt it is worse Uian mat trouble, it was tnouglit to be a variety ot Johne's disease, as bacoiiii were found m the uitcntiuiea, but along with tl1oro J8 a Kn irritation, and the sheep keep on rubbing a", if they had. auab. Irom Wll.çJl the namo "scrapie has been adopted, syiuptoxna aro that tho animals waste away iauly rapidly, tne chisease it> contagious, and tne incubation stage jus long months. There is no treatment known as yet,, and it its possible that the only method will be to isolate the larin where it as prevalent, and lK>9t>ibly to clear off the whole stock and give uio jand a. thorouga reest. fhi" will be a very serious matter, because the riheep on each farm, at any rate in the hiil districts, are more or iete acclima- tised, and a change of stock mean* a very hign death rate until the new lot have developed them- selves, as at were, to isuit their surrounding. Accli- matisation indeeU on lu l farms 18 a. very iong and dorious matter. No doubt the Board of Agriculture wiU move in the matter, and device some means of meeting the trouble, but to an outsider like the writer THE rtUKPHIblXG THING is tnat thifi disease is only bemg found out now. it is positively certain that it must nave been in existence for a. long timo previously, because dits eases cannot spring up spontaneously and instanta- eouslv. When we think for a moment that for the laait 50 or 60 yeans since the days of Youatt, Spooner and Viek the veterinary profession has been develop- ing a.s. time went on, and every possible animal disease has been investigated more or 1C:5s" it M) very surprising indeed to find that this particular one has escaped notice. Tho reports are tnat it is really worse than scab, and scab as we know :11 one of the di.-eases that must be reported to tht) authorities and steps must be taken to deal with it. If this scrapie" is likeiv to extend, and is con- tagious, then it, will be a very serious matter indeed, but up to the present it does not teem to cover a very wide range of country, and therefore, it may be possible to deal with it easily. Johne's disease in oattle wc know is practically incurable, and, it i..< one in which we have to take care that the con- tagion does not spread. Unfortunately all diseases of the digestive organs are very easily spread, be- cause the droppings of the animals carry the germ-s of the dL-eajse, which are picked up by other animals, in grazing, and tnat is why it is best to clear off all on an infected farm and give the land a rest. WATER FOR COWS. The subject of watering our cows has been pretty widely disciMteed, but recently there ie tome information to hand which is of exceedingly great importance to all those who have to handle cows, and that is, the amount of water it ia necessary to allow the animals. Tests of various sorts have shown that a oow requires nearly half a gallon of water to every pound of food she consumes, but quiet re- cently in the farm papers there is reported a by someone who measured the amount of Water drunk by his animals and he found that it varied from 7 to 14 gallons per head daily. In addition to this the animals were getting roott, which are juicy and supply a large quantity of water, and he found that practically the average cow consumed some 9 or 10 gallons of liquid. The strange thing was that some animals drunk twice as much as othere, kept it up continuously; then again, it was found that THE TIME OF DRINKING varied, the majority of the animaLs wanted tho Wat.<,r immediately after they had partaken of tiieir meals. Tho writer is able to support this statement, be- cause he has noticed in his own case that the cows were very desirous of drinking immediately after being served with a mash, and a mash contains a large quantity of water, but the consumption of this seemed to stimulate the desire for more water. Some cows again like to keep on sipping their water from time to time. other?, like to fill themselves up with water a one time; more water was drunk in the morning" and it was noted that the cows kept pretty much to the same quantity day after day; the 7 gallon cows very rarely drinking more than 7 gallons and the 14 ones keeping to the 14 gallons pretty regularly. The conclusion of the whole matter is this