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WHAT A GANDER DID. An artist was one day walking round his grounds when he saw a nest with half a dozen goose eggs therein. Being somewhat of a practical joker, he took one of the eggs and daubed it all over with every coloured paint he could find in his paint box, and then retired to wait for the return of the goose. Instead of the goose the gander came waddling towards the nest. The bird first looked at the coloured egg with one eye and then with the other eye, retired a few yards away from the neest, when he ap- peared to be cogitating what was the best thing to do. Suddenly he seemed to have solved the problem, and away he waddled as fast as possible. The next morning the peacock was found de,-d

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THE ENGLISH WOOL MARKET. Business has been somewhat variable, and at times some hesitancy has been ob- served in the market. Buyers are naturally very careful, and with prices now ruling, are not disposed to speculate, thus keeping things in a very healthy condition. The tone is now again harder, and prices tending against buyers. Sellers and holders keep very firm, and view pauses without any con- cern, thus continuing the policy they have adhered to for some time past. With mod- erate stocks there really appears very little prospect of seeing prices lower, and when buyers reappear they have, as a rule, again to pay old prices. Fine wools are still most in request, and best descriptions are much sought after and in this class even poorer qualities come in for a fair share of atten- tion. Long wools are a little better to sell, especially if very good. The holidays have had a slightly prejudicial effect, but this is passing away, and the autumn is looked for- ward to very hopefully. Half-breds, lOd to lid Shropshires, Is to Is lid.

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FARM MARES AND FOALS. Where farm mares which are nursing a foal have not already been taken into work again, their services can hardly be dis- pensed with any longer on most farms, on account of the exigencies of the harvest season. The temporary separations between mare and foal while the former is doing her share of work will at first fall somewhat hardly on both, and give rise to some fretting on both sides, but foals are now at an age when they no longer feel the ab- sence of their dam so keenly as they do at a younger stage, so that but little trouble in this direction should be experienced, as a rule. While the mare is away, the oppor- tunity should be taken of providing the foal with a small feed of crushed oats mixed with a little bran. Apart from the fact that this materially helps to keep the youngster in a contented frame of mind, and thus pre- vents fretting, it is most desirable that foals should now be gradually accustomed to manger food, in view of the weaning season, which is rapidly approaching. it cannot be too strongly insisted upon that all foals ought to be fully used to eating this kind of food before they are weaned, as that greatly facilitates the weaning process. Herein, in fact, lies the secret of getting them successfully over the critical stage, and without their losing condition and tem- porarily ceasing to thrive. The mare, how- ever, must not be kept away from her foal too long, but be brought back in good time in older to nurse it

