The Kington Times - June 1918
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Kington Times 1st June 1918 - Page 4
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| Date | 01/06/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 1st June 1918 |
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4 Special Clearance Offers of SEED POTATOES . EARLIES THE KINGTON TIMES , JUNE 1. 1918 . FROM YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE DISTRICTS , GROWN FROM SCOTCH SEED . 14 lbs . ½ cwt . 1 cwt . Ton . ECLIPSE SHARPE'S EXPRESS BRITISH QUEEN *** } 1/9 *** 6/3 12 / - £ 11 15 . MAINCROP : -- KING EDWARDS 1/4 5 / - 9/6 202 £ 9 TERMS : -Cash with Order . BAGS not charged , but wherever possible customers should return same or provide their own . DELIVERY Free on Rail . Within City and suburbs 3d . per cwt . , smaller lots 2d . Enquiries solicited for clearance offers of Direct Scotch Seed ( Arran Chief ) . Address : -GEO . WRIGHT & SONS , Fruit and Potato Merchants , West Street Warehouse , Hereford . LEOMINSTER BOARD OF LEOM GUARDIANS . THE LITTLE KNOWLEDGE THAT DANGEROUS . IS The usual meeting of the above was held 011 Friday last in the Union Board Room , there be- ing present : Mr. G. Butters Chairman ) , Mrs. Neild , Mrs. Hammond , Messrs . W. Rees , E. Molyneux , Alderman Woodhouse , R. Stafford , E. W. Jones , B. C. Ridgley , 1. Evans , Mr. Clements , R. Bemand , J. Robinson , J. Lewis , J. E. George , J. Bazley , Henry Gosling ( Clerk ) , A. H. Gibson ( Deputy Clerk ) . The Chairman extended a welcome to the new member of the Board , Mr. Clements , who in reply said he would do his best to get to as many meet- ings as possible .. The Deputy Clerk stated that someone had written to the Local Government Board complain- ing that the Guardians were supporting an alien . It was a case where a little knowledge was a dangerous thing . In consequence of the complaint an inspector had been sent down to make enquiries . It would be recalled that at a previous meeting they had under consideration the application of an Austrian now employed in the district for some assistance for his wife , who was an English woman , and at that time in receipt of assistance from the Lambeth Board of Guardians .. As a mat- ter of fact the Guardians do not give any assis- tance , since the grant is refunded by the Local Government Board . Therefore what they had done was perfectly in order . Mr. Rees I don't think we should support these people . They are better off than our own . If this man is able bodied he should support his wife . Several Members He is not his own mastér and cannot go where he likes . His pay is fixed for him . Mr. Molyneux : I understand the respective countries will repay these grants when the war is over . The following overseers were appointed W. A. Newman , for Ford ; Miss R. Oliver , for Hampton Wafer ; Joseph Woodhouse , for New Hampton . The pauper returns were given as 45 against 52 , 41 against 51 , 44 against 52 , 43 against 52. Vag- rants for the same period 18 as against 32 , 18 as against 30 , 18 against 34 , 19 against 42 . Gifts of periodicals were acknowledged from Miss Touzey , of Ivington ; and Mr. A. J. M. Bur- den , of High Street , Leominster . The usual statement of accounts was presented . It was stated that the County Appeal Tribunal , had refused to give the Relieving Officer further exemption and he would therefore be called up on June 30th . HORSE SHOW AND SALE AT LEOMINSTER . CAPITAL EXHIBITS - BIG PRICES . The May Show and Sale of Horses was held on Priday , May 24th , at the Leominster Horse Re- pository . The auctioneers , Messrs . Edwards , Rus- sell and Baldwin , offered prizes amounting to £ 51 . There was an entry of upwards of 120 animals . The judges were Mr. J. E. Jones , of Treworgan , Ross ; and Mr. G. Penny , of West Grinstead , Salis- bury . The following were the awards made : - Gelding or mare , 4 years old or over : 1st , £ 10 , Mr. J. T. Davies ; 2nd , £ 3 , Mr. Cooke ; 3rd , £ 1 , Mr. C. Cooper . Gelding or mare , 4 years old or over , not ex- ceeding 16.2 hands : 1st , £ 5 , Mr. J. Harris ; 2nd , Mr. J. T. Davies ; 3rd , 1 , Mr. D. Johnson . Best pair of horses 1st , £ 20 , Mr. J. T. Davies ; reserve , Mr. J. Harris . Cart gelding or filly , foaled in 1915 : 1st , £ 3 . Mr. J. Griffiths ; 2nd , 1 , Mr. W. Morris . Gelding or mare , suitable for saddle or harness : 1st , £ 3 , Mr. F. J. Law ; 2nd , Mr. Sidney Davies . The prices realised were as follows : - WAGON GELDINGS AND MARES . Mr. J. T. Davies , brown cart gelding Mr. J. T. Davies , bay cart gelding Mr. John Harris , bay gelding Mr. S. D. Lane , black gelding Mr. Cooke , grey cart gelding Mr. T. Kemp , dark bay gelding Gus . 184 164 162 161 161 Mr. F. H. Russell , brown gelding 160 155 Mr. D. Johnson , roan cart gelding 151 Mr. J. Edwards , cart gelding 150 . Mr. S. Goodwin , bay mare 147 Mr. T. L. Walker , brown gelding 120 Mr. E. R. Jones , bright bay shire mare 121 Mr. John Harris , bay mare 110 Mr. T. Molyneux , grey gelding 102 Mr. T. L. Walker , chestnut gelding 100 Mr. S. D. Lane , grey gelding 100 Mr. J. Griffiths , black mare 97 Mr. C. Cooper , bay mare 00 Mr. W. Morris , bay mare ... Mr. J. F. Stevens , dark brown mare Mr. B. E. Weaver , bay gelding Mr. G. F. Hinton , dark brown cart mare 80 Clock House Co. cart gelding Mr. F. L. Law , brown gelding . LIGHT HORSES . Mr. T. Davies , bay mare Mr. Sidney Davies , brown cob Mr. Sidney Davies , chestnut cob 68323532 62 50 50 Mr. W. T. Cooke , chestnut cob 49 Mr. William Jones , chestnut gelding 49 Mr. J. T. Price , dark brown mare 47 Mrs. D. Jenny , brown mare 43 Mr. P. Pound , nag mare 36 UNBROKEN CART AND OTHER COLTS . Mr. A. Rogers , brown gelding 68 Mr. T. Colebatch , black cart filly 48 Mr. G. Smith , filly ...... 46 Mr. George Watkins , browit horse colt 44 Mr. Charles Haynes , brown cart colt 37 Mr. T. Evans , brown nag gelding 30 EMPIRE DAY IN THE LEOMINSTER DAY SCHOOLS . Special references were made to this annual celebration in all the schools on Friday last . The head teachers in each case devoted part of the morning session to a lesson on the meaning , res- ponsibility and blessings of our Empire . At the Secondary School the pupils were invited to bring eggs for our wounded soldiers . A most Up to Friday a remarkable response was made . total of 700 had been brought in . The Headmaster commended those who had succeeded in achieving such a magnificent result . During the day at the British , National , and Secondary Schools the National Anthem was sung . THE LATE MR . RICHARD RUFF , LEOMINSTER . After eleven years of suffering Mr. R. Ruff passed away on Wednesday , May 22nd , at his residence , Glanymor Terrace . Throughout the long period of his illness Mr. Ruff displayed a patient and un- complaining spirit . His cheerfulness and fortitude were an