that the animals ought to hafve water before them continuously; it is not enough to carry tho water in to them say twice a day or to take them out to a pond to drink their fill. The best result is obtained by having the water in some uten- sil in front of them and vhus allow them to help themselves as they require it. SEED CHANGING. The fact that orops run out on farms if we keep on using our own seed continuously is one of the phenomena which has never yet been explained satisfartorily. New varieties are always being brought1 out by improvers, but many of them tend to die out after a year or two and have to bo resus- citated as it were by bringing in fresh seed again, in other words, a variety runs out. Against this there is the fact) that the continuous selection from the best crops is one of the methods of improving any particular variety, and in this way a crop can be re-generated and some of our best varieties of corn have been brought into existence in this way. Notwithstanding this there is the fact that perpetu- ally growing in the same class of seed on the name farm tends to depreciation in the value of the crop. Most of us have found out that change is good, and if any particular variety has been found to do better than others then it is wise to go back to the same source when re-generation is required. As a rule it is A GOOD PLAN to get seed from a better soil and climate than one's own. In the case of the corn crops, however, it has been found that the heavier gran per bushel is not always the best to sow for raising a good crop, and one of the anomalous things that one finds in farming is that the small sized seed which is sifted out of the bulk is found to be heavier per bushel and will actually give the best crop sometimes; pos- sibly this may be due to the fact that the kernels in the small grain are very often as large asA those in the larger grdn-the difference in size 'being really due to the difference in the size of the glumes or chaff scales; in any case, however, it is a good plan to have fresh seed at frequent intervals and to have a change from one to another to find out which is the best one to adopt for future use. A farmer might select a grain or two of his very best crop and preserve it for seed purposes and thus follow a scheme of re-generation in a small way. SUPPLYING HUMUS. The vegetable matter in the soil goes under the general name, of humus, and when a farmer puts on a dressing of farmyard manure he is adding very largely to the store of humus in the soil and in fact it is from this very point of view that ordi- nary dung is of the greatest value, because the actual amount of fertilising ingredients liD it is com- paratively small. This humus or farmyard manure RS the case may be, tends to open up stiff soils, and on the other hand, to light soils ita tends to give body or staple and improves the texture as well as fertilising it. The writer has always doubted the wisdom of buying in farmyard manure as against artificial manure where a portion has already been made at home. but now when bought-in dung is getting very scarce and dear. the question is coming to the front, how is the humus in the soil to be kept. up, and would it pay to cart peat or turf or earthy material of any kind on to stiff land to lighten it up a bit? Practically it would not do so, although work of this kind used to be done in the old days when wages were exceedingly low. Then again, would the use of sewage sludge bring about t hi kind of thing? The answer to this is that a few tons of sewage sludge per acre might amount to a good deal of money and with very little effect on the texture of the soil. One must remember that from 10 to 20 loads of muck per acre is a very common dressing,but how many loads of sludge of peat or anything else would have the same effect and what would the cost if it had to be carted from a distance? GREEX MANURING. The only other thing that could be done is to grow green crops of various kinds and plough them in and thus follow the system of green manuring. In the case of bare fallowing as practised in the writer's neighbourhood, it is customary to sow mustard on the fallow and to plough that in, and in this way sometimes as many as three successive* I crop" of mustard have been grown and ploughed in during a summer. The wheat that follows gets the benefit of this and the texture of the soil is, of course, very greatly improved. Next to this the U'rowth of clover comes. a:id where it customary to 'have ;1 clon-r break, and t" lake two crops off, during the summer, the" :ole" of clover fhat i" left behind makes an exceedingly good coating of manure of the organic, kind when it is ploughed in. Temporary pastures come under the same category,

