... THE Shire Horse, so highly esteemed in the Midlands, is gradually undergoing a modification in type as a result of the insistent demand for clean-legged horses, and the consequent efforts of breeders to reduce hair to finer and silkier proportions. Mr. Morris Belcher, of Tibberton Manor, is too well known to Shire breeders to need introduction here. He has at present some twenty-eight horses ...

... \T O racehorse owner -L> ever deserved suc cess more than Miss Dorothy Paget, who achieved her ambition when Straight Deal, whom she bred herself, won the New Derby at New market. Miss Paget, who won the Grand National with Golden Miller in 1934, is the only woman to have brought off the big double. Lady James Douglas won the war time Derby of 1918 with Gainsborough; Mrs. Miller won the Epsom ...

... THE Agricultural Department at the University of Leeds has been engaged for four years in an extensive investigation into the methods for the eradication of bracken and its replacement by a good grazing turf. Many different processes have been tried, as bracken is one of the most serious weed pests in the country, especially on light soils, and it spreads very rapidly. Unlike most other ferns ...

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... Hampshire 'Downs THE Salisbury prize fair for slieep, held on Thursday, July 8th, attracted a good attendance and a large number of sheep were penned. The quality of the exhibits was described as better than that of previous fairs, and this speaks well for the progress of the breed. The Hampshire is a well- known Down sheep and has been recognised by the R. A. S. E. since i 8 6 I although it ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent AT the present time the gardener is rapidly acquiring an asset much coveted by the military strategist-- room to manœuvre. The clearance of early-maturing crops seems to give the summer gardening season a new lease of life, and the maintenance of continuous vegetable supplies for the next nine or ten months will depend to a large extent upon the proper use ...