inspiration to all who had the pleasure of visiting him . The funeral took place on Saturday last . Amongst those present were Mr. Fred Holmes , Mr. W. Miles and Mr. H. Griffiths . The floral tri- butes were very beautiful . The Vicar ( the Rev. w J. Nelson ) officiated . Mr. Fred Holmes carried out the general arrangements . HEREFORD HORSE SALE . The May horse show and sale at Hereford took place on Friday , when some 250 animals were en- tered , and the competitions produced some heavy horses of exceptional and outstanding merit . Mr. E. C. Andrews , Sutton , carried off the £ 15 prize for the best pair of cart geldings or mares realis- ing 200gs . or over , his upstanding bays fetching a total of 375gs . , creating a record for these sales , one selling for 205gs . and the other Hackneys also went up to nearly £ 100 . for 170gs . LEOMINSTER FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEE . A meeting of the above Committee was held in the Council Chamber on Saturday last , there be- ing present Alderman G. Page , presiding ; Mrs. Jarvis , Miss Newman , Messrs . T. J. Enoch , E. King , J. Williams , C. Turner , J. B. Dowding , W. T. Sale ( Clerk ) , C. O. Mapp ( Enforcement Othcer ) . The Clerk stated that he had received a reply from the Divisional Commissioner in answer to his enquiries re local supplies of cheese . He , the Commissioner , said there were at present no stocks of cheese , but it was hoped that supplies from English makers would soon be available . In view u the uncertainty whether very small rabbits should be sold with the skins on , the Clerk was instructed . to make enquiries in respect to the matter . of As Applications to be registered as retailers were granted to two tradesmen . sweetmeats was also an application for registration as a re- tailer of milk from another tradesman . It was decided not to recommend the rationing of tea for the present . The Chairman's action in giving permission to a local grocer to dispose of without coupons a case of bacon which had been for a protracted period in transit was approved . The Clerk was empowered to communicate with a Bristol firm which had failed to fulfil a contract with a grocer for a supply of cheese . ORLETON . MARRIAGE . On Saturday afternoon last , at St. Lawrence's Parish Church , Ludlow , the wedding of Miss E. M. Lucas , of Wigley , and Mr. Vincent Tarbath , of Bebbington , Port Sunlight , took place at two o'clock , the Rector of Ludlow ( the Rev. A. E. LI . Kenyon ) officiating . The bride entered the church on the arm of her father , who gave her away . Her dress was of ivory crepe de chine , with wreath and veil . The bridesmaids were two sisters of the bride , who were dressed in pink with black hats , and two sisters of the bridegroom , who were dressed in white with white hats . The bride and bridesmaids carried very pretty bouquets , the gifts of the bridegroom ; who also presented gold brooches to each of the bridesmaids . The best man was Mr. Joseph Townsend , of Ludlow . Miss Lucas has , for ten and a - half years , been an as- sistant mistress at Orleton Church School , where she has been much beloved . Mr. V. Tarbath spent a long time in staff work on the G.W.R. at Woofferton , before his removal to Port Sunlight . He has taken a great interest in the Sunday School and services at the Wesleyan Chapel at Orleton , where his parents have long been resident . The bride and bridegroom have been the recipients of many presents including a silver- plated sugar basin , cream jug , and sugar tongs from the school managers , and an eight - day clock in oak case from the scholars , teachers , parents and friends . AYMESTREY . We regret to record the death of Mr. , Alfred Teal , of Yatton , which occurred on Sunday , May 19th , from the effects of inflamation followed by pneumonia . He had formerly lived at Hatfield until about two years ago , when he then took up his residence at Yatton . The funeral took place at Aymestrey Church on May 22nd . The Rev. Johnson officiated . The polished coffin with brass fittings bore the inscription " Alfred Teal , died May 19th 1918 , aged 68 years . " The bearers were Messrs . E. Chamberlain , W. George , W. Gib bons , J. Heath , Badly , Clewer , J. Davies and G. Vaughan . The mourners Mrs. were : Teal ( widow ) , Mr. Fred Teal ( son ) , Mrs. Capewell , Bir- mingham ( daughter ) , Mr. Bert Teal ( son ) , Ivy and Ronald ( son and daughter ) , Mrs. Bufton , Fen- cote ( sister ) , Mrs. Teal , Ferndale ( daughter - in law ) , Mrs. Voyce , Wollaston ( mother - in - law ) , Mr. F. J. Williams ( Yatton ) , Mr. Edwards ( Brick House ) . There are two sons on active service , who unable to be present at the funeral . were The floral tributes sent were : " In loving remem- brance , " from his sorrowing wife ; " With love to poor Dad , " from his children ; " In loving re- membrance of dear Father , " from Fred and Bessie : " In loving remembrance of dear Father , " from Rose and Dave ; " With sincere sympathy and re- membrance , " from Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Williams and family ; " With deepest sympathy , " from Mr. " With heartfelt sym- and Mrs. Chamberlain ; and Mr. pathy , " from Mrs. Edwards ; " In loving remem- brance , " from Doris Edwards ; " With deepest from sympathy , " Mrs. Compton family : and " With deepest sympathy , " from Mrs. Lowe daughter ; " With deepest sympathy , " from and Mrs. Walker . The funeral arrangements were undertaken by Mr. Chris Lewis , North Road , Kingsland . COVERTON . SALE OF WORK FOR K.S.L.I. PRISONERS OF WAR . On Thursday evening a sale of work , organised by Mr. and Mrs. and the Misses Hunter , of Over- ton Lodge , near Ludlow , was held at Overton Lodge in aid of the K.S.L.I. Prisoners of War Fund . The sale of work was held in a marque erected in the grounds . The stalls were well cov- ered with useful and fancy articles , vegetables , flowers , etc. , and were presided over by Mr. Hun- ter , Mrs. Hunter , and the Misses Christine , Molly , Barbara , Lettice , and Rosemary Hunter , Mrs. Raw- lings ( Woofferton ) , Mrs. C. Ralston , Miss Gazey , Miss Roberts , Miss Day . Unfortunately the weather was very wet , which prevented many from attending . The band of the K.S.L.I. , by kind permission of the O.C. the Depot , Shrewsbury , played selections during the evening . A good sale took place . At 7.15 a rummage sale was conducted by Mr. J. Norton and good prices were realised . The result of the sale of work was most satisfac- tory . A sum of over £ 80 was taken at the Sale , and £ 50 in subscriptions was received a total of £ 130 . There will be expenses to be taken from this sum . KINGSLAND . EPISODES IN THE RECENT GREAT STORM . MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF POLICE CONSTABLE . An unpleasant experience befel P.C. Preece on