The Brecon County Times Neath Gazette and General Advertiser for the Counties of Brecon Carmarthen Radnor Monmouth Glamorgan Cardigan Montgomery Hereford

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BRECON CHAMBER OF TRASi- Proposed Shop Closing Order. The annual meeting of the Brecon Chamber of Trade was held on Thursday evening p t Church House, Mr W. H. Gimson in the chait. The Chairman submitted the report of the committee, which stated that attendances at meetings, in spite of abnormal conditions, ha been well maintained. A War Savings AssocIa- tion had been started in connection with the Chamber and already had a membership of The Plate Glass Mutual Association was t-til flourishing, and the premiums had been reduce by 75 per cent. The report of the PrisonerS of War Committee showed that nearly Y.70 had been collected and expended in parcels. The balance in hand at the commencement of the year was £ (> 19s. 8d., and the receip^ amounted to £ 23 17s., making a total 0 £ 30 los. 8d. The payments amounted £ 27 9s. 4d, leaving a balance in "hand f3 8s. 4d. On the proposition of Mr Oscar \Vatkin9, seconded by Mr W. D. Griffith, the report and accounts were adopted. APOIXTMEXT OF PRESIDENT. Mr Oscar Watkins proposed that Mr W. 11. Jones-Parry be elected president for the ensl1- ing year. Mr E. H. S. Hughes seconded and the ( proposition was unanimously agreed to. The new President, in returning thanks, said he felt that this year the post should be filler by one of the prominent tradesmen of t town. but he had given way to the pressi^6 brought upon him, and if they gave him their unanimous support during the year he trusted they would be able to do work of which the)' would all be proud. The vice-presidents were re-elected and thc name of Mr Gimson was added to the list. NEW SECRETARY. The Chairman said that Mr Knight had re' signed the office of secretary and they advertised for a successor. Two replies been received from Messrs Howard Codd and T. M. Thomas. Mr Oscar Watkins proposed the appointm^' of Mr Thomas. Mr Jno. Meredith seconded and it was agreed to. The treasurer, Mr W. H. Gimson, and tbe auditor, Mr E. J. Lewis, were re-elected- Messrs Norman, F. L. Stanton and J. It. Meredith were added to the committee. SHOP CLOSING. Mr E. A. Watts brought forward the questÍ-Ol1 of obtaining a shop closing order. He said the matter had been frequently brought to thetf notice, references to it had recently appeared 111 the Press, and generally there was a good defl1 of reason for taking action. Briefly it mea»* that if two thirds of those engaged in wished the shops closed they could request tbe authority to make all order to close the shops ( at certain times. Mr Watts w ent on to voiot t out the advantages to be derived from erlier closing, both from the proprietors and the employees' point of view, and urged that there was nothing to be feared from the public I)Oillt of view. Once the^ublic were accustomed to the closing matters would go on all right. proposed that a person from each trade be appointed to ascertain the views of the different traders as to a closing order. Mr S. Garratt seconded and it was agreed. CARRIAGE OF SMALL PARCELS. On the suggestion of Mr Jno. Meredith, i{ was decided to approach the Borough Transpo^ Committee with a view to their taking actiol; to secure the taking home by customers 0 parcels under 7 lbs. in weight, with the object of saving transport. VOTES OF THANKS. Votes of thanks were accorded the retiring President (Mr Gimson), and the retiring Secretary (Mr Knight) for their services. I