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MARKETS. GRAIN. NEWPORT, Wed., Feb. 26.—Moderate business steady, with a good undertone. Maize was very firm and in some cases showed an advance on the week. Tho demand for barley and oats was somewhat re- stricted. Bran sold well at an increase of from 2B 6d to 56 per ton on the week. Sharps were inactive, without change in price. HEREFORD, Wed., Feb. 26.-All descriptions of ^ingli<sh grain less freely offered. A few lines of wheat held for 4s, but buyers were blow. Barleye found little doing in matting, and the seed trade waa nominal. Oats quiet, but firm, really choice sampler being sought after, but were scarce. Nothing mueui offering in beans, and maize steady at last week's rates, with not much doing. CATTLE. NEWPORT, Wed., Fob. 35 —Cattle and sheep were again rather scarce here to-day. There w.4-- a fair number of calves, and an average number oi pigs. All best stock realised good prlCe. Quota- tions:—Best beef 7gd, per lb, seconds 7d to 7sd, cows 4 6d to 6jd, best wether mutton lOd to ild, ewes 8d to 8id, and calves 9d to lid; pigs—porkers 13s, and baconers 1Q> 3d to 1Û6 9d per score. HEREFORD, Wed., Feb. 26.-There was a shorter supply \>f beef, and trade was, consequently, brisk, best quality fetching 7d up to 9d. One bull made JE51 15s, and a cow from Sir John Cotterell's nerd fetched £ 27. Good store,, again sold readily, the poorer sorts hanging off. Forward stores made up to £ 18 10s. Calves in demand, both veal and rearing, and top prices were made. Sheep in large supp v, but meeting a quick trade—best quality wether mutton made 8d and upwards, and ewee up to ,'4d- A pon of ten wethers fetched 638 6d apiece. Porkers and baconers shorter in supply, and sold dear throughout. Dealers state that prices rule a-f high as they have been at any time during tne last twenty years, and to-day in 6ome cases cows have fetched as much as bullocks. One bullock fetched JB51 15s, and a cow from Sir John Cotterell's herd made J627. PROVISIONS. LLANDYSSUL, Tues., Feb. 25.-Fair attendance, with moderate supplies selling wc-ll. Quotations:— Butter—fresn lumps unsalted for factory blending Is Id per lb, s-alted in tubs and casks Is did to 16 I'd, pouixl rolls ex-basket Is 2d to Is 3d; eggs (not graded), 10s per 120; home-made cheese, 5d to 5id per lb; poultry—young pullets 6d per lb (Live-wcigliti, old fowls averaged 26 6d per couple, ducks 6d to 5d per lb, and from 4s 6d to 6s per couple, young fowls from 3s to 4s 6d per couple, young pullets (trussed), 9d to lOd per lb, ducks (trussed) 9d to lOd per !b, ducks (trussed) 9d to 10d; rabbits in poor demand-trapped 6d and 7d each (retail), shot 4d to 6d; hares, 3s 6d each; pheasants 4s to 5s per brace, partridges 2s 6d; pig,weaners or litters 17s 6d to 22s 6d each, porkers (light and middle weights* 9te per score (less 6d per head), heavy baconers (alive) 8s 9d per .ore; old Sneep 3d to 4d per lb, yearling rams 4jd, yearling sheer) 4d to 5d; ca:.ves 4d to 44d, best quality up to 5d and 5^d per lb; two-year old heifers and bullocks 30s to 32s per cwt, prime quali- ties up to 348 6d, young fat bulls up to 30s, young fat cows 27s to 2g. old fat cows 25s and 26s, o'd fat bulls up to 27,s, yearling storers averaged £7 to 99 each, with two-year-olds from JE8 10", to Ell 10s. HEREFORD, Wed., Feb. 26.