Wednesday , the 22nd inst . , while on duty at the Cross Roads , Cobnash , about 10 p.m. A vivid flash of lightning apparently struck him at the back of the head and down the right side . He managed to get to the house of Mr. G. Davies , blacksmith , when another flash struck him , rendering him unconscious . After some time he regained consciousness and with the help of the son of Mr. Davies , he managed to get home where he was afterwards attended by Williams . We are glad to learn that the officer is making satisfactory progress . THUNDERBOLT AND CIDER CASK . the night of the A singular accident occurred on Wall , Monument on an storm at the premises of Mr. A. Inn , Mortimer's Cross . It appears that a thunderbolt fell outbuilding , travelling down a chimney into the room where a cask of cider was stored . The cask was smashed to pieces and the cider liberated on the floor . Across the way several trees struck by the lightning . were was BROMYARD . ABSENTEE . - At a special Police Court , before Mr. W. A. Guess , Pte . Thomas Hatton , of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers , but now attached to the 39th Agricultural Committee , Hereford , brought up in custody , charged with being an absentee . Prisoner said he had become engaged to a girl in Bromyard , and he applied for leave on Bank Holiday to see her , but as they would not grant him leave he took it . Defendant said he had been out in France three years , had been wounded twice . and had only had three leaves of absence . Remanded for a military escort . DEARER POSTAGE RATES . NEW LETTER AND PARCEL RATES . The new postal rates for inland letters , post- cards , book packets , samples and parcels , and for United States of America will apply to all articles posted after midnight on June 2-3 . chief changes will be : - Cheney's Eczema Salve letters to British Possessions generally and to the HEALING . ANTISEPTIC . For all kinds of Sores and Irritable Conditions of the Skin . PRICE 1/3 , Postage 3d .; SAMPLE BOX , 9d . , Postage 2d . CHENEY , CHEMIST , LEOMINSTER . THE NEW REGISTER . PUBLICATION DATES DELAYED , BUT TO BE IN FORCE ON OCT . 1 . A circular from the Local Government Board gives the deferred dates for the publication of the new register of voters under the and for making claims as follows : Publication of lists Last day for objections Last day for claims . Publication of objections Publication of claimants Franchise Act Last day for objections to claimants .... June 29 INLAND . The Letter Rate . - The new rate will be : Not ex- ceeding 40z . , 1d .; and for every additional 2oz . or fraction of 20z . , d . Postcards . - id . instead of d . Reply 2d . post - cards , Book Rate . This becomes the " Printed Paper Rate . " The regulations remain much the same , but the charge , which at present is d . for 20z . all through the scale , now becomes d . for 1oZ . , and id . for packets exceeding 1oz . but not exceed- ing 20z . Above 20z . the special rate ceases to apply and the letter rate operates . Sample Rate . - This is abolished as a special rate , because samples may now be sent at the letter rafe - 40z . for 1ld . Parcel Rate . The old scale varying lb. by lb. ( 1lb . for 4d . , 2lb . for 5d . , and so on , up to 11lb . July 10 for Is . is displaced by a triple scale : Up to 3lb . for 6d . , over 3lb . but not exceeding 71b . for 9d . , and over 7lb . but not exceeding 11lb . for is . " 17 " 19 " 25 31 It is pointed out that the alteration of dates will give more time for the collection of the " Pink Form , " and enable the house - to - house inquiries to be made in a more thorough and systematic man- ner . Registration officers are empowered to em- ploy such additional staff as may be necessary for canvassing purposes and to incur reasonable ex- penditure in the matter . It is not proposed to alter the date on which the register comes into force , viz . , Oct. 1 , .1918 . BREAD SUPPLY ASSURED TILL The NEXT HARVEST . amount of cereal stocks in this country are such as to enable the Royal Commission on Wheat Supplies definitely to state that the bread supply of The the country is assured until rext harvest . total saving effected by flour dilution is estimated as the equivalent of the cargoes of more than 400 steamers of average size , or nearly one - third of an average annual importation . It is held that such a saving could not have been effected by rationing without disastrous effects on the general national health . During warm weather bread should be kept in a cool place . At temperatures above 60 deg . Fahrenheit bread made from flour at present in use is apt to become " ropey , " but at lower tem- peratures its keeping qualities are good , FOREIGN AND COLONIAL . to Letter Rate . The rate to all destinations which it has hitherto been id . for 10z . ( that is , British possessions generally and the United States ) will be 1d . for 1oz . and Id . for each succeeding oz . SOLDIERS AND SAILORS . Letters to sailors on H.M. ships and soldiers serving abroad may still be sent for Id . if the weight does not exceed 1oz . The same special rate applies to letters to women serving with the forces abroad . MARKETS . General Market . - Fowls , 14S . per Ludlow , Monday , to 155. per couple ; chickens , 16s . to 175. 6d . couple ; dressed chickens , 18s . to £ 1 per couple ; ducks , 18s . to £ 1 per couple ; rabbits , 3s . to 3s . 6d . per couple ; butter , 2s . 21d . to 25. 5d . per lb .; hen eggs , for 2s .; duck eggs , 3 for Is .; pigeons , 28. per couple ; potatoes , 1d . per lb .; cabbages , 15 . 6d . to 25. per dozen ; cauliflower , 2s . to 6s . per dozen ; asparagus , 8d . per bundle ; rhubarb , 2d . per bundle ; leeks . 3d . per bundle ; lettuce , 1s . to 18 . 6d . per dozen ; beetroot , 2d . each ; apples , 6d . per lb .; walnuts , Is . per lb .; grapes , 2s . 6d . per lb .; carrots , parsnips , turnips , 2d . per lb .; onions , 5d . per lb. Ludlow , Monday , Coru . - I , ittle business doing at late Government rates . THE DIRECTORS OF LLOYDS BANK LIMITED desire to call the attention of their customers and others to the advisability of investing all available moneys in NATIONAL WAR BONDS and of applying further savings in the same way . In the Savings Bank Department small sums can be accumulated at interest until they reach the minimum required for purchasing WAR BONDS . WEOBLEY PETTY SESSIONS . Monday , before Colonel Clowes , presiding ; Mr. M. Brierley , Mr. Dearman Edwards , Mr. Collett - Mason . G ... NO DOG LICENSE Edward Edwards , of Knap- ton , Birley , was summoned at the instance of Mr. Ernest J. Dando , Deputy Controller of Licenses , for keeping a dog without a license . Defendant , who pleaded guilty , said it was an oversight and as soon as he was spoken to about it he took a license out . - Fined 5s . RIDING BICYCLES WITHOUT LIGHTS . - Arthur Cook , 7 , Brook Street , Hay ; and Fred G. Morgan , 29 , Lyon Street , Hay ; were charged with riding bicycles improperly lighted on the 25th of May . P.C. Williams stated that he met defendants at 12.45 a.m. Cook had no lights at all and Morgan only a rear light . The former was fined 1os . and the latter 58 . a APPLICATION FOR MAINTENANCE , ORDER.