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Implements and Machinery on the Farm. The advantages of drilling over hand-sow- ing are that the seed is distributed, evenly and at a uniform-depth, while by adjusting the weights attached to the coulters the depth; may be regulated so as to admit of very small seeds being sown shallow. It must be ad-j mitted that the present-day seed-drill is as near perfect as it is possible to make it. The seed is usually lifted from the seed-box by cups, and conveyed down funnels and expand-, ing and contracting steel tubes, or some other device for obviating the effects of inequalities j the ground. The tubes terminate at the] heels of the coulters, which are attached to a I long coulter lever hinged to a mortise bar in front of the drills. The depth to which the coulters enter the soil is usually regulated hy means of spring pressure, or by attaching weights to the coulters, while the width of the rows can be altered by moving the coulter i levers along the bar, and removing such as may not be required. The travelling wheels in the majority of drills carry the weight of the seedbox and gearing, and the quantity of seed to be sown is regulated by adjusting' cogwheels of various sizes. To enable the coulters to be lifted off the ground in turning In adjustable pulley is fitted, which also' prevents the coulters from sinking too far into loose soil. DISC DRILLS. I have often been questioned with regard (J disc drills, but never advocate their use except on ground where excessive quantities of weeds and undecayed turf have to be cut through, the discs then preventing catching or bunching. But for general purposes, and particularly on hardened or gravelly soils, they are not a success. The iorce feed drill is one of the best of modern drills, being capable of being worked by a man and a pair of horses. It indicates the exact quantity of seed sown and the area covered in a day. 1 itave been very much interested of fate years in the small single coulter hand drills that are used by many market gardeners.—These were experimented with years ago, but never attained any degree uf success, but now that they have been improved upon they perform their work very effectively. MAM-RE DISTRIBUTORS. I am convinced that many farmers do not pay the attention to manure distributors that these machines deserve, a common practice on many farms of large area being to sow the manure by hand. I have always been a tiriii believer in the use of artificial manures on arable land and the manuring of pastures with dung. Different soils demand different treatment, and 1 am convinced that the dirty and weedy condition of some soils is due to --s with duiig, aiid continuous heavy dressings with dung, and i have found that when only well-decayed farmyard manure is used in conjunction with artificials cleaner laud and better crops ensue. Many farmers do not use as much ground lime as they ought, merely because they do not possess a drill for sowing it, and the same may be said of basic slag and other manures that cannot be conveniently handled without mechanical distribution. During the months of December and January the manure distributor should be in almost constant use, especially on those farms where liming is so essential. The great difficulty with the older forms of distributors was in the sowing of manures liable to become sticky or pasty, as, for exam- ple, superphosphate. This, however, has now been largely overcome, the parts on most machines being easily removed for cleaning, and possessing the least possible > number of bolts and nuts liable to corrosion. Many modern distributors admit of-either broadcasting or drilling, and arc capable of dealing with all kinds of fertilisers. The least complicated type of drill is one comprising a hopper, at the bottom of which there is a reciprocating steel plate, fitted with fingers, together with a galvanised steel platform. Revolving on this plate is a series of horizon- lal finger-wheels which, with the assistance the ifnger-plates, carry the contents out of the hopper. The manure is delivered on to a. spiked delivery board, which admits of its being perfectly distributed close to the ground. There is no stirring of the manure whatever ] 'inside the hopper, and consequently caking or clogging of the manure is prevented, while ( ¡:> ¡:, j in addition spring steel scrapers remove any manure adhering to the finger-wheels before they return again to the hopper. Other types of manure distributors, such as those pos- j sessing disc delivery, are largely used, but cannot ensure so even a distribution of the manure, although easier to clean, as the driving wheels simply actuate a1* feeder or spreader, and the quantity of manure falling on to this is regulated by means of an ad- justable slide. The chief defect is that coar- ser manures are..thrown further from the machine than finely divided ones, while the latter are difficult to sow with these machines in windy weather.—SourjiRON. (From Farm & Iloiiie.-A. H.)

