Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 02-1918

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MERCURY,

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BERKS' COUNTY

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OXFORD

GAZETTE., NEWBURY HERALD,. AND

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Why:

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TITAN TRACTORS

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re the most Popular Tractors there' are.

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They hare proved themselves
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Field secon d to none.

They are ,ve11 designed.
They

are well proportioned in weight to stand

Tbeir

power

is ob tai ned

a�d

equipment

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by size

1 n cle;igning.

cylinder

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not by high speed of engine.

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the Ploughin g

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farmers

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studied by people

fa .....er wants•

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TITAN TRACTUR.

20 h.p.

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made for good. honest, hard work.

They arc

the s tra in of hardest \\'ork.

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A 20.h.p. TITANFARM T�CTOR.

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what' a Farmer
really needs IS

WHEN ALL IS SAID and DONE

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PAPER. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY

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1 h.D. Hamilton Pow.r Lift Plough to go with Tlt.n TMIOt.r.

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Local Agents from whom Titan Tradors

Illu......llon 01 a 2D....p. THan T"- _....hIn".

COntpton, Berks.
Baker & Sons,
Reading,
S. & C. Skinner,
Basingstoke,
Fred Sntith,
Stevc::nton, Berks.
Frank Sntith,
WaIter Wilder & Sons,
Crowntarsh, Wallingford.

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ScrcO:llcd
Kilchen
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or �ul.v.

S.tlt·.. nf 1 ton flr mnrc il l hull.: or ill ha;:!$ dclivered i nt() cellar. per tall - �;\1cs of qU311lilicl> l('s!i Ihan I Ion and more than 2 cwt. ill hulk or in bag:;
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Plr1c�s wilhin a radius of Olle mi l c and a half from th e
Raih\ar Stmions al Earley, Wokingh;-un, and Wellington

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Best
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College.

Sal<!s nf t 1011 or more in bulk or in bJ..'!"i de1i\'ered into ccl1:u, per tOil
Satcs of �IU<l1ltiti(''' IC$� t han I Ion and more Ihall 2 cwl. in bu l k or in bags
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ddivercd iuto cellar, pcr cwt.
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'ithin a radius of one mile and a half from the
H<lilw<t)' Stations ;j,l l\Iortimcr, Tw,for<i and Warg:rave an d
lhc Henlcy Bridge.

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Sale'> 01 I tOil or more in l:iuik or in bags delivered inlo cellar. per Ion
Sales of qU:l.lltities !t�!llh311 I tall and more than 2 cwt. in bulk or in ba�s
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dclh ereel i"nlO -cCllar, per- cwt.

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S,i\c.'I of:t\1 :1bm'c dCRCrip[io!l!,; of coal of Ic�s than 1 tOil by hawkers from
road vehicles, per cwl.
S;lJes of qU;lntitics of 2 cwt. or less at merchants' clcpOI!\ or dealer!>' .!IhOI)S :­
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Special Offer of Ladies·, Gents' and
Childrens'
R A I NCO A T S .

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THIS WEEK,
SONS Me dffering a Special lot of

. .and
-E',· ·.JACKSqN
·or Children.

RAINCOATS for Ladies,
E...eIY Ft guaranteed proofed and relfable.
Gents.
GENTS' from 211/8. LADIES' from 21J-. GIRLS' Bad BO,".S· from .121,.,
Why not eaU and see these Coats? For style, quality aitd value they BDrpa!l!
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anything we ha.,� offered-we shall be glad to s.bo.w YOU,.

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of
tion. The
use
agri c ult u r a l
machinery
lhouid be much more extensi\le.
Even where
implem ents are used they are often of old pat·
terf!s, and not the impro\led and up-ta-dab
machinery which hJls many advantages. 'n a
plenitude of machinery rests the salVation .of
the countr:( in relation to the food supply • and
farmers must co-operate with the G �ver"m�nt
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and the War AgrIcultural Committees In making
the greatest possible use of it.