- Sarah A. Clee . of Bagley Head , Dilwyn applied for maintenance order against her husband , Arthur J. Clee , whose address was given as Car- diff . Applicant stated that her husband left her in October last to go to a situation and since then he had only sent her £ 1 . Apart from help from her two sons she had no means and unable to work . Defendant had promised to pay 5s . a week , but had not done so . It was stated he was living with another woman . - An order was made for 7s . per week . CRAVEN ARMS . was SALOP COUNTY APPEAL TRIBUNAI .. On Thursday a meeting of the Shropshire County Appeal Tribunal was held at the Temperance Hotel , Craven Arms , when there were 48 cases considered under the proclamation of April 20th . Mr. R. L. Kenyon was Chairman , and there were also present Mr. T. Brinley , Mr. F. Smout , Mr. P. Hunter ( National Service Representative ) ) , Mr. E. H. Winder ( Agricultural Representative ) , Mr. W. Hewins ( Assistant Secretary ) . a The following were the results : A Knighton shepherd ( 21 ) , dismissed ; a Knighton waggoner ( 18 ) , dismissed ; a Bettws waggoner ( 19 ) , dismissed ; a Bucknell waggoner ( 20 ) , dismissed ; another Buck- nell waggoner ( 20 ) , to be medically examined ; a Knighton waggoner ( 22 ) , dismissed ; a Bucknell waggoner ( 20 ) , a substitute to be found ; a Knigh ton waggoner ( 19 ) , dismissed ; a Greete ( Tenbury ) waggoner ( 19 ) , I month ; a Burford waggoner six months ; à Tenbury waggoner ( 19 ) , to be medi cally examined ; a Stoke St. Milboro farm worker ( 19 ) , substitute to be found ; a Clun baker ( 20 ) , conditional exemption ; a Clun waggoner ( 19 ) , a substitute to be found ; a Clunton shepherd ( 19 ) , six months ; a Clun farm labourer ( 19 ) , substitute to be found ; a Whitcott waggoner ( 18 ) , one month ; Lower Rockhill waggoner ( 22 ) , three months ; a Clunton Edenhope wagoner ( 19 ) , dismissed ; waggoner ( 19 ) , dismissed ; a Edenhope shepherd ( 20 ) , four months ; a Eyton waggoner and cowman ( 22 ) , one month ; a Mounstone waggoner ( 21 ) , dis- missed ; a Chulton waggoner ( 18 ) , substitute to be found ; a Norbury general workman ( 21 ) , substitute to be found ; a Lower Lea waggoner ( 20 ) , six months ; a Myndhouse waggoner ( 18 ) , substitute to be found ; a Norbury bailiff ( 21 ) , six months ; a Acton waggoner ( 20 ) , substitute to be found ; a Bryan Farm cowman . ( 20 ) , to be medically ex- amined ; a Tugford waggoner ( 19 ) , substitute to be found ; a Abdon waggoner ( 21 ) . one month ; a Mounslow , Cowman waggoner and three ( 19 ) , months ; Clee St. Margaret cowman , & c . ( 19 ) , 3 months ; a Knowbury waggoner ( 20 ) , dismissed ; a Clee Hill quarryman ( 20 ) , adjourned ; Abdon under waggoner ( 18 ) , dismissed ; a Moorwood horse- man ( 18 ) , substitute to be found ; a Norton wag- goner ( 19 ) , substitute to be found a Hopton Ha'l waggoner ( 23 ) , six months ; a Stanton Lacy shep- Stanton herd ( 21 ) , three months ; Lacy wag- goner ( 19 ) , three months ; a Hayton farm assistant ( 20 ) , three months ; a Clee Downton waggoner ( 19 ) , six months ; a Brimfield bailiff ( 19 ) , three months . WIGMORE . THUNDERSTORM . - A thunderstorm on severe broke over the village and neighbourhood Wednesday evening of last week , accompanied by a torrential downpour of hail and rain , occasion- ing considerable damage on some freshly planted root lands . Six cattle belonging to Mr. Goodwin , of Downton , and three belonging to Mr. Mere- dith , The Pools , were killed by lightning . LUDLOW . BOROUGH POLICE COURT . Tuesday before Messrs . S. H. Valentine ( Deputy Mayor ) , H. Rickards . H. Lloyd , G. Woodhouse , H. J. Goodall , E. T. Lloyd , E. T. Evans . NO MOTOR DRIVER'S LICENSE . - Grace Evelyn Gascoyne , Middleton Court , married woman , I was charged with driving a motor - car without a license , on the 18th of May.-P.S. Harris said the Superintendent had received a letter from Mrs. Gascoyne asking the Bench to hear the case in her absence . She admitted the offence . The Superintendent did not press the case and would be satisfied with the payment of costs . P.S. Williams stated that on the 18th of May he saw defendant driving a motor - car over the Bull Ring , On the 21st he interviewed Mrs. Gascoyne and asked if she had a license and she replied that she learnt to drive last year and her license had expired in March and she had not received it . - Fined 48 . was DRUNK AND DISORDERLY . - Anslow , Marsh , St. John's Road , a discharged soldier , was charged with being drunk and disorderly on May 23rd in Tower Street . - P.S . Williams proved that defendant drunk and disorderly in Tower Street . He was using very bad language and a man named Potts took him home . The man had been drinking for four days . He was a discharged soldier and this was how he spent his money . Defendant's mother said that was wrong . He had done his bit , and it would look better it others were doing theirs . - Fined 10s . JUVENILE COURT . Tuesday , before the same Magistrates . SENT TO AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL . - Fanny Banyham ( 11 ) , and Annie Bissell ( 10 ) , two school girls , of St. John's Road , who a fortnight ago were charged with stealing a purse and further charged with steal- ing a wounded soldiers ' collecting box from the Assembly Rooms , came up for judgment . - The Magis- trates said they had decided to send the two defendants . to an Industrial School for four years and the parents would have to pay the costs 17s . and the costs of the conveyance to the School . The children to remain in the custody of the parents until the School had been selected . BOARD OF GUARDIANS . A meeting was held on Monday . There were present : Mr. J. V. Wheeler ( Chairman ) , Mr. R. de C. Peele ( Vice - Chairman ) , the Rev. D. E. Hol- land , Messrs . H. E. Whitaker , J. Mellings , J. , Gwilliam , D. P. John , T. Matthews , W. B. Tudge , " J. D. Griffiths , E. Duce , E. Gatehouse , R. Hay- hurst , J. Wilding , H. Iloyd , G. H. Green , W. Blake , J. Langley , A. W. Weyman ( Clerk ) . MASTER'S REPORT . The Master ( Mr. Morley ) reported that there had been admitted to the House during the fort- night o , born o , died o , discharged I , remaining in the House 5.5 , corresponding period last year Vagrants relieved 29 , last year on decrease of corresponding was adopted . tramps 34 - The BICTON ASYLUM . period report A letter was read from the County Asylum , Bic- ton , stating that the charge for maintenance would be increased to 12s . 