Ross Gazette 26th March 1914 - Page 7
Ross Gazette 26th March 1914 - Page 7
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| Date | 26/03/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 26th March 1914 |
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PICTURES . ODUCTIONS . K. AM , sts ' Colourman , G.P.O. ) , SS - ON - WYE honestly believed - by Sir Ed- ad his supporters both in Ire- is country . The Government n , and does not contemplate , ON OF OFFICERS . " isapprehension is to some ex- of the second . In concerns the of officers of the Army at the elsewhere . There is a wide- sion abroad that the Govern- Intes instituting a general in- he intentions of officers in the being asked to take up arms . No such action is intended , if reason that the employment of Ulster is a contingency which at hope may never arise . D GEORGE'S SPEECH . RNMENT RESOLUTE . George dealt with the Irish ques- h delivered at Huddersfield on e said a grave crisis had arisen of dementie government in the like of which had not been ee the days of the Stuarts . fathers had to face the claim of ght of King ; to - day it was the of the story . If Liberalism ch be the insolent and arro- low put forward , it was not fit to be an instrument of govern . ust give way to sterner mettle . alf of the Government , be said to confront this defiance of popu- with a most resolute and un- termination , whatever the hazard He ridiculed the expedient of put- e to the test by means of the which he characterised as the ce ever invented to fortify rich interests against reform . It had er countries because people would trouble to vote . It never secured professed to attain , which , how- the same thing as saying it did e object which it was designed to refusal of the Opposition to en- Government's offer showed that This might want a settlement . of Sir Edward Carson , Mr. Bonar her of the leaders , but there were them who had during recent years from one wild plunge to another . did not want a settlement . OPPOSING FORCES . ENGTH OF BOTH SIDES . forces in Ireland at the present ay be stated approximately as Troops - Infantry : Cavalry , Artil- 1000 : 10 field guns in Ulster . lunteers : Strength estimated at 10,000 men , with probably 80,000 ided into 65 battalions , with Engineer units . W5 : the Regular troops in Ireland 2.050 and Field Artillery 4.200 Garrison Artillery 750 Engineers 1 : 300 14.400 Service Corps 850 L.C. 560 Veterinary Corps .. 40 Ordnance Corps 250 Pay Corps . 40 24,540 Total ers include : er - in - Chief - General Sir A. Paget . Staff Brigadier - General G. T. alker . valry Brigade - Brigadier - General . Gough . sion - Major - General Sir C. Fer- antry Brigade -Major - General G. fantry Brigade - Brigadier - General rt . antry Brigade Brigadier General hen . sión - Major - General W. P. Pulteney . antry Brigade Brigadier General ouville - Williams . fantry Brigade Brigadier General Doran . Brigadier - Generals Headlam and ER'S ORGANISED FORCE Ulster Volunteer Force the Com- Chief is General Sir George and the Chief of Staff Colonel n . Many of the subordinate com- filled by ex - Army men , and in the a large number who have been in young men and old . has the largest number of Volun alion - namely , eighteen . Down t with ten , while other countles er five , four , three , or two batta- ere is only one mounted regiment , killen Horse , but each county divi a mounted section and cyclists . an extensive medical organisation , the women of U'ster have worked- There are regimental doctors , stations , ambulances , and hospitals organised . while many ambulances promised by sympathisers in Eng In Scotland . each battalion bearers have been organised and ter Signalling and Despatch Riding s not rest upon a county basis . but ed from and serves the whole pro- has 400 motor - cars an : 1 200 motor- t disposal . It has established a system of communication by - flag , heliograph all over the province . majority of cases , it is stated , the coal examined by the officers of the ondon during delivery to the public last year to be above that specified ight ticket . her's jury at Newport , Mon. , found ev . Charles Wesley , Rector of Gros- of evanide of potassium poisoning , er accidental or wilful was not proved . meeting of the Battle Board of the chairman reported the death of who had been for forty - seven years of one of the county asylums and intenance had cost £ 1,300 . Tragan Bishop of Buckingham ( the E. D. Shaw ) has held his first con- in Wycombe Parish Church , where , o relate , he was curate , vicar , rural , archdeacon . WHITCHERS Ltd. Beg to inform Farmers and the Public generally that they ARE Prepared to supply all classes of CARTS , TROLLIES , and AGRI- CULTURAL MACHINERY ; GAS , OIL , and STEAM ENGINES , both New and Second - hand , at Lowest Prices , and STILL Employ highly skilled Workmen in each department to execute REPAIRS to LAWN MOWERS , BINDERS , MOWERS , PLOUGHS , and all classes of Agricultural and other Machinery AT Their Works , MILLPOND STREET , ROSS Where all your enquiries and in- spection are respectfully invited , AUTUMN MANOEUVRES . THE MILITARY OPERATIONS OVER HEREFORDSHIRE . CIVILIAN INTEREST . Thence along the said road to the point where it crosses the Midland Railway ( Barnt Green , Evesham , and Ashchurch branch ) at