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SCIENCE CAN

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llOW.lUg;; bc<:amo unt.ennblo, It WIlS dairy turounG
I. . ol l liil.Ved t.housa
ruin and lAId Ihl'
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i'oumlutions of the fortunes of IJUlny of the most
farmors of the present gelwrutioll.
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Prohn.B)y no mom outs
g._ inst an ce of wlml,
this br'I.Ln(�h of farming did faT British a�rieuJtllrn
ca�1 bn oiled t.lll\lI th(l roclumation of }',fisc..'t, In
lid
tin;; w.oo a. Inrge trod of oom-gro Wlnl:
",n hour's jllu rmw or the c('ntre or ulIlclon
withi
\\','oiI rnpillly bcoomiug derelicl.. ""h"n it wai< ,.1H'('(i
Ioy tht'! migrRtion of n f('w Soot.l'iiih t'arlUf'n:; wilh
a Ilr11eticnl knowl edg e of cows �lI1d hanl work .

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ORDER

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TRACTOR HITCHES can be supplied for
Deering & McCorntick Binders.

years from now.

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M.u:rso Wmu. linIn: AGtt.'U�"'IH.Y..

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(:.Ir only ol1tiitJuuling iru;la.noes or how
HI'�ionl'C cun help U10 fa.rDlor hit\·(\ lle('n dtt'd
hut th.flre lira lI\uny MOro. 11ldON:1. t h c:v IIr�

the keep ing of. milk reoord& of brf'ttdins
. m\Utmg OOW8 18 an important step toWa.ro8
milking the
.larm a more. produc ti ve uuit.
another tha.t 1066 hand in' hand with it la the
ndoption of sy,tema.tiaed feedinl of t be OOW'II, In
lhis Una the Da.nea "'have &180 made remarkable
progroes, rrhey I6t aside the idea still held by
.many · dai rym n in lthi. eountry, natnelr. tb"t
. high milk yield l,e • funotion of
TheI
bave aooopted the acienti8a diotum tbRt tbe
deeo-milking 00Ir ia ban}. 'Do t
by fe.UDR.
ana-tbl'lf retr!flat& the food aeoordiDI to the
�9' of the tndi'ridual to ProdUflIIl milk. To
simplifY tltla th.,. han �led a IMthod of
rec.k01lomK the ... rioua foodI in atUdanl, or
8IgniTaleut quant:Ht.i th.t &k8 more or 1_ iIlter.
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ahaqeahle. So JUD.1 ltuICl....
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8en'ioe Medal. Hoe ... in tAle Army before the
outbreak of 'fr&l',
Hlr end weo' to PNQCe iu Aqul.
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B<:I1UM'll'J(I FB£DIXG.

dairy

feedina.

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S.I!Krib.d Capilal, £24,908.432.0. O. P.id.u� Capital, £6,188.840 , 0, I.
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d, £4,342.828. O. D,
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THE

�enemtor, and
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l�mount of dlMg�.blt� 'K<lrk_
in a
F.hort time he often 1IIl\'eli a;;:; 1II\I('h on I UfO! fHI
rnoet�" thf' oost IInd t.hen wond,.� "hy
1I111th�
hel;u.rriOO
i� finy
liD long heCor" n do pt ing tho imprO\'6hlenl. In­
deed, thf' l�ilihiHties (It' liCience as thtl hnndmaid
of Ilgric u Llure are groat 8.nd fllr-reuchinw;. 'I'it,.
only limit it the pcroolllion of man, F"rmel'8 of
tho past huve tJM!n \Io"OIlt. to df'f\l'Ind upon tho
p l'ftc licl'l or fu.nnine: rat.her t.hMn on the joI(·iclItifir.
aspoot of it. l.et It now b6 reoovnilll'd lhnl th�
!o\1c�fI11 fftrmin" of the fut.u re ",ill df>I'f'nd ILIII
mnch on t.he cultivation of t.he brain Ih on the
cuUh'ation of the field.

