The Kington Times - July 1917
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Kington Times 18th July 1917 - Page 1
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| Date | 18/07/1917 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 18th July 1917 |
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Hackney Mare , Strong Store Pig , New Sheep Rack , Cattle Crib , about 30cwt . of Old Hay , the Mowing Grass and Aftermath on abont 14 acres , Pot Fruit , etc. No Catalogues ; on view morning of Sale . Sale at TWO o'clock . MONKLAND . Two and a - half Miles from Leominster . MESSRS , EDWARDS , RUSSELL AND BALDWIN have received instructions to Hell by Auction , subject to conditions of sal , at the Talbot Hotel , Leominster , on FRIDAY , AUGUST 10th , 1917 , transmission in the SALES BY AUCTION . By Messrs . JACKSON & McCARTNEY . KINGTON STOCK SALE . LUDLOW . WAR KITCHEN OPENED . On Tuesday at mid - day a War Kitchen was opened in premises in Old Street . The kitchen is arranged in an excellent manner and is being worked by a Committee . It was ar- MESSRS JACKSON & MCCARTNEY will ranged that for the start the kitchen should Sell by Auction , on FRIDAY NEXT , JULY 27th , 1917 , ABOUT be opened on Tuesday and Friday and that the number to be served should be 60 each . day , and that they were to be elementary 150 FAT & STORE CATTLE , includ - school children , and if the experiment proves 1,500 2d . ing 40 Fat Bullocks and Heifers . a success it will be opened on more days in FAT & STORE SHEEP , viz : -The tickets for the first two days were sold the week and a greater number of tickets sold FAT LAMBS , on Monday evening and the price was each and they were all sold out in a quarter of an hour . The conditions are that the children bring their own utensils . The kitchen has been started with a view to lessen the consump- tion of bread and to enable food to be bought on co - operative principles . The kitchen is not The a soup kitchen , neither is it charity . Auction Offices : Craven Arms & Hereford . Committee are under the Chairmanship of Mr. 500 300 FAT YEARLING SHEEP . 700 STORE WETHERS . Sale at 12 o'clock . KINGSLAND Horse Slaughtering YARD . H. J. Pritchard H. T. Weyman . The opening was fixed for 11.45 on Tuesday . There were present Mr. S. H. Valentine ( Mayor ) . Mrs. Valentine ( Mayor- ess ) , Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Weyman , Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Evans , Mrs. A. W. Weyman , Rev. A. E. Lloyd Kenyon ( Recton ) , Mrs. Tyrrell , Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rickards , Mrs. Fennell , Miss Graves , Mrs. C. B. Marston , Miss Jellicorse , Mrs. Eggerton , Mr. A. E. Payton . The meal for the day consisted of stew , with one potato in each portion , and it was excel- lent in quality and taste . The Mayor said be- fore he declared the kitchen open he wished . to propose a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Weyman , who started the kitchen , for the great interest they had taken in the movement . He declared the kitchen open . Mr. Weyman said he was afraid the Mayor had made a mistake when he proposed a vote of thanks to him and his wife . What thanks were due were due to the Committee who were por- ordinary members . He thanked the Mayor . The kitchen was then opened and the tions served out , all being completed in half an hour . at 3.30 o'clock punctually , all that comfortable The only place where animals can be dis- managing the kitchen and of which they were Freehold DWELLING HOUSE , called " Bank sected within 14 miles of Leominster . Croft , " with outbuilding , excellent garden and two capital orchards adjoining , containing in all about 1 acre , o roods , 9 poles , situate in the village of Monkland , abutting the main road , near to the church and school , now in the occupation of Mr. Gomer Jones at the annual rent of £ 17 . The tenant paying rates . The house , contains dining - room , good kitchen , wash - house , 3 bedrooms , workshop , store room and cellar . For further particulars apply to Mr. Sale , solicitor , Leominster , or to the Auctioneers , Leominster . R. H. GEORGE , Auctioneer , Valuer , Land Agent , and Surveyor , PROPERTY and TIMBER SPECIALIST , MORTGAGE BROKER , VALUER and ARBI- TRATOR under the Agricultural Holdings Act , 1908. REPORTS , RECORDS and SUR- VEYS carefully and personally attended to . HOTEL and PUBLIC HOUSE VALUER . VALUATIONS for ESTATE DUTY , MORT- GAGE , ASSESSMENT APPEALS , & c . PERIODICAL SALES of PROPERTIES . Prompt settlements in all cases . ESTABLISHMENT 1880 .. Offices : - Croftmead , Kingsland , Herefordshire . Leominster Office Corn Square . KINGSLAND RECTORY . Is now living at BROOMY HILL FARM , KINGSLAND . Letters and telegrams sent to the Yard would be dealt with promptly . Horse Slaughtering , Eto The only Horse