The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

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SEASONABLE TOPICS. (From the "Mark Lane Express.") OCTOBER RAINS. Without having anything that could be called a deluge, a considerable amount of rain has fallen since the harvest weather broke, and, as is usual with the rains of the autumn, it has come down in real earnest. In late corn dis- tricts farmers would have been glad if the Indian summer had lasted a bit longer, but with these exceptions agriculturists were reauy for the moisture. In a few cases early plough- ing matches had to be postponed because the land was too dry and hard; but there is no need to fear any further delay for this reason, and look which way you will, teams may be seen in the fields, and stubble is giving way to brown, crumbling earth on the surface. The rain, too, has had its effect on the grass, and rarely have we had more keep so late in October. At the end of September roots began to look as if they were coming to a standstill, but the moisture has freshened them up, and they are still growing. In short, the autumn rains have done i-eir work, and farmers have reason to be satisfied with the climatic conditions of the close of the season. THE FARMER SMILES. Well he may, for having got a ttxocl idea int > his head that corn-growing was played out in the old country, and that lie could never hope j to make 30s. a quarter oT wheat again, the sudden rise this autumn has come as a pleasant shock to him, and in every place where farmers most do congregate this is the absorbing topic of conversation. Will it last? Shall I sell now or wait? Will the prices rise to 40s. a quarter? 'l.ilese are a few of the questions debated, and future events must of course settle them. Some of the smiles are tinged with regret that more wheat was not sown, but who was to know that for various reasons the wheat crops would be shore in those parts of the world where our main supplies come from? Ah, well, the man ir the street may express his regrets, but it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and it is time the wheel of fortune turned a little bit in favour of the British farmer, who, when conrgatulated on the year, may justly refer to prices in the past few seasons, and outstanding accounts that he may have to settle out of the better returns of 1907. PLOUGHING MATCHES. everything in its season, and during October reports come freely to hand of ploughing matches arranged in different parts of the country by local farmers' clubs and agricultural societies. Very interesting, exceedingly useful, and highly educational are these competitions, because when everything has been said in fa- vour of scientific teaching and its effect on farming, it is useless without the skill of the craftsman. Ploughing matches are old institu- tions, and interest in them is fairly well main tained, but in many cases the enthusiasm in connection with these gatherings is not so keen as we should like to see it. It is good to see the local champions turn up year after year anct pit their skill against each other, but we should L~e to see more lads and youths training and bidding for championship honours. Except in instances where there is a certain amount of whipping up, they seem slow to come forward, and one would like to see a keener desire c -excel in this important branch of agricultural labour. Surely it is to the credit of either a young farmer or a young labourer to be all expert ploughman. BREAKING RECORDS. To the British mind there is something fas- cinating about making a record, and still more so about breaking one that is established. We see motorists risking life and limb in a sense- less manner. What for ? To break records. And we do not know how many men have tried to swim the Channel and break the record estab- lished years ago by the late Captain Webb. Farmers are not without this love for record making and breaking, and the performance of any prodigious feat of labour never fails to arouse local interest and a desire on the part of someone to excel it. We have a newspaper cut- ting before us telling of a farmer who recently cut a field of corn, carried it, threshed it, and sold it in one day, thus creating a record of which the man is presumably proud, and it would appear as if the person who goes one better will have to have it ground into flour within the day. Various agricultural operation-4 lend themselves to record making, and t is interesting to observe how extraordinary feats live in local history long after other matters of greater importance are forgotten. MANGOLDS GOING TO SEED. A correspondent in these pages recently made some reference to the large number of man- golds that have gone to seed this season in a certain part of the country which he named. From what we have heard and seen, the com- plaint is general, and in many cases the per- centage of "bolted" roots is so large that the value of the crop is reduced considerably. Vari- ous explanations are given for this disappoint- ing behaviour of the mangolds, and complaints being too general to attach the blame to the seedsmen it is saddled on the broad shoulders of the clerk of the weather. Nor do we think that the charge is misplaced, because we have noticed the same tendency to "bolt"' in beet- root, carrots, and onions, but not to similar -extent. No doubt it was the check which the plants suffered at a critical stage, through