3d . from July 1st . THE LATE MR . T. H. ATHERDEN . A letter was received from Mrs. Atherden thank- ing the Board for their kind expression of sym- pathy and condolence in the great loss they had recently sustained . G. A. HALL THE REV . G. A. HALE . A letter was read from the Rev. G. A. Hale stating that he regretted that his absence on war service would prevent his attendance at the meet- ings of the Board of Guardians , and if the Board thought fit he would resign , or would the Board excuse his attendance and allow him to resume his position on his return . The Chairman moved that they accept the ex- cuse for non attendance and hoped the Rev. Hale would not resign and would soon be back amongst them . This was agreed to . TREASURER . Mr. G. Freeme , Treasurer of the Capital and Counties Bank , made an application for the ap- pointment as Treasurer to the Board in the place of the late Mr. T. H Atherden . The Chairman proposed that Mr. Freeme be ap- pointed subject to his allowing of the same terms as to interest as was allowed to the Rural District Council by the other Bank . Mr. G. H. Green seconded . Carried . BOARDED OUT CHILDREN . Application was made by the foster mothers of boarded out children for an increase.in the allow- ance of 4s . 6d . per week owing to the increase in the cost of food . The Chairman proposed that they increase the allowance to 6s . from June 1st . Mr. Gatehouse seconded . Carried . THE MAY FAMILY BILL . The Committee reported that they met the repre- sentatives of the Town Council on May 6th on the question of the claim for the May family , and it was decided to recommend the Town Counci to pay the Guardians £ 16 13s . 3d . in full discharge of all liabilities in connection with the mainten- ance of the May family . The Chairman moved the adoption of the re- port and said he wished to acknowledge the fair spirit in which the Town Council met them . He hoped they would feel that the Guardians had met them in the same spirit and that it was a very satisfactory settlement of the matter . Mr. Peele seconded . Carried . LUDLOW . COURT . COUNTY POLICE Monday , before Sir W. St. A. Rouie Boughton , Bart . , and Mr. E. T. Evans . DRUNK AND DISORDERLY . - Alfred Webster , a grocer and baker , of Tenbury Road , Clee Hill , I was charged with being drunk and disorderly on May , 20th at the parish of Caynham . - Fined 145 . CRUELTY TO A HORSE . - Isaac Davies , Seifton Batch , waggoner , was charged with cruelty to a gelding by working it whilst in an unfit state ou the 15th of May , and William Henry Lewis , Wood Farm , Westhope , a farmer , was charged with causing the horse to be worked in an unfit state on the 15th of May at the parish of Diddlebury . Davies was fined 14s . and Lewis 24s . DEAR HEN EGGS . - Percy William Edwards , a haulier , of Market Street , Craven Arms , was charged with stealing three hen ggs , value 9d . , the property of George Blythe Fleming , of Hal ford , on the 16th of May . Mr. Hyrrell defended . George Blythe Fleming stated that he was a far- mer and lived at Halford . He had been missing eggs for some considerable time and in conse- quence he gave information to the police . On the 16th of May he marked three eggs and placed them in a Dutch barn on his premises in a nest where the hens usually laid . He identified the eggs produced by P.S. Lovatt , who was present when he put the eggs in the nest . Later on the same day he was present at an interview between P.S. Lovatt and defendant on the road between the farm and Craven Arms . The sergeant asked defendant if he had any eggs belonging to wit- ness in his possession and he said " Yes , I have three , but it is the first time I have ever taken any . " He valued the eggs at gd . On the follow- ing Monday defendant told him he had had one or two before . - Cross - examined : Defendant had been at work for him and had to go into the place where the eggs were.-P.S. Lovatt stated that on May 16th in consequence of a complaint from the last witness respecting hen eggs having been missing he concealed himself on the farm premises at Halford at 5.40 p.m. He saw the defendant come into the stack yard and commence searching about . He went into the Dutch barn and took three hen eggs from a nest and concealed them in a haystack in the barn . Shortly afterwards he again visited the barn , put the eggs in his poc- ket , and went away in the direction of Craven Arms . He overtook defendant between Halford and Craven Arms and told him that he had seen . him taking hen eggs from the Dutch barn at Mr. Fleming's a few minutes previously . He re- plied " Yes , I did take three hen eggs , " which he took from his jacket pocket and witness pointed out to him that the eggs were marked and he replied " Yes , I see they are . I am very sorry , but I have never taken any before . " - Defendant in reply to the charge asked the Bench to deal with the case and pleaded guilty .-- Mr . Tyrrell called the defendant who stated that he had never taken any eggs before . He did find an egg about the fold and took it openly . - Mr . Tyrrell appealed to the Bench as this was the man's first offence . If he had been a thief he would have looked to see if they were marked , and the man had ad- mitted at once to taking the three eggs and the man was honest and to'd them he had taken one before . He asked the Magistrates to deal lenient with defendant and bind him over under the First Offenders Act . - Fined £ 1 including costs . COUNTY MARKETING SCHEMES . NOTABLE PROGRESS . The County Marketing Schemes which are being sent up on the initiative of the Food Production Department appear to be making very satisfactory progress . The aim is primarily the organised marketing of surplus fruit and vegetables grown by small cultivators . Last year a certain amount of assist- ance was given to such cultivators by the Depart- ment acting in association with the Agricultural Organisation Society ; but only in four counties were there schemes in operation on a comprehen- sive scale . These counties were Worcestershire , Warwickshire , Carnarvon , and Shropshire . During the past few months schemes have been taken up in a number of other counties , aud at the present time there are eleven counties where , through Marketing Executive Committees formed by the Horticultural Sub - Committees , organisations have been created for the systematic collection and distribution of surplus produce . In most cases the scheme also provides for the perishable fruit and vegetables to be placed on the market at seasons of the year when fresh surplus are scarce . It is no part of the plan of the Department to press upon every county an absolutely uniform scheme of marketing . In the Departmental sug- gestions for liberal allowance is made for the varying