Slaughtering License in North Herefordshire is now held by H. J. Pritchard who intends to catry on this Business in a satisfactory manner to all con- cerned . All Carcases paid for in cash before removal . Letters and Telegrams : 33 , Bagates , Leo minster , or Broomy Hill , Kinski . LEOMINSTER CINEMA COMPANY'S ACTION . CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT . DAMAGES AWARDED . COUNTY POLICE COURT . Tuesday , before Messrs . S. H. Valentine and B. T. Evans . MILITARY SERVICE ACT .. Noel George Bullock , a labourer , a native of Wellington , aged 41 years , but of no fixed abode at present , was charged with being an absentee under the Military Service Act . P.C. S. Davies stated that at 9 o'clock that morning he met defendant in the village of Stoke St. Milborough . He stopped him and asked him how old he was and he replied " 41 on February 16th , 1917. " He asked him if he had any papers to show why he should not be The sequel to a Good Friday picture exhi- bition which was spoilt by the non - arrival of the films , was heard in Leominster County for Mr. Chatham and found his strength fail- Court on Monday , before his Honour Judge ing him and he was not able to go to work A. A. Tobin , K. C. , when the Leominster and he gave it up . The medical man in Dor- Cinema Co. were successful in an action set gave him good advice . They said military against the Pearl Film Service Co. , Ltd. The service for him was no good . He must lead a Leominster firm claimed for damages for quiet life . He had not received a notice call- ing him up . He had been in Shrewsbury and with in communication the police and they knew his condition . Fined £ 2 and to await an escort . breach of contract . Mr. Harold Easton , Leominster , appeared for the plaintiff firm and said he thought they were going to have an argument but he under stood that no one appeared for the defendants . His Honour said a letter had been received by the Registrar . Free by post per quarter , ( 1s . 8d . , payable in advance . PRICE ONE PENNY . Economy and Fashion Demand Cloth Tops . For several months there has been a great scarcity of glace kid until at last , supplies are almost unobtainable . Manufacturers , in order to husband the meagre stocks at their disposal , have introduced boots with cloth legs as their standard lines . Economy , therefore , is the deciding factor in the adoption of a fashionable style as a utility product . We are now showing the latest designs in these elegant boots - one of which we illustrate . You will be agreeably surprised at the smart appearance they present , and the remarkable comfort in wear . Our foresight in ordering twelve months ahead of requirements , enables us to offer them at competitive prices . You will encourage thrift and do yourself a good turn by securing a pair.to - day . ROSS & SON Ltd. , BEES AND POTATOES , An alarmist report has been sent to the press from North Devon where certain swarms ( or stocks ) of bees have been found ' dead . " It is presumed , " says the report , " that they died in consequence of having worked among the flowers of potato plants which had been sprayed with a patent mixture to keep off disease . " Interviewed by a news- experts of the Food Production Department 606060600 HIGH STREET . KINGTON . APPEAL TO LEOMINSTER FRUIT GROWERS . APPLES AND DAMSONS WANTED . FOR ARMY AND NAVY SUPPLY OF JAM . MR . P. R. BATEMAN APPOINTED GOVERNMENT BUYER . It is a matter of common knowledge that It is LATE - SUMMER - SOWN VEGETABLES . A useful and seasonable pamphlet , published by the Royal Horticultural Society , describing the cultivation of late - summer sown vegetables , is being circulated by the Food Production Department , 72 , Victoria Street , S. W. 1. Hor- ticultural representatives of the Department and Secretaries of Allotment Societies or Food in the Army and defendant replied that he paper representative on the subject one of the the Government have been appointing buyers Production Societies are supplied with copies had not . Defendant said he had left his Regis said that the story was improbable almost to in each district to buy fruit for the manufac- free of charge . The pamphlet may be ordered tration Card at Mr. Calcott's , of Betton , near the point of the impossible . He mentioned ture of jam needed for the Army and Navy . by the general public from the Royal Horti- Shrewsbury . Gardeners should dig He arrested him and brought that some years ago a similar aspersion was We understand that Mr. P. R. Bateman has cultural Society , Vincent Square , S. W. 1 , him to Ludlow . over their ground so soon as they have cleared Defendant said he had been in Dorset and cast upon the washes used for spraying fruit been appointed by the Government as buyer of price 3d . post free . trees , but on investigation no evidence could apples