Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1918

BEADlN'G MERCURY

OXFORD GAZETTE , NEWBURY

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Tl1e Food ProducLion D epa rtment is rt· flCtA' 01 MU-lLn Rbsolut6 14ri{L..t on rftOO td
Il:ilrded by a fell," farOlf:r5 no lIoubl. maiDly M in tho u i Stllt1 01' tho C'O\1ntrr I balf .. million
oi t.ho GO\'ftJ'cmcnt n1i.Chine which lI�ros. or ,;!!1 IJer ce n t . more thltn 1000 t lf1J,t.
h ll-8 coml'eUed t.bem to do ('erta.in thi D�.i 1. h� pothto Il r&.'\ ii Illso t.he hil'�e�t (m t(ll')l) rd
--O\"Gr Ii:}O.OOO acr!.'5, or :!f.J per cent.
",-hioh they woold T'ather Dot ha\'o done.
more
tlul Tl in W J 7.
Tbis incomplete ,-ie"' of t h e hmction of thllo
Hoot 10 n.juri tb"t tha 61;1.If6.'1 rnr H I 1 7
orglUl iF&tloo ImO'lfD fam i l ia r l y tJlT'l'In�houl
u;:-ricultuml oirclc:-s to-dny (is · · · '1'b f'J p.p.n . . " "hnwoo a mn.rk('f\ inaM«) on thoM>o n £
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or " 7�. Yictorli\ St.rc.+t .'� dON_ lO!!\ t.hall
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For. if t. h roul;h 1"11(\ A l:'riouh - u ra l
Cc rumiU'&"'5 of the. oonnh('.s t.h i .. DpllartUlr·n! s / t:Il I£'cnnt Cr.ttllrll In I. ho l\ holo ·iO\'f'llol')ml'ni.,
ha.s brongh t pre....5!lrC 1 0 bo.'1r 11 1)011 t he a l Lho lllOh. it� totnl formll but R. Bmall pJ\ r l,
inrruer 10 al lor h i ;; lracl i tiolln.1 mt'l .hod a.nd of t h o I ncl'MsNI ACI·OiI.GI! u nd l1 r �ntial
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holdl!Ui o r(l t�d1\Y !lrntlu�Ul .c: food flT':)f"t ICAlIv
",.si!.tance to onllulo
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:'n � h fl spot ",hNO it il- to IKl ..on 1Iwed_
hir. coun L ry in du\ �ente"t rri�u
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" hir..h it hru; (\ver ,'t(\./isNI. We htl\'� hr,t r(1 rh.....;t lOw. \·n.r'· i n (',iu' {r()lU f\ r,.,w 1)()1(\$ t o
�\·�rfl. M r<n' . ll'nkin:;- the-m fimull an(1 h.r::f'
n. great (Ienl aoout. the German Cl\N1cil'y for
It IS aSlHnatefl l.h n t t.hc\· w i l l
or:;lLni�tjon. W el l . in j u ,;; t ovcr fL t .. Po},'1'­
\',�Id IU1
month WB h;\\'e or�nn.il!Cd thR G ow' rn m eD t IIH'rll;:: O of a hout on,. lun
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'plot Pf'r
oontr"Ol of ngril'l u l t. u Tc � that t.o-d:l�· it ; � l\ ll D u m . bolt' of thf' yield bniu� r'�llrl!Sen '.t'd
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hy .polatoe:1. rt w i l l ho Sf>Cn t hn.t on t b ,.
a t le-1st ILl! I;Oncra l l y efficient ns t h o 6 i m i l ll r
hasl " WH' rJlormtln t holrl.ers or EI\Gll\.l\d atlrJ
O Ti1Ul i AAtio n in G"rlnany which took nearly
W a lcs t h i,� �N�r . i n nft'f"I"t.. w i l l hri.u� n
haH a. oon Olr y 1.0 build u p . �tunt �.ble lUe[l
(t 'lart.(lr 01 f\ Jn l l hon Ame"letI.n toOhlif"r� mto
hav(\ M!iisted iu lhe ('f oot. i on 01 thf' Fnod
P r oduot;i on Dopartment ; but p ri marily t.he t hl,'! fig h ti n g l i n e ! 'fhNO i ri cOll l'OlnoOll ili
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ch ls fot mO.lly an Ilchinl: back or tlrloJ.;C
credi L is du(\ to J""rd J,(o('o of j-'l'I.
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recently r e.-<; i �ed the U;rpctor.(1oueralship.
'\' If.IT 1 11 1!: J)r,".t.nl" I ,,::-,·r If.\!'; Do" l'!.
I,(\rd T:M S;l.thl"rod arOlloc! h i m a n um ber of
. I t ","0 111(1 I'Njuirn R. "'1101f'\ i � c l l o of t h i ,
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�inFu1nrl� Riftr.� a.nd
.-or im,t.,,_ n l'()) t h e J 0 l l rlll\\ t o "t' t nllt. in d f'll A i l I h(l " nriOlls
i t H i doubtful wbc.t.hoPr
t€f:ho iclLl
"mCf w&uch work5 H U l l e r S i r tlul1l::l whil'h I'hn Fl)I)rl I 'ro<i udlou J)('PI HI.­
Tboma..'I Middlot.on rould b o .qual l ed
('h� Dlnn t bn.� (lone. 1 0 help the fartUM surl lbe
a l lotme.nt holdel', workinG' s i d e by �;de AA
wbP.rn inr combi lled t hoorotical a n d pract ical
malu h('[lf of 1:hfl A rm y I n3 t il! bo1d i n s;: IJh\
koowled::ie ot lnrminc ·
or eaurso. tho Deparlmc.n�, 11a,.<; mndn ma,RY 110"'(> t ro n t . '['hA rN'Ord "I' the H.u r.." l i(>!1 o(