conditions of different counties . This elasticity of arrangement is evidently appreciated . For instance , in Buckinghamshire , Kent , Middlesex , and parts of Sussex the County Organisation will consist chiefly in the establishment of stalls in the country markets and the bringing to these stalls of the surpluses from the surrounding dis tricts . This admittedly primitive method of hand- ling a somewhat complex problem has proved ex- tremely successful in a number of districts , notably East Grinstead , Chobham ( Surrey ) and Llanfair- fechan . ment In other counties much more elaborate schemes are being developed . In North Wales , for in- stance , a proposal is under consideration to form a federation of six counties with a central market- ing depot at Llandudno and sub - depots in each of the counties federated . It is hoped that a very depots will be played by the Women's Institutes , important part in the establishment of village of which there are now several hundreds scattered all over the country under the aegis of the Women's Branch of the Food Production Depart- Food Production Societies , Food Culture Societies , and similar bodies are expected to co- operate enthusiastically with the Women's Institutes and kindred organisations in the assembling and dispatching of local surpluses to the markets . Over 40 counties in England and Wales now have Marketing Schemes practically ready , or have gone far to prepare such schemes - at any rate have adopted the principle of a County Marketing Organisation and are at work on the details . Growers , large and small , market salesmen , rails way authorities , farmers , small holders , allotment holders , and Gardeners ' Societies have been called into conference upon the subject ; and the popu- larity of this departure by the Food Production Department is beyond doubt . The readiness with which capital has been raised in many counties for the starting of co - operative Marketing Societies offers splendid evidence of local feeling in the matter , and experiments on a considerable scale have shown how easily the general principle laid down can be adapted to special circumstances . In one case the Department was able to assist in the selling of over 2,000 tons of carrots , in another 7,000 cans of apples were preserved by a single village population and disposed of at remunerative prices during the winter . PARCELS FOR THE NEW PRISONERS . the Relatives and friends of officers and men taken prisoners since the opening of the German offen- sive will welcome the assurance that everything that is humanly possible is being done for prisoners by the Central Prisoners of War Com- mittee . No food or clothing can be got through save through this committee , with which all the County Prisoners of War Committees are linked up . Every prisoner of war has three parcels of food- stuffs every fortnight , each parcel weighing be- tween rolb . and 1lb . In addition 81b . of bread fortnight is sent from Copenhagen and Berne , where the committee maintain bureaux for the purpose . every It takes at least two months from the time a man is captured until his parcel of clothing and foodstuffs can reach him from this country . In order to bridge over this interval the Central Committee maintains a large depot in Rotterdam , where a supply is kept of 26,000 emergency par- cels , each sufficient to keep two prisoners for a week . FERTILISERS FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS . Allotment holders and small growers generally will be interested to learn that the Food Produc- tion Department is making arrangements with all " Approved " Agents for the sale of fertilisers in the 1918-19 season to supply sulphate of ammonia , superphosphate , and basic slag in 14lbs . , 28lbs . , 561b . , and 1 cwt . lots to meet the needs of allot- ment holders and small growers . It is hoped that this arrangement will obviate a difficulty ex- ' perienced in some districts in the past season . WOMEN AND THE CANNER . The Women's War Agricultural Committee for the Louth District have devised a good scheme for helping to preserve the fruit supplies . They had 615 in hand as their share of the surplus in the county from the sugar distribution . It was de- cided to spend this on two canners , one to be stationed at Louth , the other to tour the villages . A trained operator will demonstrate the use of the canner . Every village , by the way , ought to have a canner for conserving food and a sprayer to prevent potato disease . ALLOTMENT MEN'S TENURE . Eleven allotment holders renting land of about one acre under a private owner at Pinner recently received notice to quit . They brought the matter to the attention of the Food Production Depart- ment , and it has now been arranged that they are to remain in possession at all events until this year's crops have been harvested . A Friend in Need PARA QUIT KILLS TURPARASITES 13 THE ALLOTMENT . of recent SEED SOWING . The suggestions given in the notes weeks with regard to successional sowings of such crops as lettuce , radish , endive , and turnips should be followed , frequent sowings are far bet- ter than one main sowing . Swede Turnip . - Make a . sowing of this , similar . to turnips , with the drills 12 to 15 inclics apart , and thin . out later , first to 6 inches apart and finally to 12 inches . The value of this vegetable became more widely , recognised in the winter of 1916-17 . Well grown and nicely cooked it makes a welcome change . It keeps for a long time . The delicious green swede tops are equal to turnip tops and not so bitter . Brassicas ( Greens ) -Make a late sowing in the north of broccoli ( not forgetting purple sprouting broccoli ) , also a few varieties of kales . Peas . For the late supplies these should now be sown in the south , waiting till about a fort- night later in the north . Many growers experi ence great difficulty in obtaining a crop in Sep- tember and October . To this end trenches should be prepared as for celery , filling up with some of the finest soil on top of well - decayed farmyard manure , to within two or three inches of the surface . The shallow trench wi'l assist when watering . Sow the seed about twice as thick as the plants are required finally , and thin out when sufficiently large ; where any gaps appear lift some of the spare plants carefully by incans of a trowel and make good the vacant spaces with them . Protect the young plants with fine aşhes from the ravages of slugs and give frequent waterings both with clear water and liquid manure as well as syringing the growths with I clear water after hot dry days . Beans ( Runner ) .