and damsons in this district . If the weather be showry across his Registration card was written in he discovered in support of the suggestion . stated that the price , for large or small quan . their early crops . red ink " Address not wanted for military The bees on that occasion were found to have tities , will be 14s . per cwt . for damsons and and their is enough moisture in the soil , seeds may be sown in drills without the application service . " He had been before doctors and he died of Isle of Wight disease . that the price of apples will be announced " In the pres later . A form is provided on which growers should be given a thorough watering before of water ; but it the weather be dry , the drills had been detained in Dorset Asylum for six ent instance it is most likely that the cause months . He was discharged and was told he are asked to state the approximate quantity the seeds are sown . is the same , " said the expert . " I do not In the case of turnips and He had been at work they intend to deliver . This is necessary to must not work hard . know what the patent mixture ' referred to is , of course . The copper sulphate generally enable arrangements to be made for the supply onions , if the ground to be sown was dug over for the crop previously there is no need to dig used for spraying potatoes is insoluble and of empties . There are special terms for grow- it again ; all that is necessary is to " firm ' the Mr. Fur - ers who can supply their own empties . very unlikely to be taken up by bees . cropa - Leet , carrots , turnips , etc - if manure thermore , in the modern varieties of potatoes P. R. Bateman will be pleased to furnish all soil well with the back of the spade . For root As stated above the fruit is required for the is required at all only old manure or artificial much of the bloom drops before opening ; and particulars to those interested . were attractive to becs if the potato flower As a matter Army and Navy and as will be seen the price fertilisers should be used ; but for greens fresh- er manure may be utilised if it is well mixed , there is very little of it about . It is hoped to carry the is a generous one . of fact , I have never seen a bee working amongst potato plants ; and I am told by bee matter through on a voluitary basis and that The seed should be sown thinly in drills about keepers that there is something about the growers will not wait for compulsion , but will one foot apart and one inch deep or less and plants that seems to repel bees . On the without delay make their contracts with the the seedlings thinned early . Leominster is district Among the vegetables for autumn sowing are : - whole , I think you can say safely that what- Government buyer . ever the cause of the death of these Devon- producing a large supply of the classes of fruit Beet ( Globe or Turnip Rooted ) . of Mr. Easton said he had seen the letter but shire bees it is nothing to do with potato required and we hope that huge quantities will , Carrot ( Horn or Short Rooted ) . spraying , as recommended by our Depart- be forthcoming this autumn for the Govern- Endive ( Curled and broad leaved Batavian ) . and he should dispute the statements made in It is the evident intention of the auth- Lettuce ( Cos : Paris White , Winter White , etc. , ment . " and Cabbage varieties : Earliest of All it . Plaintiffs carried on business in Leomin- SECURES LARGE CONTRACT Touching the question of potato - spraying orities to secure the best preserves for the It has been stated that some of the Forcing Gem , All the Year Round , etc. ster and the defendants in London . IN THE UNITED STATES . materials , it may be useful to the public to troops . clients were anxious to give a performance on know that although the Food Production De- leading jam factories have been commandeered Onions ( for salads in autumn ) Improved Queen , Paris Silverskin , etc .. Ailsa Good Friday , April 6th , so they inquired for The many friends of Mr. E. Stanley Holland partment has ceased to supply knapsack spray- for the purpose , the Sugar Commission was sup- comes an appeal Onions ( for transplanting in spring ) Craig , etc. certain sacred , films if they were vacant . The ( formerly of Leominster ) will be interested ers it is still supplying the copper sulphate and plying the sugar , and now defendants replied naming certain films which to hear that the firm of Bates and Rogers , soda for spraying . However , persons ordering to this and similar districts , for the third es- It is to be hoped that Spinach - Beet . were vacant and which would be available for railroad contractors , of Chicago , in which he these materials now must not expect immediate sential - the fruit . the three days for which they were required . holds the position of Vice President , has delivery ; they may have to wait until