... 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 ...

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

... FOR many years botanists have known that new and improved strains of plants, including some of our market garden crops, can be obtained by inducing an increase in the number of chromosomes in the plant cells. The chromosomes are intimately connected with plant or animal growth and the number is constant in each species. If they can be doubled or trebled in number, larger varieties may result ...

... THE Toadsmoor herd was founded by Mr. G. R. Cobb at Steep ways, Nether Lypiatt, Glos., in 1932. A start was made by the purchase of three heifers at the dispersal sale of the late Lord Fitz- walter's herd, and selected animals were added from the island of Guernsey. Mr. Cobb did not pay ex ceptional prices for his stock-- the range was be tween 45 and 90 guineas but this represented much more ...

... THE United States Depart ment of Agriculture is recruiting labour for farms in the highly productive areas from districts where there is a surplus of manpower. Some of the 50,000 workers required will be transferred from Ken tucky to New Jersey. The eastern States produce large quantities of essential food stuffs for the cities on the Atlantic seaboard and also supply many of the require ments ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent THE present stringency of fuel supplies has limited the use of greenhouses for the raising of early vegetables. Early production, for its own sake, is no longer justifiable if it leads to fuel extravagance. To maintain high temperatures for the sole purpose of providing a few luxury dishes of dwarf beans or early potatoes before Easter is not good wartime ...

... SO successful was a week-end course in agriculture, arranged by the University of Reading for members of the U.S. Army last September (reported in our issue of September 17), that it was decided to repeat the experiment. In association with the British Council, the University conducted a similar course last month and the lectures were given by members of the staff of the Faculty of Agriculture ...