F ehruary, 19 20
TH E LANDSWOMAN
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manlike appeara.ncf' of the L.A.A.S. ancl th~>ir look of &plendid
hralth and energy. ln the nb&'ncc of the presid{·nt, the CounU>":i
of Jlnl'('wood, MJs..~ l)f>ut, chairman ot U1e Executive Corumattee,
Rhook hl\nd.s M wo took our places for a vnricty (•nwrtainlllf'nt
wtuch wl\s t,he flr"t part of thr ]'lroCI'cdings. l'hl're wc·re song~
and recitation!! and o. wond~>rful conjurer who prOduoorl eggs
from tho bobbf'd hair of ono of tl-t, awl then, when hi'! magH·
<'•lkt·~ lmd h('(lJI eak'n, Mtually l'UIU(I'llk'd that the egg was 110t
fr.•xh- and 11.n L .A.A .!;. one too I
1\ftr r tlv· cntertnimnrnt 1\la~s Dt•nt llpokc to u~; a.IJout thl'
A<;'!O<'intion, and evrryouc wall unanimous that an A~<.;ociatlon
v.1rrs nct'clcd anti would ho Wl'lcom£>d, and Af1es :\lore wa'!
appointed ll'! tlw dt>lt•gatr to rcpn•!iCJlt the West Ri ding membPrs
a.t th" mc~'tin~ to I~ hold in London In J)l>cember .
Tho nt·xt thmg was wa, and wr had o. Tf al good one too-'lt\nd-
wlch,•s, buM, eakes aml frUit-and I think the cat.Prrrs w~-te n ot
a little astonl" h~d o.t our country appPtitf~ll. AftA>r tea the
wclcomo anoounccmrnt wo.~ made that the nt·ws had ju<~t comP
tJ1at Marjorle Spiking h t~d been a.wardAd the DIBtmgw~&d
Service Bar, and oor chi'Pt'l! could th~>n !taw bern heard a milf·
away. l'ttis. .. Dent cxprc.,aed the comrruttee's thanks on bt>half
of the country for the work of thr girls durln~ thr wo.r. A ,-cry
hearty vote of thank" wM l(lvt•n to tho comnuttee for thP party
which will not ca"ilY he forgotten by thOflf' of Ul' who Wf're thPrl''
and big lJouqurt.s of n~d and white chrysanthemums. tif'd with
rlbboll'~ In the Land Army colou r;;~, were prc~nted to !-!ifs Df>nt
and our county organiS('r, .:\-Ltss WilllaTll!'!. J>anr-in~ then took
place until l'Veryonr had to catch thPir la,ot train home, and
much a.s everyone had enjoyed thl'm!l(>lves we could not h~>lp
!relinl( just a little sad that the days of the dear old Land Army
wrre over.
Herefordshire
Although some of the girlR of thr J.Rorainstcr District had
already gone home and others were away on hohday, a vry
chl'erful farewell dance was hf'ld a t the Club Ior them and then
friends on November 20th. :M:lss J~dwMd'! ~nd Mr. and :llrs.
Edwa.rds and 1\(rs. llnght are to IX' congratulate-d on their effort!!
in making the eve ning; such a sucet·s>;, nnd thanks ~re due to
l\1iss Trewin for so ably Sl'\Sistmg at the rcfn>llhtru nt buffet.
On Novemlr.r 22nd a whist drh:e and dance was hrld at the
Welfare C.1ub, St. Owen Street, H ereford, on behalf of the girLs.
Fifteen tables wt-re full for wh1st, thP winnl'rs bcmg : -
• Ladies : 1st , Mrs. Brewer; 2nd, Mi:-s E .
Coldbcck; 3rd.
) l iss ll. Surridge . Two sp:-eial Land Girls' prize,.., Miss Badham
and l\liss ::\-1. A . ~e.
Gentlemen: 1st, Mr. W. Ballin~er; 2nd, l\I~. ?tlorric:;on
(playing for gentleman); 3rd, l\lr. W. J. Hill. Hiddt- n !~pOrt
prizes, 1\lr. J oncs and :i\Uss Price. The prizPs Wl're giwn away
bv )lrs. Landon, who made o.n appropriat{' spt>ech. ll1rs. )lorri"
announced dunng the evening that ~liss H . Surrid~ (who was
mainly rc<~ponsible for gettio~ up this !IOCinl in eonjunction
w1th .\I~. Gough and )[rs. )lormon) had been nward(•d tht>
D.S.B. Congratulntion~ WC!'(' numerou<~.
1\liss Wootten very ably pm;ided at thr piano and afwr whi~t
refreflhments were served and dM('in~ indul~d in till 11 Jl.m.
D uring the evening Mr. D:wi~ gave an cxhibltiou of step dancing
and the girls d id some country danc.•s which were much appn>·
ciatcd. Mr. H. 13:\lRon conducted the wh1st drive nnd kmdly
acted M M.C. for the evl'nin~. )fr. A. Williams, ~lr. Gon~h
and scvemlladie$ rcndr red most ac~ptahle service in the I'('frrt~h·
mcnt buffet, and thu..;; contributed to a moi't su ccessful everun~t .
