Farmer and stockbreeder . r for the wage paidP Itthey did they would not object to the amount rrwages, for it would be a fair investment. The chairman pointed out that, so far as corngrowers were concerned, rising wages would be com-pensated for by the increase in the guaranteed mini-mum prices for their products. The meeting entere(> a very strong protest again.~tthe new proposal, and tho opinion was expressedthat it would be a blow to production and reactseverely to the detriment of .ho workers in resiousunemployment during the winter. TRESPASSING AMONGST MOWING GRASS As a warning to


Farmer and stockbreeder . r for the wage paidP Itthey did they would not object to the amount rrwages, for it would be a fair investment. The chairman pointed out that, so far as corngrowers were concerned, rising wages would be com-pensated for by the increase in the guaranteed mini-mum prices for their products. The meeting entere(> a very strong protest again.~tthe new proposal, and tho opinion was expressedthat it would be a blow to production and reactseverely to the detriment of .ho workers in resiousunemployment during the winter. TRESPASSING AMONGST MOWING GRASS As a warning to who make a practice oflying about in the grass, Mr. .lohn Peatfield, ,took proceedings at the Hetford Police Court againstPercy Robinson and Ethel Cobb, a domestic servant,who were summoned for committing wilful damagoto mowing grass. Mr. Peatfield stated that on the evening of July 6he was shepherding in one of his fiehls when hesaw the defendants lying amongst some mowinggrass. He went to tbem and asked them what. Photo, by] First Prize Shropshire Ram Lambs at the Rojal Show Property of the DVKE OF WESTMINSTER, EATON HALL, CHESTER. {Parsons s seldom fit to cut before June 20, so that we are>ften landed into the July rains. Our best wayleould be to keep the nieadows in light condition,diut thexn up before , and have oneDart of the grass fit to cut early in June. Evenf wo do not wait for the fullest crop, there isio loss, because what we lose in the hay we geta the aftermath. We get the best quality oflay if cut a fortnight before the seed isripe, tut hay harvested well without the seeds better than badly damaged hay with the seedn; and what we have to do, as far as possible,IS to take advantage of the probabilities of dryweather during our variable English summers. This year many of us have been forced to cutluring tho rain and take chances because the?rass was laid and rotting on the bottom. Jojbviate this it is well to graze some mowing landfairly late 60


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