... aa/zd&mz IN a recent talk to the Rotary Club at the Connaught Rooms, Mr. Hudson gave an admirably clear account of the changed conditions of British agriculture and the necessity for maintaining home production of food. The Minister said that 150 years ago Britain was primarily an agricultural country producing most of its own food. To-day the nation was an industrial and manufacturing country ...

... j H0II5 luaW 5 Our Christmas Number is now on Sale price 2, 6d. i S The demand for grazing in certain districts is still acute. At Peterchurch Market, Here fordshire, areas of sheep keep at Bonnylands, Dorstone, some of which lie at an altitude of 1,400 ft., were recently offered for sale. They made from 45s. to 8cs. an acre. These prices are of some interest as the land was originallly shrub ...

... THE Sussex Herd Book Society's Autumn Show and Sale was held at Ashford on October 25, .when a repre sentative selection of pedigree bulls, cows and heifers, with 204 heifer and steer calves, were entered. The large num ber of young stock was a very healthy sign it provided evi dence of the popularity of the breed as beef animals, and the energetic secretary, Mr. A. G. Holland, may be con ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent THE planting of young fruit-trees is a job which may be confidently tackled by any able-bodied person without pre vious experience. If, therefore, you are one of the many who cannot find skilled labour to plant your new purchases this autumn, there is no need for serious concern. Careful attention to detail and the exercise of a little common sense are ...

... By a Land Agent FOR the last few years the Estate motto has had to be, make do or mend; but without being premature I think we may now alter our slogan to Make do or Re-new. Let us therefore start trying to de cide whether to repair or renew, the old familiar friends, stable, garage, potting sheds and greenhouses. Are the old buildings in the right place, and of the right size Having ...

... THIS competition, which before the war was one of the best golfing and social events in the whole calendar, has continued throughout the war without a break, and apart from maintaining golf interest, it has been used by the organisers as a means of collecting money for charities. Some £2,500 has been passed to various organisations since 1939. i lie wxiuie lucd lo d gUuu uiiCj gUiidj ui ...

... HpHE Eton College Beagle pack has, despite the many difficulties, been kept going throughout the wax, and on November i they held their sixth wartime opening meet. This was at Mr. H. Wynmalen's lovely estate near Twyford, Berks. Though some sixteen miles from Windsor by road, this did not deter a very large number of fol lowers, who cycled over and had a strenuous afternoon across countiy and ...

... KENYA, perhaps our most attractive East African colony, apart from its well-known agricultural pursuits, has de veloped a large fishing industry. Lavishly endowed by Nature with lakes such as Victoria which stretches into neighbouring Uganda and Tanganyika as well Naivasha, Rudolf near the Northern Game Reserve and Baringo, this industry has flourished. Lake Victoria, in particular, with its ...

... INNUMERABLE LONG ROWS of raisin vineyards are irrigated by water flowing through miles and miles of ditches. The variety being grown here are Thompson's Seedless, which do not reach a very great height but, in conditions as perfect as these, yield an exceptionally heavy crop. At the moment most of the produce is destined for the armed forces of the Allies. AN AERIAL VIEW of one of California's ...

... jf FOR Mma* drifts The annual problem of Christmas Gifts is always difficult, but we suggest this year one of the most popular gifts would be a COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 10/6 15/- 21/- 31/6 42/- 63/- lllill 1945 CATALOGUES ON REQUEST-- ^TESTEpt| VEGETABLE LIST FREE Kn FLOWER and Grass List on prepayment of id. SEEDS' LS-- .1 RAYNES PARK, LONDON, S.W.20 ZARTEI t> TESTED SEEDS. LTD The ...

... Horrockses REGD. p the (jmted flame in fotton SHEETS PILLOWCASES TOWELS FLANNELETTES WINCETTES DRESS GOODS SHIRTINGS* FURNISHINGS i UTILITY FABRICS ETC. pr y *y// J^Prw The greatest of these is-- LOVE Love put into the heart of the gres) Lord Shaftesbury and John Groom to rescue and help crippled girls by starting JOHN GROOM'S CRIPPLEACE. During a period of nearly 80 years, thousands of ...

... THE future of Chinese agriculture is really the future of China itself 80 per cent, of the total population are farmers. Theirs is a hard life so hard that tney have little time to think about world problems, let alone understand them. The almost universal primitiveness and illiteracy of the vast majority of the people are apt to be forgotten when Chinese culture is discussed and an equal ...