... W .Jf. f QUEEN MARY recently spent the afternoon with members of the Women's Land Army living at a Gloucestershire War Agricultural Committee Hostel at Mickleton, near Chip ping Campden. After inspecting this modernised sixteenth- century house in the Cotswold Hills, her Majesty took tea with the girls. After tea came an address by her Majesty and the presentation of Good Service Diamonds to ...

... A O HEARING-TIME varies both with the different O breeds and with the climate. It also depends on the natural rise of the wool in late spring, and from now till the end of July the clippers will be busy. To-day many flocks are sheared with mechani cally-worked clippers, but there are still many of the old-time hand workers. They usually sheared five sheep and then stopped for a rest and to ...

... DURING the present month millions of seedling vegetable plants will be ready for a move from the seed-beds to the plots in which they will be grown on to maturity. From these seedlings thousands of tons of valuable foodstuff will be gained or lost according to the manner in which the transplanting is carried out. The job is a simple one, but it does not permit of hap hazard methods. Lettuce ...

... C:M ASKING SUNDAY: The ceremony of blessing the crops on Rogation Asking Sunday once played a regular part in English country life. It had been dying out since the days of the industrial revolution even in the hands of the country clergy. The spiritual revival which is a notable feature of the war has given a new meaning to the old words and in many parishes the ancient custom is being ...

... ^PATENT' BARLEY^ 1 Y°u H 7 1 he\p „sK 0,0 As you know, Robinson's have had to give up making their Barley Water in bottles for the duration of the war. As a result the making of barley water from Robinson's 'Patent' Barley has again become popular. Many people have consulted me on the question of flavour and I've recommended juice from stewed or tinned fruit, a little honey or jam, and ...

... THE practical importance and the tech nique of land drainage are of great interest at the present time, because most of the available area has now been taken into cultivation and the remainder is either barren waste or wet and undrained soil. It is often suggested that in pre-war times the farmer has been remiss in not carrying out extensive schemes of drainage work for his own holding, but it ...

... THE three things that stand out in my mind as I sit down to write of another Red Cross goif match, this time at the Cuddington Golf Club, Banstead, Surrey, are (1) that James Braid, our referee, had already covered eighteen holes on his beloved Walton Heath before coming on to us, to get a little walking practice, as it were; (2) that one enthusiast cycled 35 miles to watch the game-- he still ...

... A BANK HOLIDAY crowd of some 20,000 at Lord's saw the defeat of the Army (8 wickets declared, 168) by the R.A.F. (1 wicket, 169). The R.A.F. won the toss and put their opponents in first. The Army did not declare until 5.15, but the R.A.F. were 100 up within an hour, and, after a fine innings for 73 (not out) by L. G. Berry, partnered by W. J. Edrich, made the necessary extra run. Matthews, ...

... juNE ii, 1943 TripleX the safety glass fortnightly ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS SPOKT&COUNTffY -M'mk, 1 E ...

... NOW that eggs can be con verted into dry powder or the mixed pulp preserved in tin containers and cold stored, a considerable amount of valuable shipping space is saved. This is vital in war time, but the import of eggs in shell will probably be restricted for some time after the war as economy of space will still be all im portant when long trade routes are concerned. Even if the shipping ...

... Meat for the Mic lie East Armies THE Supply Services of the Persia and Iraq Force have an immense job in providing not only fresh meat for British and Allied troops of the Persia and Iraq Force but live stock for Indian personnel. There are few facilities, either of cold storage or of transport, for frozen meat. The problem has, therefore, been tackled by the establishment THE INSPEC TION PEN: ...

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