Eve sham , thence along the said railway to Tewkesbury . Thence along the River Severn past Ashleworth , and by Maisemore to the bridge where the Gloucester - Mitcheldean road crosses the river about a mile north- west of the City of Gloucester . On the south and west , from the said point along the Roman road north of THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , MARCH 26 , 1914 . ROSS SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY . THOROUGHBRED CHOSEN AGRICULTURAL NOTES . BY A PRACTICAL FARMER CO - OPERATIVE FACTORY'S REPORT , A meeting of this society was held at the King's Head Hotel , Ross , on Thursday after- I believe I am right in saying that many noon , when Ald . T. Preece , J.P. , was voted how successful co - operative venture had a to the chair . Other members present in - severe struggle for existence in its first few cluded Mr. E. Bellamy , Mr. A. Lewis , Mr. years . It need not , therefore , surprise us to J. Eckley , Mr. J. G. Protheroe , Mr. A. Wil- learn that at the second annual meeting of liams , Mr. J. Harris , Mr. Davies , Mr. T. Watkins , Mr. W. Cole , Mr. G. Price , Mr. J. the St. Edmundsbury Co - operative Bacon Robinson , Mr. J. Snell , Mr. T. Brown , Mr. Factory , Lord Bristol , who presided , had to G. Webster , Mr. C. Edwards , Mr. T. Percy announce that during the past year there had Preece , Mr. W. H. Rudge , etc. been a loss . Instead of 296 pigs a week sent in 1912 , members sent only , 203 in 1913. The cost of putting up and maintaining factory was as great , whether they sent few or many pigs . If they had sent all the pigs they had , he believed that , instead of a loss , they might have earned a profit . The actual loss last The commission for year was £ 841 6. 11d . sale of bacon came to £ 1,178 18. 8d . , and the reduced rate in the past three months would effect a saving on this score of £ 500 . The bank charges amounted to £ 349 138. 3d . , and interest on loans £ 129 8s . 6d . THE THOROUGHBRED . The stallion hired by the Society is one of undoubted breeding and quality , and we give its pedigree as follows : " Wedgewood II . , " 26816. Bay Foaled 1907. Stand 17 hands . Sire Childwick Champion , 22215 , g . sire Childwick Majestic , 17254 ; dam , Divinity , 44744 , by Birdsall Menestrel , 10337. by Menestrel , 14180. Bred from London cham- pions on both sides , Wedgewood cannot fail to leave his mark as a stock horse . This is already proved by several very likely colts at the Bramhope Stud . He has won prizes at several good shows , viz . , 1st and champion Wharfdale , 2nd at Great Yorkshire , 3rd at Roval Lancashire , and 2nd at Altringham . The suggested rules and routes that this stallion should travel were fully discussed and arranged . The CHAIRMAN pointed out the advan- tages to farmers occupying under 100 acres or farms under £ 100 rental to be derived from the Live Stock Scheme , viz . , the service of this stallion hired at half the usual fee , that is one guinea . Other matters were dealt with , and the meeting closed with a vote . of thanks to the Chairman for presiding . BRADLEY COURT HORSE GYMKHANA . SOME EXCITING EVENTS . C. Scott all doing well . run the programme smoothly . cent . chat , nusks , are ,, white the remaining 19 per cent . included creeping buttercup , rib- grass , and sheep's sorrel . The other sample , which had been partially cleaned , contained 22 per cent . of weeds or worthless seeds . One of the seventy samples of red clover and cow grass showed only 30 per cent , ger impurities ; one included over 47 per cent . of mination ; one sample contained 23 per cent . dld seed , germinating less than per cent . twelve contained seeds of dodder , and three were attacked by weevil or mites . The details regarding Alsike and white or Dutch dorers the position materially different with respect and trefoil are similarly unsatisfactory , nor is to the perennial rye and other grasses , as may be gathered from the fact that about 100 species of impurities were found in the 853 samples of seeds tested . Buyers of seeds are warned against the danger of cheap supplies . A low price is usually accompanied by corro- spondingly low germination and a high pro- portion of impurities . MARKETS . CORN . Ross , Thursday . - Small attendance . Eng- In the course of the meeting it was lish wheat is slightly dearer , with few sam- pointed out that high prices are inimical to ples offering . Oats Barley unchanged . the success of factories . The average cost weaker . Wheat , white , 4s . to 4s . 1d .; wheat , £ 42 , in 1912. The need of greater loyalty 848 .; barley , grinding , 22s . to 23s . 6d .; oats , per pig last year was £ 4 10s . 10d . , against red . , 48. to 4s . 1d .; barley , malting , 268. to on the part of farmers was insisted on . Let white , 20s . to 248 .; oats , black , 19s . to 228 .; efforts to see us hope that now they will make exceptional peas , 4s . 1d . to 48. 2d .; beans , 4s . 