close growers will appreciate the attitude taken by Kohl Rabi : Earliest White , Earliest Purple . On April 2nd ( Monday ) his clients telegraphed secured the United States Government ' con- upon the usual date for the second spraying , the authorities . Instead of commandeering the Turnips : White and Orange Fleshed , Early accepting the films and the terms for the tract for the Army Camp at Rockford , Illinois , about three weeks ; that is to say , new orders crops at their oln valuation they are offering Cabbage ( for autumn , winter , or spring use ) : " Judgment of Solomon " and " Jephtha's The contract calls for a complete camp of received cannot possibly be executed in . time a fair market price and are asking that grow . Daughter . " Defendants ' firm wrote confirm frame buildings to house 40,000 men . Side- for the first spraying on the usual dates , ow- He submitted that that was walks , streets , complete water and heating ing to the uncertainty of goods traffic on the Mr. Bateman . will be able in a short time to Savoy Earliest of All , Early Dwarf Ulm , etc. railways just now . The present time is most report that the fruit growers of North Here- a complete contract . Then a letter was re- plants , and electric light plant , are to be in- TIONEER , Croftmead , Kingsland , Herefordshire . ceived from defendants saying that their terms stalled and railroad tracks brought right into suitable for this first spraying ; more suitable fordshire , from the least to the greatest , have Salad Crops American or Land Cress , Lamb's were cash with order . On April 4th ( Wednes- the heart of the camp . It is to be a city in fact than a week or more ago , when many contributed in potatoes were sprayed . day ) his clients sent cash in advance . The complete and modern in itself . Five thousand Premature spraying has led to a few com- defendants later wrote that they did not get workmen will be needed for the work . plaints which on investigation turned out to the cheque until Saturday , but there was no Materials , which will be furnished by the be due to one of two causes : - one present to prove it . He submitted that contracting firm , are to be rushed to Rockford Moon the Executors of the late Rev. T. G. Hamilton Baillie , to Sell by Auction , on TR . R. H. GEORGE is favoured with THURSDAY , JULY 26th , 1917 . the whole of the OUT - DOOR EFFECTS , Garden and Greenhouse Plants , Garden and other Tools and Requisites , Wire Netting , Poultry , S Horse Power " ROVER " MOTOR CAR , Horse Power PETROL ENGINE and FORCE PUMP , etc .; also a portion of the Household FURNITURE and numerous other Sale of the Out - door Effects at 11.30 o'clock punctually , and of the Household Effects at o'clock punctually . Catalogues may be obtained from the Auc- store He would news- in the was fish , tem- aldwin George auc- Effects . Leo- inster ( 23 ) , homas ntant . and also older , bury ; em- ' yman bour , oner , John Ir . S. ( 38 ) , dent , enry by Marshall , complete , with cover . Leo- Y STOCKLEY CROSS , STAUNTON - ON- ARROW . MR . R. II . GEORGE is instructed by the Representatives of the late Mr. George Went to Sell by Auction , on THURSDAY , AUGUST 9th , 1917 . A PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE , 6-8 horse power , by - Robey & Co. THRESHING MACHINE ( 4ft . 6in . drum ) , ing the booking . later . His FORMER LEOMINSTER BOROUGH SURVEYOR the contract was completed and that the de- immediately . The contract calls for a price fendants had no right to impose a condition of cost plus a graduating profit , and it is They only claimed for one day al- estimated that the Rockford Camp will cost though the contract was for three days . Good from $ 3,000,000 to $ 5,000,000 , and is to be Friday was the only day on which the per- completed by September 1st according to the forníance was actually destroyed because they agreement . had no films they could substitute and a crowded house had to be sent away . John William Birch , Secretary of the Com- pany , said he ordered two sacred films on STRAW TRUSSER , by Hornsby , SAW - April and accepting the defendant's offer of MARKETS . POULTRY AND PROVISIONS . ( ) Spraying immediately before or imme- diately after a frost ; ( b ) Spraying with a solution stronger than that recommended - 20 gallons of water to 2 lbs . of copper sulphate and 2 lbs . common soda . In one ment . ers shall respond voluntarily . We trust that the most unreserved manner in order to ensure our Army and Navy with a supply of an essential food . SAVING VEGETABLE SEEDS . Snowball , Golden Ball and Orange Jelly . Harbinger , Ellam's Early and Flower of Spring . Lettuce ( or Corn Salad , Mustard and Cress and Winter Radish . WOMEN LAND WORKERS RAILWAY FARES . To avoid any misunderstanding as to the In view of the practical certainty that vari- ous vegetable seeds will