... THE British breeder interested in the expor trade naturally seizes every opportunity afforded him of meeting visitors from oversea: and ascertaining the kind of stock for whicl they are looking. Unfortunately, except fo: the man whose business takes him abroad, tin breeder has little opportunity of seeing fo himself what type of animal is most prized in individual countries. We give on these ...

... By A. CROXTON SMITH BREEDING is an art that cannot be learned in a day; some people can never manage to master it, however long they keep on. To others its seems to come almost intuitively, and we have all heard of such a thing as beginner's luck, but as a rule when one comes to analyse it there is often not so much luck about it after all. The beginner who gets a bull's-eye at the first shot ...

... THE great racehorse whose name will be on everybody's lips on Grand National day. Mr. J. V. Rank's fine 'chaser, who all but won last year, has undergone a good preparation in Ireland, and will be ridden in the race once again by Tim Hyde. Becher's has been rebuilt, as is customary every year, for the great occasion but it will have no terrors for the intrepid rider and his horse. Their ...

... A Crowded Week of Sport: The Grand Military Meeting INDIVIDUALS and organisations responsible for the conduct of racing have set an example to a bureaucracy-ridden country by their determination to get on with the job. The public should appreciate what has been done, by organisation, co- operation, and by improvisation. As regards jumping, the National Hunt Festival was killed dead by the ...

... THE disastrous winter and floods are making many farmers doubt the wisdom of holding any agricultural shows this year, other than one-day affairs. Labour, transport, food (for staff and visitors) and condition of stock are four great problems. Exhibitors wonder if they will be able to send men off the farm at hay-making and harvest time. For the R.A.S.E. men it will mean being away for about a ...

... THE present lambing season is proving the worst in the memory of most farmers. Heavy snowfalls and frozen ground, followed by floods, caused the death of a high percentage of Britain's sheep popu lation, and shepherds had to work day and night to ensure the survival of the remainder. These pictures, taken in Kent, show the successful use of the age-old device of in ducing a foster-mother to ...

... A place in the sun A great success on its introduction 16 years ago, the Hillman Minx has maintained its leadership and outstanding 'quality year by year. HILLMAN MINX For the motbrist whose car Is always in use A PRODUCT OF THE ROOTES CROUP A SPECIAL QUALITY PREMIUM of 4d. per Gallon it usually obtainable by JERSEY BREEDERS SELLING MILK WHOLESALE START WITH JERSEYS NOW! EARLY MATURITY ECONOMY ...

... By A. CROXTON SMITH AMONG the societies working on behalf of dogs, that known as the Dogs' Home, Battersea, occupies a foremost place. Founded in Hollo way in 1860 by the late Mrs. Tealby, in the intervening 87 years nearly two million dogs, to say nothing of cats, have been taken in and received food and shelter. Last year 20,437 dogs were received from the police, an increase of 1,396 over ...

... By ASIILEY COURTENAY I HAVE been asked on several occasions to decide on a motoring holiday on Ireland's western seaboard, and my advice is invariably the same. Wherever else you may go, be sure to visit Donegal and Connemara. Whether you journey from Bundorn to Rosapenna or vice versa is immaterial, but in either direction you will find two of Ireland's best hotels. Crossing over the border ...

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... THERE were many three-figure prices at the Shorthorn Society's Show and Sale of Dairy Shorthorns at Reading, the top price for females being 550 guineas for Berkswell Red Rose 15th, shown'by the trustees of the late Miss A. C. Wheatley, and a bull, Groby Grenadier fetching 2,000 guineas. Another item of news of interest to Shorthorn breeders is that Mr. T. A. Rose and his son, of Kingham, ...

... ALDERMAN the Right Honourable Sir Frederick Michael a pitchfork, staged, with his Committee, a magnifi ent i Londoners, starved of colour and pageantry, thronged he C designed and so splendidly presented The Country Ccmes Regiments of the City of London, the Royal Air Force, ,hker in full dress, were all represented, with allegorical cars s we] Societies, Agricultural Associations, the Brewers ...