The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

TO Restore THE sigla.t>. The Greatest Discovery of tho Age for the Cure of 1"'ye Affection of every kind -4nd at i., all stages. Short Sight, Ca- taract, Fatigued Eyes, Cross Eyes, Cloudy Vision, Inflamed Watery Eyes made clear and Eye-Exerciser and on Jhe Continent" Invented by J AS. WILLIAMS, 61, THE WOODLANDS, BIRKENHEAD. Treatment absolutely safe and painless.—In case of Correspondence enclose Stamped Addressed En- velope. 8my-52 Haveriordwest and St David's. THE City Hotel Omnibus or Bra.ke will, until further notice will run on Tuesdays and Saturdays between St. David's and Haverfordwest, leaving St. David's at 7 a.m., returning from Haverfordwest on the ar- rival of the 2.40 train. Fares 2s. 6d. Extra charge for luggage. G. MARTIN, Proprietor. THE FAMOUS CABLE TELA. The proprietors of the Famous Cable Tea write:— In consequence of the reduction in Tea Duty of One Penny per pound, we have decided, as from May 14th, 1906, to reduce the Wholesale price of the Famous Cable Tea One Penny per pound, but the Retail price will be changed from 2 2 per I b. to 2/ This will leave a smaller profit to the Retailer, but the Retailer must look for his compensation in in- creased sales. This popular Tea, at the popular priCI of i/ should have a largely increased sale, as the Proprietors are determined to keep the quality fully up to the standard. Our Local Agents,MESSRS. WM JOHN and SON, Quay Street, Haverfordwest, supply the Famous Cable Tea, in 101b, and 201b. and 501b. Boxes, and to whom all your Orders should be sent. LADIES j Wo want an opportunity to convince you that :aI.LNC:E;E.A..R.J:)' 53 APIOL STEEL PILLS Supersede Pennyroyal, Pil Cochia. Bitter Apple We will send yott sample free on receipt ulleT f tamp for postage Sold by all Chemists at Is. lid. per box. LESLIE KABTYN) XAd., Chemists 34, DALSTON LANE, LONDON -=:=:=. RA THE FARMER'S Produces L}j per cent more Butter of \Jt\JkWk\J SEPARATOR. Better Quality• Easiest to work and manage, COMPARE PFJICHS. *• _Mark. Skimming capacity. Price. S gallons per^hour £ 2 2 0 No. 0 16 .3 10 0 1. 20 4 10 0 2. 28 5 10 0 3. 45 8 10 0 4. 67 12 0 0 fcrrmnrn ee the Domo, and get one ON TRIAL befora throwing your £ 's away. DOMO is fully guaranteed to be as EFFIOHjNT as DURABLE and as felMPLE as aay. C. LLEWELLIN & SON, D A I RYE N GIN E £; R S, HAVERFORDWEST. PEMBROKESHIRE AUTOMOBILE CLUB, HILL OLIUVL IB, SEPT. 257 1908. MOTOR CYCLES SINGLE CYCLINDERS. i j SDeci&l TO.6Q.&1 awarded. to TVTr G- ON TIME ON FORMULA. upooioi iiio<JL«a,± u, w<a.(.u.cu uu T~ 1.1. TRIUMPH X I F. Owen, who rode a Triumph, for LL TRIUMPH :I N best performance of any competi- REX 2 | TRIUMPH I 5 I 4 tor riding his own machine. 3J TRIUMPH 6 7 2 TRIUMPH 7 9 v SSSNERVS » S TRIUMPH & VINDEC DEPOT, 3it VINDEC .10 11 3iTINDE0 10 i S. & F. GREEN. TWIN CYCLINDERS. s R. VINDEC 11 I HIGH STREET, HAVERFORDWEST. i

¿b. SEASONABLE TOPICS. FROM "MARK LANE EXPRESS," EXIT SEPTEMBER. This wee kbrings us to the end, of the Lar- vest month, and autumn is slowly creeping on. No calendar is needed to remind us of the season, which is indicated by the shorter days, the longer evenings, and the autumn tmts which Nature puts on the woodland foliage. We can hardly lok back on this Sep- tember as being an ideal month, for with thundery conditions mostly prevailing, the weather has been of an unsettled character. Fortunately a good deal of corn was picked up in splendid condition in August, but the last half of the harvest has dragged along some- what wearyingly, and the advent of October finds it not wholly completed. Storms and tempest have played havoc, particularly in the orchards, and the returns from this depart- ment will not be so good as was at one time anticipated. At the beginning of the month roots wanted rain, but now they need sunsn-i- and fine weather is desired for potato digging Generally speaking, arable operations are fairly well forward, and there is not much room for the proverbial farmer's grumble, but we hope for a fine October, and given this the seed drill will come in for full employment. POTATOES GROWING OUT. Last year potato tops died away very early. and for this disease was responsible, but this. year the, haulm has not been affected much with the blight, and the result is thai tne: plants have grown longer, tubers are bigger, crops are heavier, and there is a smaller per- centage of chats. During the past lew weeks, however, we have many complaints about potatoes growing out or superljuberating, and it may be noticed that this often happens when the tops are free from disease