the cold and the lack of sunshine, that was respon- sible for the trouble, for though a few bolters are generally seen every season, the percentage is invariably small when growth is steady and and regular from the seedling stage to the time of maturity. The unfortunate part is that "bolt- ing" reduces the feeding quality of the roots. MOTOR-CAR LIGHTS AND UMBERS. It is quite evident that if nothing is done to deal effectually with the dust trouble, or check the speed at which motor-cars travel on the public roads, it will be essential to adopt dif- ferent methods of lighting and numbering cars. It is the "road hog" who is the nuisance, and at present the only means of effecting his cap- ture after he has done some damage, providing his car is uninjured, is to take his number. Easier said than done, for except at very close quarters the number plate at the back of the car is hidden from view by the dust in the day- time, and at night the light that is carried to show up the number is more often than not useless for the purpose of detection. Head- lights, too, are not what tney should be. We grant that a motorist should be furnished with good lights for the sake of the safety of the public as much as himself, but we frequently pass car? at night which have very powerful acetylene lamps, and these so dazzle the eyes of a passer-by that when the motor has gone the black darkness in front is confusing, and risks are run of collisions and accidents. IMPLEMENTS AFTER HARVEST. Harvest for the year is over, and there arc implements used solely in the item of the an- nual routine that will not be required for some time to come. What shall be done with th> so things in the meantime—the reaper, mov r, raker, swath turner,, and so forth? Sometii. c:> you see (.ne or more of the above standing out in an open stack-yard, or perhaps given the shelter of a cart-shed to remain until required again just as it came in from the field. Surely this is not good farming, and if implements are drawn temporarily under cover while the pres- sure of harvest work is on, there are days later on when time may bo pofitably spent in over- hauling machine, oiling, cleaning, and putting them away in the dry for the winter. We met a farmer the other day taking his bowing ma- chine to be repaired. Experience had taugm iiUn wisdom, for once before his machine had gone wrong at the close of the season, and he neglected to have it overhauled till it was nearly time for mowing again. The usual thing haj pened, the local smith was bung up with repairing work. The man had to wait, and his haymaking operations were delayed. Moral: Avoid any possibilities of this by having 111:1- clines overhauled at the close, not at the be- ginning of harvest. WASTING TIME. We heard a good story the other day of a far- mer who called on a neighbour about mid-day with the object of buying some calves. Not- being able to get them at his own price he lingered during the afternoon till it was getting late in the evening, when at last a bargain was struck, and, on wishing his iriend good-night, he said he would come again some day when he said he would come again some day when he was not busy, and spend an hour or two with h: This, by the way, is by no i. AS an exaggerated case. and, in t"'trans; of agricultural bushier J, tlH3 i \)-cd. _.i.- y. sel i. iarmer seems o .2: r' (). i"ze to MMI \aluable commodity lle wasted over a ti\• iUl1. Weekly markets are responsible for a good deal of wasted time, and if a return could be given of the instances in which a \vhole day is spent in transacting business thai could be done in an hour or two, the figures would be startling. It may be urged that far- mers are their own masters, and can do what tney like with their own. Quite su; but we would point out in reply that wasting time in the above and other ways has brought more than one practitioner on to the rocks of ad- versity. COMPETITIVE MILKING. Not long ago a writer in a daily paper in- formed his readers that one more vocation was doomed—that of the milkmaid—and that her place would soon be taken by the machine which extracts the milk from the udder of the cow. Of course, we know that an apparatus of this character is used successfully, but one might as well say that the unmusical "Miik-0:> of the London milkman will soon be heard no more because the Grosvenor Dairies' Company in Westminster have penny-in-the-slot contriv- ances at their depots where you can go and drop in your coin^ind get your pennyworth of mill: without askiUg questions. No; the vocation ot the human milker is not dead yet; indeed, it is very much alive, and there never was a greater demand for quick .and expert milker^. In the old days it was not 'important that the milking should be completed at a given time, night and morning, but now that it has to be cooled and run to the station in time to catch: a certain train, there must be no delay about getting through the milking. In short, the dairy farmer of to-day must have good milkers, male and female, and not the least interesting feature of the recent London Dairy Show was the milking contests in which men and boys and women and girls from all parts of the coun- try competed each other for honours in milking. These contests are both interesting and use:ul, for though milking is not a fine art, the- are milkers and milkers, and there is something' to be learnt from watching an expert manipulator of teats.

