... THE auctioneers, Messrs. John Thorn ton Hobson and Co., offered 69 freshly-calved or down-calving heifers and 16 young bulls. All were pedigree stock from the attested and agglutination-tested Minsted herd. Altogether, 71 lots were sold, at an average per head of ^300 a record average for the breed in this country- MINSTED EXQUISITE 12841 is a daughter of Auchenbrain Morning Glory. Her calf by ...

... THE Shorthorn Society's Show and Sale at Reading, which occupied two days, con cerned 57 cows and heifers and 136 bulls. There were 10 classes, including a special butter- fat class for pedigree bulls. The Thornton Challenge Cup for the best group of three bulls was won by Colonel W. C. Devereux, of Round Hill, Kimble, Aylesbury. Buyers included the King's agent, who paid 550 guineas for ...

... /\oJh£^l on Breeders Should Bestir Themselves MAJOR GERALD DEANE has recently made one or more of his not infre quent and pertinent incursions into print on the position of the bloodstock in dustry. It amounts to an attack on the Jockey Club's handling of the war time situation an attack to which the Stewards are unlikely to reply, at any rate in print. J. neir aitticulty, I imagine, is that ...

... DURING recent years stock-farming in Southern Rhodesia has made great progress and a large export beef trade has been built up by the cattle farmers. In the early days of the industry the African stockmen had to contend with epidemics of cattle sickness, most of them carried bv insects or by ticks. But recent research on the subject has enabled the agricultural departments to keep these pests ...

... THE preparation of agricultural lime has become a matter of the utmost importance in these days of increased crop production. A considerable proportion of the land ploughed up during the war is sour and requires the application of lime if satisfactory crops are to be grown. Fortunately, there is an unlimited supply of limestone chalk is a very pure form of lime stone and millions of tons are ...

... SIXTEEN of these enormous silos and drying plants are being put up in various parts of the country to secure the maximum utilisation of the increased home crop of wheat for the manufacture of flour, and saving the use of shipping for importing grain. Storage facilities for an additional reserve of 80,000 tons, each silo being of. 5,ooo tons capacity, are also provided by the scheme. These ...

... A Hard Wi n t e r For the first time for three years snow has appeared before Christmas on the Westmorland Fells. This picture, taken last Keck, of the famous Sluip Fells spri nkled with snow, shows Ilucks Rraw, the steepest incline on the main .-10 road to Scotlan d. I Vhethcr winter's extra early blast forecasts a hard winter we do not know we hope not ...

... TWO outstanding Services Rugby teams Royal New Zealand Air Force, captained by Flying Officer Rric Grant, last year's Scotland and Barbarians three-quarter, and the Welsh Guards, captained by C.Q.M.S. Dai Brown, former London Welsh stalwart, shared a drawn game at the Richmond Athletic Ground, each side scoring three points. A feature of the game was the keen marking and tackling by both sides ...

... JDehenham 6 ADAWJwl/IT 6 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W.I Langham 4444 Debenham's Ltd.) Quality saves coupons A smart alliance of Ocelot and Nutria When investing precious coupons in furs, QUALITY MUST BE THE DECIDING FACTOR, and the reputation of our Fur Department has been built on QUALITY. ...

... A CHEQUE for £500,000, the largest single contribution yet reeived, was handed the other day o Lord Iliffe, Chairman of the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Appeal, by Mr. R. W. Haddon, Chairman of the Agricul- ture Fund. This brings the total raised by those who live on or by the land, to £3 million or, three times the amount raised during the last war. The third million took ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent A FORTNIGHT ago reference was made to the advantages gained by pruning fruit trees in the late autumn rather than in the depth of winter. With certain classes of fruit the work may be carried out still earlier with great benefit to the quality and quantity of the following season's crops. This applies to some of the soft fruits-- particularly black currants ...

... By John Radnor THE match between England and Wales at Swansea made a thrilling spectacle and a fine story. Certainly it was better to watch than many a drab championship affair in the years before the war. On what is known as form a well-estab lished Welsh team playing at home were said to be almost certain winners. Actually, in spite of a brief but brilliant recovery early in the second half, ...