and wet sets in late in the summer after a long dry spell. What is to be done when potatoes com- mence to grow out ? The formation of a second crop of young tubers checks the ripening pro- cess, and the eating qualities of the potatoes are to some extent affected. Some people promptly lift the crop when the potatoes com- mence growing out, but we see no advantage in this if the skins of the tubers indicate that they are not ready. Others cut off the tops also a doubtful process- and others again pull them up. Perhaps the latter process is the best to check supertuberation, but it is a costly process, and it is impossible to avoid pulling up a good many tubers with the haulm.. On the whole we are inclined to think that there is no real remedy for super- tuberation with the crop, which is best left alone till the tubers are fit for lifting. What do other growers think about this matter? THE WHITE CITY. The great attraction of the year will soon be over, and a few weeks hence the wonderful White City will be closed. Probably the majority of our readers have visited the ex- hibition, as all the world and his wife seem to have been there, but if there are any who are still cogitating about it we would advise them to make up their minds and go. It is said that farmers only want to see things con- nected with agriculture, and if such is the case there is plenty to interest them in the Colonial sections at the White City, and no one can inspect the exhibits in these depart- ments without being impressed by the enter- prise of the Colonies, their possibilities, and the strides that the Colonies have made in matters agricultural. It is good for us, as British farmers, to see these things, and if we feel those little pangs of jealousy which are natural amongst competitors, and if we envy the colonist of his virgin soil and other natural advantages he possesses, there is satisfaction in realising that these enterprising colonists are our own flesh and blood, and amongst them perhaps we hate relatives and friends. Without going into politics, a visit to the White City must emphasise the importance of adopting a home policy which will not tend to sever but rather bind closer these splendid Colonies to the old country. THE FARM HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. No habitations in this country are more beau- tiful in a truly home like manner than the farm houses which are scattered about over the face of the land, and in many cases they seem to have dropped by direct intention in the most delightful positions. With a setting of autumn tints behind and around it, the farm house beautiful is seen at its best, and we are moved to write these lines by the sight of an old farm house completely covered with Virginian creeper, now coloured as no artist's brush could do it. We have never seen a more charming effect, and when we realise that there are hundreds of farm home- steads that it is impossible to pass without admiring, the question comes back, Why should the farm house not be beautiful? Why not, indeed? And yet many are bare, cold. ugly, and uninviting. In point of beauty, however, the farm house is' largely what the farmer makes it, and the well-kept garden and creeper-clad walls afford evidence of his taste. We know the exr-use when the surroundings of a farm house are untidy and uncared for— no time, but the farm house beautiful proves that time can generally be found if the in- terest is not lacking. LONG TENANTSHIPS. We know a farmer who is giving up business this Michaelmas owing to advancing years and failing- health, and his one regret is that there is no one of the same name and family to take on the farm. For several hundred years— we do not knj'.v the direct pericd-lhè place has been farmed by members of the same family, and now it will pass into the hands of strangers. This is the old man's trouble, and if he only had a son, a nephew, or a rela- tive of the same name to keep up the traditions of the family lie would retire contented. One can understand the feeling and sentiment *jvhich attaches one to a place with long asso- ciations and memories dear. It means some- thing to a man when he comes to le.ve the old place where he was born and has lived his life, but- he feels more satisfied if he knows that the lields which he has get to look upon as his own. will be cultivated by his progeny after he has gone.Reports often*come to hand giving particulars of long years of service with the same family, and these are interesting, but the longest period of service can only be a life- time, and we should like to hear of the farm which holds the record for the time it has been in the occupation of the same family. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. There can be no doubt that the society which exists for the prevention of cruelty to animals is doing a great work, and through its vigilance animals are spared a good deal of cruelty and suffering. Every flock, of course, has its black «lieep, but we are proud to say that farmers are generally fond of animals, and no man who has affection for dumb crea- tures can ever be cruel to them. But un- fortunately human nature is far from being perfect, and the majority of the individuals who are prosecuted by the above society for wilful cruelto dumb aniAials have no affection for anything except their own vicious selves. Only recently a case. was reported (and the cul- prit is now doing time) of a man who drove a horse a long distance, which was in an emaciated condition and had broken knees, that the poor brute died three days after the journey. We doubt whether mere imprison- ment is sufficient punishment for a case like this, and it is a pity that such brutal men should ever be allowed to possess animals at all.

Illl —T«——————— WIVES AND MOTHERS! Is it not much nicer to receive praise for tlie cakes and pastry you make yourself than to buy them ready-ma,cle ? Be wise and bake at home, using BORWICK'S Baking Powder, which means I perfect resuits. <

LAND FOR THE LANDLESS. BY W. R. LESTER, M.A. Xo. II. AX ANSWER FROM THE BUSINESS MAN'S POINT OF VIEW. Turning now to the secondary industries which are only in minor degree dependent j on use of land and which manufacture into finished articles the raw materials supplied by the Primary Industries, it is clear that they suffer by the limited output of the latter. These industries are oepeudeiu upon the Primary Industries, because they are "fed" by them. Bakers are effected by the dearness of wheat, and. the machine builders by the dearness of iron and coal. In measure as the Primary Industries are checked by difficulty in securing the use of land, so are the Secon- dary Industries adversely affected. Those who are stopped from earning their living in farm, mine, quarry or brickfield are useless as custo- mers to clothiers, upholsterers, weavers, or ironmongers. Slackness in one industry is often due to cessation of demand on the part of others for what they produce. Thus, though the Secondary trades are not directly affected by the land question, they often suffer from dull times because men in the Primary trades are obstructed in getting access to the source of all protection—the land. The artificially high prices asked for land, or the difficulty in getting it on any terms at all, cause slackness not only in such industries as farming, build- ing and mining, but also in tailoring, watch. making, printing, and coachbuilding. If out of work agriculturists, miners and builders who are at present kept off the land were not hindered from getting at it. they would not only employ themselves, but most other trades as well. Fifty poverty stricken Highlanders living in a congested district migrate to an island in the West Hebrides, now almost unused, and start earning their living by growing produce there. We treat them as criminals, and lock them up in an Edinburgh jail. Such is the inter-dependence of men under modern conditions that this stop- page of production in a remote island means loss of trade from end to end of the country. Present land tenure, therefore, means res- tricted production, limited markets, scarcity of work, undue competition, and all those symp- toms of dull trade which in business circles are so impotemly bemoaned. Turn again to our rating system and see whether it does not aggravate matters. We have already shown that, bluntly put, it is a fine on building, exacting payment from people in measure as they show enterprise in build- ing houses, factories, or farms. But this ob- struetion is not confined to builders. It ad- versely affects- enterprise of every kind. No matter what the venture may be, the present rates and taxes obstruct it. They rise in pro- portion as good use is made of land, and touch zero when no use is made of it at all. Suppose several men hold several equally j valuable sites. The man who makes the best use of his has to pay the highest rates. This is the essence of our system. Could any better plan for fining trade and enterprise be possi- bly be devised, be the mulcted party manu- facturer, railway company, farmer, dock com- panj-, or coal mine? We tax factories and the machinery in them, railway stations and ware- houses, shops, mines, and