... THE WAY OF THE WORLD By Simon Harcourt-Smith Rex Whistler I AM glad to see the War Office are taking measures to preserve the frescoes with which Rex Whistler would enliven the Army huts to which his soldiering took him, while he was training for his brief and tragic moment of action in Normandy last year. Within its charming limits, his talent was prodigiously fertile. Letters, even to ...

... makes the best of Utility ficfi] fCelanese V I utility fabric There s still a lot ol W |USE COOL IRON W pleasure in possessing Lingerie in 'Celanese'. Shorn of lace, denuded of embroidery, yet it is still very lovely, for the beautiful Quality of the S 'Celanese' Fabrics has been maintained. LF214/A ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... MX? cmt/d&uvz WE may hope that when British agri culture settles down to a long term policy, the controlling powers-- whoever they may be--will take into account the profound differences of soil and climate which were originally the cause of the various systems of agriculture found in this country. One of the difficulties of a centralised or stereotyped control is that there is a tendency to ...

... A Lesson In Line-Breeding ^^jgj The Bramfield British Friesians DURING the last few years the value of line-breeding has been recognised by many dairy fanners, and its practical applica tion has been described by such well-known authorities as Dr. John Hammond and his colleagues. But this method of stock improvement is not a new one. The difference between close in-breeding as prac tised by ...

... By A. Croxton Smith WARDERS, police and public, it was said, were engaged one day recently searching the surrounding country for two convicts who broke away from a working party sent out from Dart moor Prison. A month earlier a similar incident occurred. As it happened, the latest fugitives were not away for much more than a day, but this is not always the case, and in some instances dwellers ...

... . . The beginning of all good things Lincoln Reds are spreading throughout the British Isles. Why? Because they have achieved a reputation as THE dual-purpose Cattle. Breed Lincoln Reds and thereby Particulars of the breed from the conform with the Ministry's Policy. Secretary of the Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Association, 184, High Street, Lincoln, England ...

... THE hay harvest, in many parts of the country is nearly finished, and it promises to provide a record crop. Early in the season it seemed that there would be little hay to cut, but the rains and warm weather of the past two months have brought the crops on amazingly and very heavy yields are recorded from most districts. So much land has been brought under cereal production and cropped for ...

... PBWc :V TWELVE years ago Mr. T. C. J. Manners made a bold experiment in dairy farming by starting an entirely new venture. He established a pedigree and attested herd of Jersey cattle at Tandderwen, a farm near Abergele, North Wales. This was the more competitive, as the local black cattle, although not heavy yielders, produce a very rich milk. In Drakeley and White's tables their average ...