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thut one !It'\Ddartl is added for each thn'f! ponndM
milk prodll00d hy the 00\\'. Shrin'msCl u) du)
yield is followed by 1\ ooM'('�pondjnR_ reductioll
in tho mlion_ 'J'bus ev�' cow 1fO� i'o\lfl:1ci..llt 1n..1d
to iOw:;tnin hrlr nato ral milk yil'lld �t jj'" hil:bo:;t.
level: bllt when this in UlI.i OOIlI"l'e of nnl l1 1'O i'nno;
olf tJlere is 110 � of food, Tbe AJn;oriCAns Ilt
LIMITED.
sc\'1lml of i.h., ""perituf!nl.. farlll!,; t:ouduc.i'oo in
ESTABLISHED 1836.
conllcdioll �'ith Uto u.g r ic ull.urn l OOllt'l;l'ii ure 1'01Lhtl Dnlli.,h pnu:t.ic'8 in pdnciplo �·it.h
lowin�
it Coal ·Pl'il'f'!' Committee' of the COlllfcil Ilf t.he. aboye-lIl/mer!
Hctn
1. M'I'-r'y l't'.aij{JII
MoolINlt rtsl,lh. Thl'lr6 is. illd
for believing ibl\l thi" f;Ytderu of (ef'<linJ; daifl'
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cl1lllo i� hi.:hly oOlllm.,lIIla.blo, bein.: IiOwlltifk.
floonomieal and profitablt'. Whs.t itA IIdopliQ,l1
DIRECTORS.
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would do for the fMInOrll of t.hill
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iho feeding of diliry mtjlJ) 011 a laT'1l'f' l1t1nll�r'
'1'1Ir. Ihuur II.IN. IH�(HN \I.IJ .'1, Kt�l\"'.
!\IHIWAI.�:. '1 ...'('<1...
of farmil in England. 'rhiiO lWlrk iil u.t IlN'IoO'nl
�IH PbHC,( 1-.1.1., H .. \ I J..:-;, IIlIn ..
.\t.I' .. London.
l)(\in� wr riod on in counties in t.hl' vicinit." 01'
PRBIJEH,It'1\ Wltl.lA�1
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HI-:M�L1::r. 1::'>1,. J.her'A:sH, t;Nl ••
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UIIJn'r
liON.
J,OUI) l'lltnl";, :J\,r.,
'j'IIr., Hwll"l'
LonD eARN
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COlS!; of fond per gallon 01' rullk pl'<XluOOI..I 0 11
l.on(}oll.
thc€oe f'arm" "[Hi� enonnowdy, Ilnd may NI!lil�'
DAVIH I)t\VH�. '1;;,;('1" .\1.1' .. UlludillalU.
Sift 'l'IlI):\IA� nIlVnJ.:N. n.lrt. 1,n"l"]lAOt '
1'I4'! Ilonble in f;()lIlfl � whnt. it iA in othfl;l·iI.
�HJ'I' l'U:l-�I'\\'t)( ln
!·'J1At:o:K. Dunu:r Dl.h..!I\:I':H. 1.:,;(1., '.n., 'J'ln: Uh1I1T IInS'.
likt' Alato of
!';imilar inventi lttionfii discloaft n
f od;;�"irn and in Scotln.nd. ;'ur(;l)'
. J:lII'111111 � h n nl .
WII.SON.
J\.C.B .• K.C_.\t.\l., d.L'.1 . i:; ..
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a lYftirii both in
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PU IW IW Il, K IIYNDI'J FOX. I':�I" l.h-crpcH)l.
tho time h� arMvNI whnn �u:.h findings o;hC"llllot
II� RIMI'�ON GI·JI.:. E.;q .. l.£'iCf'�'N.
WU.I.IAM f'ITZTIIO�AS WYLEY, E ..