quarries, and ,of course, the effect is precisely the same as with the old window and soap taxes-it makes all these things scarce. We arrest trade, restrict markets, and check demand by a stupid sys- tem of taxation and then complain of the dull trade and over-competition which we bring on ourselves. Besides doing this directly our system of taxation also does it indirectly, because it en- courages the inferior use of land or even the withholding of it from any use at all. It is a tax on the use of land, and therefore dis- courage its use. A landed proprietor on the outskirts of a large town is approached by a building society with a proposal to build. The land is now being let at £ 2 per acre for graz- ing cattle, but he asks iE50 for building When the building society suggests that this I is too high, the landed proprietor replies, Take it or leave it. If I can't get £ 50 now, I I very soon shall. The population is spreading | this way, and so are the Corporation tram- J ways-I shall wait." And wait he does. And so do the houses. What enables him to hold off using the land? Is it that though it is worth, say about £ 40,' and though he does not get that sum tc-day, he is only rated on the £2 he gets from the grazier. In other words, he is rated on its use. Result—idle or partially idle land, and we have seen what that means to trade in general when repeated on any considerable scale. Suppose we were to make a change and tax land on its value instead of on its use. Quite clearly it would become bad business to hold land at £2 while rates were being paid on £40. This simple change would ensure the best being taken out of the land, which in this case means the building of the needed dwellings and employment in many trades. As further showing how our present system of rating improvements limits the out- lets for trade and how the reverse would be the case under a reformed system where im- prcvements were excluded from taxation, and the value of the bare land alone assessed, take the case of three plots of land of equal value. No. 1 is being used for the erection of cot- tages, and so providing the maximum of em- pI, jyment. No. 2 is being used as a market garden, and so giving an average amount of employment, though- less than No. 1. No. 3 is being held up for a rise in value. Our present system of rating structures and improvements entails the heavy rating of No. 1. the lesser rating of No. 2. and the complete exemption of No. 3. It therefore fines people in measure as they are enterprising and useful members of the community. Now look at the i reformed system which we advocate in the interests of trade. It would exclude improve- ments. and make land value alone the basis. Notice what tlriswould mean in the case of these three lots. As, by hypothesis, they are of equal value as mere plots, they would bear an equal burden of rates. The effect would be that No. 1 would be relived of much of the burden it now bears, thus stimulating the building trade where it is now impeded. No. 2 ■ight remain much as before, but No. 3, ^rhich previously escaped altogether, would be galled on to contribute to the rates as much as the other two, and would therefore be pushed into productive u:-c. That use might be the building of cottages, it might b mar- ket gardening, but in any case it would mean a widening of the outlet for industry. Are we -L ell, to have a system of taxation -which checks trade, or one which helps it? That is the question which ;he trading public has to I answer, and one within its power to settle if it likes. The very worst service we could do to industry, is to tax people in measure as I they make use of the sites they occupy. That is a discouragement to good use. To tax them I in proportion to the value of the sites they I occupy would have precisely the contrary effect -it would ensure the best use. In a word'. one system strangles trade; the other would stimulate it. There is no more acute man of business that the landlord himself and his agent; let us take a ieai* from his book when business that the landlord himself and his agent; let us take a leaf" from his book when we are settling these questions in the rtational interest. When a. landlord leases a coal or iron field a clause is commonly inserted in the lease that a "dead rent" shall be payable. In other words, that over and above a royalty on the output, a fixed minimum rent must be paid whether coal is being raised or net. The motive is plain and quite laudable. It is to make the lessee put his best foot forward; to ensure that he will exercise every diligence in working