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Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette  Saturday, February 15, 1919. Pg 3

Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette Saturday, February 15, 1919. Pg 3

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Title Saturday, February 15, 1919. Pg 3
Page number Pg 3
Date Saturday, February 15, 1919
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Publisher Reading Mercury, Oxford Gazette,

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MERCuRY,

READING

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NEWB'itln

OXFORD GAZE1"I'E.

llERa£D. AND }JERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 15.
PIG KEEPING THAT PAYS.

c.

&

s.

IBy S. F. EDG'.I
From ·tJl .a.grieu..ltur.aJ. point. of viaw ADd
with pra.otieal experienco of cattle b roooinC",
bot.b. rniJk and beef, Shira holSC.!!, and ahsep,
my experienco bailkad up b.v carofuUy kept
aoooUni6 Iho .....� ma tha.t. plS: koopin g
lOud
brec.ding ill r.be bct.t. of all HÂ¥o .tltock iarmillg
Lram the financial point 01 "iaw. 'rho moue·
ta.ry ret.urn is qu.icli, an.d the nood for good
J.a.nd aL tho start not 1'00 �ll t.i.al Q.6 it i6 with

SKI N N E R,

AGRICULTURAL

Reading and

ENGINEERS,

ca.ttle, ShCilP, or hoI"See.
Then! &re three ma.in linBll

TRACTORS.

DISC DRILLS.

SELF.LIFT Ilnd RIDING TRACTOR PLOUGHS.

ZIG·ZAG

SPRING TOOTH

HARROWS.

TANDEM DISC HARROWS & CULTIVATORS.

pig keeping:­

pi ... breodillg.

'ist.

UI'> got. dawn to fIOlDe trimple f.actA &3
stand lot pr�cnt.
From 4J. fc.cdulg powt of ·,jew only, a..�uroe
you ha.vQ bought Il little feeder' of twalve
.....ooks old weighing 5Q lb.

price6

'Phone 372.

"TITAN" and "MOGUL"

in

(1) Foeding, (2) breoding. a.nd (3) p ooigree

Maidenhead.

·Pho .... 743.

BElUtSRIlLE AGRICULTURAL

£ a. d.
300
Cost, pri�50 Ib weigbt .............. .
h may r e qui re BOO lb. of food, at say,
2�d. per lb., to UH)rOU(lO ib weight>
200 lb. It will tLCIl bave COIIt �
250 ib. .......................................... 810 0

HARROWS,

PLOUGHS.

for

&c.,

l�

at

",.Iuo

21e. per &"C.re.

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11

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0
2 b

10

Lcn.mg a. profit. of . . . 1 12 tJ
.....eek equals &.
4£1. for 2S weeks-taken ;1.'i being equalled by
the rnanuria.1 value. The pCTCeJlL!.Ige of proii\
i1> 14 per cent. on AD in\'es�men� of l:U 105. {or
ioU: mo.... t� or 28 par ocnt. pcr annum.
Put on t.o 1\, more whole-we bUHitlNtI>, 100
Pl� per .annwn ren he fod by OIlC man ca.siiy
with an i.n"estrcc.nt. in pig� and food of l:.5'lti,
and brinG in £161 Ss.
H m any of you bave ihe llaffie cxpcncllcos
S5 I wenl t.hrough you will fmd t.ho:>c i1guri!ti
do not IIlwaYs ..... ork out. ri�ht, a.nd t.haL llIa.ns
flLOTfi:l you ';';'i"h t.o buy do not. weigh SO lb.
..t t.wei\"e �'eeks old, <l.1�d. !-;t�condlv, :nany pi�!I
you bu y w,1I II.){ a\'OJngt:> 1 lh. of rllg 100 4 I \.).
Qf food. The rea.mn.'i lor this I Jound w�re
various.
(1) i\1a.ny storCft :!tOld are bred from imnlB.tu.re
anti JlI:Ior c1\s:! p,m::llts.
2) They a.re fed 011 unbalanced rat iow and
'orent fooo, wjjjl U6OlO'ti marerinj includocl
i

SPRING CULTIVATION.

ubou.r �.t 4d. per pig per

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available
the

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NOT
Sl.!ART 1)1 FISISH. but built·to stand Hard \Veu,
and keep th e Feet D ry . Specially designed Spiral
Strap, Top Cut, to Fit the Calf.
Stout Brown

A really !trang

Leather with hCOl\'Y soles.

baclc of (\'ery p;Jir.

dinlatic cou(htioU6

--

Dllr reputation at the

Send

lor

a pair lo·day.

MILWARDS,

such ad p re l' u
, l Ifl Dork4ime.
ES;;t D ;.;;;ribu l iou 8chcme.-Thc Board 01
A(;l']O.;ulturo Md Fi&hcrif1'l thi� ;I'Itl.U ullOOlt.iarl
thJ"Ooa ;:t.ltion.. (.0 Bcrl."hire find tho foi;o\\,ul!":
persons ba.,'c bcQn upp N ved ILS sl,a.tion hold·
Cl'!; -Unin�rsity
Collogf', Re.1(lin�; W l rile
Lc::ritonn'l, llhodo lw.\1d RQ(b, Wlmo W\".un·
<ioOttcf); Mr:>. K. M. Clrue, M or timcr : \VhiU!'
Lo}gJl<lrn�; !I"lrs. Wood, Fillchu.mpowud: Li�lIu

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WORKERS.

