... By John Radnor SCOTTISH Rugby, with the aid of a few Dominion friends and relatives, gained a timely victory at Leicester last week end. International fixtures since the out break of war have been entirely an affair of the Services, but it was not encouraging for Scotland that the last four games with England should have ended in decisive defeat. Now the tide suddenly turned in the manner of ...

... By Land Agent A tenant cannot make by his land but according to the corn and cattle which he has. Suppose you give him twice as much land as he has, it does him no good, unless he gets also more stock. (Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides, October 6, 1773.) ANYONE who has once taken a farm has discovered the pitfalls; and if he has stumbled, he is not likely to do so a second time. I fancy, ...

... Maintaining the Health of Stock in South Africa By Dr. P. J. du Toit Director of Veterinary Services IN all civilised countries to-day, the maintenance of the health of farm animals is regarded as a major function of the State. South Africa, which is pre eminently a pastoral country, has realised the importance of this task and provided a well-organised veterinary service to deal with this ...

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... High Bids for Shorthorns Successful Show and Sale at Dublin THE annual Shorthorn Bull Show held recently by the Royal Dublin Society attracted a record entry, and a correspondingly large atten dance. An interesting feature was the con siderable number of animals purchased for even tual export. With but a few exceptions, the prices ranged lower than at the previous year's Sale. Pedigree beef ...

... Farming What of the Future? By Land Agent PROBABLY at no time since the Industrial Revolution, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, has there been so much unanimity, as to the vital necessity for a sound and stable agricultural policy. Individuals, learned societies, political parties, all unite in ac claiming that a prosperous and well- balanced agriculture is essential in the ...

... Suffoiks at Ipswich Season opens with thre days of Shows and Sales THE Suffolk Agricultural Asso ciation held their opening show of stallions at Ipswich on March 6, and this event was followed by the two-day show ard sale organised by the Suffolk Horse Society. These meetings provided a busy week for Ipswich as the popularity of the Suffolk Punch drew a large number of prospective buyers from ...

... [From Our Parliamentary Correspondent.] Westminster, Monday March 12. IN announcing the exclusion of the Women's Land Army from the scheme of war gratuities, Mr. Churchill anticipated the disappointment which this decision has caused among those members of all parties in the Commons who have been pressing the W.L.A.'s claims. These members are not content to let the matter rest. Before the ...

... By D. H. Watson-Wood QUITE the most enjoyable coursing season of the war was given a grand finale over Mr. James V. Rank's running ground at Druids Lodge, near Salisbury, on Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2. In pre-war days the Barbican Cup at St. Nicholas went some way to miti gate Waterloo Cup disappointments and gave us an opportunity of saying farewell until another season. This end-the ...

... Spotlight on Sport; Rowing, Running and a Rugger Match The University Boat Race at Henley Cambridge beat Oxford by two lengths in the fourth wartime boat race, over th Henley Royal Regatta course. Above, the toss before the race I. H. Phillips, the Cambridge president, who was prevented by indisposition at th- last moment from rowing, and D. G. Jamison, the Oxford president The Services ...

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... A I R EDDIES By Oliver Stewart Naming Them I HEARD a good case made out the other day against the present practice of naming our bombers after cities. It was argued that a descriptive name was of high value to an aircraft's prestige. That is certainly true of the best aircraft name of the war, Spitfire. That name was right and remains right. It has done a good deal to establish among the wider ...