... THE Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Hudson, has made the discovery that there are many jobs on the farm that horses can carry out better (and, presumably, more economically) than the tractor. Sport and Country has always maintained that the horse has a definite place in farm economics and has published many photographs showing some of the farm activities that can best be done by horse labour. ...

... Experiment in Education A 200-Acre Farm Run by Public Schoolboys in their Spare Time ST. COLUMBA'S COLLEGE, situated on the foothills of the Dublin mountains and facing Dublin Bay, is one of the smallest of the public schools, with just over 150 boys from all parts of Ireland-- rather more than half from the country, the remainder from the cities of the north and south. The founder, Dr. ...

... MESSRS RYMAN held their twenty- ninth sale of Large White pigs from their well-known herd at Manor Farm, Wall, on February 24. A few Tamworths were included, but the main interest was centred on the Large Whites, and high prices were obtained. There was a large at tendance, including breeders from Scotland and from overseas. Several of the animals were purchased for Canada or the Scottish ...

... SOME OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE W.A.E.C. Left to right Mr. Ryman, Chairman of the Machinery Committee Colonel Nicholson, Chairman, Livestock Committee Mr. Roberts Hill, Chairman, Horticultural Committee and Mr. Hollins, Chairman, Staffordshire W.A.E.C. INTERESTED IN PIGS: (left) Mr. P. P. Haynes with his son, Mr. J. Haynes (right), well-known breeders of Large Whites; (centre) Mr. R. Kyles, Ministry ...

... Good Two-Year-Olds at Newmarket The Promise of Rockfella A RECENT visit to Newmarket left me with the impression that the two- year-olds of 1944 that are trained there are an exceptionally good lot. This is as it should be. Owners of brood mares who did not at first take kindly to the policy of re ducing their studs have now been doing so systematically for the last two or three seasons; the ...

... Forestry Food Policy Health [From Our Parliamentary Correspondent.] Westminster, Monday March 13. LORD CROFT'S statement on forestry in the House of Lords was the fourth on this subject by a Minister in the last nine months. Although it contained little that was new it did serve to emphasise the Government's determination to pursue a vigorous post-war forestry policy and from what Lord Croft ...

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... By A. Croxton Smith ONE of the closest friends of my boyhood was a Bobtail, whose intelligence was of such a high order that he seemed capable of doing almost anything. Whether tending sheep or driving cattle, he was indispensable on the farm, and he took charge of the premises when not otherwise engaged. In fact, he was a general utility servant who earned his keep many times over, and in ...

... I CAMBRIDGE University Golf Club and U.S.A. Forces team raised by the Hans Crescent Red Cross Club met at the Gog Magog Course. The standard of play was high, with some truly I remarkable putting by the American, Frank I Cormaci, and a round of 71, two below par, by I the new Cambridge secretary, D. G. A. Leggett, I a Freshman. His tee shot to the 220-yards I thirteenth hole was stone-dead to ...

... ONE of the oldest and most famous beef breeds in the Kingdom, Sussex cattle have been bred, from time imme morial, in Sussex, Kent and Surrey. In the olden days they were famous as a draught breed, the mahogany red oxen being used for all kinds of farm work, and on the timber-tugs that were kept so busy hauling timber from the Wealden forests. They drew the wood to the iron-smelting works that ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent VEGETABLE production must again be the principal topic, for the peak period for getting seeds in to the ground is almost here. Horticulturists are getting fretful because weather and soil conditions have prevented sowing those vegetables which, they are told, should be put in during February to give them the necessary long period of growth. A point which is ...

... Percheron Stallion sold for 1 1050 Guineas THE Minister of Agriculture, who is a member of the Council of the British Percheron Society, gave evidence of his con tinued support of this flourishing young breed by attending the 1 Society's Spring Stallion Show and Sale at Cambridge. One index of the popularity enjoyed by the grey horses was ij the price paid for the reserve champion, for whom ...