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the disappearance of many old names among the farmers and 

 labourers. There is not one acre under hops in the parish to-day, 

 but many oast-houses, converted into cottages, and many field- 

 names ending in " garden " testify that they were once abun- 

 dantly grown. Grass has taken the place of arable to a great 

 extent but, once more, the name of the field " and its furrow- 

 long measurement show where the Saxon, or, more properly, 

 the Jute, ploughed his acre a day. The population remains 

 fairly stationary, though many of the husbandmen have given 

 place to gentlemen's servants, and the yeomen's houses are con- 

 verted into " week-end residences with bath-rooms and lounge- 

 halls " as the house-agents have it. In view of such a revolution 

 it is certain that if no record is made to-day of what rem^ains, 

 the chance will be gone for ever in a very few years. By stimu- 

 lating the interest of the villagers in the history of their families 

 and homes we can do much to help forward the work. 



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LIVE STOCK AND HORSE BREEDING 

 IMPROVEMENT IN ENGLAND AND 



WALES. 



Report for the Year 1921-22. 



PART II.—LIGHT HORSE BREEDING. 



So far as the operation of the Ministry's schemes during the 

 season 1921 is concerned there is little variation to report. The 

 arrangements for the location of stallions were made in con- 

 junction with the new Sub-Committees of the County Agricul- 

 tural Committees on lines similar to those which obtained when 

 the original County Light Horse Breeding Committees were in 

 existence. 



The number of premiums awarded in 1921 was the same as in 

 1920 except that three additional premiums were awarded for 

 Welsh Cobs, and ten for Welsh Mountain Ponies, while the 

 number of premiums to Riding Ponies was decreased by one. 

 It is interesting to note that although the average number of 

 mares served by the King's and Ministry's Premium stallions 

 combined was the same as in the previous year, the average 

 number for a King's Premium stallion increased by four, whereas 

 the average number for a Ministry's Premium stallion decreased 

 by ten. 