ROAD

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5.lUl'i1cllon gtl;lr:lntud. M mrmcy r�tl,lrntd

S,P. &. S, LAMBING &. CALVING R£MeOlES,"
Fm dr�ling
:md Calling.
5nr�

YELLOW ORENGII

REO AHODVHt
EXTall.i:T•

\1IJt. :UI,'r 1.lIlIlning. Pr('­
'�ms Cllrdltd Milk, �lId

,\ll.\�, Inflamnl:l!ocy 1Le-

t2 dClz. :Ut.'.

bottle.

lfar Shc.II).
For I'rtP:trilli � Clans·

in l..amblm:

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Prkv, 38/6.

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READING.

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1IoI,lb.tI((':-'IIIC'III]n;:l. &:c .•

and fur Imt.lm�d U ldm,
.tt:.
214 :'114 alii per

Inr (0\,11: ClliUs. -it)
1 dol.. 3,0. lido�. 20.;

llnd 01 Gin.
trol! n ..alina

IIAN1·DfOI'lM.
,\nl\:.rp:io.: liu.llnll I'ow.
d�r for drcS8mg S I,'ds
nf newly-born Animal".
\lrc\cllllm: K1L\"tl and
John Ill. !r..
SJ.mllle
free.
In drtd4cr tL'\j,
113 It JIB.

A�ul.

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IH-r bolll\!.

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CiiESTS.

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let" c.ud.
\fen' u'IC:ul.

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o,mplett.

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SONS,�

p(r bottle.

VeIY. Ch"mi!l.s to H.M Ih� Kin,

MALMESMURY, WILTS.

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VEHICLES of all

For COMMERCIAL

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SAINFOIN.

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Early and Immediate Delivery of

2/3-too

DENNIS.

AUSTIN.

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FORD DELIVERY VANS.

VINCENT

of

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DECORATIONS

Ior
Estimates, Colour Schemes and Designs

Exterior.

1"lor,'or

DECORATIVE WORK
Prepared and submitted wIthout charge.

PLAIN PAINTING and DISTEMPERING
Estimates Fr.,,,,
We veatu,., to urlO that early requeols
fer i- eslimaies will."mve advant.g"""s.

HEELAS of

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SMITH BROS.,

As
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, s. d.
Prices-For Chain-Drawn PLOUGHS 450
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Self-Lift
52 '
510 0
" No. 7 , Oliver"

;

A. A. DUNCAN & SON.
ST. ANDREWS, FIFE.

�ik�-

(harmlMs) tsiulD in .. little warm milt:
wabot' remove' the eaUNt Boni

lptledUr cure or preTen� at.tack,
A OJn_ll'!' 1 "lko:t".�4A-'�..,.a.
7'MtI ON rdIIll) ,....1."
"Pn'(TIIA.,"
1/. bM er Cbrnl." ana 6t.o"",!er
:I, j".ml1Jdon Jlead, Loa Oil, m.01. .

14 New laid
poulir·y

Ef,f:I

-a.

pen1\Y t. \h� price one

by gl\'inghi. hens

IARSWOOD lHarmleoo) POULTRY SPICE

oonlaiping' greund iRHds.

Soli " oH e... Doo!or••

-.... �d. '...

113

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Pills

rn'tu.t� Rtl!evo .,,0:1 Rqtldly Cure
COUT RHEUl44'MSM, RHEUMATro
GOUT SCIATICA, LUMBAGO and a'll
PalMI\!. the b-..d, "'CO _nd lhrlt..
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Are Pfl'fteU, �. I" lboir "'*"
ell iu.t.;all Iftjtuhuw .,.. U
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�¥1UY :ttIItoralil'6,
8aW �b.,e In Botllw. lfJ Ai lL

Wbat pa.rt of
In reply to the question,
your tractor givos tho Illost, trouble?" 2,197
replies were recently receivcd by an Ameri­
can p aper, and they nre in6tructive. Two
hundred and ninoty-nina fnund tbl'l IDlI.gneto
the mo.st troublesomo part; IIparkill K plu,,1t
nooottnten f01' 110 answers; goors Itnr lOS,
Then follClwed other J):1\l't'i In the follilwilLR
order: CJl1'hl1retl:.(u', Itl4.1 bMrlulllJ, fiO I oy­
lindf'lrll And l)\stl'ln!i, 81t oluttlh, 59) vr\lve8
(fond Imdogs, .!:']l lubri(lltt:IClo, 2t)j aurt fitart·
inl . !!!l.
'l'be o.lloallt.ion of IL �rtj\ln ,!l.1Imb"r �f
m(tto'r 101'rlNl to Moh oollnty � that h.l'­
roll!'!! IIh('Htill not h� (!\'Imflell� to
comV8ta
with 118"11el'lI ffl!'
ptl Oha.Bfl, j,ll ad\lfl­
oaterl lw tbf'l J!'\'Idor/l;t en "{ Wal' As"lcul.
bI".. , Oemmttteel,
with n tourWhDn finishinA' aft' '"
travel a"
1el!l1 traotor, two whee I
t • f;· ,nuRhinR. Wh(l1\ t h" 1i!J I tft wet-. ii'
t . e .rl\f,oor floel net stit"k r,. 1 flftlfilel', t1\e
"h • 1 .... . no.iy 1,..,\ w I , m Ih.
ba y campJ'�9d, 'tbl!t e\\n nu l\.'fOlrla d 11
/',In er by lau-in.. the laf;t out alnq 8aflh
lll\l'O W nRtil a frosty ml)lfting. w�.n t�.
pll'lUlfh ""m earl'J th� tiroott}r wi\� I \fit
gPleu
�u, leaving mno"h im}"ll'&Ailau.toMl Guetie."
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Rrotr\1 (,.nd iji\ntr fir [I.nd «llr\ll'.(�. find I;ho tl'�!'I
which i.hey had com'orl"G(1 worn rho fin(l6t
specimon;; dl6 firm ha.d 6\'el' ,;e.nn. They
Tll.llged irnm �IfIO tll MO c.ul,ic fc-et. Tht')
St.rn.tiiGlds..'lY1' e5tnta. frnm wh i ('.h tlto timhor
�nma, ...h6crvnd t.hn !I!IJ)CIlker, W"ftfl aCo'"juired
hI Pl\.r!ialllorrl in lR17. ond but for the
fl ropor preser"n.tion and RMW t.h I')f tho t.TCl)/i
by tha Dukes ()f Welli ngttm t.ho ootatc
'",ould not hn..vo heon in t.he f)Osilicm it hAd
been nt'lw for o"l,'or two yOILr'l'l i.n bF-inr:r t\.1JIo
to �rlptlly I'rnoh exrollonl: WtXld "..hioh hnd
r;ervc
d the M\lnt.r.\' In w(')l. At tilt'! doro or
.111 l"'ctlll'a 'fr. D ro wn �'n.a heart /Iv t.hllllkNt.
Dt\TIII� tho c\,flnill;.;" light refNll\l\moltlt ,",ore

