... THE rally for the Surrey Land Army Girls at the Philan thropic Society's school at Redhill last Saturday was a great success. Besides the talk on gratuities and post-war problems by Mrs. Inez Jenkins, Chief Administrative Officer, W.L.A., and the serious ploughing and thatching competitions, there was the lighter side illustrated here. THE FARMERS' CHOICE at the Beauty Competition was Miss ...

... [From Our Parliamentary Correspondent.] Westminster, Monday, June 4. THE last days of this Parliament, which is to be dissolved on June 15, are providing an example of how admir ably the machinery works when it is necessary to pass legislation quickly. When the new Government met the House last week, there were a number of important measures in various stages of completion and within a week ...

... IN 1918, grading-up commenced on Mr. Corbett Roper's farm The Laurels, Lenborough, Bucking ham from a foundation of thirty-six cows of a com mercial dairy Shorthorn type. Four years previous to this Mr. Roper had acquired his last addition from outside, and in point of fact has never since introduced foreign female blood into his herd. The herd now consists of 270 pedigree animals, of which ...

... CIRCUMSTANCES leading to the running of the Oaks (to-day Friday, June 8) and the Derby (Saturday, June 9) will, no doubt, have included all the usual surprises, rumours and sensations which normally attend these great events. No Derby, at any rate, would be worthy of the name if there were no crises or excitements to herald its running. Readers who may see these notes will, I hope, have ...

... London's Country Clubs Ranelagh By Major S. W. Beeman, D.S.O. FOR the time being it is our duty to give our undivided attention to repair and build homes for our gallant men on their return to this country. Plans are in hand and there is little doubt that they will, in due course, be satisfactorily carried out. When we have fulfilled this task it will be the moment to forget the horrors of war ...

... By Land Agent IT is said that ill blows the wind that profits nobody and without doubt the unspeakable Hitler has, in spite of himself, done us a very good turn by obliging us to take to heart once more, that fundamental truth that water-logged land will not produce crops; or, as an eminent Vic torian agriculturist puts it, more picturesquely: drainage is the corner-stone of farming. ...

... j Agricultural j Development I in Eritrea IT is nearly four years since the then Italian colony in Eritrea was occupied by the Allies and the mixed community settled down, under British supervision, into a successful agricultural country. The different districts produce many types of crops, including cereals, beans, coffee and linseed. These are mainly cultivated in the higher areas, while the ...

... THE provision of an adequate supply of water for farms has been discussed at great length and some very exag gerated statements have been made. A large number of dairy (and general) farms possess a good supply of water from wells on the premises, and some farmers submit ordinary samples, at regular intervals, for bacteriological examination. The modern dairyman is quite aware of the importance ...

... L.C.C. School of Building Artisans of the Future Learn by Modern Methods THE original London County Council School of Building started in 1910 at Brixton, and before the war there were altogether five such schools in the London area. Then, in spite of wartime conditions, it was suddenly discovered two years ago that there were 92 institutions for the teaching of the trade throughout the ...

... Plumpton Course in a New Role MR. H. S. BURDETT-COUTTS, Chairman of East Sussex W.A.E.C. opening the Demonstration on Cattle- Breeding held on the Racecourse, Plumpton. The existing loud- soeakers came in very useful. AWAITING THEIR TURN to be paraded before the crowd choice stock, including S%ussex, Ayrshires, Friesians and Shorthorns, were among the exhibits in this interesting demonstration ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent DURING the next few weeks some of the early vegetable crops will cease to be productive and the question of re-cropping vacant plots to the best ad vantage will arise. The good peace time practice of resting, also known as summer fallowing, different sections of the garden each year cannot be justified under existing conditions, and the present need for ...

... Hardy Welsh Breeds at Home 9 THE special type of agriculture known as moun tain farming is seen at its best in Wales. The high rainfall and warm, humid climate led to the development of temporary grass or ley under the best natural conditions. Welsh mountain farms consist, essentially, of a large area of high land, iooo to 1700 ft. above sea-level, with some arable fields in a sheltered valley ...