| BARGAINS IN BieYeLES » « New Machines at Greatly Reduced Prices. • Cycles Stored Carefully over the winter for 2s each. 4 i v — 1 ■ S. & F. GREEN, Haverfordwest.

FAIRS AND MARKETS. FISHGUARD, Thursday, October 24th.- Ducks 2s. 6d. to 3s. 3d. each; fowls 2s. to 2s. 9d. each; rabbits 6d. to 8d. each; beef 6d. to 8d. per lb.; mutton 7d. to 9d. per lb.; lamb 3d. to lOd. per lb.; pork 7d. to 9d. per lb.; butter lid. tto Is. Id. per lb.; eggs 10 for Is. PEMBROKE DOCK.—Geese Is. lb.; ducks 2s. 9d. to 3s. 6d. each; fowls 2s. 6d. to 3s. 3d. each; rabbits Is. 6d. to Is. 8d. per pair; beef 6d. to 9d. per lb.; mutton 7d. to 9d. per lb.; lamb 8d. to 10a. per lb.; pork 8d. per lb.; butter Is. to Is. 3d. per lb.; eggs 10 for Is. WHITLAND, Friday, October 25th.—There was a fair attendance and supply, considering the most unfavourable weather that prevails, farmers not being able to settle down to har- vesting nor to attend to their dairy produce. JJutter in casks realised lid. to lld., and in some cases Is. per lb.; whilst pound rolls varied from Is. to Is. (Hd. Eggs 12 for Is. Rabbits 7d. each. Live fowls 4s. 6d. to 5s. per couple. Dressed poultry 9d. to 9id. per lb. Beef 7d. to Z:cl.: mutton 7d. to 8el.; and veal and pork 6d. to id. per lb. HAVERFORDWEST, October 26th.—Geese 4s. Cel. to 6s. caeh; ducks 23. 3d. to 3s. 6d. each: fowls 2s. to 2s. 9d. each; rabbits 8d. each; beef ■rid. to 3d. per lb.: mutton 7d. to 8 £ d.; lamb 2 to 8gd.: pork 6d. to 8d.; veal 7d. to 8d. 2 i utter lOd. TO lid.; cheese 4d. to 5d.; eggs 10 for Is.; potatoes 181bs. for Is. LLANDILO, Sat. Oct 26,QunÜdiv,: Fresh muter. Is 2UL to Is. 3d., tub ditto, Is. Id. to Is. ld. Australian ditto, Is. Id. per lb; eggs, 8 and 9 for Is. poultry—turkeys alive, 12s. to 13s per couple; geese alive, 10s. to lis. a couple, ditto trussed, lid. to llgd. per Ib fowls alive. 4s. 9cl. to 5s. per (ouple, trussed, 5s. per couple, or lid. per lb ducks alive, 4s. 6el. to 58. Sd" trussed, 72Ù. to' lid. per lb. 2 "CARMARTHEN, Sat., Oct. 26.—A full tupply was on offer in all sections at to-day's market The selling prices were as follow:—Cask butter, Is. OAd, fresh ditto, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. per lb: ed poultry—fowls, 3s to 4s. 6d. per couple; dr Ks. 2s. 4d. to 3s. 3d. each, geese, 4s. 9d. to 7s. each, and turkeys, Is. per Ib; eggs, 9 for Is; cheese, 35s. per cwt. -.<r.