-The wholesale mar- ket for live fowls to-day showed a fair supply, trade being brisk at last week's prices of 4s 6d to 6s 6d per couple- The firrt lot of ducklings sold at 5s 6d to 6s 6d per couple. Eggs plentiful and cheaper at 12 a Is. In the dead poultry market a moderate Supply of fowls found prices stiffening at 5s to 7"3 per couple. No ducks. Egg, easier at 10 a Is re- tail, and 12 and 13 a Is wholesale. Butter Is 3d to Is 5d per lb retail, and Is 3d wholesale. LLANDILO,. Sat.. March was a large supply. Quotations:—Fresh butter Is 13-d and Is 2d 1 2 per lb; eggs, thirteen for Is: honey, lid per lb: cheese (Welsh) 6d to 7 d per lb; rabbits 8d and 9d 2 each; poultry—chickens (trussed) 3s 3d to 3s 6d each, alive 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple, fowlis (trussed) lid per lb; flannel-Ni-hite Is Id. shirting Is and Is Id, boys' ditto lid, serge (coloured) Is 6d. kersey Is 4d. apron flannel Is 9d. costume cloth 3s, ditto flannel (double width) 3s per yard, blankets-white 10s 6d. coloured 8s 6d each, rugs 15s each, large nursing shawls—coloured 115 6d each, turnovers 2s 6d, ready- made shirts—small size 4s 9d. men's full-size 5s. 6d to 6s each; wool—white and grey in and out the grease 2s, brown ditto Is 6d, black (Welslil 2s 8d, best black fine 3s 4d. German fingering (mixed dolours) 3s 8d to 4s per lb. CARMARTHEN. Sat.. March I.-Quotationr, Cask butter, Is 2gd and fremiti Is 3d per lb; dreised poultry-chicken", 5s 6d to 6s per couple, fowls 4s 6d to 5s per couple,, and ducks 3;, 3d to 3s 6d each; eggs, 14 for Is; cheese, 37s per cwt. BUTTER. nORK, Sat., March 1.—Firsts 118s. seconds 100s, thirds 87e, fine 118s, fresh from 108s per cwt- 11

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CARMARTHEN. The fortnightly meeting- of the Carmarthen Board of Guardians was held at the Board-room of the Workhouse on Saturday. There were aluo present: Mr. Jonn T. Williams, Grove, Llanginnmg (chair- manj; Miss Thomas, Rev. A. Fuller Mills, Messrs. J. Patagonia Lewis, Thomas Thomas, St. Peter; Messrs. V. Harries Daviea and W. Williams, Aber- gwili; T. Davies, Abernant; B. Phillips, Conwil; W. Harries, Llanarthney J. W. Lewia, Llanddarog; H. Walters, Llandefeilog; D. Thomas, Llangain; D. T. Gilbert and John Lewis. Llangendeirne; Llewelyn Morgan, Llangiiming; Herbert Griffiths, Llangunnor; Daniel Davies, Llanllawddog; John Francis, Llan stephan; M. James Evans, Mydran; D. John, St. Clears; John Jones, St. Ishmael; J. S. Williams, Tre- loon; M. W. Jenkins, Llanfihangel-Aberoowin. REPORTS. Tne Master (Mr. Rees Price) in his report stated; —Divine service was celebrated at too house on Sunday, 16th February, by the Rev. E. U. Thomae, Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, and on Sunday, 23rd February, by the Rev. J. Meirion Williams, Welsh Wesleyan Church. Mr. Hugh R. Williams, Local Government Board Inspector, vetted the house on the 18th February. The number of inmates in the house on the last day of the week was 65 against 79 for the corresponding period last year. The number of casual paupers relieved during the fortnight was 129 against 137 for the same period last year. Periodical;, were kindly given for the use of the in- mates by Miss G. M. E. White and Townsend. The reports of the relieving officers Showed the amount of outdoor relief distributed during the fort- night ended on the previous Board-day to have been: First week, 702 person^ relieved at a cost of JB95 78 lOd, being a decrease of 52 in the number relieved and of J64 7s on the amount disbursed. Second week: 717 relieved at a oost of £88 8s. 9d., being a decrease of 27 persons and of JE3 14-K in money. Tho Treasurer's report showed tne balance in hand on the previous Board-day to nave been £2,683 18s. Id. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOYS AND RELIEF. A question arose as to the grant of relief to an industrial school boy who had been engaged on a farm in the district and was now ill. Mr. Gilbert asked wnere the liability of the em- ployer came in. The Chairman—We have been discussing the matter, but we cannot agree. Mr. W. Harries-Farmers have to pay heavy rates. A Member—Yea; but you have to pay heavy rates because you take these boys for cheap labour. Mr. Harrie..s-There are two side;. to the question It was decided to grant relief. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL. The Rev. A. Fuller Mills called attention to tae fact that guardiantr had no representation on the King Edward Memorial Association. The guardians were interested as they had to support the depen- dents of the consumptive patients, and there were a good many oonsumptives getting relief..