l1'i;<:Ia.\;: .v; : oven t o-day i t i:<; (ill" from pcrff'Ct . Ilwch tDl' r.\· a lo no �ho.".s A. v.... r�· u otr. bl o Iu·hi""f'.
But. vou cannot in !lIe mindln oi a a::- reuL n l C\l'lt:. :\ 1 1 t ho lil (lll.l'n plou\-:hinl: 1�\C\;,lo nm!
t h " th r.-."h i lll.' SI'Y i n
.,lva.r co nst ru oL a n iDfa.llihlo i n m tuti o l J n o y
r be (l(lunt.t\' h l\\' 6
INn'o t. b :\n rOil can
bT'tnJ: about a f\.wol\l­ hf'Ien m l) b i l i:<;orl n n�ll'r COIIU!" I'<1lmni('!!', alld
tion in the po in t ot" vio'" ot' !'O €!fsontiallJ' lh(>.it n u m l w r... oon"idet:\ bly i llOrNI.if'rl by
and n�o:;\ril" I"fm !'('r\'ati\"('� j\ conun t m L l y now mn. n u fl'lct;u r(l....·on
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tnrkle flro n o w n t l\'ork i n
1'1'> tho �dcultUrisl.- of l�llghl.nli ami W a lf\� .
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That n. policy H'I dm.st.ic as the polll'r of Wn ll'�. l )w'r i,(}OO l flu·tor'! bli\'(I bf'\(\1\ �nt
tboJ plou:h, wh ic h ruo!' cou'Qb:-r t.o f b t:l H ....... to I,h", I"..o m m i l l ('(\.o;. Ewd !! ,OOO solr1 rl lTOCI, to
Cl!ptM nroorl. 1)£ t.houAAIHls ni o u r b r m .-.r:t, fl\rmf'\r>: ; ami tho,.o )IOW't l)t"cD 1I-,ed Dot Q u I ,
should ha\'c h
l CII rri ....d t.hrough witb !I i o r rlOlll:hll,lR " n cl l'ultjvl�i.in g la.n rl , b u r . I n
tninimum of ici"tiOD I<-nd It ml\..- n mu m of nil· eon I l J II .. t i.... 1l w i t.h l:bf' b i n de r . lhr.! han!:
rOWl d �oo{h,-jll i s !\uf'fici,.nl leo-stiUllln.'l' to t h .... 6nPiblNi lIR if, I"ut "nd J:(cl in thl' ""brat bl\r.
�e ral wisdom of Lord Loo'to S('h£'t[lf'. and \ f'i<t I despl te itA "17-" Iu.HI tho "hort1\;::o of
11\0 t.v.till lnOSl' wjt.h w h i ,. h . on t h A w hole. l n ho u r ) jn rf!('nrrl t-hllf'.
F(}I t r
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hindor5 hln /) 1)(>.'n BUPlll i Nl. ; :!"�O f'()whiued
hI" Depa.rtment ha.s
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OM o i thn scc r{'t:.c of I.hr. }'ood Pronnction rnArl'r;; and m<lw PrI'l. lO,oon pi(Hlgh". OI·N
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... a n d lorric-s, 80tl mllll,Y bor�(\".
DePl1rtJlI(�_nt'il i>1I('Ct'$!I iudi!put.nhlr li03 in
the crezooc.rntic- cJmmcU-r rot ll..i local rOflr('o :- u.ty i htll l "ll ll rl :-.nJd it.lr�. t-weotr I.llo)uMmrl
sentAt.ioll. A ltbulll:h thf" D�a.rtme.nt hI\! iJ, 1l('r!\ll1n rri. OtIOT8, fl fteot'o t holl�anrl t'rniDcn
la.nd wornon. l.\nri f\ rnnch lu rgM n ll 1J} bnr .,f
n eh.- o rk af Comm i l"osi o nors nct.in 6' (IS iu f':�.f'''1
ll n t rfo,jnbfl worO(l1l 111\\'0 hePl\ pl(ll;('(1 at t.nl!
and e:u'� throll�hout t. b ", COllnt.rr. the (unc ·
ifl rm('T' i'I n i �JlI'I�1 mOTII or lesl'> off..., t i-n·ly to
tions of these Commissioll"", I\.T''' adVisory
The rc-a1 l}()T.-or to fah the JlLcu:.� of t.ho ll\bourr:rs onllcd to t be
rather thr.lI nlec:utive.
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vllry
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cr,hemo iflr i h f'\ 1"I)\1('('t.iOtl of \l llrI (rll lh for
oo�ihle (If t h e w a \' .: n n li m"f1 n s h� \\'hlC'h
ihe Cn'tlD\::<' Com m itt()('''' <;h., 1 l I,.,. "nRhl"rl 1 0 jll,.nllll l tH: I1Ml f,th"r !'\lr po"",,.. tho f'''I"(J\lrll�e­
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Tt :mo111rl uJ ..-a;rs 1)(, r('Olllmbererl t hl i , he
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potA t.o-� " in £n�lnnc! " li d "a i opo � t,n I hf' I l l .
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AGRICULTURE IN BERKSHIRE.
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.. r·ithcr I b o i n � roa�.� in t he d a i n'
.\ re,-i(lw of <I griolllt.ur", iu &-ork sh i rr (J 1Ir oi t W() w(rn
l-'m ul"" ...... n iil.rOlM who ha.. had I n :r;1Jh.
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thf' war i;;. on t he whro1{'1 \'cry e.n;'o)Ur:::l t;­ !.ttl(;k or , h a t the l a n d . wh idl w n� formerl�" Tn i t
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!\ult, t..b a t. thcre hM be(:n