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PEMBROKE GUARDIANS AND LLAN- REATH CORRESPONDENT. LLUY D Lb CFFED. A meeting f the Pembroke Board of Guar- dians was held on Thursday at the Board Room, when there were present Mr. T. John (chairman), Mr. W. G. Pare ell (vice-chairman), Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Grieve, Mrs. Lowless, Rev. B. C. Evans, Major Wynne, Messrs. W. M. Griffiths, .T. Jones, G. O. Thomas, J. Thomas, J. J. Evans, J. Hitchings, J. M. Thomas, .T. Goodridge, B. Hancock, J. Leach, B. G. Rob- erts, W. C. Jones, D. Davies, J. Tucker, J. W. Penney, and W, Evans, with the clerk (Mr. J. S. W. Jones), the master (Mr. C. Flutter), and the mescal officer (Dr. H. 1). Reynolds;. INFORMATION WANTED. A letter was read from Mr. John Lloyd, c. Llanreath, and aLa signed by some fifty rate- payers, asking to be furnished with tho num- ber of fires kept burning at the Workhouse, and also how many fires burnt soft coal* or slime. The letter proceeded: "Understand that this question must not be shelved." The Clerk said that Mr. Lloyd had written before, but the Chairman directed him not to reply to the letter. Mrs.iiliams: This is his second applica- tion. The Chairman: Why isn't Mr. John LJoHl a member of the Guardians? (Laughter.) -T3, W iiliams: Ale we obliged to answer that letter? The Clerk: c. Mrs. Giieve said that part of the letter might be answered. The Chairman: What rig- has Mr. John L(';yd to ask the Board? Mrs. Williams said she would like to know whether they were obliged to answer, because letters had appeared in the newspapers about it Mrs. Grieve said that perhaps these questions were being asked because of the quantity of coal and culm used. Mr. Hancock said that undoubtedly that was the reason. He thought the best course would be to acknowledge the receipt of the letter and tell Mr. Lloyd that the matter was at present engaging the attention of the Board of Guar- dians, and they would deal with it. There were a number of respectable men who had signed the letter as well as Mr. Lloyd. Mr. Tucker: I move as an amendment that it lie on the table. Mr. Leach said he would second that. Mr. W. Evans supported Mr. Hancock's views, and thought that the letter should be acknowledged and a reply made, that the matter was receiving consideration. Mrs. Grieve remarked that the amount of coal used was enormous. Mrs. Williams remarked that she thought it all arose out of some paragraph which appear- ed in a paper some time ago, giving -e quan- tities of coal and other articles used at the Workhouse. Mr. Parcell proposed that the Board do not answer the letter. Pembroke Dock people had their representatives on the Board, and they should go to them about these matters. Mrs. Grieve: They will come bothering us now. (Laughter.) Mr. x-ancock said that some of the people who had signed the letter lived outside Pem- broke Dock, in various other parishes in the Union. Mrs. Lowless: I think we ought in courtesy to reply to the letter. Mrs. Grieve I think it ari-ses out of the enormous quantity we are using. It has ap- peared in print, and they would like to work it out. The Rev. B. C. Evans thought the question was whether the ratepayers had a right to send such letters, and to demand an answer. If they had such a right, then certainly the Board must answer. The Chairmare They have no right. The Rev. B.*C. Evans said that was what lie thought. The Chairman: The ratepayers send repre- sentatives here. Mrs. Grieve: I think we ought to acknow- ledge the receipt of the letter. Mrs. Williams said that possibly if they got no information now these people would go further. Mr. Leach asked, what had letters in the newspapers to do with it? They ought to take notice of nothing not officially before them. He thought that these people, instead of writing and signing a memorial, should have applied to the ladies and gentlemen N- ii( were their representatives. He thought lie time of the Board ought not to be occupied over these trifling things, and he seconded Mr. Parcell's proposition that no reply be sent to the letter. In the course of further discussion Mr. Evans said that the matter arose out of the exorbi- tant amount of coal which had been used. He considered that the men had the right to an answer to the question. Mr. Dan Davies asked if it was not out of order, and the Ciiairman ruled that it was. Accordingly the Board passed on to the next business, it being understood that the clerk would acknowledge the receipt of the letter. AN OBSTREPEROUS INMATE. A report of the lady visitors referred to the c(. nduct of a female inmate who. it appeared, [had a very fluent tongue. The repeat ran: "I never heard such language in my life, and ) I never want to