s p a re

a

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that

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sible

and

giving

the most satis·

tyres

motoring

pos.

they

are

tyre service

to·day.
lit

worth

DUNLOP RUBBER CO" LTD.,
f'ounders of 1he Plleurull.tic Tyre tnd •h lry.
Fifa Milh. AltoD Cro... dIRMINCHAM.

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LONDON: 14, RgG"'TST""ET,S.W.1.
Tclepbone

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58JZ GctTilrd {S lincio\,

Double the Life of your Boot Sol

s,

ZOME SOLES

ABSOI_UTELY

SlLI::NT.

WATERPROOF. FLEXIBLE. Dt:RIIll E
W",,, twice �s lonR a. ordinary leather.

pig

do nur bit Ilnd go in for

C09TS or SHOES Soled and Hoeled
and returned Po •• P.ld 111
---

Men's 6/6.

3 DAYS. ---

Women's
5/6.
3.11
O\'l'L"

I.he

Boys' 4/6.

thai' cllldnA"

ZOME, Ltd., 76b, YORK St.. Buckiagbam Gate, Loadoa. S. W.l.
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TOHl\INGTON, Govcrnin.l:, Dirt'Ctor.

�2 &. 6370 Vie.

Telegrams:

"Tnrkitire, London."

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JUST THE WATCH FOR FRANCE.
BUILT FOR REAL HARD USAGE.

Solid Sihoer 1.,.lIh i'l fine lever movement and luminou& milt-made to kef" true time Illd
keep .:oing tinder rou.gh �tiOWt-and .ruatantccd.

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TUCK

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thought for the fact

factory

1�lliott.,

Boards of Agrieu1turo.

goes

car

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couotry,

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made

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or

dreariness will be with

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that

during these days of

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across y o u r mind's eyo

The Scott (Pat.) Tractor Draw Bar

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SPecifications and Demonstrations

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December :51$t., 1918. Ho lI.""Lld:
Abortion Schelllo.-A numbor 0{ inocub·
tions hl;l6 heen made, but. it hQ£; b..."'OD illl(lOll'
�ble to go� OUI. 1\ oornplct.o rep ort. on the
rosuil.6 of th'o �hcinc. It. i� ho pe d, h(lWIH'o,)\',
that .one will be roo d)' for publiCII. lion before
tho end oj t.he finanol ,d yoor.
Wheat 'l'rials.-'l'rials with VQrietiH of
whoo.t (1919 ClOp) hll\'e booll L'JCt. out, in tho
Da.silrlon and A b mSdcJIl diHLricts.
Profe600r
Perc;val found iL 100po.'!'oiblo to o'j'u p ply 6eCd
of six or his \"8.rieLies, :o.nd so tWO ether heavy
yie kiin g bOrt.'! wore ine1l1<led.
PvUlI.o Spra.yi� 'fl"in.il;.-'l'he H£ting of tho
crop ;"\L Wasin;.; has been oompioted. and the
result6 .again mdioote tho nccOo;1iity for, and
p rotit to bo dnrinx\ from, t.hn cnl-ryin ou�
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of TtOla.l.o r; !lr�yi�g UOON.

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announce

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Itll\tr�ctioD CommhU:e . W.u6. prOlSentoo to. t.he
UicelUlS' of the BcrksJure Count.y Council OD