1d . to that the factory has a fair Gloucester , Saturday . - English wheat in would like to embark on similar ventures if foreign wheat unchanged to 6d . per quarter chance of success this year . Many districts very small supply and unchanged in value ; they could point to examples of great success dearer . Maize 9d . dearer . Barley unchang- in other districts The St. Edmundsbury ed to 3d , higher . Oats firm , unchanged . great lead to the country as a whole , and to district has it within its power to give much to revive pig keeping if the farmers will but supply an additional 5,000 or 10,000 pigs before the end of the current year . Meantime , considering the trying condi- tions of pig - keeping , as well as the natural difficulties of getting any new undertaking on & paying basis , I do not think anyone need yet form a gloomy view of the future of co- operative factories in this country . A COMPARISON OF ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL AGRICULTURE . T SPECIAL FARMERS ' UNION REPORT . ( This is a Farmers ' report for Farmers , etc. , and records the actual impressions an ex- periences of Farmers in the several De- partments of Hereford Market ) . Hereford , Wednesday . CATTLE . A large supply of store cattle , for which there was a fairly good demand , especially for barrens and two - year - olds , but the sup- ply of small yearlings rather exceeded the requirements . BEEF . a firm trade at recent rates . Best beef made A moderate supply , for which there was from 40s . to 42s . 6d . per . ewt , live weight . Best beef , 7td . to 8d . per lb. Other quali- ties , 64d . to 7d . per lb .; fat calves up to 11d . P SHEEP . " A full supply , store sheep sold very well , as also did ewes and lambs . Fat sheep at recent prices . Best teg mutton , 94d . to 10d . per lb .; wether mutton , 9d . to 94d . per lb .; other qualities , 74d . to 84d . per lb. PIGS . ARE YOU SPRING CLEANING ? THE J & C REGISTERED . Come and see Windows for everything you want . USUAL HIGH VALUE . ALL PRICES REASONABLE . YOUR MONEY SAVED . THE INDIA AND CHINA TEA COMPANY , GROCERS AND PROVISION MERCHANTS ; WINE , SPIRITS , AND BEER DEALERS . Local Branch - 33 , HIGH STREET , ROSS . Orders sent by Post receive special attention . ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF HALF - A - CENTURY . Alton Court Brewery Co. ROSS , ( LIMITED ) BREWERS , MALTSTERS , AND MINERAI , WATER MANUFACTURERS . Agricultural Porks and bacons at about last week's prices FAMILY ALES A better supply . Small atores , 26s . to 30s . Porks , 6d . to 7td . per lb .; bacons , 5d . CORN . On Thursday , March 19th , this event took place at Bradley Court . Mitcheldean . After a doubtful morning , with some rain , the sun It has been the fashion for some years past appeared in time to welcome a large company to compare the agriculture of one country of visitors from the neighbourhood and a fair with another usually to the disadvantage of anrinking of the general public . The course , the country in which the writer or speaker though slightly on the heavy side , was in good condition , and some exciting finishes making the comparison happens to reside . were seen during the afternoon . Most of Comparisons of this sort are apt to be un- the events were keenly contested , and the profitable , as they may not allow for inherent riding in Class A was remarkably even . J. differences of climate and other conditions R. Scott , Hamilton , Rarry , Adams , and A. which are unalterable . On the other hand , The duties of judges were ably carried out it is always well to be reminded that there ! by Baron Axel de Winterstein . Mr. Edward may be cleverer people than yourself in the Conder . Mr. Manley Power , and Frank Mor - world , and no doubt we have something to learn from most countries , just as we have¦ gan , and a large body of stewards helped to something , and it may be much , to teach them . I notice that in Part V. of " At the conclusion of the afternoon's sport , Statistics for 1912 , " Mr. R. H. Rew compares the prizes were kindly distributed by Lady the production Barry . of agricultural produce in to 64d . per lb. England and Continental countries . Continu - Among those present were Miss Rita Ah- ing , he writes : " Measured by these rough hott , Mrs. Adams . the Misses Ackers . Sir comparisons it would appear that , acre for Edward and Lady Barry , Miss Barry , Rev. acre , the results from the agricultural area of C. L. C. Buée , Mrs. Carrodus , Mr. and Mrs. the United Chesser , Mr. and Mrs. Conder . Mr. and Mrs. with those of Austria , Hungary , Italy , and Kingdom compare favourably Grafton . Miss Grafton , Mrs. Guise , Miss Lisa Prussia . Guise , Miss Inglis , Dr. and Mrs. Johnson , pean States where the produce of the soil is There are , however , smaller Euro- Colonel and Mrs. Jones , the Misses Nell , exceptionally high , and it may be of interest Mrs. de Pever , Mr. Manley Power , Miss to make similar comparisons with them . The Shepherd , Mr. Robin Sherwood Hale , Mr. Netherlands invite attention by the fame of Power , Mr. King Power . Dr. and Mrs. Scott three Belgium , Denmark , and their agriculture and the results attained by The events and results were as follows : -them in the exploitation of the soil . Each of the three countries shows higher CLASS A. Tilting at the Ring , final . - 1 Hamilton , estimated yields of cereals than any of the English divisions , with the single exception of 2 Fox , 3 J. R. Scott , 4 Adams . the start . turn than in two divisions of England . For other crops , except in the case of hay , the highest yields are returned in England . " and Mrs. Granville Tweed . Hamilton countries AND STOUT BREWED FROM LOCAL BARLEY MALT AND HOPS , Retailed Price List on application , ket was quiet and unchanged Except for seeds and seed grain the mar- Wheat , per 62lbs . , 3s . 