again." and added that this language had a degrading effect upon the other inmates, especially the young women, by whom she was dreaded. Mr. I'vaus said that he spent indf-an-hour \;it.. tht- wcnn:m on the previous Tuesday. good Mr. Evans: I told her I would have her put in irons and confined in a room, and she seemed a little better. Mrs. Williams remarked that when xhir. woman got into one of her tempers she upse, the wnole of the inmates. It was decided to ask the doctor to make a report upon the woman with a view to her removal somewhere else. THE COST OF WATER. Considerable discussion' took place at the meeting of the Finance Committee, over a bill sent in for P,29 odd for water, and the matter again cropped up at the Board meeting. Mr. Dan Davies proposed that a small com- mittee be appointed to go thoroughly into the question of the water supply of the House, and report. Mr. Leach seconded, and remarked that at present water was a very expensive item. This was carried, and the chairman, Messrs. W. Evans, D. Davies. J. Jones, J. Hitchings, and J. W. Pinney were appointed to act on the committee. Mr. Pareell suggested that, the committee should try and make some arrangement to use the water they had on their premises. They had any amount of water which they did not use at all. The Chairman: That will be our object. Mr. Pareell. You are cutting the work from our feet. MISCELLANEOUS. In reply to Mr. Evans, the Chairman said that up to the present no further correspon- dence had been received from the Local Gov- ernment Board with reference to the vaccina- tion districts. The thanks of the Board were accorded Lady Scourfield, Mr. J. S. Rollings, and the Pern- broke Mechanics' Institute for gifts of papers, magazines, etc. Some discussion took place over a recom- mendation. in the visitors' book that the coal- house should be roofed. It was pointed out that at present coal and culm was exposed to the weather, and Mr. W. Evans said that walls were also necessary. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of Mr. Evans. who promised to get out a plan and estimate of what he considered necessary. e

ROOSE PETTY SESSIONS. Shire Hall, Saturday.—Before Messrs. A. W- Massy, J. T. Fisher, T. L. James, J. Thomas (Harmaston). NO LIGHT. David Owens, of Cutty Bridge, was summoned for driving a cart on Saturday, 18tli October, on the Camrose Road without a light. He was fined 7s. 6d. and costs. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Edward Stuart, of Neyland, summoned for not sending his child to school, was fined 5s. and costs. David Griffiths, of Neyland, was summoned for a like offence. He had been convicted twice before, and was fined 10s. and costs. AN ORDER. Joseph Lloyd, of Haverfordwest, was charged w-i disobeying a bastardy order. Mr. W. Campbell Jones, who appeared for defendant, said he had been ill and had been out of work for six months. He had only been able to work for three weeks.—Dr. Williams, who attended defendant, was called, and said that all traces of the disease which defendant had had were gone.—The Magistrates made an order to pay 5s. a week, or one month's imprisonment. POACHING. Mr. W. Roch James summoned Alfred Thomas and Thomas Morgan, of Haverfordwest, for poaching on his land on October 17th. Defen- dants denied the charge. They admitted that they were on Mr. James' land and met him there, but said that they were not poaching but giving their dogs exercise. The Magistrates con- sidered the case proved, and fined defendants 10s. and costs each.

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J PEMBROKE BOROUGH SESSIONS. Ii Monday, October 28th.—Before Mr. F. P. Tombs (in the chair), Mr. 8. \Y. Willing, and Mr. B. Powell. A BENEFIT XIGHT OCCURRENCE. A little incident at the benefit night at Pembroke Fair had its sequel at the Court, when Frank Jones, of the East End. was charg- ed with assaulting Herbert James Brickie, of Moulston, on October 15th. Mr. F. S. Eeed appeared for complainant, and detailed the circumstances of the case, which ne said was a very bad one, the conduct of the defendant having been most blackguardly. Prosecutor said that on October 15th he was in charge of the ball-punching machine, when defendant came up. He was under the in rluenee of drink, and he said, "I want to have a go at your machine." Witness said. "You cannot unless you put. the penny in." Dden- dant did not put the penny in, and had a go at him instead. He struck him a violent blow with a stick, knocking him unconscious to The ground. Mr. North came to his assistance, and soon afterwards a Mr. Chadwick came up. Prosecutor was taken to Mr. North's van. and his eye (winch was cut) was bathed. He went back to the machine, but his eye became so