. Farmer and stockbreeder . men. After a period of suspension during the war. theBerkeley Hunt Agricultural Society have decided to renew their activities, and arrangements have 1 u made to hold their annual show again on AugustBank Holiday. Lord Berkeley has promised to givetho land and pay the cost (about £60) of fitting upthe field as his subscription. It is worthy of notethat in addition to the societys gala day —theAugust show—much very important work has beendono by the society (and continued during the war),(specially in the education sphere, including classesarranged for butter and che
. Farmer and stockbreeder . men. After a period of suspension during the war. theBerkeley Hunt Agricultural Society have decided to renew their activities, and arrangements have 1 u made to hold their annual show again on AugustBank Holiday. Lord Berkeley has promised to givetho land and pay the cost (about £60) of fitting upthe field as his subscription. It is worthy of notethat in addition to the societys gala day —theAugust show—much very important work has beendono by the society (and continued during the war),(specially in the education sphere, including classesarranged for butter and cheesemaking. milking com-petitions, hedging and ditching, and particularlypractical . competitions for young farmers, whichhave been copied all over the country. As Peter, , steward to Lord Berkeley, re-cently stated, Many of the young men who ha 1competed were very in business, and somewere prepared to say that they owed their successin a large measure to the instruction received atthc66 FARM NOTES SDSSEX—IMPROVEMENT IN PIG TRADE The 1918 crops, which have been threshed out,are pretty good. The trade for beans and peashas gone all to pieces. They are worth abouthalf what they were three months ago. Theautumn-sown corn so far is looking well, butneeds drier weather. Stocks have done well thiswinter up till now, but the lambs I fear are notdoing so well now. The little pig trade .has improved greatly;while milch cows, except for the very bestquality, are, cheaper. Fat beasts are week we had our first snow for this winter. February 4. G. B. KENT (W.)—IN WINTERS GRIP—LABOUR THEGREAT PROBLEM This district is in the grip of winter—snow-bound. With such long and constant rains, onenever remembers this cold clay so sodden. Out-door work is quite at a standstill. There is a lotof carting manure to be done. Field work isgetting very much in arrears. AVinter beans look well. There is a largeracreage sown than usual. Wheat and winte
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