11d . to 48. 1d . Oats , per 56lbs . , 38. 6d . to 4s . Grinding barley , per 40lbs . , 2s . 6d . to 3s . Malting barley , 4s . to 48. 2d . per 56lbs . 8s . to 8s . 6d . Beans , per 65 lbs . , HAY TRADE . such that stock owners are reported to be THE WEEK'S GARDENING . Hay trade continues to be very slow , the relative values of good straw and hay are bedding their animals with hay and selling the straw . Quotations are for good quality in stack , seller to deliver on rail : Best hay , 50s . to 55s . per ton . Second Seeds of Schizanthus may be sown now un der glass , and the resultant plants can either be potted and grown on for greenhouse deco- ration or be gradually hardened when estab in the flower garden . lished in small pots for subsequent planting Schizanthus seldom , however , makes such a fine display from this count of the Roman invasion , and the prev - County of Hereford to a point near Buck- rode in fine style and looked a winner from oats in Denmark , which show a smaller re- quality , 458. to 50s . per ton . Clovers , 50s . bound specimens may be shaken out , divided , sowing as when sown in the autumn and win- In regard to this year's Army manoeuvres the War Office have resolved to make use of new ground , and the whole of the County of Hereford , and portions of the Counties of Worcester , Gloucester , Salop , and Stafford will be utilised for the purpose . The decis- ion has aroused the greatst interest , not only amongst Territorials but civilians in general . Herefordshire is historic on . ac- ious habitation of the warlike tribe of the earlier Celtic race , called , by the Romans , Silures . Dotted all over the county are the remains of British fortresses and Roman en- campments . Then there were the numerous Welsh invasions , the great civil war of the 17th century , and other historic happenings too numerous to mention . As can readily be imagined , the country is finely diversified , and broken by swelling heights , and forms an ideal training ground for manoeuvres on an extensive scale . Ample opportunities will be given to ford rivers and assault heights . Splendid roads abound , and above all the goodwill of the people of the whole of the countryside is fully assured . It is recog nised that damage is bound to be occasioned by moving troops , heavy artillery , and wag- gons , and the usual paraphernalia which ac- companies an army on the march , but com- pensation is guaranteed , and the spirit of patriotism cannot be excelled in any other part of the King's dominions . It is under- stood that the manoeuvres will extend from the 6th to the 18th September . It will cost some thousands of pounds , and the residents of the respective counties will thus benefit in a material degree . WAR OFFICE LETTER . The following letter has been received at Hereford- " War Office , London , S.W. Sir , I am commanded by the Army Council to inform you that it is in contemplation to hold manoeuvres during the summer of 1914 , and , in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 ( 2 ) of the Military Manoeuvres Act , 1897 , to enclose a draft of the Order in Council to be issued in due course . - I am , Sir , your ohedient servant , R. W. BRADE . The Clerk to the Hereford Rural District Council . " ORDER IN COUNCIL . The draft Order in Council states : " The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council . Whereas by the Military Manoeuvres Acts , 1897 and 1911 , it is enacted that his Majesty may , by Order in Council , authorize the exe- cution of military manoeuvres within speci- fied limits during a specified period not ex- ceeding three months . Now , therefore , his Majesty , by and with the advice of his Privy Council , by virtue of the power for this pur- pose given to his Majesty by the said Act , and of every other power hereunto enabling , his Majesty doth hereby authorize the execu- tion of military manoeuvres , within the limits specified in the schedule to this Order during the period of three calendar months , commencing from the 15th day of July , 1914. And the Right Honourable the Prin- cipal Secretary of State for the War Depart- ment is to give the necessary directions here- in accordingly . " SCHEDULED AREA . The scheduled area is as follows : -All that area of land comprising the County of Here- ford and portions of the counties of Worces- ter , Gloucester , Stafford , and Salop lying within a line drawn On the north , from a point at Presthope , in the County of Salop , where the Hugley - Bridgnorth road crosses the Much Wenlock branch of the Great Wes- tern Railway , about three miles south west of Much Wenlock , thence in an easterly direction through Bourton , Aston Eyre , Mor- ville , to the point on the road to Bridgnorth , where it meets the boundary of that borough . Thence along the western , southern , and eastern boundaries of the said borough to the point where it meets the road from Bridg- north to Wolverhampton . Thence along the said road proceeding in a north - easterly direction by Swancote , Roughton , Wyken , Hilton , to the eighth milestone from Wolver- hampton . Thence turning in a southerly direction