the mineral field. And most effec- tive it is as means to a good end. Let us deal ,vi-Ii the landlord on the same plausible plan. Let us make him pay rent on the value of his opportunity, just as he does hie tenant, and we shall no longer see lying idle or imperfectly used hundreds of thousands of acres cf valu- able mineral, building and farm lands, and vast crowds of idle men such as now disgrace our country. That is what we rietin by the Taxation of Land Values. But the proposed reform is more potent for good even than yet shown. In the tignt against trade restriction—the fight for real Free Trade —it is a double-edged weapon. Were public revenue to be raised from land values, not only would all land be used to its best pur- poses, but we could dispense with every tax and every rate now imposed on :ruc;t:ui'J and commerce. We could repeal every tax at present burdening houses, factories, machinery, farms, te1.8, sugar, and tobacco. Let us cease making trade difficult by heaping taxes on it. The alternative will then we clear—get revenue by taxing land values, and so help commerce by opening up opportunities to industry at I present closed by stupid taxation and a vicious I system of land tenure, we can thus secure any number 01 openings to every member of the eomunity. Make tiia landlord pay rent to the State, and the field for enterprise would be infinitely extended, be thrown open to en- terprise. but all taxes on industries could be repealed. I The scarcity of employment and limited de- mand for goods are the direct results from un- wise legislation; the remedy is to abolish the system which causes the trouble. Relieved of I all the burdens now heaped on it by a bad I system of taxation, and every natural re- I source thrown open to industry, how would not trade bound forvjarrd ? There could be no limit to the upward movement. You ask if land values are great enough to make up the deficiency. The answer is yes, for wherever a valuation of land has been made apart from valuation of land has been made apart from structures or other improvements, it has been found to be ample. The separate land valua- tion (though not yet the remission of other I taxes) has been made in New York, New Zealand, and Australia. Everywhere it is found, in the aggregate, to exceed the total amount needed for rates and taxes. Sooner or later it must be used to defray them. Op- ponents of the reform protest that a valuation of land, as distinct from improvements on it, cannot be made. They say so because they do not want it. The answer to them is that. as a matter of fact it is regularly made to-day in those countries and. even in this country by valuers when estimating the rental of premises which are not let to a tenant, but occupied by the owner. In all such cases the valuer first estimate's the value of the site and the value of the structure, the sum of the two being the assesable value. Such difficulty as may be experienced is almost always in arriving at the value of the struc- ture, the site value is comparatively easy cf ascertainment. No, the thing not only can be done, but is already done as far as separ- ate valuation is concerned. Our first duty is now to make it general and compulsory throughout the country. The land value once ascertained, we shall then be in a position to determine how far the present taxes which obstruct trade and produc- tion can be abolished. Following the time honoured British pan of reform by steps," we may probably begin by the repeal of some portion only of our rates and taxes and to the amount of that repeal, substitute a tax on land values. Such procedure would entail the minimum of shock to existing arrange- ments, but once started on that straight road and the end is not difficult to see. It will lead us direct to the freeing of industry from all the burdens we now so stupidly load it with, and to the opening up of all our natural re- sources to their best uses. That accomplished, we shall have done all that is humanly possible sources to their best uses. That accomplished, we shall have done all that is humanly possible to relegate to a forgotten past the olabad times of dull trade. unemployment, over production. and low wages. Here is a simple key which will open to labour Nature's inexhaustible workshop, and by infinitely increasing the producing and con- suming power of the people lead to good trade, I ample markets, and flourishing industry.

ACRICUL TURAl PACE. *11 correspondence and other communications Intended for this department should be ad- llrtmed:— < AGRICULTURAL EDITOR, i "Guardian Dffice," Haverfordwest.

