. Farmer and stockbreeder . yield. Milkingcows have fallen about £15 per head during thelast few weeks, but summer milk prices will haveto be high to meet the demands of labour. There are still long clamps of potatoes to bedisposed of. King Edwards move fairly well, butother varieties are almost immovable. The wholesale disturbance of farmers and their STAFFS (S.)—LABOUR UNSETTLED—SOWING OUTOF THE QUESTION The farmers worst friend this last autumnand winter is the weather. Ricks are wet every-where, acres of arable land are waterlogged,the meadows are Jakes, and all poached by theHeading of th
. Farmer and stockbreeder . yield. Milkingcows have fallen about £15 per head during thelast few weeks, but summer milk prices will haveto be high to meet the demands of labour. There are still long clamps of potatoes to bedisposed of. King Edwards move fairly well, butother varieties are almost immovable. The wholesale disturbance of farmers and their STAFFS (S.)—LABOUR UNSETTLED—SOWING OUTOF THE QUESTION The farmers worst friend this last autumnand winter is the weather. Ricks are wet every-where, acres of arable land are waterlogged,the meadows are Jakes, and all poached by theHeading of the stock. The hope of sowing is outof the question1 for some time. Labour is veryscarce, and all work backward. Farm workers are very unsettled. Theaction of the Wages Committee makes themthink the fewer hours they work and the morethey stay at home the better it is for them. Allhope of increased production is cut off owing tolabour leaders not impressing upon the men thatthey should do their best, and endeavour to re-. Ziofo by] Judges at Hackney Show at Newmarket. [Sport and 44G THE FARMER AND STOCKBREEDER March 17, 1919. duce the national indebtedness. Farm imple-ments are priced now beyond their worth. The aftermath of the war is now being felt bythe farmers, especially the small farmer, liehas not been able to set any benefit from warprices, and is in now a bad way with wagesgoing higher and implements beyond his powerto buv. Als), dealers do not care to buy smalllots of produce, and prefer to buy in big lotsAltogether farming is beginning to drilt, andthere is not the faith in it of the first years oithe war. After prices of cattle and producewere fixed things went slower. What we want isthe sun to shine so that we can get to work. Marcli li. J- 13 A- SOMERSET—DELAYED WILLOW CUTTING The weather here has been bad for severalweeks, cold wind and rain, and the uipors areHooded, which delays the willow-cutting, and thework is generally very behind. Beans and coin are lo
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