� no. llluiter of inditTcrem:o to '.he. rllnk lInrl lile
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W'o I�a"o �1l1 c nol l(;:h. 10
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HEAD OFFICE: 5. Tl1READNEEDLE
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tillS. nllly boLONDON. It.C.2.
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,Ioint Gencrlli MIIIlII}l;crs: ,r. �1. MA D1U:nS, �. n. MOJUf""·, P. H\'I)}·:. I:, W, W'OOw... ..;\.
nloillJl; OI\pRnty t Q
WIll brl1ll:l' �lf'n� and �
bear on tile pn\citr.e of dlll u,)l ng RlRy bo llS8Uf'C(1
Dr.
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LIABILITIES Md ASSETS, 3101 December, 1917.
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pro;spect, we mny woll fl.s:k �he . lu� r nn industry
mlnn(';), (or Cunowhich hna d o ne 110 much III
ing is 10 1>0 t>tranglec.l �cnUS8 thn workeni ask
for better aCJndit.itms of l A bo u r . lla"n 1'hollO re.
fipo1ll'ible for the dirc<:tiou of thi� inciusl.. r),
lokf'd IlH n.r;,;;;idlloumr for a.saist(1.nC8 f rom scil\nco
[l� they have ror sorW\.1\tB t:o work tong hO\lr�
Amid tli sag
blB �ndil.ionll? Pcrhflp;t the OOst
u�iJ\\'er to the question may. be �ot h�' taking IL
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Wide survey. In the progre.:iII of civilisn.tiou it i",
a wel1�koown mn.xim that ad\'erility mukea fbr
For iniiplrntioll w •., mu.y look to
IlroK�·
ool1ntTi(>-lI·t.hl\t Mn lleen ' harder p iu;sec:1 lban
OUt nwn. For this pnrpo.c;e we !JUly Itpin refer
t? Denmnrk. 'tbat OOUDt1')', .owing to stress 01'
clr'lmmstnnces. took to dlllrYlllg nel\rly h\'el1h'
yea.T";i e,ariior lh!\.ll we did, lLl1d for the snme
1'OO-.'IOl)- 1� u.PJl('[u'S to have ke pt R.8 much in the'
hmd ut Its devE'lopment. Ten yOOI'S &.([0 e find
tha.t 11 d(lputation o[ Sootiiah fn.rmerM
men
of �i�llee pla.cOO on 1'6t'Ortl that lhey
the hUltory and fIOOn the fruits o f a. movement
by which the fannenl of Denma.rk. stnrtlllg _'ith
inlerior native (lQ t tle. bad produoorl in twmlty-five
. Yc;ors, by. caf'6ful selection . and bleeding. OOWY
01 1\IIIlOliit unequalled �p!llllty for milk: Ilroduo­
Won. ThilJ is a. line hardly touched 110 far by
the �ritish �lU'!Det, �lId it ill,full �r JlO86ibility
for him, It UI mtenaiYe work IDvolvIng n ce r ta i n
amount of I'illk that ean h9 overcome only b y
applioatio n 'of 8cionti6.e method to the p ract ical
work of fanning. But th&t the fruit. are un·
doubtedlr there. for tho. who deserve them hi
n fnet. that has bee n a.bunds.nt:l,. demonlJtra.ted
. in. recent 100.f'B by a few enterprising f&rn:uU'1 iD
our o....n oountry.

