1922.] Importation of Canadian Cattle. 



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cream, of butter making and of cheese making. There is 

 another art dear to the shepherds and cowherds of Virgil which 

 he has not neglected, for he is a great lover of music. 



Even these brief extracts from the Public Orator's remarks 

 will convince our readers that the recipients of Honorary 

 Degrees are to be congratulated not only on the honour done to 

 them but on the felicitous eulogies with which that honour was 

 accompanied. All agriculturists will join in these congratula- 

 tions, and recognize the justice of the eulogies. 



The long anticipated debate in the House of Commons on 

 the subject of the exclusion of Canadian store cattle under the 



Importation of Act of 1896 took place on 24th July ' the 

 Canadian decision being left to the free vote of the 



„. _ ... House without anv official intervention on 

 Store Cattle. . , , n J , ml ,. 



the part of the Government. The question 



was raised on the following motion put down by Mr. Shaw : — 

 ' ' That this House is of the opinion that the time has 



arrived when the embargo on the importation of Canadian 



cattle should be removed," 

 and a considerable number of Members of all parties spoke both 

 for and against the motion. 



The Minister of Agriculture, Sir Arthur G. Boscawen, spoke 

 strongly in favour of the retention of the Act of 1896. The 

 voting was ultimately, however, in support of the motion, which 

 was carried by 247 votes to 171, a majority of 76. 



The Meteorological Office will supply farmers with the follow- 

 ing two classes of weather forecasts which are of special value at 



. ... harvest time : — 



Harvest Weather ml . 



Forecasts Regular Forecasts. — These are tor the 



farmer who wants to keep an eye on the 

 weather more or less every day. He can get them telegraphed in 

 the early morning, in the middle of the day, or about tea-time. 

 They cover the next 24 hours. No charge to registered recipients 

 (Registration fee Is.) except the Post Office charge for telegraphy. 



Spells of Settled Weather. — Whenever a few days' settled 

 weather is seen approaching a message is sent out informing 



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