Farmer and stockbreeder . d to-day something like control nrices arebeing made. W I H July 21. C0)3S1SP©NDEMCE WAR AGRICHLTDRAL COMMITTEES AND COUNTYCOUNCILS Sir,—On April 19 you printed a letter sijrne^l Fed Up, in which I ventured to ask Lord was not then taking any interest in three-quarter an ;icre land, if he was as indifferentto the very large acreage of derelict lands beingdealt with by the County War Committees. SOMERSET (SOUTH) HAY RUINED—POTATODISEASE The outlook- Ion? ^1,; fl 1 <- ..-^^^?ally for farmers is serious,chiefly due to the inclemencv of the weatherHaymaking is
Farmer and stockbreeder . d to-day something like control nrices arebeing made. W I H July 21. C0)3S1SP©NDEMCE WAR AGRICHLTDRAL COMMITTEES AND COUNTYCOUNCILS Sir,—On April 19 you printed a letter sijrne^l Fed Up, in which I ventured to ask Lord was not then taking any interest in three-quarter an ;icre land, if he was as indifferentto the very large acreage of derelict lands beingdealt with by the County War Committees. SOMERSET (SOUTH) HAY RUINED—POTATODISEASE The outlook- Ion? ^1,; fl 1 <- ..-^^^?ally for farmers is serious,chiefly due to the inclemencv of the weatherHaymaking is being very much delaved by thespell of ram. and good crops over lar<»eareas are practically ruined. f; i^\ tlie whole, ],as been badly twisted and beaten down, and a lot willnot Have a chaiico to ripen properly .,itw?*T?,^°f ^^?^^ t disease has ..uacKetl the gardens extraordinarily early Mangel suffered from the fly very much, andth-re are few good pieces. Milk cows have been sclliuXalves and sheep. July P/ioto !,;/] Picking Peas [Neiiman. very dear, alsoW. E. D. BKS (CLEVELAND) HAY CROP POOR—POTATOESLCOKIKC WELL ?^OM The crop has been below the averageWlieat IS not a heavy crop. Barley looks likeuuiUg out well, ),,,t oats are a failureMany ftekls that came up well have ;:ono off i as ha tu completely. 1 know of one field new se«l f-,.r^, T ,u ^ir I ^^ committees to lake i cwt. ho,t U^^r^^^r^T^^lJ::!^.\ ^^J^^.^ Coniniittee, and ] hear from a Rumour was ever a lying jade, and she has beentelling Miless boy all sorts of tales alxiut some ofthese farms in the hands of the Camlis Com-mittee. Mistrusting both the lady and the bov Iwent over two of them to see for myself. One up to the time of lieing taken over washeld by a farmer for sixteen years, wiio at anvrate managed to do two things successfully. Hemade it pay himself and also produce a lot ofmilk and meat for the public. To-day a tjoundaryhedge of 2! miles has been cut right down; he
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