and

Whic h Trac tor
are YOU Using ?

nox AN AGP.ICtlLTUUL COP.P.IIPONDUT.

Engineers, .

Agricultural
t

WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT HAS DONE.

SKINNER,

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THE

and RIDING

SELF-LIFT

HARROWS and

DISC

TANDEM

TRACTOR

PLOUGH S

CULTIVATORS.

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Harrows, Ploughs, & c., for Autumn Cultivation.

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TRACTORS

EXC EPT ION A L VAL UE.
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Disc Drills, Spring Toath Harrows, Zig-Zag

demands

No. a Wintar Grado ••

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pairs

FOR

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ALLDAYS', CLYDESDALE, EMERSON. OVERTIME, WHITl C.auIJ. &c,

TITAN and MOGUL TRAC TORS.

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More Wheat

have the largest acreage under
but it is YIELD PER ACRE which is

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th e X,tiOll.

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WEBBS' WHEATS:

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The World'. Premier Breeds. Celebrated (or
Str.\\,.
Strength
Pr�. Quality

a

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NEW

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WEBBS'

RED."

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H ..... � a. �t repuIlt!on
,'eo' $rnJ:.t �\'"w.

Ihl'ooI.boo t

tile

were

tau,gdom.

SPECIAL QUOTATION S FOR LARGE Qt!ASTfTI E S ,

WEBB & SONS (Stourbridge), Ltd.,
Tbe King's Seedsmen, STOURBRIDGE.

Represcnted by Mt. W. J. NElLY. Gcocp Hotel Ke-adiD,.

help

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COVERS OF ALL
nESCRIPTIOMS
IN GREAT
VARIETY ·

as it
.en(iidlcY justi­

retreat
a g!ori ouS
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15

are

on

required.

inevitable.
use less coal·
saved the
to

Ropcscanadrt;t;.n

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Plough Reins , \Vagon and d� -

Cart

C rC'3se, Oils!