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!)ol1it..y �lallagemellt,-1li� :\'ladeod hll.3
,·isitefl. for t,ho purfX>5t1 of gi"ing n<l"loo, I\.
are advised to place their orders for
Agriculturists
c<lnsider.ablo numb('r oi pt"IUl .ry kccpen; in t.Ls
C'Ounty. Sho ha.; nho inlip.<crQ(! 11I\d 5...ICOte(1
A'1achines and Repairs without delay as demands
tllfJ stock reforrod la in tho prcn'iouti paL"n·
g rll p h . Owing t:o the retonl ion or )li� �-Inc·
will undoubtedly be great under exi�ting condihon5.
leod. it ha.!; \xlcn pc:>'"ihIQ to arra.ngo for \'�iI6
i.n bn plml 1.0 ,lldllY of
t.ho cot.t:l.O;en> a.nd
1111, 1.11 holder.;; who ob"''I.in.:-rl 6I;.I;S UUdN t.he
EgJ; D�o;:�ribuTioll SrhCfllf) lR.>.t yu.r, and tho
a!�ioltilllce which tho In6trucLro�s 11IJI> been
ab le to gin. to thp<..,e pooplo hll6 been gr(){ltly
---8.pprccia..tul.
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haWI beell arra.nged to be gi\'on ot �e\'o ra l
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vi6ed a n u mbor o[ pel"1!On6 in oonnoctinn wit h
To got back toO pig6, h ow-over, by weighing ciJeO"'emllking and other dll.iryiug mfltwl't!.
the fOod supp lied JUld tho pigs themsch'. e$ She has 1'1..150 vi!ilCll now cc-litres wilh n "iew
to IHTil-nging for chc\}:>(:making cl� to bo
week by week , I SOOIl found C !lormo� �·arJQ.·
held next ��ni>Ol1.
tiOIl& in the weights Vn.riOU5 pigs put on for 11.
lionicullurc.-Mr.
.1:Ule$,
lR."tructor
in
given ;unount of food.
Horticu.!ruro at Univer:!it.Y CoUog.., noodlnff.
A Fl3.B.D FOOD RATIo:-;.
bn6 gi n: n 1WO !Cctllt'es aL Newbury �<.l a�lfh·
ThO!e experim €llt.S on foodin;.:- 'pig� CilII6Cd enres of 60 :lnd 52 ror.;on.�. Cour9C� or four
m� toO try breeding my own feodUlg pigs to
It!CfUl'f>.6 &lIeh arc bcing h<!ld at 'l'",�'ford and
obta.in a. betLOr a.nd more rOt,"lllnr �u p p!y of Cookhnm. He hM also judged lit. sevcral hor·
btorN thnL cOll.Jd bo fed at a prout. '1'h;s I
ticultural (\,ecrctliblc) <'"hows.
end(!lI\'ourocl to do by bre eding from Iho �o ..... s
Plant DiS{'''j\'s.-�Tr. �Iruloy, Plant Pa.tho.
on It
that. !el)l" ll Cd to UlcrOO-iie ill .....
In2'i�t. ai Unh'ersity CoOliogl"', Hending, hn...
£ixod £00<1 ratiou per .....eel;:. 1' JtU! I\'.a.o; 11 great (Ieli\'erod one Ic(·turo at Wa.r�r:l"{', whore tho
improvement. (JD buyint:: prom�uotu; IIltlrc5,
lILtf:nclnnce wa.ft 20, l":ld bo hili! oi}1l.1t with a
bu� O\,(�1l broedio8" from picked cr(r.:6-br�\ls or number of f"J 10ri(.'.'.
mon!)tcJs was nOL 1III.t.i.... fa.ctory, !Ill tJle. iyp03 d:d
,\nlllyaes._lieT"lc·him fa.tmers hn.\·n submit·
!lOt. reproduce pia" like dlemsol\'C$ .3UtLmently
te{) LO the Collegfl for a!M.l�'lIiA 23 snmp\(.'« of
10 uudmon, aL �Ie loill..:. (i-ro of fooding stll[\"a., n.nd onc of m"'ll'
rcglliarly 10 plt!l&..>e IIIC.
bamo rim e 1 bc;{a.Jl to SOL Jeu:ands lut PIK6
uro c ur i ng the qllOrter.
ltl.e my ol'o'n fu£:OOJ":;t bUL mv elCJ*riencu !iilo\\'­
FiJlllm:6.-'1'hc exp('ll(!iUiro t!urio.!!, tile qUllr­
ins mo I could no� 00 fluflj.::i()nuy flllre to SUi"
•
•
toIlI' is w i iJ l i n tbo e:.t.inllHo.
\lly cquaJly good pigs {rCJM $imil"r brcc.diJlg,
•
Tho \\orl.; hM l:.ci'n (Ji�oq;lIni�1 hy Iho
•
came to my wiltl espcrience-pcdJgreo Pig
goneraJ p r ('l'a.Iouco of iHn('l'!II thwu;.rhout Iho
brooding. 1 tr.ied Iluar!y e l'er�' well·ktlOWn CO U ltt�· . 1?('..:J plc in mnny districL!io 11.11"'0) h"cn
breC'd, and J WII;-; surprieed, when I came to .a<i ... crse t.o congrc.glLt.in" trt�llthor, w i�h the
