... WITHOUT doubt the governing factor during the third Test Match was the weather. The first day saw Eng land facing the bowling on a very difficult wicket caused by torrential rain the previous night; however, this initial advantage for the Australians didn't hold for a storm of un precedented ferocity on Saturday night-- followed by another downpour on Sunday evening--gave them a similarly ...

... , an. The Alfa-Laval 4-Way DUPLEX CONTROL VALVE is an ingenious device which contributes much to the simplicity and efficiency of our Combine Recorder. The valve is, in reality, two independent valves in one, one controlling the passage of milk, the other controlling the air and vacuum. It is designed with a protecting lip, which elim inates damage when washing, thereby having a great ...

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... THE Daily Sketch £1,000 draw for partners 72-hole, 4-ball medal tournament at the Fulwell Golf Club, Middlesex, was won by R. A. Whitcombe and his Scottish partner, W. Anderson, with 270 strokes. My partner, long Joe Baker, now assistant to Jock McLean at Worthing (he was five pre-war years in Bucharest, Rumania, as professional), and I finished second, two strokes behind. Whitcombe and ...

... From Our Parliamentary Correspondent AS briefly reported in our last issue, Mr. Tom Williams, the Minister of Agriculture, is considering the question of allowing farmers to appeal against decisions to dis possess them of their lands and farms. The emergency powers which sanction dis possession remain in force and the emergency --desperate need for full production, which called them into being ...

... 5USSEX HERD BOOK SOCIETY No Cattle are HARDIER sussex cow or more THRIFTY than the Farmer Stockbreeder Photograph SUSSEX Sussex Cattle by E. Walford Lloyd (10/6) tells you all about them BROADWAY EAST, DENHAM, near UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX ...

... By A. CROXTON-SMITH STALIN, whose picture appears on this page to-day, is claimed to be the only white Alsatian in Australia, and so in a way has a distinction that does not belong to the common run. He is owned by Mr. J. McCarthy, of Glebe in New South Wales, and is one of a Utter sired by a black-and-tan guard dog at an aerodrome. This colour, or rather absence of colour, would excite no ...

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... ON this and following pages are pictures of the three all-red breeds of British cattle notable for their hardiness in cold districts and their ability to stand up to sub-tropical conditions. The Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn cattle shown here are all of a uniform deep cherry-red, and they are distinguished from the modern Coates Herd Book Shorthorns by a greater length of frame and their ...

... J FOR generations the earth's green mantle was taken for granted by farmers-- the gift of a beneficent Nature and a humid climate which was provided for the exclusive use of livestock. It is true that the best farmers paid considerable attention to maintaining their grassland in first-class con dition, and periodical dressings of basic slag-- or other phosphates-- together with lime, and ...

... To Farmers and Farm Workers A New Year Message from the Minister of Agriculture \A/E enter the New Year with confidence and hope. But we are still at war no relaxation must postpone the day of victory. CORTUNATELY the war time tasks ahead will serve also the cause of agriculture in peace. These tasks are to improve and expand our livestock industry and to establish on every farm a proper ...

... THE Buckeye Trencher, although it has been in use for some time in this country, is probably new to many of our readers. It is 30 ft. long and is powered by a 72-h.p. 6-cylinder Diesel engine. A most interesting point is that it has twelve different gear speeds, five of which are used when the machine is travelling along roads and the other seven while digging. On the road it has a maxi mum ...