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Lart:e &.-.c:.b. and
give J3e!.t Values.
A�k for �.mwte. and
FliOo."A before buyjn� elsewhere.
A� ��Iied tD K.M.
1hi:! M:3..!o011.

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boen CODSCTTM i n the
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19, DUD St., READING .

926 ·

s=.a,bwI P1I1NOS BOUGHT
of
['XCHANGED.

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PIAN OS at
N EL S O N ' S
CE.�

OP·-CHOl

I:Ov.mST

PRICES

FOR CASH.

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10, 1 2 & 14, Duke Stre�t,
REA D I N Q

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Q.corl"',,!ed-o!1I!\ lOllt(
.
AS

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6( co., Ltd.).

;��r'oo';!;n

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aro 10,--1;"� �pni1..i
year, TlIlelve monthA IIgn ,.".",,�
ous districts, e&p@e1ally the
ft"om loca.l SfKld, wue attacked
Tbie r..ould ho."o heeD vary
had sp.ra,ing
more
it hall beon _:o:.:.;." ,,,_,,
Fanne rs
this year, pr.�clfic�l y th""��h��':
>
Aft.rr •
in limo.
reapoet t.o
in t.he orops.
Ch"ER 18.000 Acnzs UNn'E'R CULTtVATJ(;!'i'.
Berksh ire wu ukerl to increue ilf, aTable
are,,- to the elCU!JDt of 33.000 �re5.
A!I
Bard" thie or dl'.rs ha.vs been lll!med. for
con'9nniJ"n of 1;.950 IlCt'N . .. which. with
acTe.s
broken
'Vo1untarilv,
ma.'k:t:II
lL
total of 18,175 : )J'es.
dafloienoy
1' he
is
larn1y
&Ct',ounted
for
in
this
W&I : The Board of Arrieulture and
",bat
on
bnserl
figu�
their
Fi.henes
III!\ch e-ount)' bad to ploogh in the �:r ]872.
the quota to be j)lan.shed -' bl' IJ80'h. I':ount:v
heJng ba.ed Oll the· ftauf'M rejplkitinR the
a.orulif_t at dift'�t ot'OJlII 'obtaininl t8 �r-II
II g0. 8iD08 ·that ·thne milk production hna
dl"'loped coDliderablJ in Barkahi.e, and

tit cheeRl.

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AGRICULTUR AL RIITURl'IS, 1 9 1 8.
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mom t h nll \JI�I V(\l r , 'fh" t l t h er M'lrn a n d
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i n & A r "U�: )xlfll$ of good tl uf\l ilr a.mi fit for rI.turns fir "nf'h .. roro; h ll. \' ln l: pf/wlnl1�ly
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m.n:tici: from 3.�. t'd. 1n 1 0:.. Ild . II,!"'r , P.·lL�, arNlrdj l l � In t. he kiu,lll &rT O W Il .
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t o tA l tl r('la. under ('tlrn
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h"nl. h.lrlf\\". IIIH ... . r.\' o. l'I('ans. J'lMl'. IInd
pl'oprielor, \"h (l h.ll � sholl'll ol)m m(lnc!abl� f'1l.
rr. i xr.r1 I'o r n ) l h i .. t" l"a r UI I I! lII uollnh fll
w r�ri !'-ll. 1)ll rch MOO .'10.000 "Id A rm .to 1)()()10. 7 . 4n1 ,000 Hrr • 11;-. cnmpn l'l'd W I t h 11,0:\ .C\OO
p l d tJIO I':fln ·
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For nn"l.rlv
· t wo \'f'nh 11(\ h. m hJl('ril1J
rl'.;:; in 1 91 i : n il i n"rC>t\."l' 0 1 1 . I U ': .I"IIlf\ n. r rt\>i
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l'lnb,WM. h r l \'fl hrf'n inrr<il:l ",, 1i b� ' �-l �O
flairs 1!" Ii.OOO p:l 1 r lii wf'llldy. The '·.ni-:hK1t
l � i h f' r f 'l"I m polll\' II(I," fI Im�llch(' .. nl \V.-.I. , II;;, o r r .. '. Or �,i Ilf'r ('" n t .. lUI,1 I h .. tota l n l''',1
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ham. � f' w h u r�·, lta.idtlnhc:ad , and 'J'itiworl il .
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CONTROL YOUR OWN
111. 100 l,rrt"�-m()T'O t.h n ll .o;(I \·f'n 1 1 "1('11 tbf'l
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" h n nrM 111ldor .... lo\, IlT... . �I\ i n lo i n . anrl
rnbi.! ion J:: mlo.�M hn.s. hren rCfi llCl)I1 h,'
4M.000
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tot.'\.l
B Y ORDERI S G
1 2,CXI.',OQO M·r,"') j" HI"" d.ll " ,IIC6t 110 I"f'I'or;l.
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S E A .8 R O O K ' S
ha ,, ; t h i" !t I N<'! bpl n G: t n ll �ruRJle .. 1. "\''-1' rro­
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FRU IT