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COMPULSORY DIPPING. ITS OPERATION IN NORTH WALES AND MONTGOMERYSHIRE. According to the report of the Board of Agriculture, the total number of outbreaks of sheep scab reported in Great Britain during the year 1908 was 849, as compared with 751 in the year 1907, an increase of 98 outbreaks. Of these 257 occurred in Eng- land, 501 in Wales, and 91 in Scotland, and in all, ten more counties returned outbreaks of this disease in the year 1908 than in 1907. So far as Wales is concerned the position shows a distinct improvement. The total number of outbreaks in England during these three quarters of 1908 was 124, as com- pared with 120 in 1907 in Wales 89, as compared with 233 and in Scotland 65, as compared with 53, making a total for Great Britain of 278 outbreaks in this period of 1908, as compared with 406 in 1907. Attention was drawn in the report for the year 1907 to the fact that it was in the mountainous districts of North Wales and Cardiganshire that sheep scab continued to be most prevalent, and it is precisely in this district that the greatest improvement is now being shown. This fact is demon- strated by the following table, in which the outbreaks in Wales are sub-divided so as to show those which occurred in North Wales and Cardiganshire during the 1st quarter and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters of 1908 and 1907 ,those which occurred in the re- maining counties of South Wales, and the total outbreaks in Wales as a whole during the same periods:— 190S. 1907. S S "H-a £ J B E E t- ro'T;« 'S 'or"Jts tn District. C? (N "G* 0* «c North Wales and Car- diganshire 326 69 395 179 200 379 Remainder of Wales. bli 20 106 29 33 62 Total for Wales 412 89 501 208 233 441 Leaving out of consideration the first quarter in each year, the figures for 1908 compare most favourably with those for 1907, especially as regards the northern portion of the Principality. GOOD EFFECTS. It is beyond reasonable doubt that the more favourable conditions now existing in North Wales and Cardiganshire have been brought about by the more drastic meas- ures which have been taken as regards com- pulsory dipping of sheep. Such action was foreshadowed in the report for 1907. Early in the year a letter was addressed to the local authorities concerned calling their at- tention to the prevalence of sheep scab in this area, and acquainting them that in the opinion of the Board the time had ar- rived for requiring two general compulsory dippings of sheep within that area, and for controlling the movement of sheep by the creation of seperate compulsory dipping areas under the Sheep Scab Order of 1906. Ultimately this view was carried into effect by the declaration of the following compulsory dipping areas in North Wales, viz. (1) the county of Carnarvon (2) the county of Merioneth (3) the county of Anglesey (4) the counties of Flint, Den- bighshire, and Montgomery. In each area two compulsory dippings were prescribed, the first to take place under conditions somewhat less stringent than those provided for in the general order. In Carnarvonshire the first dipping period extended from the 1st ot June till the 30th of September, and the second from the 1st of October to the 30th of November. In the other three areas the first period terminated on the 31st of August, and the second commenced on Sep- tember 1st, and in the case of the last of the areas enumerated above special provis- ion was made for the prescribed. Although there was some local opposition to the re- quirements of two dippings, these Orders were ultimately carried out in a satisfactory manner, and it is thought tnat the bene- ficial results already apparent will be re- garded by those concerned as evidence that the policy adopted was fully justified. In Carnarvonshire only three outbreaks of sheep scab were reported in the last quarter of 1908, as against 21 in the corresponding quarter of 1907 in Merionethshire 11, as against 64 in Anglesey three, as against 18 in Flint none, Denbighshire 13, and Montgomeryshire 13, as against seven, 30, and 24 respectively, making a total for this area of 26 outbreaks in the 1908 quarter as against 61 in 1907. SHEEP SCAB DETECTIVES." The only other matter which calls for special notice in connection with the opera- tions against sheep scab is the appointment by the local authorities of Carnarvonshire, Denbighshire, and Merionethshire of shep- herds whose duty it is to patrol the dis- trict on behalf of the local authority, to re- port any suspicious cases of the disease which may come to their notice, and to as. sist generally in securing its eradication from the mountains. Two such officers were appointed in Merionethshire, one in Carnarvonshire, and one in Denbighshire. In Montgomeryshire two police constables were appointed specially for this duty, and in Cardiganshire one police constable. The expedient of appointing a shepherd to carry out these duties had been tried with marked success in South Wales, and it is expected that similar good results will follow its adoption in the districts above referred to. It will thus be seen that the present posi- tion as regards sheep scab is by no means unfavourable, and that progress is being made towards its ultimate eradication, al- though that goal is not yet in sight. Ex- perience is year by year being gained, and the professional questions arising in con- nection with the disease, and its behaviour in the field, are receiving the closest atten- tion. The fact that the disease dies down annually in the summer months only to rise again to a greater or less extent on the ap- proach of winter, raises questions which still require careful investigation, and it may only, perhaps, be when the reason for this annual decline is more clearly understood that the final extinction of the disease will be secured. FEEDING TEAM HORSES. The corn harvest means a spell of severe work for the team horses, and extra good feeding is called for. As the exacting toil which it entails does not immediately tell on the outward appearance of the horses, however much it may otherwise take it out of them, it is frequently not sufficiently ap- preciated how desirable it is that the corn allowance should be increased as soon as the hard work commences, or, better still, a week or so beforehand. It is only after a time that the severe exertion causes the the teams to lose flesh and condition when their food supply is insufficient, but once they have been allowed to lose condition, it is too late to remedy matters by increas- ing the ration of corn. It will then take a long time for the horses to put on the lost flesh again, and they will not at any rate regain good condition during the remainder of the harvest season, so that their effi- ciency will remain impaired just when they are wanted to be at their best. The corn, needless to say, is the only kind of food in the horses' diet which needs increasing at harvest time, as it is the principal-in fact, it may be said the sole-source of muscular energy. Beans, being a strong food, are an excellent addition to the corn- ration of the team-horses at this season, and prove of the greatest assistance in maintain- ing them in first-rate working condition. A pound of beans goes as far in this direc- tion as double that quantity of oats. Still, the teams can also be kept in perfect con- dition on oats alone.