RURAL LIFE. BY A SON OF THE SOIL. How TO PACK PLANTS FOR POSTAGE ABROAD. It happens sometimes that one wants to Eend a few English plants to a friend in a lonely spot :n the Colonies or a distant foreign country, whore the sight of some form of life from the Old Country would bring- great joy. But the diffi- culty of packing so as to fit the plants to stand the strain of the journey will seem so great that one may be tempted to give it up as hope- less. For the sake of a little trouble, though, it is a great pity to deprive that distant friend' or relation of the pleasure the plants will bring, and if care is taken there is no reason why they should not reach almo.-t any part of the world in safety. The plant* must, of course, be in good condition and weil rooted. Each should be Wrapped in dump mos and laid in a suitable box with roots at the ends of the box and foliage in the middle. They can be kept firm by placing fears of wood across, nailed from the outside. A few holes will he needed to allow air to pass to the foliage. The roots should be moist when packed, but not wet to saturation: the foliage must be dry. My sketch, for which I am in- debted to a drawing in Amateur Gardening, will explain the method of packing more fully, and I hope it will lead eome' of my readers to remember a wanderer in far-off lands. CATS AND RATS. Men who have made experiments say that a strain of ratting cats can easily be created on any farm, the instinct being deeply rooted and shewing itself in a certain number of the kittens, so that all that is needed is to keep the whole litter until they are old enough to be Watched in their willingness or the reverse to tackle a rat. They must be well fed, the cat killing the rats for pure pleasure end also for praise or some little tit-bit. If the trouble of breeding a ratting strain be found too much, almost any fine young neuter torn, if fed well and encouraged, will "go for" rats and enjoy the sport; they are much bettor and more cer- tain than either toms or she cats, the pleasure or sporting nstinict appearing to be more deve- loped. Whore trouble 'has been taken in select- ing ratting kittens for some generations, a re- markabls degree of skill and pluck has been obtained, the kittens of the fourth generation of such selection tackling rats larger than them- f selves and scarcely oyer coming to grief. They kill differently from other cats, lifting the rat well off the ground and holding it so until it is past struggling. Probably they develop excep- tional strength in the muscles of the neck and throat. It is pleasant to learn that the ratting cat is invariably a gentle creature in the house, and absolutely safe with children. Relying on their human friends for food and praise and en- couragement. their rat killing is not ferocity, but highly developed love of sport and play. THE WAKE RCBIX. This beautiful flower, of which I am afraid my drawing gives only a small idea, is a variety of a species—Trillium-—very little known in this country, and much deserving of wider cultiva- tion. It has large snowy-white flowers, which form a charming contrast with the rich, luxuri- ant foliage. The plant and its near relatives are especially suitable for moist, shady parts of rock gardens and bordo" and as they attain a height of ten or twelve inches, it wiil be under- stood they present in such situations a most de- corative appearance. Besides the Wake Robin may be mentioned the Painted Wood Lily (Erythrocarpum), with its pure white flowers just touched at the base of the sepals with a beautiful crimson blotch; Roseum, which has flowers of a delicate blush; and the Purple Recurvatum. The Triliiums can be planted in the autumn, and will blcom in spring. They are by no means expensive in the first instance, or difficult to cultivate with success. POULTRY IN SMALL RUNS. Fowls kept in close confinement must be given careful attention if egg production is to be maintained at a high average. Green food is r-ot an expensiyc addition to the daily bill of .fare, but is absolutely necessary for the fowls, and to produce tho much-desired rich-yoiked eggs—for absence of green food is often, E'spon- sible for ;<:t.:e yolks. Clean water supplied twice daily is important, and considerable bene- fit will be dcriycd v. lien once a week a little Glauber salts is added; also r.n occasional addi- tion of a few drops of sulphate or citrate of iron in the drinking water. t'owls in confined runs have 110 opportunity of obtaining natural food, such as insecli UJ, and it is imperative this should be supplied, especially when moulting takes place, or to force 0:1 maturity. Finely- chopped butcher's bones, anu boded liver or lights, have a beneficial eflect on the hen's laying powers.' In the natural state, or when at liberty, pen!h'y find their own [i: nt grit ar.d