... THE BEGINNING OF ALL GOOD THINGS Collective Sales of these popular' dual-purpose Cattle will be held at LINCOLN. Females April 26th. Bulls April 27th. All Tuberculin Tested. The ideal breed for every need. Catalogues from the Secretary of the 184, HIGH STREET, LINCOLN. ...

... ACHAT with a golfing friend of mine this week about the death of Sandy Herd led my friend to ask, when we had agreed that Sandy would be one of the most missed figures in British golf in post war days: Why was Sandy alone (amongst the stars of his time) in using the palm grip? Is this form of grip a bad one The palm grip is a relic of the gutty ball days, for in all very old golf books it is ...

... THE Institute, which is at Boreham, near Chelmsford, Essex, opened in May, 1937, and offered short specialised courses in gri cultural engineering and tractor driving for farm workers, service mechanics, students from Agricultural Colleges and members of the Women's Land Army. In 1940 courses in general agriculture for youths of 16 to 17, lasting one or two years, were intro duced. Forty ...

... Pea Vining In Scotland Preparing Crops for the Canneries LARGE quantities of peas are grown for the canning works and the pictures show the harvest on an up-to-date fruit farm at Blairgowrie, Perthshire. There are two installations in Scotland, the second one near Dundee. Peas from local farms are handled at the Blairgowrie plant at the rate of 10 tons an hour, packed in boxes and sent by road ...

... I Home- r Grown Fruit By Our Horticultural Correspondent THE value of home-grown fruit has never been so greatly appreciated as at the present time. Every owner of fruit trees will be anxious to make the most of this season's harvest, and many who have available space are wisely contemplating planting young trees. Both matters require early attention, as the early apples and pears are ready ...

... Chain) iljionship Show in Dublin NORTHERN IRELAND, represented by over 400 entries in the Tenth Annual Championship Monkstown Dog Show, took a good share of the championship awards and other prizes. The Show, held in the Hall School grounds at Monkstown, attracted a record entry of 1,165, an increase of fifty-two over that of last year. The standard of the exhibits, as shown by Mr. Vyvian ...

... 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 ...