along the road to Dudley to Black- hill plantation , then in an easterly direction to Himley . On the east , from Himley through Kings- winford , to Stourbridge , thence in an easter- ly direction through Lye to the Midland and Great Western Joint Railway at Halesowen . Then along the said railway to its junction with the Midland ( Bristol and Birmingham ) Railway at Barnt Green Junction . Thence along the Midland Railway to Redditch . Thence southward along the boundary be tween Warwickshire and Worcestershire to a point about midway between the fourth and lith milestones from Evesham on the Alces- ter and Evesham road , near Harvington . Churcham to Huntley , thence by the road south of Huntley Hill by Little London to Longhope and Mitcheldean , thence by Dry- brook and Ruardean to the River Wye , and boundary between Gloucestershire and Here- fordshire , and thence continuing along the southern and western boundary of the said nell , where it meets the London and North- Western Railway ( Knighton line ) . Thence northward along the said railway to Craven Arms , and thence along the railway through March Farm Junction and Harton Road Sta- tion towards Much Wenlock to the point at Prosthope , and which area , surrounded on all sides by a red line , is delineated on a map signed by one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State , copies of which are de- posited in the War Offices and the Privy Council Office . DEPORTEE IN TROUBLE . PRAYER AND HYMN BOOKS , BIBLES , etc.- We hold a large stock marked in plain figures . Inspection invited . " Gazette " Office . Advt . Victoria Cross Race , final . - 1 Adams . 2 Hamilton , 3 J. R. Scott . 4 A. C. Scott . The winner experienced little difficulty with his " dummy , " and won in good style . Bending Roce . final . 1 A. C. Scott , 2 J. R. Scott , 3 Fox , 4 Adams . A. C. Scott won a good race by a second . The riding was good , none of the competitors touching a single post . • CATTLE - TESTING STATION . The Board of Agriculture have now pro vided a testing station with accommodation for 100 head of cattle at Pirbright , Surrey , for the reception of cattle for the pur . pose of being tested for tuberculosis , or It is stated that Steeplechase . - Heat 1 : 1 J. R. Scott , 2 Hamilton , 3 Gabell , 4 Williamson . A good being immunised against red water , prior finish was spoilt by Gabell's horse running to exportation abroad . out at the last fence . Heat 2 : 1 Barry , 2 Adams , 3 Fox . 4 A. C. Scott . A most ex- the Board hope to provide further facilities citing race . All four cleared the last obstacle as necessity arises , both as regards accommo- together , Barry only winning by a neck . - dation and also the tests and immunisation Final : 1 ' Barry , 2 J. R. Scott . 3 Hamilton , to be carried out at the testing station . A fee 4 Adams . The favourite , piloted by J. R. of £ 6 per head will be charged for the tuber- culin test , a fee of £ 5 per head for immunisa- Scott , led the first time round , but was challenged between the last two jumps by tion against red water , and a fee of £ 10 for Barry , who rode with great judgment and the tuberculin test and immunisation combined . The fact that an animal , has passed the won an excellent race by half a length tuberculin test , or has been successfully im- CLASS B. munised against red water , will be certified If stock Flat Race . Heat 1 : 1 Powell , 2 Ridgway , to slaughter injured animals and dispose of 8 Martin , 4 Thomas . Won on the post by a their carcases , the proceeds to be paid to the short head . A good race for third place . - owner . Should any naimal react it will be Heat 2 : 1 Gouldesbrough , 2 Hawkins , 8 disposed of in accordance with directions , or Barnaby . Peltzer was first past the post , returned whence it came . but was disqualified for missing a post . Final : 1 Powell , 2 Ridgway , 3 Gouldes- brough , 4 Hawkins . Won easily . to 55s . per ton . Wheat straw , 50s . to 60s .. Every Chick Promising Youngster the natural result of feeding on Spratt's MEAL AND " CHIKKO " ( THE DRY FEEDI If you want plump , sturdy and vigorous birds , urder Spratt's " Foods ( la Sealed Bags and Original Packets ) , not just " Chicken Meal or " Chick Fesd . " Bohd 3d . for Samples and Boos on Chicken and Poultry Culture . Spratt's Patent Ld.24 Fenchurch St. London . THE POWER OF THOUGHT AND IDEAS . Clivias which are now in flower or which are throwing up bloom stems should be kept moist . After the flowering period is over pot and repotted in a good substantial mixture of turfy loam , leaf soil , decayed manure , and sand . Michaelmas or perennial asters may be divided and replanted at the present time . They are strong - growing plants , and should be divided every year , or every second year at least , in order to get the best possible daisies results from them . tered in a cool house . All Carnations are benefited by lime in the soil , and old mortar , broken finely , is the best form in which it can be applied . Poor soils are the better if manured in the autumn , but if at all heavy some leaf - mould , old mortar , wood ashes , and bonemeal are good plant foods to apply , and should be forked in be- fore planting . Twelve inches apart each way A giant groundsel ( Cenecio grandiflorus ) has is a fair average distance for layers