LLANDILO. I The fortnightly meeting of this Board wae held on Saturday, wTien there were present: Mr. W. Williams (in the chair),Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. M. A. Jones, Rey. Alban Davies (vice-chairman), Col. Morris, Rev. Edryd Jones, and Messrs. Dd. Davies, Gomer Har- ries. R. Matthews, Jno. Lewis, W. Hopkins, L. N. Powell, Evan Davies, Jno. Morgan, D. Pritchard Davies, D. Watkins (Llanfihangel), D. Watkms (Llwydcoed), D. Thomas, W. Roberts. (LIancgwad). W. Griffiths; the clerk (Mr. R. Shipley Lewis), the deputy clerk (Mr. D. Jone#-Morris), and the other officials. THE HOeSE. The Master reported that the number of inmates were 76 against 79 corresponding period last year. Vagrants relieved for the fortnight 165 against 245 being a decrease of 80 on the corresponding period last year. RELIEF. The Board had under consideration the case of a man admitted into the house who desired to remain. an inmate as he would be better fed tnere than in a common lodging house. Mr. L. N. Powell said he was afraid the work- house was being used a.& a convalescent home. It was decided to allow him to remain for a fort- night at a charge of 5s. per week. TREASURER S ACCOUNT. Tne Clerk said that al1* the parishes had paid then- calls except two. one of which was JB8 15s. in arrears, and the. other Cwmamman, JE84. The balance in the treasurer's hands was £1,500. RELIEF OF CASUAL PAUPERS. The Clerk read a letter from the clerk to t-ne Carmarthen Board of Guardians with reference to tho recently issued order of the Local Government Board as to the relief of casual paupens by the pro vision for them of a mid-day meaL The Carmarthen Board suggested co-operation between the different boards in the county, and if possible tne three coun- ties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, and Cardigan, with a view to uniform control and treatment, and issuing of tickets. A conference between the representatives of the different boards of guardians in the county was suggested. The Clerk said tho question was a rather big question, and he did not know whetner it would be advisable for tnem to discuse it that day or not. The Chairman suggested it should be put on tne agenda for the next meeting. Col. Morris proposed that they appoint two dele gates to attend the conference, viz., the chairman and vice-chairman. Mr. E. Davies eeoonded. Somebody suggested the chairman and vice-chair- man for tne time being, as in the election perhaps the pnwnt ones might not bo returned. Tiie Chairman—You do not agree to co-operate? Mr. Evan Davies—Oh, yes, certainly. There is no power whatever given to the delegates we cend to tne conference. Col. Morris—No; quite non-oommittal. The further explained that the object of the order was to relieve the bona fide destitute per- son who was out of employment. Mr. John Morgan sad he W&>, afraid it was a. scheme to encourage loafers. A troop of them would start to-morrow, say. Pontardawe. Then they -would make tneir way to Carmarthen. They had their regular rounds. Col. Morris said the details could be discussed at. tne conference. Mr. Jno. Lewis—If there a.re disadvantages there are also advantages. The motion was carried- THE QUESTION OF SALARIES. Amid a good deal of laughter, Mr. Evan Davies read the following notice of motionThat in future all applications for increases of salaries should be made and decided upon in the montn of February preceding the election' (laughter). DRAINAGE OF FFAIRFACH, TOWY TERRACE. i&c. Col. Morris read the following report by Mr. Evan Jones, the sanitary and building inspector:— In accordance with the instructions of your Council at your last meeting, I have prepared a plan and sec- tion of the proposed drainage of Ffairfach. Owing to the small available fall it is necessary to carry the outfall of tne main sewer to a point on the riverside 1.626 feet or 542 yards below Towy Vila. The .scheme includes the drainage of the whole of Ffairfach, except that I have not provided for the drainage of the butter and cheese factory, whicn cannot very well be dealt with. except by Kyphonage and lowering considerably the level of the sewer between (Ffairfach Station and the Square, Old Toll-gate. I estimate the total cost at £808 13s. Ekl. exclusive of tank treatment, &c. The fall, I am afraid, will not fall on the outfall works on a very extensive scale unless the outlet is carried muCn further down stream. My estimate of the cost of the main sewer from Ffairfach-square to the outlet is £307 and the branch from the square to Pontargoedliwyn £123 4s. lid. The latter amount should, in my opinion, be charged to the Llandilo- fawr Board of Guardians. There is also the question of treatment, a portion of the cost of which might