be scarce next year present position the Food Production Depart- ment issues a detailed explanation of the many amateurs doubtless will be inclined to terms on which women workers on the land try and save seed from their own plants . To case damage was reported to some The new arrange- can now travel by rail . such the Food Production Department issues a King Edwards , but in this instance the pota - few words of warning and advice . " In the ments supersede , as from the 14th inst , the toes were suffering from drought and the spraying merely removed some withered leaves case of vegetables of the cabbage tribe and of scheme of cheap tickets issued from certain Women land workers are now only a day or two before they would have fallen beet , " it says , the saving of the seed is not to offices , be recommended . Owing to the fact that dif- able to obtain reduced fares by means of a off in due course . The question has been BENCH , Circular Saws , Fitters and Machin each for three days . They wrote confirm ) Ludlow , Monday - Fowls , 5s , to ferent kinds of these plants cross so readily railway warrant issued on behalf of the Board Gs per asked this week whether it is too late to spray . Certainly not . Very little with one another , it is not possible to obtain ( of Agriculture or the Employment Department These warrants Tools and Requisites , Timber , Corrugated ing that booking . He sent cash on the Wed- couple ; chickens . 6s . 6d . to 8s . per couple ; The reply is : Iron Sheets , Wire Netting Wagon Covers , 14nesday in advance although it was not part dressed chickens , 9s . to 10s . per couple ; ducks , disease is reported so far and it is confined to seed true , unless careful and somewhat elab - of the Ministry of Labour . Peas and beans are not issued direct to the women by the Couples of Fowls , Poultry Houses and Coops , of - the contract . The house would hold more 8s . 6d . to 9s . per couple ; rabbits , 1s , 9d . to the Western counties where , the rainfall has orate precautions are taken . Garden and Farm Tools , Casks , the whole of than 500 and a full house would bring in 11 per couple ; geese , 9. to 10s . each ; turkeys , been greater and the atmosphere is naturally on the other hand are rarely cross - fertilised and ( Board of Agriculture , the Household FURNITURE and EFFECTS , 125. apart from the tax . On this occasion 12s . to 14s . each ; butter , 1s . 6d . to 1s . 8d . per more moist than elsewhere . The rest of the it is therefore desirable in all the dryer parts Society recognised by the Board for the pur- pose of placing women in agriculture . Women Home - Cured Hams and 3 Flitches , Garden people came in from distant villages ; hen eggs , 6 for 1s .; duck eggs , 5 for Is .; country is practically free from disease and of the country that growers should leave a Produce , the Fruit and Grass Keep to the Wigmore and other places and the house was pigeons , 1s . 2d . per couple . growers who have not yet received few plants unpicked for purposes of seed sav - not recruited by the Employment Exchanges FRUIT AND VEGETABLES . machines or chemicals need not feel undue ing . In the case of peas , when the seed bear- or the National Service Department must apply ing - plants are beginning to dry off , the whole to the Women's National Land Service Corps . N.W.1 . , or some Ludlow , Monday . - Potatoes , 2d . to 2d . per anxiety . plant should be pulled up and hung in a dry 50 , Upper Baker Street , the house full on other occasions , over 500 lb .; cabbages , 2s . per dozen ; green peas , 4d . ciry place , in order that the seed may ripen . other recognised Society . The Society will ob- being present . to 6d , per lb .; tomatoes , 1s . to 1s . 2d . per Ib .; Ripening seed must be protected from birds , ( tain for them a warrant enabling them to make for otherwise much of it may be taken by a double journey at the rate , of a single fare Sale at ONE o'clock punctually . Catalogues may be obtained from the AUCTIONEER , Croftmead , Kingsland , Hereford- Auctioneers , Valuers , House , Estate , and Insurance Agents , Conduct all classes of SALES BY AUCTION VALUATIONS FOR PROBATE , Etc. , RENTS and BOOK DEBTS COLLECTED . Personal Attention , Prompt Settlements . ESTABLISHED 1881 . Offces : -Highbury House , Leominster . Tri- Sir 2nd November , etc. local 35 , em- shire . able ober by By Messrs . E. HAMMOND & SON . ried , SSPS . rac- E. Hammond & Son , Leo- Bol- now ech- ber fa Co. ) . as ter . ral iliff yed hs , aw- ber ad for of Fruit , etc. ork Sale at 1.30 p.m. a he re- nd lly cer m cal 26 , Brd . v WEST STREET , PEMBRIDGE . crowded . Out of the £ 11 125. he had to pay A1 10s . for rent and expenses . He had had His Honour said he did not think that the young onions , id , per bunch ; lettuce , Gd . per HEREFORDSHIRE MAIN ROADS . CORN . CATTLE . fat those