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... j I St. Albans Here in the Market Square hundreds of Land Girls, members of Young Farmers' Clubs, Farmers and their wives and school children gathered for a great open-air service to mark . Guildford here was celebrated by a parade of all who work on the land, with their s' ftheir wfSBon3 and their horses and farm stock. On a little dais decorated by sheaves of corn the Mayor of Guildford ...

... THE City General Hospital in Leiceste has to cater daily for patients, nurses maids, housemen and cleaners a total t: 800 persons. Nevertheless, with the excep tion of meat, it is fed entirely from produo grown on eighty acres of its grounds. Sis gardeners and two land-girls (who only joinei the hospital staff three months ago) an responsible for this achievement. Stric accounts are kept by ...

... By J. C. Litterick, F.I.M.T. COMPLETE mechanisation of intercrop cultivation--row crop work, as it is called--has proved one of the hardest problems agricultural engineering has had to solve. But the problems are solved and enormous progress in this practical branch of agricultural science has taken place during the past few years. A rowcrop demonstration, attended by hundreds of expert ...

... J^ahtPyZ- O'PV THE Stewards have issued an extension to the existing Fixture List, which will carry us as far as August 14. The full list, that is to say, the fixtures for the remaining half of the season, was not decided on when The Racing Calendar of July 1 went to press. We have been extremely fortunate so far and, if we are so lucky as to secure a fixed date for the St. Leger and the ...

... NOW that high summer has arrived, the war-worker's mind turns to thoughts of the holidays of the past, and of the future, when victory will allow a return to the pleasures of pepce. But it is still possible to snatch an occasional week-end, and the picture above shows a riding party on Cartmel Fell, north Lancashire, where Mr. George Dickenson's stables provide a pleasant canter for his party. ...

... By A. Croxton Smith THE great clearance of property in the heart of the City of London attributable to enemy action is to have one result that must have been entirely unexpected. A garden party and fête is being held in the devastated area adjacent to St. Paul's, on Saturday, July 31, and the following Monday, the organisers being the London Fire Force. After the deduction of expenses the ...

... 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 ...

... A REGULAR supply of eggs, either fresh or in the dried state, has been a matter of great interest to the housewife ever since the drastic reduction in home produc tion. The average weight of an egg is 2 ozs., and one half of this is water. Yet after three weeks' incubation the chick emerges, active, alert, fully feathered, and ready to hunt about for a meal. i nis development in me eggsneil is ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent JUDGING by the number of questions I am asked every year on the cultivation of tomatoes, it seems that this crop presents more problems to the amateur grower than almost any other. At the present time the demands of the plant must be met promptly if the weight and quality of the crop is to be satisfactory, so here are a few hints on current treatment. Glass ...

... Spring Fete by the Euphrates EVERY year there is a spring fdtc at Deir-ez- Zor, on the River Euphrates, in Eastern Syria. The native population for many miles around flock to the four- days fun in their best costumes. There are horse races and camel races, a cattle show, military bands, parades, native dances and displays of various kinds. This year the guest of honour was the Commander of the ...

... Celebrations Fourth of July NO American will let Inde pendence Day go by with out some celebration. If it could not be a noisy one over Germany or France then what about a little party at home So Columbia Club members and their friends had a hay ride through London to Hyde Park. In the park there was dancing and an alfresco lunch. Other Americans up and down the country had other parties. Some ...