... fr 23, 1943 IripleX the safety glass fortnightly ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS SPOKTACOUNIK&t Mil ...

... NIAB THE National Institute of Agricultural Botany carries on its very valuable work under a council composed of members nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture and by all the large associations interested in the work of supplying farmers with pure tested seeds and new varieties of agricultural crops. The Institute also acts as an advisory centre for all purposes connected with the many ...

... THE difficult problem of efficient weed control on arable land, with the shortage of labour, has made the ordinary farmer disinclined to embark on the cultivation of any crop that requires more hand labour than the normal. For this reason the Government appeal for an additional acreage of onions has not met with a very ready response. Labour and production costs are high and agricultur alists ...

... LADY DENMAN, Honorary Director of Ji Women's Land Army, was the guest at tH week-end of Lord and Lady Onslow, *3 gave facilities at Clandon Park, Guildford, forB rally of Surrey W.L.A., in conjunction with tffl Surrey W.A.E.C. The Rally, or Festival, wasB tremendous success and attracted a crowd of 8,0 Demonstrations included general forestry (includi#! loading, cross-cutting and measuring) by ...

... Gwicf ^^ozon. GROWERS are concerned over the development of de-hydrating pro cesses as applied to fresh vegetables. Large supplies of cabbage, spinach, carrots arid peas are being shipped every day from home to the Forces overseas; one East Anglian firm alone is producing 250,000 tins of dried peas daily for this purpose; 50 tons of cabbage, de-hydrated, become one ton nett. This is splendid ...

... IN common with breeders of all pedigree stock, breeders of bloodstock continue to look forward to the time when the export market will again be open to them. It is probable that there will be a very limited trade with Europe in the early stages of re construction. Priority in shipping will go to cattle, sheep and pigs. JtSut it should not be long before the ships will be carrying blood stock ...

... , rhe Standard Motor Company Ltd., adaptability Her day is a hard one, her work heavy and fatiguing. But she shoulders her unaccustomed tasks with cheerful vigour. And success- We can't all be women railway porters. But we can all remember their example of willing adaptability. We can think of them when faced with war-time jobs that seem new and strange and unsuited to our strength. We can all ...

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... THE Audhali plateau, more than 7000 ft. up, is situated to the north of the Aden Protectorate and adjoins the Yemen country. It consists of a district of stony land interspersed with scattered masses of volcanic rock. The climate is torrid, but with cooler nights. The only areas suitable for agriculture are the wadis, or deep water courses, which are dry nearly all the year. The soil is held ...

... THE well-known Roth amsted Experimental Station, for research on problems connected with the soil, celebrated its cen tenary on Wednesday. It was in 1843 that the famous Lawes and Gilbert part nership was started and for many years these brilliant workers published the re sults of their investigations in a series of papers that still stand as classics in the field of agricultural chemistry. ...

... By A. Croxton Smith THE aim of all dog owners should be to keep their animals on the top of their form, whether they are used for port or companionship. One that is it is greatly enhanced in appearance, and if they are intended for the field it is essential that they should be firm and muscular, sound in wind and limb, and have hard, strong eet. beet, perhaps, are tne nrst to ;o when a dog is ...

... IT is impossible to forecast the future position of agriculture in this country. While the war lasts farmers have quite enough to do in dealing with the food situation and in endeavouring to make good the present shortage. But in due course the country will settle down and members of the various professions and trades return to peace conditions. One of the outstanding features of war time ...