TR EES
N O W.

W. Uo\IROOI . SO"" LII., CRIUl5FORD.

P' "

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almOfit

imflortant

Ha.rdware Stores,

T,Ieph... ,

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crE'-lIfIfl i n {- !l a D umber
combustioll fongincs. pa.rt.icularlv tractors.
'1'l1el'(, ll.r(l at, tho I'reSf'nt m o m't: n t in tha
{'.Ollnty noout 100 trac tors or d ifferent lIlaket>.
w h ich li fe nSf'd for lltl1u!i{hing. nnd. i n Taot.
t.he r;orns t\l'e nf
for all c· n it111'al o eratiODi!' FCI'I' I.h"" t 1 , rea
n()t.if�ill:::- cxecllent
month� 'm(ling J u y t.he fluantity (\1 I f\ n d
ha rlC'�' i s a.lso
ploul:h«l b y lrncL;:.rs \\,iI � 6.?� .)Cl't��. MIn·
t"a r;v
(O;()rno
vater! 7, '!:m ACI'O! ; ha rrou-"d. t.446 I VrPII ,
broken
Ilt'<l qn it� t\ sllcce�s. rntll'(j -;-s.:; n C· rf�!;. ft.od d il l e d S-� a�r� .
Di6c
hl�t. (Ill
hll�e hren eaten b� flriJI TII a n d diS() harrows are :d�o bein;: e'X ttn ·
·
ll"lre \"'orm. flnu when Illantrrl ;'!gll in
t h o sirelr 1)1':('0 .. largely bcca.n�e they aro p roh.
!!amn th i n t: lus /)("r.UT red. Taking thl>. (".(Jun ­ 1I.bly lho Pl O1\t �uitnhl� i mph�ent!l for de8!­
t y thrnuJ:!hnllt. bowf!v('r, th!) NOP m o y 00 T'e­ in� with j::' TilSS land conversion.
S.""'crnl ncl"
E:'ardf'd (IS an. A rCrll!;('o one. Bf'.� n� in �(lmc typfl'" of flloughs are also heinl; utlliEod. ilurh
d i .st r icl!; life, lhn best f-.OO n fOT ,·t.r}, man;r a.s the di�ger pl o u g h a n n otber i w plemcDu.
Vf'l\rS, nnd the c rops trenerall'f o.r� �oorl.
CR!.J:S� CLA.s8£l'i.
'rho :o;r. me. hnwavp.r. canuot be writkn
Bnrksh iro. yellr� IJgo. particu l ll r l .... i:'l the
m a ngultls and sw('cl�!O. Tlu�l'e is lit Un . ,' \1 " .
Ilorthern
area.. did prorlUC(\ 80010 ohet"se. but
II n d whM f'rops ther 6 a.ro b�ve hee n pra.e­
Ilit e.r\\'a.rds. loth"," bette r p r ice!; wtre obtn inild
tically Il. ht..i l urc.
for milk i n its I"3W bla te.
cbt'.�f'I'·n\II.k i n �
I�i:l�T.t\S l!:D Acnl:..A GIS OT
prar.tically c�1l5ed. It m ight b o F.3 ! d I.ha t i.n
Returns of. the QCrrAgf! of rorn
tUB prat·.liea1Jy no cb(O(!S(! W8i mnd€' I n thiS
A p r i l of ti. ns yeur a.s compared ·cc.,,·
: ;.·_,:. . :·, e fll1 n l y . 'rll(\ A g rienltll\·1I.\ l nst"rucLion ('IlM­
!'<Own i n fho corresponding period
m itl·
(If 1.111) County Cnu n r:i l . at t.he rcqutlst
.
ago. .. how an i n crNt..o;(} i ll flvery
ot' thl' B<!l\rd nf A�ricultu_rl'l and Fishrrit'!.
th ere 'tI'erfl 39.0« acre� of '\Io·he.'lt
IIta rted
in t ],il follow-ing '"'r",r jti nt"rth·ation. Tbi.� ,year thi! haa bCf'n i n. ",,,,.,d
,·hee!ie.mak i ns::: C"1.'1�""9.
but
then1
io �,l)9.�.
Ba.rle'f shows lIn increaso of was a