HOW MILK VARIES. The causes influencing the quality of milk are very numerous. Variations occur chiefly in the fat, which may vary from 2.8 to 5.9 per cent. Generally speaking, hoewver, the amount of fat runs from 2.8 to 4.5 per cent. It is the ordinary custom for the analyst of milk to assume that water has been added if the fat is below 3 per cent. He depends more, however, upon the solids, which, if they fall below 8.5 per cent., lead him to presume that water has been added. The many causes that will bring about variation in the percentage of solids are:—(1) The breed and age of the animal (2) its individual character and state of health (3) period of lactation, that is the time that has elapsed since calving (4) feeding (5) time when milked (morn- ing and evening). BREED. Taking each of these features separately, the breed has a great deal to do with the quality of the milk. Some breeds are noted for being butter producers, such as the Jersey and Guernsey cows, whereas others are most notable as yielding milk most suitable for cheese-making—the Ayrshire cow, for example. It stands to reason that it would be folly to dispose of a gallon of rich Jersey milk containing about 5 per cent. of fat for the same price as Shorthorn milk only testing a little over 3 per cent. fat, it being much more advisable to con- vert it into butter. Milk from Jersey cows usually contains from 4 to 5 per cent. of fat, which exists in the form of large glo- bules. Guernsey cows yield milk which, on the average, has 4 to 4.5 per cent. of fat in it. This milk is of a yellow colour, and it is easy to realise the advisability of using milk from either of these breeds for butter- making. Shorthorn cows yield latge quan- tities of milk, the average quality of which may be taken as 3.7 per cent. of fat. Milk from this breed of cow is highly suited for general purposes. The milk from Ayrshire cows usually shows about 3.8 per cent. of fat. AGE. The formation of milk depends upon the activity of the milk glands, so that gener- ally when a cow is at its zenith of health and strength, then is milk of the best quality produced. As a rule, during the first two periods of lactation cows yield a poorer quality of milk. After the second period the percentage of fat and other solids becomes higher and remains pretty uniform till old age, when the quality may again become poorer. Roughly, a cow is at its best after four and before eight years of age. STATE OF HEALTH. There is always a certain amount of strain to be borne by cows when they are pro- ducing milk, for, as the animal grows old, and teeth and digestion are impaired, then the milk becomes reduced in quality. Cur- iously enough, in the case of unhealthy cat- tle the milk is chiefly noticed to vary more in the quantity than in the quality. PERIOD OF LACTATION. A cow will yield the thinnest or poorest milk shortly after calving it then re- sumes its normal quality, and gradually, as the supply becomes smaller, the solids increase in proportion, and we then get much richer milk until the animal dries off. It will be found that the largest quantity is yielded at four to six weeks after calving. A cow generally dries off in about 300 days after calving, but the time she continues in milk is very valuable. Some cows, how- ever well fed, will remain in a poor bodily condition, turning all food into the pail in the production of milk, while others, in-. stead of utilising extra food for'that pur- pose, will use it to put on beef. If a cow is very badly fed, and of a good milk-pro- ducing strain, it will continue to yield milk for a long time, although not receiving the proper constituents to do so, and will ac- tually fall back on its own bodily store of fat and use it in the production of milk. Cows, when their milk yield is lessening, if turned out to grass, increase their sup- ply considerably, but it is usual at the ex- pense of the quality. TIME OF MILKING. A difference between morning's and even- ing's milk always exists, the evening's milk being much richer than the morning's. In the case of heavy milking Shorthorn cows the morning's milk is sometimes below the legal limit for fat in milk, and occasionally just above it this, however, may be re- medied to a certain extent by milking at intervals of twelve hours apart. A cow In the habit of being milked twice daily will produce more milk of better quality if the milkings take place at regular intervals of twelve hours apart. The first drawn milk is excessively poor and watery, but the last milk, or strippings," is exceedingly rich, and may contain as much as 8 to 10 per cent. of fat. It is thus of the greatest im- portance to milk a cow thoroughly dry and obtain all the richest portion. On a cold, frosty night, a decrease in both quality and quantity is generally noticed, while in hot weather the quantity usually falls off. Any- thing that tends to produce nervousness will affect the milk supply, such as over-driv- ing, racing, etc. The quality of butter fat is not at its best when it is present in milk in its highest proportion, as it has been noted that butter is at such times often lacking in flavour.