of border large , handsome leafage and noble stature , carnations out of pots , but fifteen inches the growth of which sometimes reaches to a would be better , since it allows more room for height of 10ft . and terminates with a huge , layering the strong shoots of modern varieties , flat corymb of yellow flowers from 1ft . to 2ft . across . The species is a native of Mexico , Turnip seed may be sown any time between and , to secure good specimens for the coming gather about eight weeks afterwards . now and July , and they should be ready to season , seeds should be sown at once . It is a June , very striking plant for the subtropical gar- however , is early enough for the main erop . den , and if the flowering period is The site should be sunny , and the soil fairly reached in the open the plant may be lifted have a great liking for the seed , and it should rich in lime and moderately moist . Birds and potted for decorating the conservatory therefore be protected either by netting or by in the winter . not FINED FOR DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR . William Livingstone , the South African Labour deportee , was brought up at Aber deen Police - couri , on Saturday , on a charge of disorderly behaviour in an Italian eating house in the east - end of the city . It was stated that when told in the restaurant that he could not obtain intoxicating liquor he dressing the seed with red lead . Later on ordered a bottle of lemonade , but refused to Obstacle Race , final - 1 , Powell , 2 Rudg - under the seal of the Board . Prior to apply- Box edgings in the flower garden may be against by sprinkling lime or soot amongst the turnip flea may have to be guarded Thought shapes everything , and it is ideas clipped into shape ; or , if grown too large , un- Won easily . ing the test an animal will be under observa- He way , 3 Martin , 4 Peltzer . pay 2d . for it , saying lid . was enough . was told to go outside , and he then broke the Threading the needle and picking up with his tion for twenty - eight days , and after thirty - that matter . Nothing is more certain than even , of having a number of gaps , may be the seedlings . They should be thinned bottle on the floor , swore at the proprietor , teeth an apple from a bucket of water had one days stock may be removed . For immu- that every building , every picture , every dug up , divided , and cut into tufts about 8in . soon as the rough leaf forms . offered to fight , and took off his jacket . The few terrors for the winner , though some nisation only , a period of twenty - eight days is work of man , has been in some brain as an er 9in . long , and replanted . It may be reces- restaurant proprietor and a policeman both competitors swallowed much water before necessary . are kept longer than ideal before it took form as a materialised sary to water occasionally in dry weather . " In sowing carrots the seeds are liable to said Livingstone was under the influence of accomplishing the second task . thirty - one days at the testing station , to suit reality . And if this is true of lesser things , stick together , eo it is best to mix them Costume Race final . 1 Ridgway , 2 Goul- the convenience of the owner , a charge of 30s . drink . Livingstone said , in defence , that he can it be wholly untrue of the whole , the Zinnias need special It was desbrough , 3 Powell , 4 Martin . The efforts per week will be made , but if the cause of de- Statet We may frankly admit that the mate- earliest stages of growth . care during the with a little sand and rub them through the lost his temper , but he did not swear . Sow thinly , and Sow the seeds in hands to separate them . a very paltry ece of trouble , he added , for a of the competitors to struggle into skirts tention is unforeseen or unavoidable the rial result never exactly corresponds with our pans or boxes in a light , sandy compost , scatter some wood ashes or fine soil over the man to be arrested and kept all night in the and blouses caused much amusement among charge may be reduced . Immunised animals ideal . The picture never quite realises the burying them a half - inch deep with fine loam . seeds , after which the drills may be filled and cells . He was fined 15s . , or seven days ' im . the spectators . are to be despatched in sealed vans , if need artist's conception ; the building falls short of If possible , place the seed vessel on a hotbed made level . Keep the hoe going between the Bending Race , final . - 1 Powell , 2 Peltzer , be , and direct to the port from which they are the architect's hopes . That is no doubt true . prisonment . or in another and larger box partly filled with rows from the moment the seedlings appear 8 Ridway , 4 Martin . The winner rode well to be shipped . There will always be " thoughts hardly to be cocoanut - fibre , or similar material , over hot- above the surface , as this assists growth , be- and won easily . The Board of Agriculture reserve the power sides checking weeds . The plants should be packed into a narrow act ; fancies that break water pipes . The slight bottom heat causes through language and escape . " But the quick germination , and ensures a larger per - thinned out to about Eve inches , as soon as clearer and more definite our thought , the centage of seeds germinating . Slugs