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1 for a Single Binder.
No· 2 for the first of Two Binders.
No. 3 for the second of Two Binders.

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ThiY· sho":Mt the wily �·o the ILC'" ,fat:minR. IIlld
to-d ay trt\II1-loads o( mdk IlTn f'<ent drul,\'
\N,Il>1.. 11/'1'
eentrM of populalion. thf're are no l�(,TOlict f,Hmi', th(n;e conllNlt�1 wi t h tho N'fIllOIllY of 11Iilnllr flne[
mll.t:..rolls IlIIvl1 llnOergollfl " 11\11:0 InCreil.nl'. :md the betterment. of lhe condition.; of thl! workm·l".
1111)'0110 \'isil.ing tho count)· now is imp rf':S
J \Ve hU\'fl alre-""I.\· alluded to lilf' l a bo ur (Iiffit'ulh
.....ith tho hlrming and gt'lwml nppt"arllT1('.e of ill da.iry i'urmiuK. The qU6Gtion mU\' hi! ask,';'
prol>peri ty. Is all lhis to Pili('; [1\o1"n.\' «wing to thl'l -has e\'orylhin� JlNlciiC1tble bMn doil� 10 II)ak.
rebellion of the worker.!!? CIUI th� IIpplicntion of Iho work ��ier Imd more "Gr&('ablol A n \'OIl1
'orll !
"'ha IUUl tmvellcd throuRh t.he dll.irieJ> or th� �
sci.:-noo not reli eve the sihmtioll? _
,. -ill mLdily uTlfI"'er . . No-noL by IIn�' mo)l"l�.
}'UTUKE n"'·}! I.oI'.I( 1':N"M.
,\ 5uggf'l"il.ivo j'ooturo is. thllt rnpid as ba.."1 heen Much of the dirty. diMl;:ret";\hll'l work 01' tho duil'
t-he dev{'loprnent o f tile dairY industn'. it ha� no can be mBde li gh t er nnd more pl�a;,;;\ n t h\' prr
more thol1 kept pllce with fha illcren'i'C(1 tiell1lllul perl y-tXl n Sl rucled by res. und '\jo'cll-oontrh'utl lilt
fol' milk. Tht'! rJluu4ioll 11lltum.llr nril'OeioC whether (lh lt nical l�llplifinCf'.il . flu c h 0i!I jOCCIrci ..,.. of Iaholll
il.. hos r�nch(ld .ts full Krnwth. A study of the hns ind uced fnrml'rfi i n I..he Ne ..· Wotlll to IiC�J11
por Cl\llitU cOllsumvtion or milk in )BrlrO to\\'n.. , floO Ii bll';ftiny:. W,. mll. y ref�r Kpecifically to l hl'
!�nd COlU11flrill?O ,?f th!l ftJl:UT6S with "imilar �n� o\'�rhf!lU' mono-l'l.Ii ! . "ild t he liuHllfmd«t Wllgotl
lor oountl'Y c1.lstncts, mdlclltcs lhat such all Ulllll .... hICh I!() mueh
rllelhta�iI
lhe of
fp.edilll(
and ('\oon.
of Scotland
t:olleg:e
Agriculture).
neod n ot bo entertl\inoo. We may t li ero fol'c 1iI1�': in� of roWM in many byr� nn the other sirlO! of
onoournf,:e the cnnBUIIH'r bv men1HI or 11 more the Atlanlic. But. it ill not ne� r)' to KO 110
wh{Jl�tOe milk supply, a.nd thoro ilS little doub!; fa.r ror f'Xfl. mplefl
or im lll1)\'t'ment.. · One find,.
bnt t:hls vfllullble ,flrt:it'le ('nn find 1\ mUl1 h Rreah'r h ere and there n roan or ingf'nuih' who IiCmllfl hi;;
plnce in tho food ()r l h e people. 'l'hi� beillg tit., nntiqunW boiler.., ",place. t.. ht\m by a. steam

Again one hall only to think of the. enormous
d muge in tbe pnu::tice of lltock-ke eping to 1Nl
('q u all:v i'mp1'e98ed. witb tbe rupid development in
this' aApartmeut of farming since' scl en tific 'investigati on began to shed �weD dim light on some
of ita problemll. ]'01' eenluries 'flirmnrs ,fed stock
IltapirioaUy-'on �hllt their fi.�lrlfj produced, aild all
a rule made little effort i.o keep tip�tbe supply of
stock wal,l killoo Off
fTflih meat;"f(li'the mrplu8
f
&nouaU,. at the end 'of the poriod of plenty.' But
noW' no ODft.t.hink! Ilf fll.t t:en ing stock. w itno-u t'
drawing B8a.,
_,OD concen�ted· foods from
.
abroad. These ·h ave ·at) been'disc.over@d a.nd· are
teleetBdi.bytt&e aid 0'· eci8DO&. It has been demon·
. Itrated , heEd question t�a.t the methoofl, of 1\
gem�
: , ago ·.would ·be_ Im'P08&ible" to;.day,. .All
lltock u.rmer8.Dow feel oompened,to. use pureh1\sl:d
eeding
1it:vJr..,
a.nd 80me of the most mCOlileSfUJ.
f
employ
libera l l y that tho ·bill on; thil
acooDnt is fr:-equ.entl,. grtlat.er than the rent �f
of �f!n08.
the fann.' .WbUa- nrider
tranaiticin from a ncie nt . ouatomal'J' methods
to modlll'1l . praetiee haa taken place;; in· a Kanera·
tiOD. still ti.ere �D� be little d012bt·iPut "en the
little--mo�·u...n the
UlOd, adYaDced 110 f&r know
.
e18meQbJ of thl JUbJedt, ua furth6r l1i....tigation

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crI!d 6 .�lI'IlCtico thlUl on lKie.nt.ifie. met.lwds, li nd
to-dllY It i .'l tbrea.tenoo bo£:nn� the workfl..N> lLre
n>hctling: Ilgl\inst: tho clrlldgl'ry involved in ordinul"\' dl\ir�' pnwticc. Many har d l y roaliso .... hul..
l
ne
r
�: <!d ��de� Ji� I��Sl��it�;i��
rk
!It.;'riclllturn. If WIL.'> ·the IPilnl.tion of the Danish
fllrmp.r·!I when crllHhod and ahno.st ruill
h.'f tho
diHl.8trom� war wbi ch terminntod i n 18('�J.. A fe'ft'·
;venrs' luter, when Uie agl'i cll lturu l Cril;i!� OH�rtook BritiAh (arming. and lurge I(l1\in.g:rowing

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goroW ll in r('ccnt )'0011'10 into a groa.t inclustr:v.