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POULTRY KEEPING. A PROFITABLE HOBBY. I BY "UTILITY." IS THERE ANY FOOD FOR POULTRY\ Many poultry-keepers are feeling very anxious as to whether they will be able to get enough grain and other foods to feed their poultry with this year. All kinds of alarming rumours have got about that the Government intend to stop all foods, so it is a good thing to have a definite statement from the Govern- ment to set people's minds at rest. A question a.bout the feeding of poultry was asked recently in the House of Commons, and Sir Richard Winfrey answered: "The Beard of Agriculture have been compelled by the fact of the increasing scarcity of feeding stuffs to warn poultry-keepers that only about one-twentieth of the amount of poultry food usually purchasable between now and harvest will be purchasable this year." But, in spite of this, he urged all poultry-keepers not to kill off their stocks, but to their utmost to grow as much poultry food as they could themselves, and to try in every way to keep on all the best birds, and rear as many young ones as possible. The Harper Adams Agricultural College is experimenting with various forms of food for poultry, and they recommend that when the following foods are used for egg production there will be no falling off in the laying powers of the birds. These foods include sharps, bran, fish and meat" meal, clover meal, maize meal, palm kernel meal, with tail wheat and oats and cracked maize. Beyond these foods there are all kinds of vftotB green stuffs as well as any scraps which may remain over from, the household" rr>-tions H- even bones and gristle can be put through, the crushing machine Hnd be fed to fowls. METHODS OF MARKING. Now that the time has again come of rear- in" chickens, marking them and their parents in some way is a necessity, so tnat their pro- gress may be watched and noted for another year's breeding. Unless cockerels are distin- guished, it is not. easy to pick out the son of a good layer for stock; and it is most impor- tant now, even more than at any time before, that only such male birds should be used. Poultry-keepers are apt to forget that the male has a most important effect on the off- spring, and some authorities say that it' is even ^better to have the father of excellent lay- ing strain than the mother. There are various forms of marking birds, but I think the most usual, and the most -y in mv opinion, is when celluloid rings are used of" different colours. Various c', kinds of rings other than celluioid are obtain- a'o'e—indiarubber and aluminium out care must be taken .when putting them on to see 0 that they fit loosely, or the tightness caused by growing may injure the surface of the leg, and cause the leg-bones to become brittle, or at the least cause a nasty wound in the leg. When large flocks are kept, the most con- venient ring is one which consists of a plain metal ring with a tablet attached, stamped with a number or some other mark, which is I CELLULOID RIXG FOR MARKING BIRDS. I entered in the book where the hen's aying record is kept. In this way. her number can always be taken when she is liberated from the trap-nest. As a ruls, a hen can- be de- pended upon to remain faithful to one nest; but mistakes sometimes occur, and in most trap-nests the hen beoomes prisoner as soon as she enters. But where only a small flock is kept, the coloured celluloid ring is quite sufficient, for this can be obtained very cheaply in eight colours. This is enough to mark sixteen female birds distinctively, if eight have the rings on the right leg and eight on the left, and sixteen mrds is a fair-sized flock these hard times." Thougi in small flocks it soon be- comes quite a simple matter to distinguish each bird by some peculiarity, or her size com- pared with the others, it is best to have a systematic manner of marking, for only in this way can the birds which are really pro- fitable be distinguished. PROFITABLE GEESE. I was asked the other day by a neighbour whether his land was suitable for geese. It was dry land, with a nice stream of water running through it. This is quite the best kind of land for geese, for though they will thrive on almost any soil they prefer a dry one, though they like a little water. Land that is wet and marshy is not good for geese, though it is quite suitable for ducks, pro- vided they are housed well. Geese are very hardy birds, and after the first few weeks of life can live entirely on pasture. In fact, some geese of a friend of mine had nothing bur grass all last year, and were not even fed for fattening off near Christmas time. Yet they made good weights, and those who bought tbeni said they 're tender and tasty, without any strong flavour or overmuch fat. i ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "M. R."—INCUBATOR QUESTIONS.—As you do not understand incubators, the best advice I can give you is to follow the instructions implicitly which are given with the machine. Do not put the eggs in until you have mastered all the directions and understand them thoroughly. A bad start with an incu- bator may not only mean a poor hatch, it may mean no hatch at #.Il, and eggs are too valu- able this year for such things to happen. In- cubators are excellent machines, and when people complain about them it is generally that they have not taken the trouble to under- stand them. 11 S. T."—PALM KERNEL MEAL.—This can be procured from most poultry food-dealers, but supplies are small and irregular. It is valuable food, though, at this time of the year, for it contains a good percentage of oil, which is, of course, good for birds during the cold months. Fish meal is also a food that has become rather scarce, but fish bones and 1 other fish offal boiled down will take its place verv well. I

11 P. Y."—How TO CHOOSE A BROODY HEN.—Yes, you have been given the right ad- vice, to choose a broody hen carefully. When buying any birds you should always look them 0 over with special care, but a broody is perhaps more important than any other, as she is going to mother and rear the chicks, and will very probably convey any infectious complaint she is suffering from to them. Notice especially her legs, to see they are free from scaly leg" trouble, and also see that there is not a yellow, cheesy matter in her mouth. If you have any such birds among vour stock you should put them by them- selves, and set to work to cure them at once. "F. N. T."—SHALL I GIVE UP KEEPING FOWLS?—You are like a good many other people; worried by the strict food regulations with regard to poultry foods. But it is worth a little effort to keep poultry, and I should suggest that you weed out all birds not of first-class stock and all surplus cockerels, and breed only from the best you have left. Next year we hope that there will be more food available, and in the meantime the survival of the fittest will really be a means of con- siderably improving the nation's stock of poultry.