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IN THE GARDEN. AN INTERESTING GARDENING COM- PETITION. A contest in cabbage and onion growing should certainly appeal to a very great number of gardening enthusiasts. Every- one who gardens-and who does not-grows these two invaluable vegetables, and the prize competition, for which P-25 is offered in cash by Messrs Daniels Bros., Ltd., of Norwich, should prove most popular. To grow two Defiance cabbages, which when cleaned and trimmed weigh 201b., is surely an accomplishment of which to be proud, but this was the weight of the first prize pair staged by Miss Eva Bruce, of Co. Tipperary, at Messrs Daniel's competition last June. No one will deny that onions respond to liberal treatment, when we state that the three "Daniels Aisla Craig," which Mr Bowerman, of Hackwood, showed at their last onion competition turned the scale at 71bs. 12ozs. Our readers will thus get an idea of what it is possible to attain, given £ -st class strains and good culture. Any who may contemplate entering the lists will receive full particulars on writing to Messrs Daniels at Norwich. FLOWERING CARNATIONS. It would appear that we have a very great improvement in the way of large- flowering carnations yet, in looking through old records on gardening, we find prints of flowers quite equal in size to what we have at the present day. To go back, the carnation was grown most successfully during Queen Elizabeth's reign but, like many other hardy plants, these were ne- glected as fashion changed in the choice of plants for bedding-out purposses. The carnation cannot be too highly re- commended both as a border plant and as a cut-flower. They are certainly valuable for decorative purposes, while few other flowers last so long in a good condition in a cut state. As regards layering, this should commence at once if not already started. Each plant should be looked over, and all weak and crowded shoots should be cut out. The strongest shoots should be stripped of the lowermost leaves so as to show a por- tion of the bare stem. A ridge of rather fine soil, with sharp sand or fine mortar added, should be made round each plant to receive the layer. To induce the layers to root quickly the stem should be cut partially through just below the leaf growth, and the ) incision pegged securely into the prepared soil. More soil or compost may be required to cover the layers, so as to conserve mois- ture amongst them and induce root forma- tion. It will be found that the carnation thrives best where there is any old brick or mortar rubble in the soil. This should induce one to add such like material to their beds or borders when transplanting takes place. There was a method in olden times for in- creasing the stock of carnations by the means of what was termed pipings." These were ordinary cuttings taken from the parent plants and dibbled in moist sand soil in a shady position, and covered with a -bell glass or hand light. Very good strains of carnations may be raised from seed—sown either now or in the spring-and although some of the plants so raised may produce single flowers, one may happen to secure a really good and im- proved variety worth increasing to a per- manent stock. -Jr.