0116 need no1 look
ll\to tllll pllst lo find
ample proof of h.ow sciE'hce bas helped t.he furmer.
AJIYo uc wh� lU.\8 w,\tcl}�d the development uf 1110
u.o;c of
arllflClI\i fertIlisers cunllot but bo im­
"' olU;eJ:v. imJlro.ssl"d by .thn f� r-r(! �chill g influclH:c
nf th.o dlSC'O\'(lrten of SCience 10 tblS sphere' alone.
.It hll� en
orm.o lls ly cheapi"noo produotion (lnd if
t he furmer is nnwilli1lg to adm';l
better oft· 011 t hi s Ilccount ]10 mny he remintlecJ­
that good nu t horitieo'l mllint-lIill tJmt hIlt for tho
use of Brtifi cill. l
� a !lllres a g rcnt part of th{'
:In,ble .Ian� of Dntr
nn t'Ollld flol he mflintailled
11\ ClIlt.l\·Btlon under the (!conomic ovnditi9n� of
ro-day. Bnt grerLt fiN hUfS ooen the effed' of the
diFiOO\'ery of fertilisers, it if> probablv irue that
a large proportion ()f farmer� 'derived no direct
oonefit owing to their il1/l.bilitr to' ma.ko th('o
mo�t p rofit.a b le U&l of thom, 'rhe amount of
money t hat W86 wasted in hnilding np tbe llrM­
tice of thoir U60 by oll111iriciAm, or in cont.empt
or 6Cientifio in"csligahon should spu.r
YOlln" farmer to th8 study of science. It -ill
pnthetic to hear many fl. "ewnm f�rmer of to.<lu\'
ndmit that had he known thirt.y YMr1'I lll:0 whn't
he hllB laboriowdv Ilcquired in that;' timo -it would
11&'4& boon worth bundrOOs of
und s i.o him ..· Du t
it is a tr u th wen worth l ayin g to hellrt that the
ordinary tiller of the soil hooK !It.ill much to 1ea.t'1l
in t .h is soction of his ea.lIing, and could huve 1�
rich return from well-direcW efforiA to IlCqoire
, a knowledge.of the 8cientific principles of manu:!;:-

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FARMERS.

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production of food we hawe opened our columns
to spe:ial illustrations of and articles on modern
methods of farming, with a view of keeping local
agriculturists inf ormed of methods of mechanical
culti'llltion available, and other aids to produc.

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ho !lumt.ioued tha.t feeding experimenu. earrioo
oul, T6°onU ' on a JargA FOtale by Uto Edinbul'gh
1�1U1 EAat o l Scotla.nd College of Agriculture ahow
ltw.t in tlle colllmmptton of tI'..6 pf'O(hlCI.� 01' th6
farm I..h(l c1iffercncm rt'6uHing from farm methods
ur fioilin/i: lha.t arc considered good pmct.ice in
tho MUle ist riut mar amount to more lball tTI er:·

ing tnis year's harvest. There is another aspect
which mus t be kept in rpind. The indebtedness
of the country at the close of the war will demand that every possible b u shel of food must
be obtained frGm internal sources to help the
fin.ncia l position. In order to encourage the

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l'rotb\l.ro,
mot'+! import.ant:··-ltighl J:1on .. K E.
ILt Chelm!.1'OI·il.
The food regulations and the food queues In
all parh; point to the necessity of every effort
St'il
I b sing made to increase food production this
YBar.
Much '4aluable time has been iost.
The
ploughing of grassland should have been more
f(lrward. Such wOr'k done in the autumn would
have been of great benefit to the crops constitut.

Enilt

JOHN

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TITAN.

l�l"al\tical mon will most 5pmb' adtl to their
profih. by kooping in cloee touch with what i�
!."<Iing on \11 t.his Hne. As an illuetrnttoll it ma."

