... ^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, ...

... I 1 THERE are few large farms in Derbyshire, but many family-sized properties and same 3400 part-time holdings. Excluding holdings under 20 acres, there are 5012 farms in the county, and of these 3502 are less than 100 acres. In the county of stone walls the smallholder and the small farmer are playing a fine part in British agriculture's miraculous recovery. The war has intensified rather ...

... Having in the Jordan Valley A FORTNIGHT ago we published pictures from the cattle market at Aleppo, where the Royal Army Veterinary Corps are teaching many of the Arabs something about the care of animals. These pictures are from Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, where, in one of the hottest and driest spots in the world, the British Army has made a forage farm. War, at least when British ...

... feflhe Derby SILVER RING CROWD watching the Coventry Stakes, icon by Miss Paget' s colt, Orestes. The Ditch on the far side of the coarse was lined with spectators who chose the open side of the Ilcath. GETTING THEIR MONEY READY, the long stream of spectators nearly all of whom had walked or cycled to the course, including a strong contingent of Servicemen from U.S.A., Australia and elsewhere. ...

... MOSS BROS? MOSS BROS L- JQDHPURS Breeches Sc complete Riding Outfits Horse lovers still manage to get their riding, and so keep fit -fi to do their bit. They may be glad to know that we still supply most items of Riding Kit Riding Boots and also Saddlery. For Officers in the Ser vices we have a full range of fittings in ready-for- wear Service breeches and Field Boots. Naval, Military, R.A.F. ...

... THE increased area of cereals grown under war conditions to produce grain, and so reduce the amount of food which must be imported, has caused an accumulation of stray in this country. Straw cannot be applied to the soil without treatment of some kind, and the supply of yard-fed fattening cattle is not sufficiently large to make it all into farmyard manure. The number of straw-stacks dotted ...

... HIGH prices were obtained at the English Guernsey Cattle Society's summer sale of Tuberculin and agglutination tested cattle on June 16 at Reading. Bidding was especially brisk for the animals presented to the society for disposal on behalf of the Red Cross Agriculture Fund. Purchasers of stock dedicated to this popular fund are usually generous bidders, but the animals sold were of high class ...

... Independent of the I Milkman THE nannv-goat is coming into her own these days a lady of leisure instead of a beast of burden at the seaside. A couple of quarts of fresh milk a day independent of what the milkman cares to leave is a real blessing to many families, so no wonder that a goat in milk fetches to-day as many pounds as she would have been sold for shillings before the war. Twenty ...

... cmcf 2^otvn THE well-known firm of Messrs. Cooper, McDougall & Robertson held their centenary anniversary meeting a few days ago. Sir Richard Cooper the Managing Director, gave a brief resume of the history and development of the firm. He pointed out that it was the invention of the first sheep- dipping powder by William Cooper a hun dred years ago that made it possible for the great wool and ...