... HOW lovely the old course at St. Andrews looked last week! I had not seen it for over six years and had been looking forward to playing on this wonderfully exciting course once more-- and I did get in one round. Nothing seemed to have changed, the same old grey town the rust red Grand Hotel, now being cleaned up by German prisoners who kept peep ing out of windows at the mysterious rites going ...

... ABOUT 9000 head of sheep including many of the best-known down, hill and long-wooled breeds came under the hammer at the popular Findon Fair, held annually in West' Sussex. Apart from being invariably an object-lesson in what can be done in the way of high-speed auctioneering Messrs. H. T. Burt conducting the sale with exemplary efficiency the fair has developed into an event of great social ...

... Home of the Eastleach Herds of British Friesians and Wessex Saddlebacks ONE of the most progressive agriculturists in the Cotswolds is Mr. F. J. Honour, of Manor Farm, Eastleach, near Lechlade, Glouces tershire. In all, Mr. Honour farms about 3,000 acres, and his farms are fitted out accord ing to the most modern ideas. Practically all the corn is combined, and the three large Massey-Harris ...

... Herefords at Kington Quality Animals on Show ALTHOUGH the Kington, Hereford, Show provided classes for sheep, horses (including hunters and ponies), and other livestock, pride of place was not unnaturally accorded to the famous county breed of cattle, familiarly known as Whitefaces. Of these there was a large and most select entry, judged by Mr. Stafford Weston and Mr. Cecil H. Evans, both of ...

... U ISLE OF WIGHT The start of the Cowes-Dinard race the first ocean-going race held in the U.K. since the outbreak of the war. There were eight entrants, and the winner was Mr. H. F. Ashby's 21 -ton Bermu- dian Cutter Mary Bower. MORECAMBE A lovely display of high diving at the Bathing Pool. The top man is a Polish airman, his three fellow acrobats being local schoolboys. GOSHEN, New York A ...

... BY THERE is considerable cause for satis faction in the nature and results of the September Yearling Sales, recently concluded at Newmarket. The prices paid yielded big profits to breeders and the market was strong enough to absorb more than 90 per cent, of the 340-odd lots offered, the great proportion of which will stay in this country. Buyers thus demonstrated their faith m the prospects of ...

... By Land Agent I RECEIVED a letter the other day from an old friend, announcing that his chief was staying in my neighbourhood, that he knew nobody, was very keen on ento mology (or so I deciphered his writing), and would I show him what attention I could? Accordingly, presenting myself a day or so later at the local inn, I was agreeably sur prised to find a pleasant, scholarly-looking man, ...

... THE well-known charac teristics of this valuable old breed of sheep, which is quite unequalled in wool- producing qualities and most popular for crossing, were maintained at the Society's recent show and sale. Average prices varied little with those of last year. The five pictures, on the left looking from top to bottom are of A general view of the Judging Ring Mr. E. W. Barker's shearling ram ...

... A CHOICE BEEF BREED Aberdeen-Angus Sale at Reading THE English Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Association's Show and Sale at Reading resulted in an overall average of £64 12s. 9d. for the 73 lots of pure-bred tuberculin- tested animals catalogued. Upon analysis the individual class averages were Cows and heifers (14 head), 60 15s. in-calf heifers (14 head), £94 13s. empty heifers (23 head), £63 3s. and ...

... THE Suffolk Horse Society's third Show and Sale of the season, at Ipswich, attracted an even larger crowd than usual. Features of the Sale were the strong demand for geldings, yearling fillies and, on the second day, colt and filly foals. The Society's premium scheme continues to operate favourably, as shown by the quality of the colt foals, ten of which are selected at the Autumn Sale, with ...

... By A. CROXTOH SMITH IN these days pedigree, like the blessed word Mesopotamia, has a significance attached to it altogether without justification. Used in its proper sense it is an invaluable guide to the knowledgeable, to those who are capable of estimating the importance of the combination of individuals who figure in it. They can judge from it if a particular cham pion dog has the ...

... THE WORLD'S DUAL PURPOSE SHEEP FOR ARABLE LAND OR PASTURE LAND THE FINEST WOOL AND MUTTON FOR INFORMATION SECRETARY, 49, CANAL, SALISBURY ...