... A LITTLE object, aged ten, climbed up the bank, where all the great ones sat, to receive a prize. It was for the most searching question put by a Young Farmer (in the junior class) to the Brains Trust at the War Sussex Y.F.C.'s Rally at Arundel Castle. What is there in a seed that makes it grow inquired David Williams, of Lancing North School Club. Mr. Lawson, Director of Agriculture for West ...

... A BRITISH Friesian cow, Manningford Faith- J an Graceful, of Messrs. Jenkin- son's Elmwood herd, has just completed her third lactation, and in 365 days produced 3826 gallons of milk. A chill contracted near the end of the milking period reduced the daily yield for some time, or Manningford Faith- Jan Graceful might haye passed the 4000-gallon production line. This performance constitutes a ...

... ASK A SAILOR Ask a sailor what he knows about Lister's and he'll tell you of engines standing up without a falter to hard work, often in gruelling con ditions. Sometimes it may be that sailors don't care, but they certainly do when it comes to equipment. Lister products are built to give service in the real sense of the word. Engines, generating plant, auto-trucks, cream separators, dairy ...

... 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 John Radnor EMPIRE sport already has a long and readable history. What it seems to lack is a historian well primed and in- terested in games and sports as a whole. As for the pages yet to be written they ought to be the best of the lot. How interesting, how enjoyable, how valuable in relation to post-war reconstruction; how much will depend upon the imagination, energy and common-sense of ...

... THERE were three interesting innovation at the Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Associa tion's Annual Show and Sale held on the Wes Common, Lincoln. To meet the ever-increasin inquiry for females, a Show and Sale of cov. and heifers was held on the afternoon precedin the Bull Sale. This proved a great success and provided an opportunity for numbers o new members to select animals to form tht nucleus ...

... Research at Rothamsted How Crops are Protected from Insect Pests. THE chemical or biological con trol of farm and garden pests is of great importance to the farmer. Many million gallons of various insecticides are used every year to keep down attacks of insects on the various crops grown in this and other food-producing countries. But new or improved substances are discovered from time to time ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent DROUGHT and the means by which its effects may be minimised, are upper most in the thoughts and conversation of food growers at the present time. The four principal measures to minimise drought conditions are hoeing, mulching, overhead syringing and artificial watering, applied in that order. Surface cultivation with the hoe or cultivating tool is really a ...