. Farmer and stockbreeder . turned tothe Central Office in one and the same week,(hat office is then immediately armed with suchevidence in black and white from every cornerof the country that will, together with the helpof our Central Offices committee, do more goodin three months than we otherwise should do inthree years. Such simple and urgent matters as weightsand measures, which have been cropping upperiodically for years, have been defeated forwant of organisation only, and if things arenot altered as many more years will elapse beforesufficient pressure is brought to bear. It must lie s
. Farmer and stockbreeder . turned tothe Central Office in one and the same week,(hat office is then immediately armed with suchevidence in black and white from every cornerof the country that will, together with the helpof our Central Offices committee, do more goodin three months than we otherwise should do inthree years. Such simple and urgent matters as weightsand measures, which have been cropping upperiodically for years, have been defeated forwant of organisation only, and if things arenot altered as many more years will elapse beforesufficient pressure is brought to bear. It must lie shown that farmers are absolutelyunited in these matters, and then no Govern-ment will refuse to surrender, and especially soon all matters proved to benefit our industry,without in any way being any disadvantage toother industries or to the public. The Board of Agriculture has recently castgreat reflections on our lack of organisation asfarmers generally, and they are undoubtedlyright too, for under the circumstances I have. Photos by} Winners at Crewe Shorthorn Sale. Mr. G. Harrisons Lothian Clipper Duke.—Champion, Mr. T. Stokess Eaqlcthorpe Reformer. and sold for 650//,v. and r<xerre champion. Mr. J. Beckett, May Queen 6th.— 1st and female champion.— . Mr. G. Bickfords Somcrford Gwynne. Sold for 20(\gs. and reserve champion. [Parsons. -1st -1st cultivation for winter greens, etc., as the groundis then workable. Mr. Wibberley depends more on frequent heavyforage crops for keeping the ground clean thanon July being the dryest month. I amafraid the ordinary system of farming with itshaymaking and corn harvesting would be ratherdifficult to follow in the improbable event ofJuly, August, and September all being wetmonths, whereas should the season be exception-ally wet, Mr. Wibberley falls back mi a com-paratively simple method of ensilage, therebyrendering his scheme practically things considered, I should think the systemwould probably work tette
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