must be they are large enough to handle ; later on , nearer will be the approximation of the re- guarded against , as they will eat the large they can again be thinned out , the thinnings sult to what we hoped for . And to believe rough leaves as well as the small ones . providing an acceptable dish of young carrots . anything else is the negation of all rational life . ARTIFEX , in the Manchester Guardian . Petunias are admirable plants for sunny decomposing manure For growing vegetable marrows & heap of is beds and borders , or for culture . in pots . or garden refuse The condition of the seed trade in Mid- They should be treated in the same way as warmer than the surrounding soil , and this people - yes , many people - other half - hardy annuals , but in order to dis- may be beneficial in a cold season ; it keeps Wales has , according to various accounts , long Class A : 1 ( given by Mrs. Philip Tillard ) been below the average of that of most other always looking out for slights . They cannot turb them as little as possible the seedlings moist for a long time , even in a dry summer ; and the abundance of food thus provided en- should be transferred singly to small pots , carry on the daily intercourse of the family instead of being pricked out in boxes . J. R. Scott , 2 Hamilton , 3 Adams , 4 A. Cagricultural centres ; but the report , on infor without finding that some offence is designed . make them bushy the tips of the leading apt to be rather coarse , and the season , To courages strong growth . But the fruits are Scott . Steeplechase cup ( given by Miss Rita mation collected by Mr. R. J. Stapledon , of If they meet an acquaintance who happens to Abbott ) Barry . times not produced until late in the Universty College , Aberystwyth , on the be preoccupied with business , they attribute shoots should be taken off when they are the planta being so vigorous that they do condition of the seed trade in the college ares his abstraction in some mode personal to about six inches in height . nothing but grow , and require much stopping . is surprising in its disclosures . A circular age accordingly . letter was sent to members of the College They lay on others the fruit of their irrita- Hydrangea cuttings which were struck last On the whole , it is much simpler to grow Agricultural Society , with the result that 570 bility Indigestion makes them see imperti - drained bin , pots . Old turf soil and leaf . marrows in ordinary soil - at least for an early samples of seeds were received for examina- nence in everyone with whom they come in mould , with a little bone dust , or partly erop - and as soon as the fruits appear to feed tion . It was ascertained that number of far- contact . Innocent persons who never dreamt decayed manure , suits them admirably . Place them . When they are thus treated , their mers are in the habit of using high - grade seed of giving offence are astonished to find some the plants in a light position in the green growth is kept within moderate limits , and STRUCK SENSELESS AND ROBBED . from firms of repute , but the majority pur taken for an insult . To say the least , the water and liquid manure as the flower bude time than when they are planted in manure and well - balanced mixtures obtained direct unhappy word or momentary taciturnity mis house , and when growing freely give more they become productive in a much shorter chase their seed locally , the chief purveyors habit is unpleasant . It is far wiser to take or garden refuse . If both methods are tried , of seed being the local provision merchants , the more charitable view of our fellow - beings , the duration of cropping may be extended . grocers , chemists , auctioneers , and town A lady tenant of a flat in Southampton Man- carriers , and others who sell seeds as a sub leas the neglect is open and direct . and not suppose that a slight is intended un- sions , Southampton - row , London , has been sidiary enterprise , and have little or no know . the victim of a murderous attack , her assail- ledge of the seed business . Farmers also buy ant succeeding in making his escape with a seed largely from each other , and sow home- considerable amount of her jewellery . A well- saved hay seeds . Miss Sparkes , mothers . Sale The prizes , which were awarded on points , were won as follows : -orie Class B : 1 Powell , 2 Ridgway , 8 Gouldes brough , 4 Peltzer . Flat Race cup ( given by the Masters ) Powell . A private match over the steeplechase course between two old boys , R. Sherwood Hale and King Power , resulted in a victory for the former . MURDEROUS ATTACK IN A FLAT . POOR SEEDS . Bronchitis robbed this little girl dressed man of foreign appearance called at Of the different varieties of seeds examined , of sleep . Veno's cured her . the flat during Friday evening , and shortly the chief , apart from forty - nine samples of " It gives me real pleasure to recommend afterwards the victim's maid was sent out on mixtures , were red clover and cow grass , Veno's Lightning Cough Cure , particularly to an errand . On returning she found that the Alaike clover , white or Dutch clover , trefoil , I first used it for my little Edith , man had disappeared , and her mistress lying perennial rye graas , Italian rye grass , cocks- when she had bronchitis and a severe cough