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Spring
s~ OWDROI'S piercinl( the earth's hnrd crust,
Prlmro~t>~
shylv glancing,
Crocu~es laughing, pt>rt :md bright,
nalfodil .. g.lil)' rll\ncing:
And in and out nnd round about
The bird., all ~ inging, ~inglng.
"Sori ng i<~ comr, I<~ come,ls coml'!
liark to the bluebells ringing I ··
Almonds bht~hi ng with rost"s pink,
Wtllows all !lllvery down,
TendeN>llt gre!'n lenvc-; cverywhPre,
Thorn In b rldl\1 gown.
\\'hilt' up and down !\Dd all around
The bird'i go ,;ln~ln~, ~inglng,
"Spdn~ i'l come, is come, t~ come!
Sec thf.' ' lamb':Hail-; • ~wingin~t !"
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ScillM blue as a sky In June,
t:vndnths wa,en and s tnteh,
YIPI~l'l t;t>entlng thc sweet frc;;h air,
'l'nli ~ bowing ~<'datt- 1 )' ;
Bird"' M busy M bu;;y can br,
Each find~ tim<." for ... tnging.
" Lilt your heart to·dl\ \ " i th mr,
Prai"e to the d car Lord bringing I "
J.onu E. '1 HOliPSO"l.
Rl!lgeMre, Hook Heath, Woklni.
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Notes About Pigs
OU~G pigs which have boon looked after
properly while with thf' sow alwa.yt~ fatten
better than tho~;e "'hich have been n eglected and
left to au bsil:lt on the sow's milk alone. rt is a well~
kmJwn fact that stock kept '"eH and got alnng
qui<·kly answers th<> purpo~c bott£:r than that
which is Rtinted and consequently on hand longer.
'W hen the sow has pigged she should first Le
given a warm bran mash with a dose of castor <1il
m it. She should h<' kept on bran mashes for the
first t hree days after pigging, when she may be
f!ivcn a little middlings mixed with the bran, which
should be in crea~d each day untll she has all mid·
dlinga mixed into a fairly th1<:k sll)p with water.
This is the IDO!it suitablC' f ood for a sow with pip;s.
Tf she 1s given hot meal it i!i apt to affect her milk.
A few mangcl.s now and then \Till also do her good.
When the sow has pigged ~ho should be kept
sparingly littered with straw until the ptgs aN"· old
enoug h to keep out of her way when she hcs down.
If too much long stra'\o is given when the pigs are
small they arc sure to get under it and then the
sow is apt to lie on them. 'l'he best way it~ to chop
wheat straw up and spread it about the bed. One
way to lessen the danger of having pigs c.ru!:>hcd
between the sow and the side of the sty is to have
a rail round the sty about a foot high nnd a foot
away from the side, so that when she lies do"Wn she
cannot get close to the wall.
When the pigs hnve become old enough to look
after themselves they rould have a good bed of
wheat straw. This should be cleared a way at least
twice a week, and fresh supplied. If it is left. and
fresh straw put on the t op of the old week after week,
it starts t o get warm and clammy, and heating
straw is the worst possible thing for pigs. At three
weeks old they will start to take a little food at the
trough with the sow. They should then be let to
run into another place and feed by themselve8.
.Best middlings mixed with separated milk i6
the most suitable fo od. They will not eat much
at first, but when they get a taste of the milk they
will soon find it sweeter than the sow's food, and it
will not. be long before they cat r a\'enously. lf
p ossible, the pigs s hould b e allowed to run out
through a t; mall trap-door or h ole in the \\all of the
sty. A s hady place should be chosen for the pigs to
exercise. lf they are too much in tho hot sun it is
apt to make their backs red and ~:~cabby. This is
especially the case with white pigs.
At six weeks old they should be castrated. both
sow pigs and Loar pigs. If only the boars arc cut
one can always see the differ<' nee \\hen they are
fattened up, the sows being b oth smaller and thinner
than the boars. .No food. should be given them the
clay on which they aro to be opc-rated. on, and the
foll owing day they should haH' only about a quarter
of th<'ir uRual allowance, with a do!'le of CM tor oil
mixed up in it. Tho quantity of food given tlwm
may bc- increased Ntch s ucceeding day until th('y
take as much as thev
,., ill eat. Tho sow <1hould b\1
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lot out now a.nd then to pick about and. g<.'t l:lOllle
~rass, which will kN•p ht•r bO\\dS rkht. Tht'
youn~stcr~ should })(• k(•pt in th i" ,.,.ay until they
arr eight \H•eks old. Tlw so w may tht•n bt• ta.kcn
a\H\.Y fr om them. lt h nH been ~mi1l that pigs do not
grow nt all f or a fortnight aft<'l' being W(.'ant•d fr,nn
the S(IW, but if Owy tut> hc-pt t\.~ n•comroendcd tlu.•y
hardly miss th<'ir mothcr. -From Fnrm ._(· llome.
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