Eisteddfod Gadeiraol y Wladfa. j y Wladfa. A GY!\IIELIR YN TRELEW, Hydref 21 a'r 22, 1915. Rhestr o'r Tcstynau. Rhyddiaeth. 1. Diwydianau priodol i'r Wladfa." Gwobr i 2. Cenedlgarvvch," (cyfyngedig i rai dan 15 oed). Gwobr $25. 3. Rhan y fam ym mhenderfynu cyiner- iad ei phlentyn," (cyfyngedig i ferched). [ Gwobr $25. 4. Stori fer, seiliedig ar unrhyvv ddigwydd- iad neu ddigwyddiadau Gwladfaol." Gwobr$15. 5. II AcIar y Diriogaeth." Gwobr$ic. } Barddoniaeth. 6. Pryddest heb fod dan ddau can llinell, j "Yr Andes." Gwobr $30 a Chadair j Dderw. 7. Myfyrdraith, "Ac ni ddysgant ryfel j rhwyach." Gwobr $20. ,S. 'I'ucliai.i.-erd d E iii C y ii,i- I i.i-)rau. (- ,\vol.)r 8. Tuchaugerdd, "Em Cynghorau.' Gwobr [ ?o; i 9. Tri Ilir-a-Thoddaid Coffadwriaethol I'r diweddar Barchedigion D. Lloyd Jones, R. Jones, Tryddyn, a J. C. Evans. (wobr $30.. 10. Englyu, •" Jiwbili y Wladfa." Gwobr $5. i i. Emvii Gwladfaol tri penill, ar festir lien Wlad fy Nhadau." Gwobr f 10. Cerddoriaeth. 12. Y Brif Gystadleuaeth Gorawl. I Gor heb fod dan 40 o nifer, "Llais y (;wau- (I. II. Roberts, Mus. Hac.), heb gyfeiliant. Gwobr #50 a Chwpan arian. i 13. Yr Ail Gystadleuaeth Gorawl. I Gor heb fod clan 30 o nifer, "0 gyJch gorsedd- faiuc Duw dilyth," (TIandel), allau oi "Samson." Gwobr $50. 14. Cor o Cn Gynulleidfa, Fel y brefa'r hydd," ( John Thomas), o Lylr Tonau y M.C. Gwobr $30. 5. Cor Mcibion, heb fod dau 30 mewn nifer, i NYll i yw'rMeibion Cerddgar," (Gwilym i Gwcnt). Gwobr $60. 16. Cor Merched, heb. fod clan 20 o llifer. "Can y Clychau," (Gwilym Gwent. Gwobr$50. 17. Parti o lbeg, "Priod yMorwr," (j. Price) Gwobr$30. 18. Cor Plant, Madeline," <G. Marks Evans, Mus. Bac.) Gwobr t+2;. 19. Pedwarawd. Gwobr $12. 20. Deuawd T. a B., "Arwyr Cymru Fyeld,' (R. S. Hughes, R.A.M.) G%vol)t- Sio. 21. Unawd Soprano, Perl fy Nwyfron," (R. j Bryan \Varhurst). Gwobr$6. 22. Cnawcl Tenor, Baner ein Gvvlad," (Dr. j Joseph Parry). Gwobr $6. 23. Unawd Baritone, Pwy sy'ii mynd i'vv j fagu ef," (W. Davies). Gwobr $6. 24. C nawd Bass, "Caradog," (R. S. Hughes). Gwobr .$6. 25. Deuawd i Blant (S. ag A.) "Gwyliau'r Haf," < IJevv Ovyain), allan o Cymru'r Plant" Awst 19 [3. Gwobr$4 ail, *j>2. 26. Unawd i Fcrched dan I 5cg oed, "Can y Fam i'w Baban Cyntaf," (D. Ethlyn Evans). Gwobr $4. 27. Unawd i Fechgyn dan 15 oed, "Y Bwth- yn Mynyddig," (D. EmlynEvans). Gwobr $4. 28. Darllen darn a Gerddoriaeth roddir ar y pryd, i barti o bedwar. Gwobr $4. 2(): Cyfansoddi Ttfn i leisiau plant, S.A.T.B. ar eiriau ddewisa'r ymgeiswyr. Gwobr $10. 30. Dadausoddi y Don "Heathcrdale," (Car, adog Roberts ),' allan o Raglen Cymanfa Ganu y Wladfa, 191 5- Gwobr$5. 31. Canu ar y Berdoneg, Ymdaith y Mwnc" o'r Gems of Welsh Melody," (Owain Alavv). Gwobr$5. Amryw. 32. Adroddiad i Feibion, Brwydr olaf Lly- welyn," (Elfed). Gwobr $10. 33. Adroddiad i Ferched, "Y baban ar fin'y dibin," (Gwyrosydcl). Gwobr $10. 34. Adroddiad i rai dan 15 oed. Gwobr$5. 35. Drama i Blant, Caradog yn Rhufain,' (T. < iwynn Jones). Gwobr $30. 36. Cyfieithu i'r Saesneg, Ffydd y Cymry, (Tom Ellis). Gwobr $8. 37. Etto i'r Sbaeneg. Gwobr $8. 38. Cyfieithu o'r Sbaeneg i'r Gyrnraeg Pro- greso y Miseria." Gwobr$8. Celfyddydwaith. 39. Clustog Grugweuedig (Crocheted Cush- ion) gyda'r DdraigGoch wedi ei gweithin i'r Faner Arianin. Gwobr $:0, rhodd- ediggan y Br. J. Howell Jones. 40. Cadach poced wedi ei frod-weithio (Em- broidered Handkerchief), i ferched dan 12 oed. Gwobr$3 ail,$2. 41. Cap Tepot (Tea Cosy). Gwobr$3 all, §2. 42. Plethu Basged-ddel (Fancy Basket) o wellt lieu wial Gwladfaol. Gwobr #3 ail, $2. 43. Darlun Pvvyntil o unrhyw olygfa Wlad- faol. Gwobr §5 ail,$3. 44. Map o Diriogaeth y Camwy, i fechgyn dan i4eg oed. Gwobr $7. 45. Cadvv-Mi-Gei, o unrhyw breu Gwladfaol, gyda ehauad a chip. Gwobr $5. 46. Paentio ar Wy Estrys, II Coat of Arms Prydain ar un ochr. ar Escudo Ar- chentino ar y llall. Gwobr$5. Ceir yr boll fanylion barthed y bcirniaid, etc., ar fyrder. V Pwyllgor.

Pedro y N. Martinez, TVVRNEIOD. Swyddfeydd yn RAWSON a THRELEW Telefon, Rhif 10 ac 83. Materion Gwladol, Masnachol, Troseddol, Tirol, &c. Cyfreithwyr i ymgyng-hori a hwynt yn y Brif ddinas a La Plata-Bwyr. Adolfo Ribarola, Fernado Villa. Materion Tirol—Swyddfa "La Patag'onia'' AroIygydd-Br. Camilo Richiardi. Y mae g'an Br. MARTINEZ, nifer fawr o achosion pwysig* o flaen y juz-ado Letrado yn awr, yr hyn a ddengys fod yr ymddiriedaeth ynddo yn fawr ac fod ei g-wsmeriaid yn lliosog", wedi 13 mlynedd o lafur cyson cgniol a g-oncst. Y mac ei enw yn eJdigon abnabyddus ,-aii ci fod yn byw yn y diriogaeth cr's 30 mlynedd.