be favourably considered by that Board. The ques- tion then arises whether the scheme should involve a loan to carry out the works or is it a matter that ought to be arranged between your Council and the Board of Guardians. I should be glad if a joint committee of your Council and the Board of Guar- dians were appointed when I could explain the scheme more fully. Before the scheme can be car- ried out it will be necessary to approach Mr. Drum- mond with regard to the land and easement required. The Board of Guardians only discussed a portion of the report affecting themselves, v;z., the £123 4s. lid. and tne question of treatment, a portion of the cost of which it was suggested could be favourably con- sidered by Col. Morris said that assuming that the Board of Guardians agreed to pay the JB123, it was not fair that the ratepayers should have to pay it right off when tney could get a loan and spread it over a period of 30 years. Then arose the question as to whether the Board should bear a portion of the cost of the drain referred to in the report. The sewer

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Rural District Council The chairman (HOT. J. Alban Davieai presided. LLWYNHELIG ROAD. The estimate EZB of the cost of Llwynhel«g road was submitted. Col. Morris said they could not expect to get a penny from the Development Committee towards bridge improvements. The fund was for improving existing roads and cutting off corners. Mr. Evan Evans complaJned tnat the road was very narrow two miles further on, and it would be quito easy to widen it. lou could hardly pasa that way in a cart or a motor-car. He suggested that the Council should ask for a couple of hundreds towards roads improvements. This Council had prepared a complete scheme. Col. Morris said that £4,000 was granted by tne Development Commissioners to this county, but every Mulling had been allocated to oertain works. They might get a small amount next year, but they should presa to have their full snare. He moved that they apply for £ 500, but not to be disappointed if they did not get it this year. The Cierk asked if they should ask for a contribu- tion for their whole scheme, several portions of which were mentioned by members ao haivng already been carried out. It was decided to apply on the motion of Col. Morns for a contribution of £500 towards the whole scheme without mentioning the items. PLANS COMMITTEE. Mr. R. Matthews submitted the report of the Plans Committee, which included plans for three houses on the Tyoornel Estate which had been post- poned until the road in front of the houses had been completed. Mr. Matthews said the committee had been most oareful in oarrying out the course decided upon in re-pect to plans at a previous meeting, and especially in Liandebie, when plans had been de- ferred pending certain alterations. Tiiev had also under consideration the plan of a small private school in respect to whic'n Mr. P.per had attended before the committee. After some discussion the report was adopted. Mr. Gomer Harries said that in respect to certain houses where the owners in his district had under- taken to construct, tne road, they had done po, but the Sanitary Inspector had been unable to attend to report on them. He urged that the plans should be passed in order to enable these people who were working-men to give out the contracts so that the building of the houses Snould be proceeded with. 1 Col. Morris objected to Mr. Gomer Harries going behind what the Council had deoided at a recent meeting. Mr. Harries replied that the road was ready and they were awaiting the inspection of it by the In bpector. BRYNAMMAN DRAINAGE. The Clerk said that a lengtiiy report concerning the Brynamman drainage had only arrived that morn- ing. Under the circumstances its consideration was deferred. THE DRAINAGE OF FFAIRFACH. 1 The Council then disctu-'sed the various points in Mr. Evan Jones' report re the drainage of (Ffairfach so far as it affected the Council. Col. Morris strongly objected to dealing with the subject piece-meal as suggested by Mr. Evan Jones. He abo held that if they applied for a loan the Local Gotemnient Board would not grant it unless j the butter and cheese factory was included in the 5Chell1e. In the result the subject was referred, to a joint committee of the Rural District Council, and the Board of Guardians. CART BRIDGE FOR LLANDYFAN. A strong deputation headed by Mr. Jones, Bryn- dewi, waited before the Council, and submitted a peti- tion signed by 61 residents urging the need for erecting a cart bridge over the River Loughor at Llandyfan. Tne Council decided to accede to the application provided JB50 was contributed from the locality. This was all the business of interest.

