... 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 ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent IN selecting new fruit trees the choice of suitable varieties is just as important as the subject dealt with in our last issue --the shape or pattern. The number of varieties m cultivation of each different kind of fruit is so great that it is impossible to cover the subject in all its aspects, in a limited space. The commercial grower can usually afford to ...

... Marshland Reclamation in Monmouthshire Wartime Efforts for Food Production THE southern part of Monmouth shire is interesting at all times, but its wartime arable cropping adds to its natural beauty and must gladden the heart of the agricul turist. The present condition of high arable cultivation shows a tre mendous change from the almost all-grass farming of pre-war years. Nowhere is the ...

... Essex Pig Society's Autumn Show Good Stock at Chelmsford ON Tuesday, September 5, the Essex Pig Society held their Autumn show and sale of pure-breds in the cattle market at Chelmsford the scene of so many previous successful sales of this breed. The weather was favourable, and throughout the day the bidding was keen. Boars averaged 35 guineas, whilst the Reserve Champion, of whom an ...

... ON Saturday, September 2, Highcliffe, near Christchurch, Hants was the scene of a keenly-contested Gymkhana and Horse Show in aid of the local branch of the British Legion. In good weather, the proceedings were opened by Brigadier J. G. Browne, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., and the prizes were presented by Mrs. St. Quintin-Fordham. Perhaps the best individual effort was the success of Miss J. ...

... Glasshouse Cleansing aiad Soil Sterilisation Demonstration by the Surrey W.A.E.C. at Co b ham THE FIRST STAGE IN GLASSHOUSE cleansing is to wash down the exterior with a iveak solution (1 per cent.) of cresylic acid. This does aivay with all the green scum and dirt which has collected in the overlaps and corners, thereby admitting more light. Quite a croivd attended this demon stration, which ...

... (yiv The Last Classic-- A Wonderful Sa'e-- N.H. Prospects IAM able to give a very satisfactory report on the racing events of the week ended September 16. Pictures of the finish for the St. Leger and of other races will be found in the centre pages of this issue. I will give some short account of the yearling sales presently, but will begin with the St. Leger, which resulted as follows:-- New ...

... THE West Indies islands of Trinidad and Tobago, faced with a dwindling milk supply, are looking to goats as the solution to their problem of dairy produce. To encourage the rearing of milk goats through the colony, His Excellency the Governor of Trini dad, Sir Bede Clifford, attended the annual exhibition of the Trinidad Goat Society, held at Savannah, Port of Spain. In his appeal for more and ...

... THE Wolferton Stud, in the north-west corner of Norfolk, lies on the fringe of the marshes which go down to the Wash. It is a part of the Sandringham estate, which is at present being managed by Mr. C. Pelham Welby, whose kindness added considerably to the pleasure of the writer's visit, personally conducted, by His Majesty's racing manager, Captain Charles Moore, M.C. Two of the three ...