in\'osuguto their merit.:l, ilJ.a.L PltlCt;LUl!;I' OI'Or)' rCSll\i, t.llill, in SUl"(IO 111aros It .... 1l6 impoo·iblo
hr"od claimed �he f..."lIllO a.dvant.;l-gcs.
1:101'1' to IIct a.lIJicn,"'('s togot.her, w h il; t in oLlwrd
t:\· er . their I·u.rious clOUrL.!! ware Ilot borne out
it. wUo!! £Olllld 1I{'Ci'5!l fl. ry too pOf.1pOn(;. (lr <,101n·
in praotico whc.n the fcal os were n<>Cd fo r eel. locturas whirh hlld been arr;III!;M.. "?>l oro·
both food And !lig;,. and I e ... etJLuaUy
O\'or m....,-t.. If not· IIU rnCmbOlb"
found were wle bo!;L cum·
down to �hn.L
county lVork, have ;;utfo,cd 11I1I<"'N dimng tho
moro:.ial 'pi�s tho Peuigrco wrge BIllok IIlld
f]uartoJ'.
' h gre� :'Iliddlo White, the former t.he
t.he .P "(
Agricultural
Inst.ruction.-Thc
committ(lo
best bo.con pig, the In.twr the mo:.t chnrmin g .are boiur; urgm by tho Ho�rd of Agrioullllro
.and raking porker. ltl uddition. a lit"5L crOlil6 10 1LJ11phfy and dc\'o!0p their lI1.h"m/) for a.;';l"i.
of ll. M iddll! Whl� boa.r 00 a l"eciigToe Largil culwral instruction; and 0. Hab·c.JlJlhlittcfl hnvo
ill:u::k sow producod wnro wonderful growing
bO(;il a pfluillk.... 1 to oofll'.idt:"l' the lIIa.twr nn(l
='
pigs of fine q ual ity , but t.bo glcilL �lt:U"ln to
report. if TlI'("(o.'l5ary, tU a. �pocm\ Illccung of
.
0\0..) Lhat. resulted from my pcch gree !JIg blf'ed·
hIS commiJlf·c.
ing wa.., the much more rogular and ('.(!rt.a41
'1'nl-iuing oi Di�chari:tod Omccr�.-Tho I'!om ·
rCllulf.3 1 Kot !I'om JX)Ciigrl1e pigs w ich had
IIUltr'O ),11\"0 bcI'll lIl!lu�1 toO c.urt·y out 11 Scll�IUQ
I==:
�.-;::;I
been b red for qui('k mo.t.unty a,nd good quallly
ior t.ho tl"llinill(: in Ilcit'il:lllturo o f dlHhu,JgOfI
for mallY genera.�ion5..
O!UCOll;: un.l n. ,=!,ooinl iiuh·OOIUJnitt,�) hl \ \' <: boon
Then. a-ga.in, I fouml ::s. hug-a market [or
appoinT.ed, con"j.,ting of
r('I'f�nl1lli\"(·.'I of
�i
fil·st-clDo5ll perlis:rcc·brcoding: pig6, �.nd nlwnIs
th1s oommiuco. tho
Agrielulllr.d
1'.ll""I."llliH'
==1
C,'ell
ond
Pl'oour-e.
coulJ
I
what.
!,;OIl1U:II(('C
�1l11
diU
\Var
l'en�i\)[\.)
C()HlJJli�I;,;O
of
cxce�
in
Cfl.ll prool\co to-dny, d06pilu COllSla.nt dO\'eloll'
(in
J):.Llh(ltioll wilJI ,.ha I nun I .Iir(,,·tor (If Lho
:\1ini:1t.ry
of
I..:.bollrl.
L.:ncier l.hu cif'hcmn
I11Ulti :utd additional furms lI",hich ha\"e gl'O\\ 11
from 50 .1(l[(:� lli m yenrs ago la ll N rly 1,800 ,sC;.loc:ted OUil'{'l!! win rl.'<,o.i\"o !tll n!!o ..... :Ill00 I'lf
W
l ....·� iu.day. IInd it hM been Iha piS; �hat. ha-'l
,\;125 per l:IlllHltll for tW,) )'fJllN!. ,wd fllidi·
h'wen mo \.ho conJidt'lIoo I\.l Id iiu..a.ncltJ rCl.iJI"O
l ion !!. l all')\\llncc� .... ill 1)(' m:Hlc 1'" Ii\nrri ...�· 1
:\ty other {a.rOlios nfficol"ft, wiLh iJbildri'll, up 10 .1:90. 'l'h� /kl·
ro grow in thin \liay.
o p e ra.tiou,
....... ooJtJc, moC.-nre aim I>rowillA". bilL
mini"n:ltinn of tll., �chcmll l,nd Iho am(mn�
it ill slow work OOlllll.llrOO ",·it.11 T ile !lig1;, lI.nd of Il <I'll I'd hrl\'O been (,llt ru lc(i to tillS! cwn·
in nI\' opinion not such a. reb"u!ft r or cort.;Ufl
mil.too.
Dairying Exhibiti()ns.-Twf'lvo (\Ppli(,,,1lirl1ls
return.
::5imultllm:ous!v with my fN�din; ('xpHinlcnt.s J",.\. ) been ,·eeo.:jvoo and cig�lI d:tirymg e1:hlht·
I W�;; hr ....
folr gwat,cr COLI 11lurH11I IInd
tions a.wM\"k:d.
hMIt.h. II.nrl in doiu!; thi� 1 int.l·OOU"('fj n muoh·
'l'mining of .\li1I;:crll.-Out of 2n o.pp!iootioM
criticiscll mot:l\ o d of pi.g bre�ding. wh n l t call