bad that he had to go home. He had not provoned the.man in any way. Defendant cross-examined the prosecutor, who denied that he had done anything to a woman in the Commercial. A v oi'i: in tho Court shouted out, "YT.R did"- bru complainant retorted that he « £ i>" nothing. Furtnc'i cioss-examincd, prosecutor said that there was no woman near. He denied that it was in the Commercial that the blow was struck, and that he was struck with a fist. He denied that later on he brought in several otheT showmen to fight him. "1 never used my fist, in my life." he declared. "No," retorted defendant, "vou're TOO help- less." John North, the proprietor of several travel- ling shows, said that on the evening in ques- tion Brickie was in charge of his punching machine. He saw a disturbance in front of the machine, and saw Brickie picked up. He saw le defendan'. there, but did not see anything in his hand. When Brickle was picked up he was bleeding from a cut over the eye. In I reply to defendant, witness said that Brickie was not drunk at the time. Joseph Chadwick, a tftvelling showman, said that he had a stall at the fair. He saw Brickie on the evening in question, when he noticed his eye was bleeding. W itness asked him what was the matter, and he replied, "I've got it." Witness replied, "Yes, you've got your fairing." Brickie said that he knew the man who had done it. Brickle was quite sober when witness saw him. Defendant was sworn and said that he did strike the defendant, but it was not outside the punching machine. On the evening in ques tion he went into the Commercial. As he was drinking his beer he heard a woman shout. He went into the passage and saw Brickie insult ing a woman. There was a little girl there, and defendant told him he ought to be ashamed of himself. He replied, "What the odds to you?" and pushed defendant. Defendant then struck him with Ins fist. tie did not stride him in the street at all. Brieve went out and came back with fvur showmen, but when the latter w-ere told what had happened they went off. "They might have had The same as Brickie if they had started," he added. Defendant was cross-examined by Mr. Reed, and denied that he walked up ana down the fair several times. The Bench inflicted a fine of 5s. and costs (9s. or 14 days Defendant said that he would do the time. EDUCATIONAL. Mary Ann Owens, of Long Mains, was sum- moned for not sending her child Edward regu- larly to school.—Mr J. Hay, school attendance officer, proved the case, and said that the child was i--rteen years of age.—Mrs. Owens said that the boy wanted to go to work.—She was fined Is. and costs, or seven days.—Defendant: Then I must go to Carmarthen. George Bateman, of Lammaston Hill, was similarly summoned with respect to his child Arthur, aged 13.—Mrs. Bateman appeared and said she thought the child was old enough to leave school.—Fined Is and 7s. 6d. costs. DRUNK. George Wade, of Bentlass Ferry, did not ap- pear to answer a charge of drunkenness on Oct. 12th. P.S. John said that on October 12th he saw defendant lying across the road on Monkton Bridge. He was very drunk and quite inca- pable of taking care of himself. He was fined Is. and costs, 8s 6d. Joseph Gwyther, Merlins Cross, was charged with drunkenness in Main-street, on October 18th.—He pleaded guilty.—This being his first offence he was fined Is. and costs, 6s. 6d. Alice John, of East End, was charged with being found drunk on East End Square on Oct. 15th.-She pleaded guilty and was fined Is. and 6s. 6d. costs or 7 days.-Defenelant: Seven days I —The Chairman Can't you get the money l— Defendant (with a laugh): Well, I don't know. AN EXPENSIVE YTT OF TEMPER. John Thompson, of Pembroke Dock, pleaded guilty to a charge of wilfully damaging some glass, the property of Martha Maria Mills, at Park Street. Pembroke on October 2(- Prosecv'o". who said that she was a nurse, said defendant cllcl Lis wife had pre- viorc1.. hidc-d at her lo use. On Saturday ni-h i i,p Pros* '-rtor veniieo t^at tire \v« man bact gon<\ Def< '1!¡t paid. "We1], th-rn. 1'11 smash your wind' -v." He took of:' hi-- 3:at. pt^ if round his hand, end smashed the gloss witn his list. He broke cieht panes of glass. Defendant said that he was sSrry for what had occurred. It was all done on the spur ot the moment. He did it in a fit of temper. Prosecutor, in reply to the Bench, said that defendant had lived with her four years off and on, and had never given her any trouble before. Supt. Evans said that the man had never- given the police any trouble. The Chairman said that in consideration of his previous good conduct, and the fact that he had pleaded guilty, he would be dealt with leniently. He would be fined Is. and COSf" (7s. 6d.), and damage ( £ 1 2s. 3d.).

