... REA Headquarters at recently organised an enjoyable day's sport in aid of Red Cross funds. The racing began at 17.00 hours, and the card was carried through with the usual half-hour intervals between events. Admission to the course was 20 francs. Riders consisted of French Colonial troops, local horsemen and British soldiers. The event confined to British troops was the high-light of the ...

... THE geological outcrops of Wiltshire are so well defined and give rise to soils of such different characteristics that the main types of agricultural practice are very localised. Farming methods have been developed by men with a specialised knowledge of the capabilities of their own acres and soils. Perhaps the most typical Wiltshire farms are those on the slopes of the chalk downs which cover ...

... IT is unlikely that developments in Den mark will worsen the agriculturalex situation in that country to any great extent. There may be new demands on the fields and barns if a greater number of Germans is brought into the country, but it is already practically denuded of fond. Denmark has been a very rich source for German looting. The shortage of feeding stuffs has led to the reduction of ...

... ONE of the difficulties of cultivating maize as a crop in this country is the uncertain autumn weather. Some times the grain will develop satisfactorily, but if it becomes cold early in the season the maize will not mature as it requires sunshine and warmth to ripen. Green corn in the cob has a fairly steady sale as a fresh vegetable. Mr. Kortlang started work in Holland 12 years ago on the ...

... THE coming of peace will herald a golden age of craftsmanship. New materials, new methods, new know ledge, harvested from the rich war time experience, will heighten the performance of craft in every class. Already these are taking shape in the minds of BROOKE MARINE, the most creative and far-seeing influence i n nAof-_nnT rl inrr UCU-IKIilUIUi, today. Think of all the tilings you would wish ...

... MOST of you know the story of Bob Hope, that wise-cracking American radio and screen star, whose turned- up nose gets him into all kinds of scrapes. This same Bob Hope has got to the top of his profession by the usual route, ability plus lots of hard work-- just mote hard work and application than the others. One of his big ambitions is to play, golf well, and at home in Hollywood he is one of ...

... Essex Pigs Averages Higher Than Ever rE Society's Autumn Show and Sale at Chelmsford was even more successful than usual. There were 120 entries and exceptionally keen competition at the ring side. The 105 lots sold averaged-£47 13s. 4d. all round this was the highest average recorded at the fixture. Winners not shown in the illustrations were Mr.' J. Osborn's boar, Abbess King, -and Cambridge ...

... The best news since war began crept over the countryside by word of mouth, since few have time to listen to the 6 o'clock news these days. Country folk tuned-in in vain for jubilant confirmation, but the B.B.C., in English, at least, remained dumb. Then, just before nine, the first church bells rang out across the darkening meadow it was true. Those glad notes we could not photo graph except ...

... . LOP RUBBER CO., LTD. A A COPY OF THE A30VE CHART T1AY BE OBTAINED BY SENDING A PENNY STAMP TO. THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT 2, LBANY ST.. LONDON. N W. I ...

... J^CLhlcA- crip The September Sales at Newmarket RACING is becoming interesting again, after the usual summer interval. The St. Leger meeting at Newmarket opens on Friday, the 17th, and closes on the following day, when the Cheveley Park and new St. Leger are to be decided. The week includes Messrs. Tattersall's September Sales; these will be held on Thursday, the 16th, and after racing on the ...

... SOUTH CANTERBURY with its clearly defined hills and plains is noted for Orari Gorge, a big sheep farm near Geraldine. The Corriedales are now a recognised breed there, are also large flocks of commercial S Corriedales bred from Lincoln rams and merinos. THE MUSTERER remem bers the great storm of 1895, when many of the back- country farms came near to disaster. PACK-HORSES and mules are used to ...

... MP THIS season has been very suitable for combine-harvesters, and a large acreage of cereals has been gathered in good condition by their aid. The pictures show two types of combine in the har vest field, a 12-foot-cut Massey-Harris at work on the Crown Estates at Windsor, where it has cut 350 acres out of a total of 850. A drier has been installed on the estate, and the combine one of the ...