fif'ec-n
certifiOlll£'1I ha Vu borul
fI·...· u. r rled
1.0
.n·cry
mean"
now
tllo.: open-air l!ysICn1, nnd it
.....oulnn wiLo (withoul ::;L."lti) a�6� tance) h.u.l
pi.!; intcndl'd for brcr.dine: liH\, out of door..
boion milking ..in{'o tlUl t'onlln'�I1C"llIeUt of t.ll0
.all tobe y e.'Lr round. with only a ahe\lor � go \.\"r. alld pn.WlO\I:, t;J 1918. U·t.!R.I·;> £If a.ppro·
int.o, ci lh c r n' w<loden or fagl;o\ h o u:;c. Flitch
rl1ilLOil l-.:iI'c hoell t.Qnt. to tho u,'pliclIJlI6 "hc.;o
work W.'IS sa.Li � rQCwr y , ho.lt ..... l\060 101l1;tJ\ of
sow fal"folVs Out. in one of tht:lill'l wooden hOUf\�
==
M tha� tho liI.Ue pig5 may run in tbe wooca
6Ol"vioo did not lluwLic !.hem to 11, oortJ!i.O.llw.
or <Jt.her \and i n the cncl()l5\lro ill \\'hi,'h �he
Co-opera.ti\"o ChoO:.()
Schooi.-'i'ho
Cohut ei.llrn:i,. This tiy!tcm allowli mf" t.O fa.rrow oper._tJvu ChO(>bO &hOQI lit MarL<t;Jn CCA..-...i
..
down 1LlI;Y mont.h ill th e yC1lJ' wil>h a.lmo..t Ci"]ual
woek Oil SollLumber 30th. 1!H3. Ourillg Lht)
of . t.ho
sUtte!':S !n the gt'o.wth and. guality
HI weokt\ lho hClr.)()1 WM worki.ng 22.14h gbl.
of skIlled
yOUJlg PI.g�, nm] wlt.h the
!OIU! 1)( rujil.; ..... el'l) (lralt with, and 23,932 Ihs.
!<.LtCllticn for he 60'" a.nd vOllng pigs.
of ripe oheCll!('l pro-ciucC(i.
'i'ho
plioo rwr
=
To 1'>00 UIO pigs on our w�1ld clay in !(Imo ga.llofl rec.olvon by tile � upplicr� of Dulk oon­
Tractors undertake to double the work generally done on the
"flr"'",!
iolO
dwf'1'o()
.n;C!l',"o
.
iOl"i
tbe
oonlro!iI)l1
of our winter WCIt.t.hef, with mild nnd WAter
prioo of iL"f'6h milk [or Wl<) pcriod in qlJO::>l.ion.
1.l,·arywhp-rA except in the we!!·lIuclr-d bUIs,
T ho rommitt()(\
hllw,! OlLPlu3�OO thelL" du,'p
or
four
horses; to
do it better,
with
less
labour,
ill 0. rC\1ei1&�ion M to the hardine;;., of pig!'., II.nd
==
�1·.at;itu(lo ann
tI.J �'I."l\. P�lnJ(lr
milia in parMculM. Thero is no t{rouud too
=
for tlln t.roubla l.a .en iI.J\' Iho OlCp;;nS(! meltr·
woi., cold, or cl:po5cd fDr piS� broo .m my
time, at lower
with g;eater efficiency.
They have proven
chea.p, hardy. ope n ·a.ir "')'stem.
I admit at, red hy hcr U\ lIJnpt.ing and ('qLlippill::t t he
1==
tint ft(ln10 of m:.' yotln::; bre�tiin� pigs IJllt out. schooL Ht!r cffortJ'i ha\· I'untributeoi CI'<.'."\.tly
expresslOn
of
mechanical
power In agriculture.
toO rho SUCC'OI'"..' of \ho 5Chool.
to grow lip IUl(lor l)ll'llO r..ollditintl.S fa i led in
"\Jrlcrmn.n 1fc.unl, )(.P., in p rl'J'oC niing I.he
hc:dLh, but bv "cict:lioll a.nd Ollly brefldiug
ror"-lrt. !;,>id th.lt I.he oommill.(I() hod done t1t('lr
frllrn tho.-e
ht.""'fit. to make a !i'iICOO>""'S of IJll' 6Chumo ror Lht)
win ter oondition I ha\'e now A. h ar d y typo nf
I"ra.inill'· in ngriculluro of di:.cha.rgod "<Jldier�.
rnpi<l feeders ihaL �ucceeod. 011 IIlly roil. Any.
'l'hev h.'H l Ix�'n in {"QJIlllluuiollt iO Il ..... il h fl�111l'
one c.:a.n do Lho �nmo; it merely wallU time,
eN< 'in\'iling thpir (oo·Opt"'l"n.tlOll, ;"11111 Ihl:.I" hrul
pationce, a.nd faith.
rrrr-jnvl 1\ Cf'rtum num b er of ....1Li�f,h,t(lf.
.
v 1"....
A lb;:ut:�r.lI.l.TI\,E I!'llosTRr.
liN
lI01.t!.! h:l\'n
' , halt not �o Inan:v Ii.-i ,h.w
I wi ll jlJ:ll. re\'NL 10 the li.el..'Oud l){lint, of my pl i l, l'.cl.
110 ho), .... I, i ..· ' ..... C\·N. it \1,,\11.\ �" f... ,111
(·dllcauon-Ur51, It ..... :.5 JcCfJlIIg buuglJL .'tnl('>6j
ih,n thi!'! Ilpj"lflrttUUI.V fJxi<;h)(\ of hcll,in� Il\\I:;f'