POTATO SPRAYING . He says : but through some same . women defendants had a right to import the added dozen ; raddishes , 1d . per bunch ; raspberries , The question having been raised as to the them , especially by jays and hawfinches , and a quarter ( or at half that rate for a single term that payment should be in advance after 6d . per lb .; strawberries , 8d . per basket ; black time necessary for the spraying of a potat Broad beans may be picked when almost ripe journey ) , on receipt of cash for the the contract had been entered into and even currants , 4d . to 5d . per lb .; red currants , 2d . crop , it may be useful to cite the statements and laid out thinly to dry off . Dwarf and The warrants will only be issued to if that was so there was no one to prove that per lb .; gooseberries , 1d . per lb .; apples , 6d . on this point of Mr. E. S. Salmon , mycologist runner beans , to be used for seed saving pur - seasonal workers who have bonafide engage- For- the cheque was not received on the Thursday . per lb .; walnuts , 8d . per lb .; carrots , pars- to the South Eastern Agricultural College , poses , should be pulled by about the second or ments with farmers or fruit growers . The contract was broken by the defendants nips , turnips , 2d . per lb .; onions , 3d . per Wye . " For a large acreage the third week in September and hung in a dry merly , the cheap fare scheme was limited to and judgment would be for the plaintiffs with lb. horse - drawn spraying machine is certainly to airy shed . When the pods are dry- the seeds parties of more than eight women ; " this limi- costs . be recommended . These machines , if a slow - should be shelled , spread out until they are tation is now abolished - the warrants are is sued to one or more women as required . Ludlow , Monday . - Business quiet at Govern- walking horse is employed , can be adjusted to thoroughly dried , and then stored in a cool , ment prices . put on 120 to 140 gallons to the acre , and the dry place , away from mice and rats . Seed Women who have secured employment on the maximum aimed quantity should be at . should not be saved from biennial plants ( car- land through the Employment Exchanges will Worcester , of Monday . Fair entry From 10 to 15 acres per day can be sprayed . rot , beet , parsnip , onion , etc. ) that have now as heretofore obtain their warrants from cattle , with firm trade , bullocks making up " bolted . " For a small acreage excellent results are ob- In order to save seed from such the local Employment Exchange . Any woman who after this explanation still remains in The man biennials , good roots should be chosen and to £ 50 10. , heifers £ 43 5s . , cows £ 42 10s . , tained with the knapsack sprayer . A doubt as to any point can abtain further in- bulls £ 37 10s . grown on to seed in their second year . Large number of ows and spraying must be instructed to keep up the by applying to the Women's pressure at the nozzle , and to place the nozzle pamphlet giving full instruction on the sav - formation Mr. G. H. Jack , the Hereford County Sur- calves , trade a little easier at £ 48 . In calvers , veyor , has just issued his annual report on keen trade up to £ 41 15s . Fat calves short first near the ground and spray upwards , so ing of vegetable seeds will be issued shortly National Land Service Corps , the Food Produc- Rearing that the under surface of the leaf is wetted , and will be obtainable on application to the tion Department ( 72 , Victoria Street , S.W.1 . ) ; the main roads of the county , in which he supply , keen trade up to £ 12 10s . Production Department , 72 , Victoria or an Employment Exchange . says that since the year 1914 the estimates for calves in good demand at £ 5 4s . Store cattle then , holding the spraying rod above the crop , Food the rural main road repairs have been under- trade quieter . Small entry of fat sheep , with the upper surface is sprayed . From 150 to 200 Street , S.W. 1 . spent as follows .: 1914-15 , £ 3,070 ; 1915-16 , trade firm , shorn tegs making 107s . , shorn gallons to the acre should be given . If a gang It ewes 114s . , fat lambs 73s . Small entry of fat of men is employed , with an extra man for 210,238 ; 1916-17 , 16,623 ; total , £ 29,931 . mixing and for filling up the knapsacks , one The man can spray about one acre a day . " Food Production , Department is no longer sup- WAR - TIME ECONOMY AND ITS FUTURE EFFECT . MESSRS . E. HAMMOND & SON will Sell was true that motor traffic had decreased dur- pigs , with no material change in prices . by Auction , on MONDAY , JULY 23rd , 1917 . fg those years , but on the other hand des- tructive engine traffic in connection with tim- ber haulage had never been heavier .. The MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES plying knapsack spraying machines , but far- mers desiring to