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RURAL LIFE. BY A SON OF THE SOIL, THE FATTENING OF POULTRY. I have had several opportunities of advising my readers to apply to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for the very useful pamphlets which are "now being issued as leaflets, and the last one brought to my notice—Section 3, a penny publication dealing with poultry and bees -is undoubtedly one of the best of the series. The article on the fattening of poultry should be read by every amateur, for the information is of especial value at a time when very great interest is being taken in the rearing of poaltry for the market. When chicks reach the age of twelve weeks they are strong enough to be put up for fattening; but backward ones should- be allowed another week or two at liberty before being shut up. Fattening pens can be easily made out of ordinary packing-cases from which the top and one side have been removed, or from ordinary hen-coops. They should be put upon legs not less than 2ft. high, and the bottoms of the coops or box should be made of l^in. slats (slating laths do excellently) nailed across so as to allow about 2in. between the slats. The front of the pen will be similar to that of an ordinary hen- coop, and should have a hinged door or sliding opening, so that birds may be easily put in or taken out. Not more than six birds should be A FATTENING PEN. put in one coop, and there should be only just room for them to feed comfortably. The birds should be placed in the coop at night, being first given a good meal and some drinking water. They should not be fed again for thirty-six hours, as it is well to allow their crops to be- come quite empty before being fed in their new quarters. Unless so starved the birds, especially if taken from a large flock, are apt to pine and seriously to lose condition. For the first day or two they may be given just a little green food, but this must soon be discontinued. Unless the coop can be placed in a shed, a sack should be hung in front of it at night to prevent the birds catching cold; this should also be done between meals, as exclusion of light induces sleep and the birds consequently lay on flesh more quickly. The space underneath the coop should be thickly covered with ashes, and all droppings should be raked out and taken away twice a day. The ut- most cleanliness must be observed, or birds will lose rather than gain in condition and weight. Two pieces of wood should be nailed to the out- side of the bottom of the coop to project slightly upwards. On these a wooden trough may be placed at meal times, but it should be taken away directly the birds have finished feeding, and, after removing any food which may be left it should be rinsed out with cold water. Twice a week this trough should be thoroughly scoured out with boiling water and a hard brush. ON GLASSHOUSES. A correspondent has lately written to me for advice as to the building of a glasshouse, and also for particulars of one he lately saw in East Anglia, which was built by a well-known adver- tising firm in that part of the country. I happen to know the work of the firm, and am pleased to be in a position to notice the non-conducting glasshouses of which they make an especial line. There is no timber to rot, perfect ventila- tion is assured, and it is only necessary to paint one-third of the surface. The framework of the A MODEL GLASSHOUSE. houses is entirely of iron, and they possess many advantages over wood houses. They are ouifce portable, and can be readily taken down and re- erected without damage or breakage of glass. They are much lighter, more ornamental, and last a great cmal longer than wood. The system of glazing, which is patented, ensures a water- tight joint—no drip, no breakage from expan- sion; while the heat is kept in just as effectively as the draught is kept out. My correspondent will make no mistake if he gives one of these metallic non-conducting glasshouses a trial. FERTILISERS FOR CELERY. In a special bulletin on the growing of Celery, the United States Department of Agriculture re- commend that manure be freely used, as much as from ten to twenty tons per acre per year, lime and salt also being suggested. The, bulletin also states that one to two tons of high-grade ferti- liser to the acre may be profitably applied on most soils in addition to tho stable manure and lime. As a rule, the quick-acting fertilisers are used. and a mixture suitable for growing Celery should contain about 6 per cent-, of nitrogen, 5 per cent, of available phosphoric acid, and 10 per cent, of potash. An excellent plan is to drill a part of the fertiliser into the land by means of the fertiliser attachment of a grain drill, and then scatter the remainder in the rows and work it into the soil by means of a harrow or cultiva- tor. In the preparation of the rows for growing the home supply of Celery, it will be sufficient to apply between two and three quarts cf high- grade fertiliser to every rod of rows to be planted, working the fertiliser into a strip of soil 12in. to 18in. in width. After the Celery plants have be- come well established, their Growth may be hastened by making frequent light applications of nitrate of soda to the surface of the soil before cultivation. A DOUBLE KENNEL AND YARD. The kennel and yard of which I give an illus- tration is one of the bed things of the kind which has been introduced to the notice of owners of dogs, and as the sketch explains itself I need say very little about it. Some of the most A DOUBLE KENNEL AND YARD.