- Sow these in the north . Where not yet sown in the south no time should be lost in putting them in . Beans ( Dwarf ) . ) - The main sowing should be made towards the end of the month , especially of those sorts to be grown for drying for winter use . Where Dutch Brown Beans cannot be ob- tained a trustworthy be firm of seedsmen will able to recommend other reliable varieties for this purpose either dwarf or climbing sorts . Planting Out . - Onions raised in boxes should all be planted without any further delay . Brussels sprouts should be transferred to their permanent quarters now as they require a long season of growth . Select showery weather , if pos- sible , for this . Dwarf varieties should be plauted in rows 2 feet apart with 18 inches between the plants , whilst larger sorts require 3 feet between the rows with 2 feet from plant to plant . The best results are obtained by allowing plenty of space for growing . Pests . - The promise of pests is so great this year that unless they are strenuously checked , serious havoc will be wrought to valuable veget- ables and fruit crops . Apple sucker is hatching out in vast numbers in most districts . Immediately the flowers are set thoroughly . spray to destroy the pest before the winged stage is reached . It may be necessary to spray three or four times . Plum aphis is beginning to curl up the plum foliage , unless tackled and checked at will rapidly become worse . Any good insecticide should account for these two enemies , also for the aphis which appears on wall Peach and Nectarine trees . Insecticides are more deadly when applied warm , and if mixed with soft rather than hard water . For caterpillars . on fruit trees follow out last week's advice with regard to employing arsenate of lead . season . FERTILISER SUPPLIES . Drawing & Dining - room SUITES , In SOLID OAK and WALNUT . UPHOLSTERED in VELVET . TAPESTRIES and LEATHER . Bedroom Suites , In SOLID OAK , SATIN , WALNUT , MAHOGANY , & c . John Holmes , the Corn Square ONLY , LEOMINSTER . " LETTERS OF SWINBURNE . " . as we how of is By A. C. Rickett and T. Hake , 10/6 , John Mur ray . Obtainable at the Leominster Printing Cu . A year ago Mr. E. Gosse wrote a Life Swinburne , and a brilliant work it is , but it has a fault . To a point in the poet's life he wrote of him fully and with enthusiasm , but he had no liking for the Swinburne at The l'ines , and 80 packed that long period , both man and poetry , into one dull chapter . In no way , and to no one concerned , was that satisfactory . The mistake has , however , soon had its attempted correction ; indeed , it is evident that the book under notice was written partly for that purpose . It was a most worthy motive and we are prepared to overlook the pique these two authors show 111 Introduction , are their Somewhat patchy style , for their having told us about il celebrity what another . withheld . But all this emphasises the question which likely to be always asked about Swinburne , Was he better or worse , man and poet , for his long association with Watts - Dunton ? This as a Swin- burnian problem and is sufficiently important to make the critics oner their varied solutions . Critics . would be miserable without a bone . Now Mr. Gosse scarcely had patience to describe the man who had been his hero , when he saw him at The Pines . Even before going there Swinburne was less the fascination that he had been , when there , all charm left him . He was tamme . There were no lingering traces in the man of the wild , reckless boy and not less reckless young man , and in his poetry there was nothing like what so highly spiced the Poems and Ballads , and that " terrible hymnal of evolution , " - " Songs before sunrise , " and so he could only think of nim with that sort of pity which has a dash of scorn thrown into it . men were But , some of Swinburne's interests , tastes and idiosyncracies , from 1869 to almost 10 years before his death , " and the sketch of his life at The Pines down to his last illness , are meant to re- fute this idea and remove the impression that it made on úncritical readers . After carefully read- ing their book we conclude that Messrs . C. Ric kett and T. Hake have made out a good cuse . The fuller account of his doings , the friendsuip he made , and those he allowed to weaken , the literary projects and accomplishments , in what would in another place be called his faded- years , " are not only very interesting but invalu- able to any who would know Swinburne in all his life . It is quite true that the ears with , Watts Dunton wrought in him a change , but it was not of a harmtul character . Less erratic per- haps , but not to the extent of being demure , if less unconventional , yet far from rigid convention- ality ; and if not so vivacious , as , when his life was in his own shaping , he experienced nothing but the soberness which comes with years to all people . Mr. Gosse thinks the change in him was forced by another , these two authors regard it as being of a natural order . once it Of course he was in- fluenced by his friend , but with no disadvantage to himself , indeed it was his distinct advantage to have as a friend a man so kind , of such sound judgment , as was the author of Aylwin . By him he was saved from a lot of muddling in business affairs , and from the pressure ot too much lionising , and that his genius was not wrongly directed , can be proven by some of his later work . It may be well to remember also that those two mutual debtors , at last this is the testimony of Mr. Coulson Kernahan , and none knew that strange household at The Pines better than he . This book has many features which make it de : lightful to read . Though called " The Letters , " with it is much more , and even the the year 1869 given , as the one from which they intend to start , they go back to 1837 , and begin with their sub - 1 ject on the day when he came into the world and seemed likely to go out of it . Throughout is a fair amount of information of his life ; it is easy to follow him and to see what he was like and what he did at different periods . To this no one is likely to object for Swinburne was never dull . There are good stories and many incidents of a truly Swinburnian type and over all is that strange , almost unearthly something , which all felt who came into contact with him and which must not be absent from any book or article of which he is the central figure , if it is to be true to him . Almost in the way of a Dickens novel do names of persons appear and then drop out . And many of these are great names , the Rossettis , Hugó , Kernahan , Landor and Jowett , the Master of Balliol , are a few of those with whom he was on intimate terms , and there are the names of others whose works he knew and what his judg-- ments on them were . It is , if nothing else , a mustering of those purchasing who had then secured just it . fame , or since have won Of the Letters all we can , say is that they reveal a mercurial temperament and of keen critical faculty ; are whimsical , passionate , one way or the other ; they are not in the least ambigious ; all of them are well - written and some of them are in strong English ; while they serve the purpose of show- ing how deeply he appreciated the consistent kind- ness of Watts - Dunton , who never , as some have URGENT WARNING TO FARMERS . Farmers are urged by the Food Production De- immediate partment to give attention to question of their supplies of fertilisers for next There is an extreme likelihood of an unavoidable shortage of Sulphate of Ammonia , Superphosphate and Ground Basic Slag , and only those farmers who order early are likely to secure their supplies in full and in good time . The Department is appointing as Approved Fertiliser Agents a large number of agricultural merchants , dealers , and Co - operative Societies in each county of England and Wales . These agents are required to store quantities of sulphate of ammonia , super- phosphate and basic slag . But this storage is in- tended more especially to meet the demand of allotment holders and small growers . It is not intended to take the place of an immediate order by farmers for their full year's requirements . Farmers therefore should place orders without de- lay with the Approved Agents or with such other merchants , dealers , or Co - operative Societies as usually supply them . A sliding scale of prices . makes it well worth the farmers's while to order early and take early delivery . If for any reason farmer should find difficulty in through his ordinary sources of supply he should , communicate immediately , giving all necessary details , to the Food Production Department ( Sup- plies Division ) , 72 , Victoria Street , London , S.W.1 . , from whom also he can obtain free a copy of the Department's General Notice to Farmers giving particulars as to the maximum prices for sulphate of ammonia , superphosphate , and basic slag for the season June 1 , 1918 , to May 31 , 1919. The prices , it may be mentioned , are fixed under the Fertil- iser Prices Order , 1918. On the average they are the same as those ruling in 1917-18 , except as to basic slag , the price of which is slightly increased for next season . The slag is to be sold in 1918-19 at a delivered price on the percentage of total phosphates without reference to citric solubility . Owing to the need of economising railway trans- port farmers must accept whatever grade of slag is offered to them by their suppliers . a CONCENTRATED FOOD FOR DAIRY COWS . Some apprehension has been caused by the rule laid down jointly by the Board of Agriculture and the Ministry of Food that cows in milk , while out at grass should receive no concentrated food be fore the beginning of August . Of course , in many parts of the country no variation on the existing practice need result from this rule ; but in some districts where it has been customary to give con- centrated foods to dairy cows throughout the pas- ture season fears are being expressed that the milks supply may be adversely affected . Reassur ance on this point is contained in the results of a series of experiments carried out between the years 1905 and 1914 at Armstrong College , Wye , Garforth ( Leeds University ) and the West of Scotland Agricultural College . Those interested will find the details set forth in the April issue of the Journal of the Board of Agrciulture ; the general conclusions may be briefly here . summarised man of was a hinted , regarded his charge as property to be . Swinburne used for personal advantage . great Victorian , and this book does him justice , and will be welcomed by the many who take pride in their national poets . GEO . ELLIOT LEE . MAIZE FOR FODDER . FURTHER SUPPLIES TO HAND . Supplies of Virginian White Horsetooth Maize-- the variety most generally grown for forage pur- poses are now available in this country , reports the Food Production Department , and may be ob tained through the ordinary trade channels . " In the southern and south - eastern counties where , comparatively speaking , the climate is mild , the rainfall is low and periods of drought are fre- quent , no forage crop will better repay attention than maize . It does well in some parts of Cheshire , but as a rule it is not to be depended upon north of the English Midlands . It is easily cultivated , is suited to a variety of soils and will provide a large bulk - 20 tons and upwards per acre - of suc- culent material suitable for supplementary grass in early autumn , or , if made into silage , for re- placing part of the winter root ration . Maize resembles . composition rass in general and feeding properties and is ruch relished by all classes of farm stock . It is especially valuable for dairy cows , encouraging a large flow of milk . Seed at the rate of about 2 bushels per acre may . be sown from the middle of May to the middle of June . Special precautions are necessary to prevent the seed , being taken by rooks , which will devour it greedily . The seed may be ploughed in , being sown in every second or third furrow , the latter if the land is not very clean so as to give better opportunities for horse hoeing . When rooks are numerous the field should be strung with thread the same day that the seed is sown . months All the experiments appear to indicate that so far as milk production is concerned the feeding of concentrated food to mi'ch cows on pasture is only required in the later half of the pasturage season , say , from mid - July onwards . In the earlier half of the season cows receiving concen- trated food gave no more milk than others that received such food . ' Even in the later when the effect of cake feeding began to show , the results in its favour were so modest that , even on the most generous methods of assessment , the profit was small . In practically every case , it may be said , cows paid neither in quality nor quantity of milk , nor in improved bodily condi- tion , for the concentrated food used . If it is suggested that the manuring of the pasture would represent a profit , it can be urged on the other side that any such benefit obtained by cake feeding must have been dearly bought . The character of the pasture and the nature of the season naturally must affect considerably the question of cake feeding ; but the ranges of dif- ference in the pasture , locality , and season con- cerned in these experiments were such as to leave little doubt that the conclusions stand in all con- ditions approaching the normal . Certainly they seem to warrant the opinion that during the pres- ent pasture season the average dairy farmer may refrain safely from the use of concentrated feeding stuffs until the pastures get beyond their best , which ordinarily will be towards the end of July in most parts of the country . 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