gl't\a t d l ffi l':u1t.v in getlinj:; fnr·
nearly ;((1 acT'CI'. ' th& fiR"lTe:s being : n116.
rot'r!;. Rnd otheT.'! to refl l i 3(' that. it 'Ilr<L!I !)OS­
18.as7 : 1918. 1!l.()jS. In HUn oab ocoupied an flible tn rnako C',hl"OOO i n llerbltire. Rnwarea of :t.ic.788 acres.
In 1918 ih(l acre­ 6V ('I r . by tho arl0r"tion of m n d l".rn l1lt"thoo!l,
R�(\ is r('turnod 11.1. 36,008.
R,yo, beans.
laYmors hav" boon I'.O n v i neo d thl\l i1 is pn�­
�
and d cd " �rn ,,how a cOn!i deT6b}o
in I\ny
sibl a tn lll Bko goor! c hC('!�
(,.Tease.
\Vh tlst ",
:... ';'23 a-crC6 "t t.bcsa corn part n( the wunty. As th� rm;atl of co­
c�p� 'I';·er.e boi.ng c::u lt-ivati>d two yoa.rs /lin. o) a.rotiv0 nhO('!;(! sr.hools. wh ich wcrt" St1\Tlecl
t!H", :roar the fLcrcagl'l ha s been ill0rea!ed to p
in 19� one finds t:o-dn�
' q uito 11 mlmh<-r nf
6.2'20_ :Milk DrMuctjon i!l An imporl1l n t fae·
in t bo ('olmt:'<"_ 'fbank;s tD
to,. in Berkshirc. It i!i said t.hAt. milk \fill
Palml!r. t'lf M n rlstl1n . A f'entre
bn -very F.c:uce ; tbo deerel\6e in the Dutrmt. ill }.IN. G. W.
ha!! heen recently c�tablished at BlIcklcbnr,.
to bo a.ttribllted to lho sbortage of c ke nnd
Twelve otllCr c1n5$l'=s hl\ve bl'P:n hfl\d. and
the inefficiont: milker! .
others ;\.TO i n contemplat.i on. Nnt onl.r bAve
PO"CA1'O G.ft.OWDi'Cl.
people Teccived i nstructioTl I\t t h �:>f' . dall"-l!l'i.
Berkshirn i s not n protll1o R:To�vinf!; county. n n rl a1!1O at n�.�.. ,·.::t'i.ty
R{'[I(i l n/:t. bllt
A nd doos not fln'ol:enr! to nompe� with I.he
it ha� boon fOil .. ?' I h A t t n ff'rm� tlOn ha:'!. born.
FRnn cocnt.ry . Tile
",i('id is: about PI'I.� on by them to ot.h.(':r�. Thl'l. ",.a t tOlT .�1
fivo ton!
noro,
be rel:" lTded chf\(lSe.mak ing is clevelo l1101i'. 8J1d It B j:t r a t l­
Iil:'u1"e is 5lighl1� fying tn note t1lat the Grwornmcn t. nr� sw:
war, on ft.ceotlI'lt i n R' C,"J"l'� tln("lIll raJ:'ement, t� "'h A t 1 :0 1\ V�f\
.
ma n u re and
in d Il 5t. ry , hr c('ImtnR I t'1rward \\' 1th
shortago
of finCLneinl l\;;si!ibnnG in thl' develollm en l . of
an in�re-.� !ied t h(\ �chl".ml'\ whi(lh
is noll' i!, npern t lfin.
to n ot e l h a t Berksh ire b('in� n.hn(l�t �!J;en t Hllly : I nl ll ­
tho �th p ronur.i n g county, ono I1r: t n o arl..-II..n ta!:'l's IS
t h A t cl u r i m : �ra�·. :Tnnc anrl .1 u1r. � ... on!>Hll1r­
A.blC f'{ u s ntit.v at' tho "UT'plUf: m l l � w l 1 l c h
woul d not. be m.od 1'0 bC'�t I\d"l' nbu;:'t!. has
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·wheat. in TC":;peet to which thern ha� �n
Rn increased acrea !;.e in the cOllntr. it may
he ;:,dd I bat therp. I,; room than illl fl,"(':rngo,)
crop. The (':ars ar", w�lI tilled. o lld almos:t 1\.1 \

