Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 02-1919

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OXFORD GAZE1"I'E.

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

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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.,

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at

",.Iuo

21e. per &"C.re.

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2 b

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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
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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

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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.

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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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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.

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CiiESTS.

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PREE.-Uml\lru; ReA/s·
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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Early and Immediate Delivery of

2/3-too

DENNIS.

AUSTIN.

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FORD DELIVERY VANS.

VINCENT

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

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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••

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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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tllCY had u!;f(i lHl(1 ohi e Uy boon
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

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and

giving

the most satis·

tyres

motoring

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tyre service

to·day.
lit

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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

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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
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Men's 6/6.

3 DAYS. ---

Women's
5/6.
3.11
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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:

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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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factory

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Boards of Agrieu1turo.

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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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Itll\tr�ctioD CommhU:e . W.u6. prOlSentoo to. t.he
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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
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a!�ioltilllce which tho In6trucLro�s 11IJI> been
ab le to gin. to thp<..,e pooplo hll6 been gr(){ltly
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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.
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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