Augu~l. 1919
•
THE LANDSWOMAN
roonced tM cutting of 11trn.w, nod the ahalcinf{ and wettlnsx
com milking Into what. Is called a "str!\\., oo,d," afwr wnicl\
notl 0 tho pullmg of thO straw, and thl' gavcllmg nod puttiDg
~'~~
yokes, thl'n U1o knack of lifting Utrso yokes quickly and
1
11 ~u on to one's bn.ck had to be lenmt, nnd next, of cou~
r,t\ k ~ the yoke up the 11\ddcr and deJ>OSltini it in a oettani
t.'\ 1 on to the stMk and n :dog lt there .
"'"(rt(•r th:\t the rent tlut..chinr.t hegan, and it was m~t lnterutmg
w~t.ch our tmiot>r very quickly nnd deftly lay on the st~w
0
~ monstratlng nil tht' ttmP, nnd trying to te8.('h us that the ob)l'ri
thl\tehing wn,." to krr p the ~et out of the llt.'\ck.
0 A day or two latrr the Umlllng moment came when we m-re
a!IOI~od to lay tho 11t mw on by OUNI'l vt>11, with our trainH
p(IJntlnR ont our ml11t.nkt'11, etc. Uow w!' rnul!t have tried ht!l
pM 1 ,, 11 ~. poor man I
Yet another dny M two nod we were Allowed on the st~k
quit<' by oun~C lvca, bl'lng Mnowly wakhed n.ll the ttmt>, Itt me
t.ell you. 1 must &ay hy the tune our 'it.Acks wcr~ rombrd,
!IOnnd, nnd cllpf)f'd, Wt' felt quite proud of th('m, and e•pocially
110 wMn the dlfforrn~ farmNl! oompllmcntRd u~ on our work.
lt\ 1 ,.~.sing, 1 would like to rMntion how wry kind the fanners
!\ncl th"l r wJvca were to ns, and I Mn n<~'!ure you we !l'lt most
t
f(M\t('fUI.
r,\~t.
but not IC'Mt, ramo tho owntrul •lay of th~ t~st, whrn
~ome of u~ wl~hed
'\taCk~ !Md
the ra th
1
r ~on d O{)C'n and 81\"Ailnw 119 up
p1opie watc~{~· nn 11 all _,yhcn thrre M·emecl to oo cro"ds oi
rh<-'n the
ng and Crt t trtsmg our" ork und our cwry moven}f'nt
ret'kOOO,l Ruspen~·' (whtch we dtd not nund), wbtle the jnd~Zt~
potntmen~p w~tr ~t', and the urpri~. and ~rhaps eh J>o
prtze wtnners. en
l' Crnnworth e&lh•d out the nanl('!l of the
~e had a ~hort 1\dduss, 11nd some encoum~in~t l\\h1re from
fort~g~fnworth, and qo enct.ed a wry plra."Ant and profitAble
for~VJ 04 11 ~~acl vt•ry corufortable btllt•t!l, no doubt. the r. very k1ndly came o" r from
'fudPsford 1!1\11 to~ us, nod Capt.-\m l:ld\retbt>r wa.s o ~ood as
~~-present~ all with llnapehota of the cta~'ll\t \\Ork The only
tng wo had to complatn of waa the weather and 1 t ramt>tl
n~'l\r 1 y every day httle or much.
'
h Tn oonclmuon, I "hould hke to ~:1y that my opinron of thakhhlg
'\! qUI~ chan~d 11lnre I h:we l:IN>n tAu~tht how to do 1t. It 1a
hard work, no douht, bot JX'T"!Ooally I found 1t no h:u'dt'r than
~orne other k1nd' of farm work, ancl I'm wry glad I joined the
thatchnlg cl:\."~. nncl I feel tture oil the other mr.ml.-r~:~ of the
cln.'" Ar .. of the 1\JDP opinion M m~ ·lf
nun: DR.oox.
ESSENTIALS for LADIES WORKING ON THE LAND.
" BETULA ALBA JELLY" "SAMBULINE" •r
For
PREVENTING MosQuito. Mtdge
and Insect Bite• , 6d. per tube P05ta.ge
and pack ing Zd extra .
Elder Flowor Jolly. For allaym6!
inttation caused by Heat. Chafmg
throoRh Eurtton or Exposure to the
Sun Tube, post free, 1 '6
"PUMICE STONE SOAP" "GLYMI EL JELLY"
For R em ovmg Stains from the Skin,
a n d thoroughly cleaninc Dirty Hands.
Tablet, post free 1/·.
ne
Uo'ft
Makes RoutCh Hands, Face and Skin as
10ft as Vehet. Tubes. 6d., 1 or 1!6
Postage and packing Zd. e:a:tra
are ..fd J.y JcUiq n.e.iats aM Stwes, or IUt direct oa recci,t ef .taaps.
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WANTE D to pu rchase , o r leas ~ . genuine Elizabethan
or Tudor r esid ence, with 5 to 10 acres of garden and
orchard, a nd containing 5 r ece p t o n roolJis a nd 12
bedrooms. T he house m ust s ta nd on high ground with
good vie ws and be not m o r e tha n 1t m iles from statton,
and within 1 ho ur' s journey of L oodon .-The Ed1tor,
Stone Field, Ktdbrook G rove , B lackheatb, S.E.
LANDWORK E RS , Ga r deners , V. A.D.'s a nd other ex-
War Wor kers q u tckly suitcd.-W rite for hst, 1\h'>s
Dympho a Smtth's office, 231 Jo:bury S t r.!et, S.W.L Special
Country Depar tment.
FOR S AL E . T wo Nanny Ktds. H orned. .\ged three
months
Mother fa ir mtlker, nbout three ptnts daily.
£1 each-Miss W Beonett, Str ingers, S t. Newlyn East,
Cornwall
"TH ~ L AND" (:l -) & " THE LAND AFTER THE
WAR (1/-), by n well-known L a nd Surveyor. These ex-
tremely useful bookc; show how to improve the land nnd
pay good profits. No farmer s h ould be wtthout them
{By post together t>d.)-St Cath enne Presc;, St.~mford
Street London.
LI VESTOCK-KEEPERS.-Books for Landswomeo. by
W. Powell-Owen F.B.S.A (on Couoetl and Executtve of
National Utihty Poultry Socu~ty) : Poultry-keep10g on
Money-making Lines, 3/11 (th6 book thn.t has made
history; 4th ed. since 1916) : Duck-keeping ditto, 5/5;
Pig-keeping, 3/11 ; Goat-keeping, 3/11: Rabbit·keeping,
5/6: Dog-keeping, 3/11; Poultry-keeping on Small Lmes,
2/3; Poultry-farming as Career for Women, lO~d. De-
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appertatmog to poultry, ducks, ptgs, goats , rabbits, or
dogs, 2/6 per letter; postal advJce (and tu1tion) as often
as des1red for 12 months, 2 gumeas. Why not put your
case in Powell-Owen s hands to-day ?-Books, post free,
from Powel\-OYo-en Bureau, 47n, High Street, Hampstead,
London
WANTEl) nice bnght young girl in Sept~mbcr, ~as
Governcss-Compa01on to gtrl ot ten attending day S('hool.
~tusto, needlewor k and garden m,.. No tea~htn~ required
Write, s ta tim: salary, Box H, Stone F1eld