WELSHPOOL. THE TELEGRAPH TERRIERS.—A long article appears in a recent issue of the 'Liverpool Daily Post' upon the training at Welshpool of the Liverpool Cable Territorials The writer remarks that "to see the waggons bowling along the twisting undulating country roads at seven or eight miles an hour, and No. 2 rocking perilously the while ow his perch, holding the telephone receiver to -his left ear and nochalantly tapping the transmitter with his disengaged hand—in a word, chatting unconcernedly with a com- rade many miles away is astonishing beyond words. The Writer will try some day to tell the story of the erection of the air- lines, with which the Edge-Hill telegraphists surrounded Welshpool in a be,vildering network. There is an impression in some quarters that at the beginning of the train- ing the drivers of the unit had serious trouble with their horses, and that this trouble arose more out of the inexperience of the men than of the animals. It would be idle to claim that all was plain sailing when the unit arrived at Welshpool on Sunday fortnight. The horses were civilians-that is to say, were totally unaccustomed to military harness; they had been boxed up in a train all night and the drivers had in many cases no possible means of telling the draught horse from the saddle horse. More- over, the animals had never been previously H teamed," and it must be remembered the huge air line and cable waggons each re- quire teams of six. Add to these facts another-the entrance to the camp ground is up a steep and very narrow lane, turning abruptly off an almost equally narrow street which was blocked by nearly the whole of Welsh pool's population When the writer left Welshpool last Thursday, the horses had made as great an advance as their mas- ters, and that is spying a great deal more than a lot. The same animals had been harnessed up together day after day, and had not only learned the voices of their drivers, but had unmistakably mastered the meaning of various whistle blasts and trum- pet calls. In several of the Territorial camps a year ago complaints were made both as to the quality and the quantity of the food supply. Speaking generally, those complaints were uncalled for, the chief grumblers-it is always the -,N-ay-being men who during the remaining fifty weeks of the year certainly never had the chance of living so well. It is true that some relaxation of the hard-and-fast- pound of beef and pound of bread a day would have been Avelcome, and probably this year the County Associa- tion will see their way to make that relaxa- tion. A little less meat and a little more bread would cost less and give greater satisfaction. However, whatever may be the case at Caerwys there was neither com- plaint nor cause for complaint at Welsh- pool. In quantity the food was, if any- thing, too abundant; in quality it was ex- cellent; while the cooking and the messing arrangements left nothing to be desired. The conduct of the men and the discipline maintained were alike commendable, and elicited warm praise both from the inspect- ing officer and from the townspeople. The camp itself was pitched in what was really a well-wooded park, and was entirley sur- rounded by well-wooded hills. Indeed, in every direction the eye was turned the scenery was superb. So far as regards the weather, there was, on the whole, small cause for complaint. Sunshine alternated with rain, and the programme for the train- ing was carried out in its entirety. In health, as in technical knowledge, the mem- bers of the unit have, without the shadow of doubt, materially benefitted.

Dr Lefroy, Dean of Norwich, and a leader of the Evangelical party in the Church of England, died on Wednesday at Riffelalp, Switzerland. He was 73 years of age. A decrease of £ 535 is noted in the pas- senger traffic receipts of the Cambrian Rail- ways during the week ended August 7th, and also a reduction of Y-70 in respect of merchandise, minerals, and live stock.