obtain on hire the use of a by order of Mrs. Poulton , Furniture , Spring failure to spend so large a sum as £ 29,931 in Harness , Casks , Out - door Effects , Orchard , three years was sufficient in itself to explain In connection with the advice recently ten - horse - drawn sprayer can still do so by apply the poor condition of many of the main roads dered to golf club committees by the Food Pro- ing promptly to the Executive Committee of of the county . To bring those roads back to duction Department it is pointed out that their county . Gardeners or allotment men may some of the municipal authorities had already be able to buy or hire the smaller types of what they were he estimated the cost would double the amount not anticipated the suggestions of the Department . machine locally . Failing this , they can use any approximately be spent in past years . The cost per mile for the The Leicester Corporation is a notable example hand syringe capable of delivering spraying mixture in a very fine mist . year worked out for rural roads at £ 40.3 and of public - spirited action in this matter . Early for urban roads £ 1543 , as compared with in the year this body shut up the local golf £ 193.5 the year be- ground which is under its control for the rural £ 79.3 , and urban purpose of taking a hay crop . fore the war . By Messes . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY . CRAVEN ARMS HORSE SALES . FRIDAY , AUGUST 10th , 1917 . NEXT SALE , SOLDIERS ON FARMS . COMMANDEERING OF HAY AND STRAW . BOY SCOUTS AS FOOD PRODUCERS . Young people are materially helping in vari ous parts of the country in the work of food production . This is the case in many urban areas , as well as in the rural districts . The Boy Scouts of certain towns have offered an that two new Army Council Orders are being excellent example to other lads with leisure time in the evenings . At one place - Birken- gazetted dealing with hay and straw , one tak- FARMERS ' AND DEALERS ' MINDS RELIEVED . The Secretary of the War Office announces a ing possession of all hay and straw and the head - under the supervision of Mr. Frank W. other regulating the price of these commodities . Preston , the Scoutmaster ( who is a professional There are one or two points in which they gardener on the panel of advisory experts of similar the Royal Horticultural Society and the Food differ from previous Orders of nature , and one in particular will relieve the Production Department ) the Boy Scouts have minds of farmers . Under the new Order prepared a demonstration plot of about 2,000 In reply to enquiries as to the " permanence wheat straw may now be used for bedding and square yards which is worked entirely by the Farmer Furrow : " You scientific fellers of the soldier labour at present engaged on other than feeding purposes , and the same members of the troop and is open to inspec- A hirer - out of cycles tells a story of a lady A point which will also commend itself to The same Scoutmaster has organised a body of an inclusive Entries for Catalogue close first post August who returned with the back tyre of a cycle know a heap , I s'pose ; but I'll bet you can't agricultural work , " the Food Production states arrangement applies to oat straw in Scotland . tion by anyone interested in food growing . " You have punc- tell me how to save that big pile of pertaters . that " the Military Authorities have issued in- deflated and cut to pieces . Scientists : " N - o.structions that To soldiers who are now en- dealers in straw is that the difference between lads to spray potato plots at and " retailers " prices is now charge for the use of knapsack sprayer , for . Not only do the Scouts , NB - All Farmers entering Horses must get tured the tyre and been riding about on it The rot's got into ' em . " " Why They are past saving . " " They are , eh ? gaged on agricultural work are to be withdrawn " producers ' Further , the retailers ' material and labour . " Im- from the land until further notice . This in- £ 2 , instead of 30s . afterwards , till it is ruined , " said he . " No , it ain't . I'll feed the pigs struction , " it is added , " applies to all the prices for lots of 10 cwt . and less for both spray the crops of amateurs who desire this work done , but they explain briefly and sim- She looked at him in great surprise , and possible . " classes of soldiers who have been made avail- hay and straw are somewhat increased . on them , and then eat the pigs . " ply the principles underlying the practice . calmly answered : " My hour wasn't up . " able for agricultural work . " a l'ermit to Sell from their County Agricul- did you not bring it back here at once ? " Well , I'm goin ' to eat them pertaters . " tural Executive Committee . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY , Auctioneers : Craven Arms and Hereford . |