successful breeders of sporting dogs are now having ranges of kennels built on the same lines as those which are illustrated, and one can scarcely make a mistake in selecting the design in preference to the old wooden pattern of dog kennel. Of course, the small breeder, or the man who keeps only one or two dogs for the sake of companionship, has no need for such accommo- dation, the ordinary kennel being quite sufficient for his purpose, but the man who goes in for dog-breeding as a business requires something on the lines of the kennel and yard which is illustrated. illustrated. THE HOUSING OF POULTRY IN WINTER. The importance of providing fowls with suit- able accommodation cannot be over-estimated. The quarters that have served so well during the summer months are not suitable for winter use, but in moving fowls from summer to winter quarters the mistake which is frequently made ia to shut up the fowls too closely in ill-ventilated houses at the approach of hard weather, thus rendering them unhealthy and unfit for laying. A roosting-house for winter use should be sub- stantially built in a well-sheltered situation. with a solid foundation, a good dry floor, and walls and roof without cracks or crevices which would admit rain, dampness, or currents of oold air. It should be well lighted and well ventilated, and to ea-ch bird a. space of about ten cubic feet ought to be allowed. Sinoe it is quite as im- portant that the hens should be provided with adequate shelter in the daytime as it is that they should be comfortably housed at night, it is well to provide a large well-lighted open shed in which they may spend the day instead of being forced, as they are on very many farms, to seek shelter on the lee side of a hedge or hay rick. Hens that mope and stand on one leg through- out the day will certainly not do much towards keeping the egg-basket full, and these are habits which they must not be permitted to acquire. On the contrary, they must be induced to take exer- cise bv every possible mean". for the great value of exercise as a means of promoting winter lay- ing is well known to practical poultry-keepers. The shelter shed ought, therefore, also to be con- verted into a. "(scratching shed." by keeping the floor well littered with such materials as cholLl. mill-dust, loft sweepings, &c.. and by burying or raking into this litter a large proportion of the unground corn which is fed to the hens every day. This plan promotes exercise and keeps the hens busy practically all the day. A busy hen ie a healthy hen and a regular layer. BANDING FOR THE WINTER MOTH. Those who have standard or other fruit-trees that have their stems clear of branches a foot or more off the ground should now set about the work of grease banding, says a writer in the Fruit-Grower. It is to be feared that many growers have become remiss in doing this work; so much so that during the past season we have seen Apple trees almost denuded of foliage through the ravages of the various winter moths, principally Cheimatobia brumata. We hope this indifference will not be continued. No tree can lose its leaf through the ravages of these pests without suffering greatly in its cropping powers in future years. Not only so, but the enervation caused may so weaken the trees that they will become an easy prey to various fungi which are always in readiness to attack trees in a septic condition. The females of the various winter moths are wingless, as in the case of the Hibernia defoliaria. or have only rudimentary wings, as in the case of the Cheimatobia. None can fly. and it is in this provision of Nature that the grower has his safety, if he will but take tho necessary precautions. The moths crawl up the trees during the long winter nights from October onwards, and deposit their eggs on the shoots in vast numbers. Now, if we can stop the moths ascending the trees, we shall prevent the de. position of eggs, and, therefore, the destruction of leaf and fruit by the resultant larva; of these pests. In the early days of grease banding the composition was placed direct on the stems of the trees. We followed actual experiments very closely, and came to the conclusion that the not be put upon the tree stems direct. First brown paper was used. and after- wards grease-proof bands were adopted. These were tied down at the top and bottom edges and the grease put on the paper generally with the hand, Now these bands are simply stuck round the trees with ordinary flour paste and the grease afterwards smeared well over the bands. This acts as a waterproofing, and the paper stays on well. Where sheep are running in orchards the bands should be put sufficiently high up the stems to be out of reach of the wool. There is no preventive work that pays better than that of the grease banding of fruit-trees. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. K. F." AND OTHERS.—The makers of the fruit trays are J. P. White and Co., Pygtlo Works, Bedford. All correspondence affecting this oolumn should bl) addressed to "A Son of the Soil," caro of the ALtor of this journal.