unconcicious with blood flowing from wounds foot , timothy , and meadow fescue , Only three It was a fearful cough , hard and racking , that in the head . Several rings worn by the victim of fifteen samples of full mixtures showed a shook the poor little dear frightfully . She had been removed , and upon an examination germinating capacity of 90 per cent . or over , could not keep from coughing , and her general of the room being made other articles of and these were obtained from " definite seed health became affected . I could hardly get ewellery were discovered to be missing . her to eat anything . Nothing did her any good until I got Veno's Lightning Cough Oure ; then , actually by the time she had finished one bottle she was cured . " Mrs. Sparkes , 1 , Birch - avenue , Marslands - road , Sale , Cheshire . 9d . Awarded Grand Prix and Gold Medal , International Health Exhibition , Paris , 1910 . For Coughs and Colds , Bronchitis , Asthma , Influenza , Catarrh , and all Chest and Lung Troubles in old or young . The aureat and speediest remedy known Per Bottla . Larger Sises 1/1 & 2/9 VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE VEN Professor Keble , F.R.S. , of University Col- lege , Reading , has been appointed director of the Royal Horticultural Society's experi- mental gardens at Wisley . Understood to be the oldest in the country , the stocks in Ottery St. Mary churchyard have had a covering put over them to protect them from the ravages of time . Motor - cars and traction - engines in Surrey are to be weighed in future for licensing pur poses , the County Council having decided to purchase an axle - weight ascertainer . Members of the Tin Plate Workers ' Com- pany will start on March 29th on a tour in Bouth Wales and Cornwall in order to study tin , mining and the manufacture of tinplates . Mr. Asquith has joined the General Com- mittee of the Endowment Fund of the Boy Scouts ' Association , which now contains the leaders of both sides of the House of Commons . merchants . Two samples of home - saved seeds may be regarded as the " terrible examples . " One , which had not been cleaned , contained only 11 per cent of useful grasses germinating 50 per cent , the chief constitu ents being 38 per cent . Yorkshire fog , 82 per The land of goldbe rook trot verpool . ONTARIO CANADA TOUCHY PEOPLE . 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Full catalogue of Peas , Beans , Vegetable and Flower Seeds with particulars of cash prizes free CHARLES LEWIN CURTIS Established 188 ( 18 ) Anchor St. , Obatteris , Cambridgeshire SEED POTATOES autumn should now be moved into well- show . Hydrangeas which have been a long time in the same pot will benefit now if carefully taken out and some of the soil shaken away . Fresh compost must be substituted , the long , straggling growths being cut back a little . A single fine head of bloom is best secured by growing on autumn - struck cuttings . The natural colour of pink hydrangea the change being attributed to the presence of iron in the soil . Some cultivators succeed in getting the desired blue colour by adding iron filings to the soil , or watering with a solution of alum , but this treatment does not always have the desired effect . The great merits of everlasting peas have been obscured by the wonderful popularity of the sweet pea ; but they are very useful in the small garden to cover an arch or wooden fence . Like some of the newer varieties of may be raised from seeds , or be propagated . THE WEEK'S WORK . Plant out well - rooted pansies and violas . Top dress rose - beds , Plant out border carnations . Sow hardy annuals in dry weather . Sow seeds of stocks and asters in a greenhouse . Clean strawberry beds , sprinkle soot , and dress with farmyard manure , Support and tie up raspberry canes Bow cabbage for autumn use . Bow seakale seeds to provide roots two seasons hence . The wife of a wealthy manufacturer had occa aweet peas , the flowers are scentless , but , none sion to call in the help of a new Boor - pollaher the less , are useful for outting . The plants " Do you understand your business thoroughly ! " All I sak , madam , is that you shall inquire . On the floor by division when growing in the beginning of for yourself at my last situation . of the large drawing - room alone , five persons the spring . broke their limba during last winter , and & It was lady slipped down the grand staircase . Perennial lobelins are most useful highly- I who polished the floor and the stairs . " coloured foliage plants for bedding - out pur She was sitting remarkably close to her poses . They can readily be raised from seed adorer when her little brother burst into the in gentle heat , and if potted off singly they room . " Do you know what I think ? " cried - the- will be quite nice - sized plants by the end of imp . The lady tried to freeze him with a glance , May . Old plants that have passed the winter but failed . " What ? " she inquired , icily . indoors should be potted up in a nice friable " Well , I think that if I went . out Mr. Brown loam containing a little leaf - mould and silver would kise you . " Then she said in her wrath : You impudent boy I how dare you gest sand . Large clumps may now be divided , and such things leave the poop , ain , stance the stock thus increased . |