WILLIAM BRUC]�, D.Se., F.H.A.S.
( Senior Lecturer in .'\,griculturl!, Edinburgh fLnd

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EXCf'rt in lhe CIISC of su.lcf; by hawkers from rond vehicles the. 'following additional chargc!!
mnof' rO!' dcJi�'('ry hcyolH! 3. radius of .onc mile find �\ hnlf from the Railwuy Stulions,
Churcb aDd 13ridgo nbo\'(! ·mellliollet!:In I,he cn.se o[ quantiLiell exceeding t w o ewl. an rwiditiollo.l charge not the ra-te of one !hilliog
and �ixpence per I.oTl for eaeh mit.c or pn.rt of I\, mile beyond t.he radiuII.
111 t.he ca6c .of q\ll\lltitics of t.wo cwt. or le!!K from me.rchants· depolJ; 01' dealers' 800p/!. an ad­
ditionul dlllrge .1" li16 rai£l of three Jmlr-pcnce I� cwt. for e&lh mile or p&t� of a mile
beyond th-(l radius.
lu the ca...o:;e of snles by 11I!owkers rrom roflod vehicles the followillg :additional charge may be
!Uudl' fM disLribll1ion of" quantities of less than one ton heyond " rOOilL'l of obe. mile and a haH
lr.om the Hfl il wDY Swt!(lII�. Church IHld Bridge above mentioned :-'l\hree half-pence a. owt. for
8<lch wile 01' part of a mile beyond the radius.
'l'he Coregoing prie� ",re {or cask 011 ddh:tI"y. and if credit be t"ken a. eba.rge not exceeding one
penny per cwt. may be mooe tllOrofor.
F. SARGEANT,
Board Room.
Exocllth'e Officer.
Brlrkham nOn{!. Wokingham.
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Coropluillts of the iufringement'of the Rbo"e Order to bl! Rent to the Executivc Officer. n01l1'l1 Room,
Darl{h a m Road. Wokingham.

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F:llllUt 10 the powers confcl'red by tho Rei:'li COAl p,'lces Or�ier, I !JII, I�nd
.
h£'fClw annuum:c lha! lhe following REVISED SCHEDULE OF' PRICES has been dr.. wlll1p by
1 11; l:h(l
1U'i loO i.he iT
tllt'llI '(nfl<'t· (:OIlF:ullal.ioll \\iih roprcsclIl.a.li\'('s .of the 1000lI.� cnnl U\creh.... nc,s
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for (inDlcshc purposc,; UI thc )Istrlct
muximum pril-e!; dllll'�f'ablc for t.he sa.le of coal by reulll
1918:.on ,uHI rlflcl' Ilil. l"clonmrJ,

{leli\ cred irllO cclbtr. per cwL

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LABOUR-SAVIlIG 1IACHIlfERY.
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Buy a Titan Tr<l.Ctor

get fittings

machines.

WAR-TIME FARMING.

REVISED PRICES OF COAL.

\\'ithin a
Par ish

stand a rd

DEERING.

RURAL DISTRICT OF WOKINGHAM,

. Places.

rely I1pOI1 Titan Tra ctor s the same as you
.�
Binders.

can rely on Dcerin�'and McCormick

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Berbhire Regiment, hu
his Milit.ary CI'QIIII ror pliant. oouduct nil tho
30th NO'I'emool' a.n.d ht-2nd .DoocDlber.
The Order or the Crnu of Kar..oor.f!
1st
Clau. b_ been oaaferrGd on 30010 C.S.M·. H.
Crut.ch, Royal Berka Bepment. (F'amcombe
SUrf6Y), H for dilttin8uillhed lervioea rendered d ur�
,
inK tbe oourlillll of Uwt campaip.'·
Pte. F. C. uDur, 01 t!MI Berluhire Yeomanry
(Attached to the Royal Ensineers' b... hMu
..warded Ute M.i1it.ary Medal for 'OOQ!ipkllOUI
bn...e!y, and the honour . ... prel8Dt.ed to him at
n. reTtew OD Deoember 19tb by GeM.... AIle.nb\.
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of 91. Reacbn. Road . HeDtC1.
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General Diu b .. won bit Srn bit; �iMory ainot:
h. took the place o
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the Brent. won baok bnporiata. betpta, (DOIud.
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