... B rPHE only thing needed for us to win the European war in 1944 is for every man and woman, all the way from the front line to the remotest hamlet of our two countries, to do his or her full duty. General Eisenhower, in Algiers, December 27, 1943. ...

... Farm Fires Agricultural Fires Must Be Checked DESPITE the serious warnings issued by Government officials that the world may be faced with famine unless every effort is exerted on the farming front, daily evidence indicates that agricultural fires still destroy a large amount of foodstuffs, as well as farm buildings and machinery. In many cases these fires are the direct result of bad planning ...

... THE Ministry of Agriculture advises farmers to keep flocks of hurdle sheep when ever possible to re place the fertility of land exhausted by heavy corn crops. The farmers, knowing well the value of the Golden Hoof, are willing to oblige, but the problem is-- where are the hurdles with which to fold the sheep The decline of arable farming before the war put many hurdle- makers out of business, ...

... The Jockey Club Goes Into Business BREEDERS and owners of race horses have reason, on the whole, to look forward to the New Year with some measure of con fidence--always provided that their financial position is such that they can see their way to keeping their studs and stables together for a little while longer. It the general assump tion be correct that the worst of the European war will be ...

... IT is unfortunate, but inevitable, that the N.F.U. and the Ministry of Agriculture should reach--disa- greement on the question of prices. The Government knows that it will get from the farmers what it wants during the war and will not therefore commit itself to major increases in the cost of living to the general consumer. The battle, in its present stage, is in our view more of a dress ...

... THE Show and Sale arranged by the Yorkshire Pedi gree Pig Breeders' Association was for six breeds. In spite of the prepon derance of Large Whites, the Su preme Champion ship was won by an eleven- months old Berkshire gilt. The subsequent auction was conducted by Messrs. Henry Manley and Sons, Ltd. LARGE WHITES, boars and gilts, constituted the two largest classes. Mr. W. W. Ruckle, of ...

... YoUhg Men with a Great Responsibility: other Eimwood Farm Features THE FARM BUILDINGS: A general view of the cattle yards. At the far end is the granary where the food is prepared. FOUR PENS OF YOtTNG SOWS ready for the annual summer sale. The pens protect stock from wind, but the pigs are allowed to run out daily. FEEDING-TIME: These Large White sows have been on grass, but, as sale time ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent HOW can the 1943 cropping plan be improved during the coming season? This question is no doubt exercising the minds of all thoughtful food growers just now and it can only be satisfactorily answered by each individual gardener according to his own circumstances. The size of the garden and the household for which it caters, the preferences and dis likes of ...

... PLMWOOD, Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, is farmed by two young men the brothers Jenkinson whose main interests are in nigh milk production from a large herd of British Friesians. The ari? buildings, built of Cotswold stone, include several spacious yards for stock and the farm foodstuffs are fed to high-grade i cows, who produce the milk so urgently needed. There are many high-yielding cows in ...

... lnuary 7, 1944 iUe Safety qLass TrijpIcX. fortnightly (J'fe) ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS SPORT COUNTRY ...

... Entries for the 1944 Classics LS ENTRIES for the 1944 classic races have been published and are. very satisfactory. No dates or places have as yet been allocated, but, assuming that they can all be run, it may be expected that the two Guineas events will be decided at Newmarket, the Derby and Oaks at Newmarket or Ascot, and the St. Leger at but that is looking too far ahead Compared with last ...

... ONE of the difficulties of war time farming is the large amount of straw produced from the increased area of cereal crops. In pre-war days straw was trodden down in yards by stock to make the manure required for producing the next season's crops, and farmyard manure is the best fertiliser for nearly all soils. In the days when bullocks could be properly fattened on roots and concentrated foods ...