... AMERICAN engineers in this case, a U.S.A. Army Engineer Unit have introduced to this country a new process of road-making which may mark a big advance in solving road problems in agricultural areas after the war. The essential element in the process is that soil and cement are mixed on the spot, obviating the need for laying foundations in the old manner. Soil Stabilisation, as the process is ...

... THE Ministry of Food is interested in the possibility of utilising the high per centage of Vitamin C in green walnuts, and inquiries about the distribution of walnut trees in this country have been made through the British Ecological Society and other similar bodies. Any information on the subject should be sent to G. E. Blackman, Honorary Secretary, Biology War Committee, Imperial College,. ...

... Making Goat History The Veterinary Officer's Report on Our Experiment In our last issue we reported from the. owners point of view an experiment in artificial insemination carried out at our trial holding on a goat. We are happy to say thatthe kid, named Susie, for no particular reason, is doing magnificently and chasing the fat off the Michaelmas geese who share her paddock. Lizzie, her ...

... HpHE North of Ireland took a good share of the prizes in the annual Monkstown Show held in the grounds of St. Grellan's Hall School, Monkstown, Dublin. There were 306 classes, the largest being for Cocker spaniels, terriers and dachshunds. Neutral Eire, unconcerned with war problems, is enjoying a great boom in sport of all kinds the entries for the Monkstown Show totalled 11 25, including a ...

... VMHHE .J THE two pictures chosen for the frontispiece have been borrowed from the gardening feature of the current issue of Sport and Country in order to illustrate the importance of quantity and quality-production. The Dig and I loug or Victory campaigns have passed through many progressive phases -the figures are spectacular. But it is not the number of roods that are dug, nor of acres ...

... Two-Year-Olds from Newmarket BREEDERS of bloodstock continue to grade up, whether they wish to or not. In the case of certain breeders the process is automatic, year after year. Now, in wartime, the little breeders find themselves on the heels of the big fellows. True, they cannot all get the subscriptions which they would like to the fashionable stallions. Even so, a glance at the entries for ...

... THE Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association Annual Show and Sale was held on Wednesday, August II. The breed is increasing in popular ity as it combines early maturity with the hardiness of the Hill sheep, and rams are in steady request. The prices obtained showed that the Oxford shares in the general demand for good quality stock animals. The Oxford is the largest and heaviest of the Down ...

... GEO. W.KING LTD 'GEO. W.KING LTD FARM BUILDINGS For over 17 years Geo. W. King Ltd., have specialised in building and equipping farm buildings of all descriptions. Illustrated above is part of a range of bull boxes designed, equipped, and erected by King's. The future of Farm Building and Agricultural Building Development is receiving urgent consideration, and King's stand fore most amongst ...

... THERE is, in a sophisticated and com paratively affluent town on the West Coast of Scotland, a very determined young man called Ian. Ian, who only a few years ago used to cry loudly for his milk, now insists that he shall be provided regularly with copies of Sport and Country. He is five-years- old-- at an age when he might be expected to be searching the local booksellers' shops in search of ...

... The King On His Farm A Splendid Harvest at Sandringham I THE King and Queen re- cently paid a visit to Sandring- I ham to inspect the results of the war time food production effort. They saw a great harvest being gathered. Potatoes are showing yields up to 12 tons to the acre wheat 70-80 bushels up to the acre. These heavy yields are the result of a comprehensive plan carried out with the help ...

... THE restrictions on binder twine will provide additional uses for straw. The shortage of fibres suitable for the manufacture of twine has caused the Ministry to forbid the use of strings to secure thatch. All available stocks must be reserved for the binders during harvest and farmers are restricted to the minimum amount required for that purpose. The quantity ot twine' required lor thatching ...

... THE mixed reception given by the public to the Chamberlain Government's evacuation plans in 1939 was not surprising. A public, just as much in the clouds as its flying Prime Minister, was sceptical of bombing (after all-- we had the Navy) and was uninterested in the plans made for Britain's youth. there was talk 01 camps in the country (wherever that was), but the machinations of Ciano and the ...