SAD OCCURRENCE AT KERRY. A feeling of intense sadness was created in the village and neighbourhood of Kerry on Monday by the death under tragic cir- cumstances of Miss Alice Blayney, who was well-known to all the inhabitants and much respected. It would seem that deceased's mind had become temporarily unhinged by a. needless concern about certain property, in which state the poor woman wounded herself with a pair of scissors, from the effects of which she died after several days suffering. She resided at Forest View, and was 49 years of age. THE INQUEST. Mr J. T. C. Gittins, the coroner, and a jury held an inquiry at Kerry on Monday evening. Ada Blayney, who was the first witness, said that she lived at Forest View, Kerry, and was in the service of Miss Gilbank as cook. The deceased, whose body the jury had viewed, was her sister, and she was 49 years of age, and was also in the service of Miss Gilbank. On Wednesday last her sister complained of feeling sick, and went upstairs to lie on the bed about 9-30 in the morning. She did not come down. Witness took her some milk. Later on she went up and found her vomiting blood. Witness sent for Dr Edmunds, who was in the vil- lage, and he came at once, and she helped to put deceased to bed, where she re- mained. She afterwards asked deceased what she did it for, and deceased replied she could not think why she did it. During the last two months or so she had not been very well, and had been quieter than usual. Since April she had been sleeping in her mistress's room, and had lost some sleep. Deceased did not appear at all depressed. They bought a little property some six weeks ago, but there was nothing to worry her in that. Everything had gone off alright. They were intending to make alterations, and she perhaps was a little excited over that. When Dr Edwards came in, witness saw the scissors produced by Dr Shearer on the floor by the side of the bed on which her sister lay. They were covered with blood, and she put them on the washstand. Deceased was quiet, except for the vomit- ing. The room she was in was also occupied by witness. Deceased lived until about one o'clock that morning (Monday). Witness was present when she died. During the last five or six weeks she talked a great deal about the property and the alterations. Deceased was very anxious that everything should go on alright. There was no diffi- culty about it. Witness didn't think there was more strain than usual with her mis- tress's illness. Her mistress had been an invalid for several years, and her sister afterwards attended to her. Dr Shearer said on Wednesday last, in consequence of a telegram from his assist- ant, Dr Edmunds, who was then in Kerry, he went out there. When he arrived at the house, about two p.m., he found that Dr Edmunds had temporarily dressed the wounds. Upon examining the deceased, he found over the heart four punctured wounds, two were superficial and two deep. One of the latter must have punctured the lung, as air was going into the suhentaneous tissue. On the left side of the neck he found one punctured wound going into the larynx, and the woman was bleeding freelv from the mouth. He found at the back of the larynx another punctured wound. The scissors he saw on the washstand cov- ered with blood. He took charge of them, and they had been in his custody since that day. Witness then produced the scis- sors. In his opinion, all the wounds he found on the deceased could have been made by the scissors, and could have been self-inflicted. The wounds over the heart had been inflicted when the deceased wore a corset and under-clothing, all of which were penetrated. Considerable force must have been used. Deceased was conscious when he first saw her. Witness asked her why she had been so foolish, and she said she did not know. She soon lost conscious- ness, but regained it on Friday. That day he again asked her if she had any reason for doing what she did, and she replied she had no rtntion at aB, and did not know what she was doing. She was better on Saturday. Witness saw her last on Sunday morning, and thought there was then slight hope. There was great difficulty in giving her nourishment, as she was unable to swallow properly owing to the wound in the mouth. The outside wounds were nearly healed. In his opinion death was resultant of blood poisoning caused by the wound in the mouth. He had attended deceased about twelve months ago. There was nothing serious the matter with her. He had known her before, and never saw any sign of melancholy or depression. He thought from what deceased told him and the cir- cumstances of the case that she could not have been responsible for what she was doing at the time. Deceased must have suffered great pain. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from blood-poisoning, the result of wounds self-inflicted whilst temporarily of unsound mind."

Suffragists on the Sands. For more than a week there have been rumours that a number of militant suffra- gists contemplated paying a visit to Black- pool, but they made no appearance until Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Gaw- thorpe and Miss Russell held a meeting on the sands. They met with considerable op- position from the crowd, and more particu- larly from a number of young men visitors. After the meeting, when passing along the Promenade on the way to the Central Station, both ladies were bustled by the crowd, and had considerable difficulty in making their way on to the platform. A large number of people congregated about the station entrance, and to avoid further annoyance the suffragists took refuge in the waiting-room, and left by train soon afterwards. A rough scene followed a suffragist open- air meeting at Holyhead. The ladies were subjected to much banter, and when after they had finished speaking a male speaker took their place, the platform was upset by the crowd. One lady's sash was torn off, and the suffragist had to seek shelter in a cycle depot.

Sir T. P. Whittaker and His Constituents. The executive of the Huddersfield Junior Liberal Association recently adopted a reso- lution expressing their profound sorrow that Sir T. P. Whittaker, M.P., president of the Association, should have felt compelled to adopt an attitude of hostility to the Budget, and publicly dissociating themselves from the position taken up by Sir Thomas. Acknowledging the resolution, Sir Thomas writes:—■ I have never felt that it was my duty or within my province to criticise or com- ment on any action taken or views ex- pressed by your Association. Had I done so I should have deemed it discreet, reas- onable, and proper first to obtain direct from the Association its own expression of its own views. Had your Association done me this ordinary courtesy, it would have accurate information before it, and therefore probably avoided rushing into and acting upon misconception and error. Please no- tify your executive that I resign my posi- tion as president of your Association, and kindly give this letter the same publicity as you have given to the resolution of your executive."

WHILST You WAIT!—If you require Printing done in a hurry-hurry to the EXPRESS Omca. The final Test match between England and Australia was drawn at the Oval on Wednesday. The feature of the day's play was the scoring of a second century by Bardsley, who thus achieved a feat never previously accomplished in a Test match.

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