... By A. Croxton Smith DOGGY people will have read with more than usual interest Sir Henry Buckland's pro posals for the rebuilding of the Crystal Palace, a place looked upon by us as a kind of Mecca. Although the Kennel Club fixture was by far the most important of those using the old building, others went there in the course of the year. There was no place like it, with its long stretch of ...

... Browsing through some old golf books on my library- shelf recently, I came across the story of the Open Champion ship of 1898. To me it proved a fascinating tale, and I think lots of other golfers would like to read about it too. Golf in the ast century may seem very ancient listory, but many of the com petitors in the Open at Prestwick n 1898 are still alive,' and a number olayed in big golf ...

... avicf tAe Reports of Infertility Among Horses and Cattle THERE is evidence of a general nature, but too important to be disregarded, of a possible serious decline in fertility this season among cattle and horses, including pedigree cattle and thoroughbred horses. The notion may also be supported by figures from the newly found artificial insemination centres to show that cows and heifers are ...

... MR. S. OWENS, of Marlow, Shrop shire, who won the Champion ship at the March 'Show and Sale organised by the Hereford Herd Book Society, was even more successful at the Society's April event at Hereford, winning the Championship and also the Reserve Championship. His two winners, which between them com bined the blood of some of the most noted strains in the Herd Book, were later sold at 360 ...

... A NUMBER of distinguished European agriculturists and horticulturists from U.N.R.R.A. visited the research stations of Plant Protection, Ltd. and Im perial Chemical Industries at Haw- thorndale and Jealott's Hill on April 25. The object was to allow Allied scientists to see some of the research work carried out on soil problems, plant physiology, 1 animal nutrition, insecticides and fungicides ...

... ENGLISH vegetables have a champion in Miss Bebe Daniels, who doesn't think we make enough of them. She likes them cold and uncooked, and serves little carrots, with some of the top left on, and slices of little turnips at cocktail parties. These recipes for American vegetable salads are hers and the dressings her speciality. The popularity of salads rises with the temperature, although ...

... THE English Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association held a most successful Gift Show and Sale at Reading in aid of the Red Cross Agriculture Fund. Members made this possible by donating some of their best animals to the sale, the majority coming from attested or supervised herds. The Competition for Young Farmers' Clubs was a very bright feature of the occasion, Y.F.C.s from seven counties ...

... By A. Croxton Smith AT the moment of writing the progress of the Allied armies on the Continent is so remark able that optimism is excusable, but it is necessary for me to be somewhat guarded, as one cannot say what changes may occur between the time of writing and of publication. One thing is certain however-- the thou sands of new people who have come into dogs during the last two or three ...

... THE total area of fruit in this country has only increased by 7,000 acres in 20 years. Yet for good health, consumption of fresh fruit should be increased 60 to 80 per cent, over the amount eaten per head before the war. Produce from 282,000 acres does not go far among a population of 47 millions. Though the total acreage figures have changed but little from 1925, the changes in the fruit ...

... THE third Show and Sale of pedigree cattle organised by the Shropshire and Border Counties' Bull Breeders' Association took place in Shrewsbury Smithfield recently. The object of the Association, which was formed in April 1943, is to encourage the breeding of high-class cattle, and the interests of pedigree-cattle breeders generally, in Shropshire and the Border counties. Although Herefords ...

... By a Land Agent IN these words, that wise and robust character, the Homeric Samuel Johnson, gives us the sage and delightful suggestion that we form an Estate Library. I can think of few more enjoyable tasks than the making of, or adding to, a collection of books, by means of Knowledge is of two kinds we know a subject ourselves or we know where to find information upon it. Dr. Johnson. ...

... GRASS is a food crop, in the same way as are wheat and potatoes. It contains a high proportion of carbo-hydrates. It has a useful carotene content, and it acts as a source of vitamin A, so that grass is something of commercial value to the farmer as a feeding-stuff. To store up the food value of grass with a minimum of bulk, a system of drying the young crop has been developed. The resultant ...