... We are handing on an extraordinarily difficult world to the next generation, and we owe it to the children to think of their welfare, and certainly the homeless children. It is for such children we plead Gifts however small gratefully received. CHURCH OF ENGLAND WAIFS STRAYS cnriPTv JOEL STREET, PINNER, MIDDX. Bankers: Barclays, Ltd. il IF YOU MUST HAVE A NEW SUIT HAVE IT CUT IN SCOTLAND'S ...

... By A. Croxton Smith MOST of us like a dog that can be depended upon not to be uncertain with other people, that will welcome visitors without growling at them or resenting their presence, but there is a great difference between this behaviour and the conduct that leads them to attach themselves to anyone without showing particular devotion to their owners. A little incident in one of the ...

... THE name of Romney Marsh has romantic associations, and recalls stories of smugglers, witches and lawless doings in the past. Recent years have seen a steady improvement in vhe drainage of the Marsh, and it has become one of the best-known grazing areas in the country, especially for the large and hardy breed of sheep which takes its name from the district. Large areas of the Marsh have been ...

... . THE land-girl's job may be rather dull and I monotonous at times, but I its sameness is relieved by I country competitions, which I make a pleasant change in the day's work. In addition to this, farm events foster a spirit of emulation and I lead to a great increase in I efficiency and skill. The pictures show the final round I in a milking competition I the first of its kind for the I ...

... 6^£l ancf. T-Jo-wn IT is high time to talk about hay-making, especially as it is so important to make early hay. Is is surprising how many other wise good farmers leave their grass too late. Their alleged hay is really little more use as a concentrated and digestible food than the stacks of oat and wheat straw which they don't know what to do with now unless they have a straw pulp plant. For ...

... THE Spring Show and Sale of took place on April 30, and attracted a large number of good and representative entries from well-known herds. This fine Eastern Counties breed of dual- purpose cattle deserve to be more widely known than they are. Most of the animals were from herds in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Lord Cranworth, Mrs. R. M. Foot, Mr. W. N. Overland and Mr. S. Paul sent a large ...

... FOR some years cotton has been a commercial crop in Queensland, and the pictures show some harvest scenes in the Burdekin district, where girls harvest the 5000 acres of cotton grown in that area. During the war growers have been guaranteed a price of one shilling and threepence per lb. for lint cotton, equal to about fivepence-halfpenny per lb. for the bolls as harvested with seeds and ...

... A GREAT deal of misconception arises in discussions on the relations of animals to man, due, in great part, to an in curable habit of crediting farm stock, pets and even wild animals with exactly the same mentality as is possessed by human beings. The habit is a very old one. Much of our knowledge of the thoughts and ideas of people in the remote past is derived from folk tales-- fairy and ...

... fyjtL cmcf 2ypwjt C&e/cuic^ MEMBERS of the Fruit Committee of the National Farmers' Union, at tended a demonstration of dehyd rated plums, pears and apples at the Ditton Laboratory, East Mailing, Kent, on May 6. Fruits which had been stored for periods 5-7 months after drying by means of hot air, were then reconstituted by cooking with hot water and sugar. Plums given sulphur treat ment ior ...

... ONE of the great charms of this game of golf is that there are so many ways of looking at it, so much scope for theory and practice, that every so often someone comes forward with a distinctly personal slant on an old topic. In a recent article I talked about impact speed, and quoted Bobby Jones as saying that he con sidered maximum speed would occur at say 12 inches before reaching the ball. ...

... By A. Croxton Smith NATURALLY, the most useful dogs on the farm are those that help the shepherds. From the very earliest days in the history of our little island, sheepdogs of sorts have been known, and they have been with us ever since. To find any trace of them in olden times one has to prowl among ancient records. Thus, one day in looking through Mr. W. H. R. Curtler's The Enclosure and ...

... IN line with the modem custom of of teaching young people the responsibilities of citizenship, the Rural District Council of Buckingham are co-operating with the local schools in a practical way. They invite schoolchildren (in this case from Buckingham Senior Mixed School) to attend their meetings, and encourage them to form their own Rural District Councils. The children went recently to a ...