shell; but in confined rur.s it is advised that a small P2rtitlnnérl box be {U1»d with these ('c: tials and fixed (about a foot from the ground) in a sheltered position against the side of the fowl-house. Many poultry-keepers a-e ignorant of the Let that fowls. heinl; unprovided with teeth for masticating their food. hsive to dig«-"t it by means_ of sharp flint err it and the giw-'1"3 I mill-like action where in a powerful purse-]i!:o appendage the grain js ground up before p-; ing to otil, 0r"n where jt is [fssi"niJttd 1n/) the system. Wb<n-e srif. i> omitted, liver chsriir.o and kindred ailments are gene>-a!ly present, as will be proved by an examination after a bird has died or been killed. Oyst< shells, flaked by being exposed to heat, also old mortar and lime, are verv neeDscnrv for shell-making, and should I be supplied to hens. A COMPACT SEPARATOR. The cream separator, of which I give an illus- tration, is a usefu. little machine, which no doubt many readers saw in use at the Royal Show at Newcastle. Its special feature is that it does not require the tremendous effort that is usually needed to orl, such apparatus, for tllQ

FAIRS AND MARKETS. ( Pembroke Dock, Friday, October 2nd.- Ducks, 3s. to 3s. 6d. each; fowls, 2s. 6d. to 3s.; rabbits, 8d. to 8d.; beef, 8d. to 9d.; mutton, 7d. to 9d.; lamb, 8d. to 9d.; pork, 7d. to 8d.; veal, 7d. to 8d.; butter, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d.; eggs, 8 for Is. I Whitland, Friday, October 2nd.—There was a fair attendance and supply considering the p beautiful harvest weather that prevailed, the farmers being so very busy. Butter in casks 12d. to 12id. per lb., whilst butters in rolls varied from 13d. to 13id. per lb. Eggs 12 for Is. Live fowls 4s. to 4s. 6d. per couple, dressed poultry 9d. per lb. Beef and mutton 8d. to 9d. per lb., veal and pork 6d. to 7d. per lb. Haverfordwest, Saturday, October 3rd.—Geese, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. each; ducks, 2s. to 2s. 9d.; rabbits, 6d. to 7d.; beef 5d. to Sd. per lb.; mutton. 7d. to 8d.; lamb. 8d.; pork, 6d. to 8d.; veal, 7d. to 8i,cl.: butter, Is. 2jd. to Is. 3d.; 2 cheese, 4d. to 5d eggs, 9 for Is.; potatoes, 20 lbs. for Is. Llandilo. Saturday, October 3rd.-Butter in lbs., Is. 2gd. to Is. 3d.; tubs, Is. Id. to Is. 3d.: 2 casks, Is. Id., to Is. ld. Welsh cheese, 4d to 5d.: Caerphilly. 3d. Eggs, 10 and 11 for Is., scarce. Fowls. 2s. 6d. to 3s. each. Ducks. lid. and Is. per lb., scarce. Geese in quantity, lid. per lb. Carmarthen, Saturday, October 3rd.—There was an exceptionally small market for butter. Demand continues good at from Is. OAd. to I Is. Id. per 10. Fresh pound butter in pats from h. 3d. to Is. 5d. per lb.. and firm even at that price. The supply of''sheese was good, and demand has greatly increased. Quotations -30s. to 34s. per cwt., all cleared.

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_==- THE WRECK OF A MILFORD TRAWLER. HEROIC CAPTAIN SAVES HIS 'T;LW. A L ;M: LEAP. ( In our last issue w? gave an account of the wreck of the Milford trawler, belonging to Messrs. T. G. Hanccck and J. D. Harries, which went ashore, on the rocks on Clohine Island, off Mizen Head, co. Cork, on the 29th ult. The crew reached Milford on Saturday at 9 a.m., the only one missing of The nine ) being Charles McKenna, the mate, whose 1o.3s I is greatly regretted, but remains shrouded n ¡ mystery. The survivors all speak in very high terms of the heroism of the skipper, and say had it not been for his bravery and j resourcefulness it is probably not one would have survived. Interviewed by our representative en Satur- day, the men told a tale of some hardship. Captain Salter is too modest a man to tell his own s-tory, but as far as it can be gleaned it appears so;>n after darkness, and in a thick fog, when the Manoas struck, the njiss- ing mate was at the wheel, and a. deck hnnd was with him. the rest of the men being be- low at tea. McKenna had only j his watch, and was given his course by Captain Salter, who set it by the Bull Point Lighthouse, and then went below. In a few minutes there was a crash, and the mate ran below and called all hands on deck. That was last seen of h:;n. The captain believed what had happcned was a collision, and he lighted a I flare by which he saw the vessel was on the rocks. The water was breaking over the vessel, and James Moloney, the second hand, says he had a narrow escape of being washed over- board. It was impossible to reach the rocks by anything which could be pushed off from the ship, and Captain Salter, as the best swimmer, volunteered to take the risk. He took a running leap, a distance of perhaps 16ft., and by good luck found a footing on the rocks. A line was thrown and made fast, and the men were hauled ashore. It was then I' that the mate was missed, and search was made for him in vain. Curiously