... A Farm Walk at Cobham, Surrey A Demonstration by the Surrey W.A.A.C. THE Surrey W.A.A.C., for the second year in succession, arranged a demonstration at Cob- ham which took the form of a walk over Larken- shaw Farm, owned and farmed by Mr. W. A. Thompson. The main items of interest were the herds of Guernsey and of Ayrshire cattle, a farm silage plant, the use of heavy implements for break ing ...

... ASK A SOLDIER Ask a soldier what he knows about Lister's, and if in peace-time farming was his job, he'll tell you about the engines, separators, ploughs and other Lister machines that were his before the war. To-day, he knows that Lister's are still his trusted friends. He won't give you details, but when he gets home again he'll again specify Lister's. mss^ I ...

... THE King and Queen have always shown a great personal interest in agriculture and the well- being of the farm workers. They recently made a thorough tour of inspection of a Volunteer Agricultural Camp and also visited an area of woodland which is being cleared, ploughed and culti- vated with disc-plough and gyrotiller in readiness for a wheat crop. The Royal Party was accompanied by the Duke ...

... THE following letter, received from a gunner-reader serving abroad, is printed with a few deletions. It is in line with many criticisms of the present aspects of pedigree stock rearing which reach us from home sources. The fact, however, that a serving soldier, many hundreds of miles away, is so concerned with the situation indicates the anxiety of at least one man who may be taken as ...

... Planning for Newmarket's Stud Farms A CURIOUS notice has been issued by the solicitors to the Jockey Club in connection with post-war planning of New- market Stud Farms. This took the form of a letter which was read at a recent meeting of the Newmarket Urban District Council. Full particulars of it are not available as I write, but the letter appears to have touched on two points. The first ...

... >Y 7, l944 TripleX the safety glass fortnightly I ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS ...

... THIS picture, taken at S. Sauveur le Vicomte, shows what the war means to the French farmer. These animals were killed by shell blast and are part of the toll taken by the Huns in their mad campaign of destruction and ruin. Let us hope the time is not far off when they will be called to account for the loss and misery for which they have been responsible. The calf in the foreground had a ...

... THE Agricultural Executive Committee of Perthshire (West) recently arranged a demonstration on a farm on Sir James Denbv Roberts' Strathallan Castle estate. The farm Ladystone now accommodates the whole of the Strathallan attested Ayrshire herd and, with its buildings and devices, is regarded as being one of Scotland's most progressive dairying concerns for the production of clean piilk. l ...

... STRATHAVEN, in Lanarkshire, is the centre of a great milk- and cheese-producing dis trict, and the shows held there have always attracted a high standard of entries and a large attendance of agricul turists interested in the exhibits. The Strathaven Society has maintained its practice of organising a summer stock show, and the proceeds this year were given to the funds of the Red Cross and to ...

... THE WORLD'S DUAL PURPOSE SHEEP. FOR ARABLE LAND OR PASTURE LAND THE FINEST c^BwawR tsemm* stmm WOOL AND MUTTON. FOR INFORMATION SECRETARY, 49 CANAL, SALISBURY. ...

... t Lingerie sans lace, sans embroidery, sans everything but the beauty of the fabric itself Yet, the plain fashion of war-time Lingerie in Celanese is well-suited to present needs. Simple to launder and long-lasting in its wear. Cfl Celanese UTILITY FABRIC USE COOL IRON ...

... THE KING cscoM reclamation area by Mr. John Belts ma k shire W.A.E.C. Kntendent. IIER MAJESTY chatting of the summer camp volunteers who were engaged in sawing unable lengths for removal. ...