the .. it w ...." hreo.:lu4{ from S£>lcC{."d 1.... OillOl,l ru;;r-ha.rel'd Q(!irr'''''' wilo rf'OUJrl'd Tr.liniu., 111
SLOri.\�, ;lIld OH!.U tui� in it" way III Ol. rcmUlIet"·
n�riculluf(\.
In ff"lgltr<i 10 din
UI'S illdu"t.ry, {Ul' ClLll.Ulllio:
Chf'CSU ;-:'"hool at �I!lrbloll, 110 \\ 1-·hOl: t.o l>.l)'
.t 5. d. 1101'1 g[::l.r..o.�fl:1 the romuliu'.:Q llrorn tn :\1111.
One )'oung- sow a.t 12 WOCks-CO�L, �'I.y ; 0 0
P:l.ln1<'r for Iho tr()ublCl !iho iwd i,d.ell ill help.
I
I I I
I I
11111 1 1111 I I 11
I
11 111 I I 1 11111, I 11' 111 1'1'
1 111111 111 1111
111 1 1111111 1 11111111111111111 1 \;11
1 1111111111111111111
Keu\! her il.lr 12 momils tQ furruw
I 1 I I I1 1
111.1.1
inr; t hc-m 10 r'L:IU lho fldlool, Lhu r(ItIU\tc; 1)[
12 0 0
<iown aL 15 ui\Juth� ..................
whidl hflrl �fln I«"> snli:lfllclOrs. It ,,"Uti in·
Icr{'�linc; loO notl) thnt tha prkru po r IJldlt.n
15
0
rcrclI'pd hy dl(' !ollpplier" (If milk ('0111 "rkd
.
She h ould git'e you on nn 8\·cra.ge
cOlltJollC!(1 pril� of
into ('h ... I\.-;fIo fl>':N'KI,"f1
12 li L le PL!;� per �'().1r
' ,
fr...<..h milk for 1.110- prrirnl in 111l6tion bv �onh'"
I
Jii:!<it .1:2 euch !It 12 wec!.:o old ..... '" 0 0 t.1Ii n l::" It"" 2!cl. '['hey ('oulll nflt mv ....'ha.1 Ih/)
Telegr.lrrul :
1It.litllfle of t.hr (;Ol'(lnlnluut Iln., likcly tl1 I ....
Profit
. . .... ... . . . .. . .. . .. . 9 0 0 ill rt'>;u,rd {Cl I h(> ptil'O of milk and rhN'Se in
" Vl�CEST,
We :strongly recommend llll FII.n:ncrs wh..,
l{£...D[NC,"
IbQ ('ulntn� �uu m(>r. hUI Ih,; fnrL 110 ha.! mm)·
Surely tbis i� goou "Hough fr'r 1I1&� people.
value clean seed. to buy" MiIlet.l Sainfoin."
Wllcn we COHla \.0 tha tlllrd n..u.nL 01 m�'
lioll("'(l fhnwc<1 lhat t.hore .... <Jldd :d .... ay� ho /HI
.
.
opctJ i nS- for eo·o(W'rl\tim clJ('('so fnct.Qrif!6 in
In our pnx:ee;.5 of mi l l ing , the S(-eu [Hl.sOO3 6XPOllCJlOOS,
t'ctiit;l"eo IJig BreeOlug, t' UIO
through a complete Plollt of five different rewAr'ds, if one laktl6 to it, are Ullldl greater. pl n coo WIlMP tho priro "f millt 1\":'10'1 C()J"nI)."\.N\·
\)a..�ino&i <'ide of
ti\"f.ll Iow or whi'ro t.h'·re ..... n.s
tho
ou�
(uuncl
lir6t
1
When
.Ml\Chill(�, all of the most improl'eri 'tYPQ
poJil,(reo,) b'eeding 1 wOU<lruod. wuy aJ! farmers slIrplu" milk. and I.hcrrfofl), nn b.'half of the
obtainable.
cCltnmit.l
..:!6, ho boped fltnj"kl miA'lu be 11\1;(\11 I.-n
did not �o in {or it, but 1 now !tunw it IS l.he
Custom�rs wb.tl tberefore buy the MiHod book s.ld(l of the bunttlfl06 t,hM i-s tho d�t.errem. oot4t:.li�h m... ro 'le I,hmo l'iO.npOlfltt\·O
�chao!..!s thrQlIllhQut t.ho county.
You IIIU4T. 00 11lopII.rud for OOI�'
to � ma.ny.
Sued. gll.in in four different ways:i'iidornblo st.udy, botn to follow tbe put, redt·
1. Greater Cleanliness of Seed.
grc� of vour �took, a.nd tho wrnin!!.!I of ).lcll.
%. Higher Germination (Clen.niog Ex­ doll &nd- olh.::t5 t.O lt�i5t you to 10rG!iOO TJln
jUl.Ur(l of your \'orinllt; matillr;s. h i, {IISCIJ\·
LECTURE ON "THE GROWTH OF
t,racts nB imma.ture Seed).
oUting a n d �'il'IlLiflo work TO croa.to nl'w inrmil
TIMBER."
3. Quicker and more even Germination. and lY("lO:i of life wiUI c:hll.roclefs of benofit. to
the wurld at large, lIud Ulllt i� ..... hat. pooi g rco
4.
Can be Sown much later in the pig brc.-«iil.lg i"! If �pproach.od fCOI.n . the rJs:l'i1;
..\ very interl.""slill� loct.ure on "Thlo
Season.
1� In·
p.lJl1t. oi ,,\O�. and !O tho rlgt1t. £pHIL.
Growth l1i 'I'imll{ r" lI'as I!eln'oro:l hy iIlr.