The death took place on Sunday ab her residence, Lakefield place, Llanelly, at the age of 79 years, of Mrs. Eliza Martyn. the widow of the late Wm. Bennot Martyn, of Perran-ar-Worthal, Cornwall, and mother of Mr. J. T. Martyn, the hon. clerk to the Cockett Parish Council. j

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"HWYRDDYDD HAF." Cyd fuddugol yn Tyoroes, 1911. Cilia'r haul dros war y gorwel Megis toyrn mewn cerbyd aur, A chusanu'i rudd mewn ffarwel Y mae myrdd o gymyl claer. Gyda'r awel sy'n suganu Ar ei thaith mewn niyfyr af, Dros y meusydd gan fwyn bletliu Odlig per i hwyrddydd haf. Brydferth lili wen y dyffryn. 'Nghyd a meillion gwyrdd y rhos, Sydd yn tywallt ambell ddeigryn Ar ol colli'r heulwen d'os; Mae pob deilen yn marweiddio A chwynfana'r blodau brith, Tra'r glaswelltyn sydd yn gwyro 0 dan bwys ei berlyn gwlith. Telynorion peraidd anian Lwyr barlyswyd yn mhob tud, Daeth yr hwyrddydd dros eu llwvfan, Gan eu taraw oil yn fud. Ust! clywch furmur yr afonig Oddidraw yn llunio can, Gan gyfeilio i'r forwynig Sydd yn godro'r gwartheg glan. Mae'r crymanau yn grogedig Mewn mudanrwydd ar y mur, A chyfeirio'i gam lluddiedig Tua'i fwth wna'r gweithiwr pur, Lie mae cariad ar ei orsedd Yn gwasgaru'i wenau braf, 1?el rhyw ernes o dangnefedd Gwlad heb ynddi "hwyrddydd haf." Cellan, Llanbedr. COYNANT. LLINNELLAU Er cof am Mary Gwladys, merch Mr. a Mrs. Josuah Jones, Gaerwen, Llandyssoilio-gogo. fu farw yn ddeufis oed. Daeth heulwen ryw foreu i'r teulu hwn, Yn ngwyneb genethig fach, A ohariad yr aelwyd gofleidiai hon Yn anwyl, siriol, ao iach. Daeth cwmwl tywyll fel gwaelod bedd Dros wynob yr heulwen dlos, A chafwyd y cariad mewn dagrau heillt Yn adfyd y welw nos. Daeth angel tyner o'r anwel fvd I 'mofyn yr eneth gu, Cilied y cwmwl, ac fe ddaw gwawr Yr heulwen o'r wynfa fry! ADGOF HIRAETH. Y GWANWYN. Iloenus ydyw ei holl wenau,—a gloew, Ydynt oil yn ddiau, Nwyfus hoen sy'n ynfywhau Ar ei ddeiliog ddiHau. Barry. J. EVANS (Tywi.)