enough, the Manoas had gone ashore at the same spot. and was resting on the bones of the Ribble. of Fleetwood, lost two years ago, and when the crew climbed some distance up the rocks they found her fish-boards and sheltered under them until daylight. They then found a hut and waited there until the men employed in I building a fog signal station on the island came to work. Mr. Ford, the foreman, was most kind, and sent about five miles to the mainland for some whiskey for the men. and gave them dry clothes and food. for they were perishing almost with cold and exposure. They received every attention later va at the hands of the authorities. James Moloney, the second hand, had nar- rowly escaped the mate's fate, said when the skipper saw the position he said. Now my lads, the ship has gone, but I'll try and save you." The roar of the water on the rocks and the dash of the water on board and the darkness and fog were confusing, but The skipper shouted to them to stick together, and he lit another flare. More than a boat's length away lay the rocks, and after vainly trying to bridge them the skipper leaped the chasm and saved his crew. "I am sure." added Moloney. "we all owe our lives to his coolness and daring." The boatswain. Dan Nieholls. a man of few words, agreed. Moloney went on to tell how, led by the captain, in his bare feet— for he had taken off his shoes before leaping— they scrambled up the rocks where a false step would have meant death. Midway he halted them until daylight, when they found the hut and assistance.

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I A NEW SEPARATOR. I gearing has been arranged on a principle by means of which the fricrion is much reduced. The frame has been devised so that it can be cast in one piece, and in this way vibration is quite avoided. The inner part of the bowl, too, is in one piece, so that cleaning becomes a simple matter. In fact, simplicity, durability, and effectiveness are three claims which its ma.rs urge with enthusiasm. A series of trials were made with the machine, and the amount of fat left in skim milk after treatment was found to be as low as "05 per cent. in one or two cases, and in no instance higher than '098 per cent. If further information is desired, I .shall be pleased to supply the name of the firm from whom particulars are to be obtained. I NON-FRTTITING STRAWBERRY PLANTS. To inquirers who would like some explanation for their disappointment caused by Strawberry plants proving Ouireii, I commend the following lruin the Journal of the iioyai Horticultural buciety: year we have complaints about the non-fruitmg of Strawberry piants, but chi3 year the are numerous than usual. We there are two principal causes —(1) proj.Agati.jg from barren pjunts, and (2) a want oi f.t.u stock. 1c is wed known that barren plants produce the earliest and strongest i-u;iii(,rs, ;,itd i.Lie man sent to layer or take run- ners usually selects the strongest and best he can get, irrespective of whether the parent plant was fruitful or not. These are planted in beds or rows, and a greater number of plants are un- fruitful than usual. Runners are again taken, the best being selected, until the majority ot the plants in the beds bear no fruit. Some years ago we carefully chose runners from barren plants, giving them special attention, but not one runner developed into a fruitful plant. We again took runners for two years following, but in every case the result was the same. We all know how essential it is to change our seed of Corn. Potatoes, and other crops, and unless we can give a change of soil it is equally necessary to introduce occasionally fresh stocks of Straw- berries if we desire to maintain vigour and fer- tility. Some varieties, like Royal Sovereign, wiil go on bearing very satisfactory crops for much longer periods than others, but we think the quality suffers. Another cause of failure, or partial, failure, is the planting of Strawberries where Strawherries were grown before. No food gardener permits this to happen; but we find it occurring sometimes, and if the result is disappointing the blame is entirely the planter's. By a little management, even in a small garden, a, fresh place can he given for the new Straw- berry bed, instead of replanting upon the site of the old." ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. VARIOUS IXOUIBERS.—The Mechanical Lawn Clwa ner is sold by Lloyd. Lawrence, and Co., 29. Worship-street, London, E.C. MEP. WmTr.HorsE.—The fruit travs are to be obtained from John P. White, The Pyghtle Works. Bedford. E. M. I)."—Yes; it is a game bird. It breeds in various parte of the country, though it comes over in good numbers from Norway and Sweden. All correspondence affecting this column should be addressed to "A Son of the Soil," care of the Editor of this journal.