t.or�t. is Ilo\,cr·ondmg. ;(lIld 11,11 rnonel&ry re·
And this for practic.nlly tbe same cost
B, o wn, 1·ILier" "I IJ,t· 1·,11'".,fry Dopartlllont.
ward ofi.cn �l1rprit;ingJy large, (won when IIn·
por acra for Seed.
011 11l(l "Duko nl \\-, llm:;I"n's nf;lnto .'1t Stmt·
loltgbt for.
fioldsa:VA, Ml
lust \\"ook. in
PtS'.br(\e<"l.ing. if wiN:lly �lIp[tOrt.od hy our ?<ICtlS�. Saml1l'!Wr.dlllJ�r\uy.
Ellinlt. .IL I :-,an.,' (·;"\.IJt.c<-1I
moons tho circulat.io n of somo
Gnvornmo.nt
anrl
g��
room, Ca\·crsltnm. )! f· Bt'O\.\·n
30 loO 50 miilio f,terling a.n'nngs� ih(\ a�ric\ll. prc;:eute\1 hi� Ibcruo ill iln nl.lracUwl
Sampfe...� atui. prices free Oil l%#licatum le
turaJ populat..!1"ln .,.f 1.11_ i.iln.n<!.s. but. ti'noh n.nd mlluner, l1H� lr:elll1'c l,r-in" illl!.v df'!;r..ript;\·�
aH or us mu.�t.
1:}lo "lif(1" or jllo t.irnimr irom iI.s
only M. 1\ o")f
brcoding tbat P.1.yS . It
"nursery days" at. lIockfht<ld unt.il N\1ch·
It;,
ha.,·o
t..:"l
(h!trtct.
every
fo
r
time
of
mlltter
\
I.hi! timb.-or v<).rf\ ni Me!-.HS. ti. EH:otl
�()perll�ive bacon faOl'Qry with thoS6 who
a.nn Sons, '1'ho )\�cttll'O 1\':'16 mu sI rntrd by
5upplv i.he pige roo ping the proftt" nf th('l
\o.nt.em
pi .t·urp.'I.. Th" pl'OCC(\(ling5 \\'Cl'e
bacon cu rin e: 1hnlllMll n!.s in.o:t-e3d of a.lIo,)wil\f.: opcn{)(l h.... �I r. Cecil DHott . ..... ho con\'o.\'I'rl
olhera t..o gruw rich nt. the. fltrmcr.;' f'.XponNc.
the roi!�rot of ).r.r. ner�
iudi:,rI�1.
OIJr CQuntry \)JL!I a. r�pllt."ltinn
at. not ooim: nl�lo toO ntlcnd.
In ini l'ntlllcing
SOLID TYRES IN STOCK. \VHEELS RETIRED ON THE PREMISES.
world for i� prl"iigrre IIvostock; I!lt overy �ne
::'0.1 r. Brown, !\I r. '1':I\iotl oI.H,
, ·f\·Nl
of WJ do ou r \xo.l!t 11) koop up Ihlt. rcp"tal.lon lht) [Y.l:"i. t·w,') 1'("Hi< or M1 Ihco �tJ-"Hicld�.\·("l
a.nd delorrn ine io grndo up ollr pig.• from rt<"Iw.
1l51.nt.o had sllppliod tllem witll In.I'J!:o (Jun.u·
and keep lIothinjr tP_\t in ollr helrta W6 am
titi.t'..s oi t:mh('r fM llw t'lXMltticlll of Ibf'ir
Or SAFETY COUPUNG.
No nnimal poor in helilh or
a.sha.mecl of.
,\dmir,l.ilv C01I\lr .... d>'. Rnd h" Ihnu!!"ht it bllt
Save.! Breakage of Implements.
I.ype paYIi t.O k{)o'p-Jou �1I Imo'llo' ilt-act up 00
just to f..al' t.b::at bllt for tho
Pro"ents Your Traot.llr Reari.nfJ_
your knowledg e=.=====.
or Mr. =,nrill, I Ill' Ilnk('
Wollin:;= on's
SUITS ALL TRACTORS & PLOUUBS.
8J:"ont. helning them, throy wou ld not. h:Wfl
an
SPECIAL MODEL }'OR FOI!DSON .nd
heen t.bln t.o hEwo ca.rricd Ollt thoir \\'ork
No. 7 OLIVER PLOUGH.
!IO wall or fJnrnNl t.ho nrni.c.o t1IPV hMl. 1','­
NOTES.
TlI.ACTOR
Supplied to Sootti5h, En�li8h, and Irish
('.(livf'd from tho IHI.YfI! 81lthoritie.;;. The
Govem.ment Tractor Ploughing.
All application!! lor P lough ing for abo\'e in the COOKHAM. MAIDEN­
HEAD, \VINDSOR and EASTHAMPSTEAD DISTRICTS should now be
made dir ect to the Coutradors,
S. & C. SKIN�ER, Agricultural Engineer!'.,
BELL STREET, MAIDENHEAD.

1919.

_

kMj)Ql'

a paying for

hie

and the best
that am be.
Mackintooh·.
Toff•• d.
Luze. the
E2'ntA.
eggs,
owee
tplus
feod. puts
-I"!l' and
.. into the
childre...

SEE Tdl. TIME

100 yean'

IN

THE

DA..

Price SO/- POIt Free eveatwbere.
LUMINOUS HANDS AND FIGURE&.
tradlnc record I, �htnd YQur parantoe of this "·atch'. 'fthte IIDd
return of your money U It doe. not prove �ntir.:ly utitfadory.

Botly

Established

&:

a

Lawl.,

Centtuy.

WI"
'eN ,aH
_.M h'

oar PI"OIIIII

<11>11

of

ad,·.... f"!;e