and no doubt tnere are other crops which can be grown for this express purpose. It is evident that the growing of a crop and ploughing it in if it gives satisfactory results from a cropping point of view can be done at a great deal dess cost tnan cart- ing to many loacfe of stuff per acre from a distance. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Calcium Carbide: D.W.—This material changes into ordinary slaked lime and later on into car- bonate after the acetylene has been evolved. It ia therefore very suitable for limuig gardens, but must of course be completely .spent before coming rnot contact with vegetation. Blues tone for Potatoes;: D.C.—The whole matter is only yet in tne experimental stage and quantities can only be estimated. One pound of bluestono to a gallon of water is the strength. The number of gallons to wet a ton of potatoes must be found by trial. Sulpnate of potash is usually preferred for potatoes instead of ohloride, and kainite is a handy sulphate compound. Hay Land: T.P.-O.-The slag and other manure you have already given should have done it very well- The super you propose to give should help still more, but I would advise you to add say thi-oo cwt. of kainite per acre. Then about April ¡;iv 1 cwt. of nitrate per acre: it seems to nave everything but these. Basic slag usually yields a good quality hay—not soft—but a fie'd cut for hay for 20 years will take a lot of making up. Seeding Roots: P.G.G.—The usual way of produc- ing tne commercial seed of turnips, 6wed, man- golds, etc., is to sow the seed in beds in autumn; the plants are transplanted in November into ordi- nary rows for horse-hoeing and cultivation during the next summer, and the stalks run up to seed without forming bulbs at all, and are harvested tne next autumn. These biennial plants thus become induoed to seed in one year and only occupy the ground one reason. Special new varieties only are grown from bulbs kept over to a second year. Haws iare usually put into a mass to rot ofi the outside pulp, and are tnen sown in sandy loam and expected to sprout by the second year. P.S.—The author will be pleaded to answer through th:s column aucih queries with regard to matters of Agriculture, etc., as are likely to be of general in terest to readers. Letters should be addressed to Primrose MaConnell, 69, Highgate, KendaJ.

from the workhouse would go down to tne road and straight up to the old orossing-tho Square, There was a sewer on that road already, but the unfor- tunate part of the buwneas was that it fell into the Cennen, and it would not serve their purpose for tue drainage of Ffairfach. The Chairman said that subject to the scheme heing adopted by the Rural District Council the lw.>ard of Guardians could oonaider the question as to whetner a certain portion should be paid by the Board of Guardians. As a board they had to drain the workhouse, which was the property of the guard vns Would somebody move something? CuI Morns moved that the guardians undertake to pay the oost of the sower from the Workhouse to ifairfacn Cross. Mr. Arthur Williams agreed that they could not get out of that cost, but why go to the expense of applying for a loan for a paltry EW! The cost of getting the loan would take up at least 12i per cent. V. ^orris—The scheme altogether will oost £ 900 Mr Evan Jones-Yes, it will be included in tne loan from the infirmary. Col. Morris said they oould go in for the whole in on<; loan. I his might not cost £ 123 because their est mates as a rule were above tho tenders. Mrs. M. A. Jones—Won't tho school authorities pay a share? Cel Morris—Wo have decided to apply to the muittee for a contribution towards this lnust drain that cesspool they had ot P'esent. It cannot 40 tolerated much longer. It is o i i owing already, and a nuisance .n itself. Mr Evan Davies-It has been for years. Mrs. Jones—It has always been, and has been re- ported on over and over again. Col Morris suggested tnat they should ask the Education Committee for JEM toward, the drain from the Workhouse to tile Croasing. This was seconded and carried. Mr. Arthur Wil- hams having withdrawn his proposal after hearing Vol. Momst. explanation. TREAT B THE CHAIRMAN. Tue Chairman announced his intention of making a treat to the inmates of the Workhouse, and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.