woa CoQ/deo. Opi� rmm cmluent Ailtlcul:lln�t.�
in a.!.I Norte. A "en' bi«. cropp« ;l\ld o� · d Ihe �tifi('.3�
:-.trall.'Cd ....he.l.ts ill euluvwoa.
Pc:::o't1ttt.d to ·become onc of the iqcClllo!t hne�.

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When \iI'(l
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go 'I\,-oDl{ , Bnd work ��
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hull. 'lllM-am you feel SI'I d�pJ'C6.>;O(( and
wtu1, �\:le NUl trouble a.t lti1 &Ou roo b�;
�8 your stom." c.h. li'$'OI', and bo"'I!II� to
and 50 ·

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8iftrp do. thAt moet effectively. For o,'or
1Ott), ,el\ftl pt.'oole all o\'cr- the world ha."o
touDd it to be Il 8fI1elltlid alM. . .n r� m�s

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R.iMl pJ'ev.nttn� dlgustl\'O
a.ri"l na 'rom i"dijCO&tin u ,
siuqilh jdAt., ot' the liver, or luaeti "I!J
OOw8111 . ,!'Mn'll JU:OI'tpt lLQi.:tiDIl in rlace
o! 1(_: &.1Iol'. S�
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lp-f\ t.hA.1' \".... 1 VMr) Wf'\ril r ';,en'NI iL"'r ha)'.
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" ,! i tA �.75n.noo :\I"� ,)\' ':'30,000 I t:n thlm ill
1:)li, and t.bl' Mn",l lost �ncn 1&ns.
H t!rftA!i on 81:rie u l t nrn l
haMin:rs
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rTllf'tiCAl I.v
IIn .. hB nI:M .
he.i n f: j Ui"t 3.000
nlero t.h"n l a,..t �"ea r . Therll III 101 inert:3M
ni' o�"r thrM ner f'l}nt.. in lho num""r 1t5t'd
(...r Ilzri<'II1 t,uT'1l1 pn,.l'tO:!n�, hili u df"Cl i n(l- in
I hr- "Oltoq'or l l n hl'flkr-n cl ... �. The t otll! o f
rnw� rI " d he-i fl'lr,.. i n olilk o r i n ralC, j ,
!!.�:-8.000 . iF. 1 1 9,000 mtlr� t. htU1 IMt. l"('-'. T' .
!'l.lId the lIt.fl:Ol!I· oa. rl)Ol)rd, he;n:: t'lNl-rI,..
100.000 morc thM t.he prf\\"iotls hl(:th .. ' t,
( I 'H f) . T h e i nrrca� O(".(IU 'I'S in
nil
Clllote ·
R()ri� of tho rlllirv IlI'rd. bllt chiefly n m onlt
tllfl 00" in rill! - hut. nnl in milk .
DMf
I"I\tt.lo. ho ..• ..
war. �lln .. n (l#oclinf'. ,'III.. r tieulll.rb
thn O\(tf"T ".,.OUfli\. I\nrl the totn l Ilf all e ttlft
1'.. 200,,000, h. !Wn\& 27,000 lnss thftn thft rerm t
I.�tn-l of l l\lit vell T . F:heep JIohow " ('on4idQt·
"hit' f'fiIduotiun, in sr.i!:e at A. small lncr-cu(I
in l ...mbs : t.he t'QIA . H I,t7&,OOB. ifl' four ptr
('ont, leM than l�t TMr . n.nd Olb the tM'GfI)
rn"Jl'Ment.& tho smahllfit, nnmbllr 6Vftr \rpt,
�(1 far .., the t'6I::tlrd .. shoW', wh ilfl t he nnm·
b.�T' of Itlm'hl i" th", lowectt idltne 1683.
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and fhe t.otal IIf l .69'1,OO(] I" tllft 10Wt" Bt. fin
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lI. 'n Oft:,\, ,. oi."er pl,:-;.. .. ,"I " � In. i01ffl ahll.
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metalwork and make the glass a n d c hi nl\ w ar Iparklo.
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