... ONE result of allowing the daily news papers all the paper they want for circulation has encouraged trouble between farm worker and farmer over wages. The Daily Express, desperately anxious to increase their country circu lation, suddenly comes out with a leader demanding increased pay for farm hands in the hope, one presumes, that one good turn will deserve another. We do not want to go into ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent PRUDENCE and patience are virtues which always stand the gardener in good stead, but never more so than during the month of January. With the first sign of lengthening hours of daylight, he feels chat it should be possible to take the first steps towards the production of those delectable first dishes of peas, carrots, broad beans, cauliflowers and all the ...

... BADGERS are more plentiful and more widely distributed in Britain than is generally sup posed, but because they are largely nocturnal, they often live unde tected and undisturbed even within a short distance of human habita tions. Most naturalists agree that badgers do far less harm than the majority of our wild animals and, indeed, there is much to be said in their favour, for their ...

... RAN SOMES. SIMS JEFFERIES LTO., RAN SOMES. SIMS JEFFERIES LTO., in 1 HESE Harrows are excellent implements for pre- Par'ng a good Seed Bed after ploughing, and provide the speediest method for obtaining a fine tilth without bringing buried vegetation to the surface. The discs are 18 ins. in diameter, and are fitted with scrapers. The hand screw enables the driver to adjust the angles of all ...

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... O verseas business Mhe world applauds the Nuffield organization The recent debut of the new Nuffield cars met with world within the wheelbase to ensure smooth, shock-free riding weight acclamation and eager demand. The three new Morris and two distribution is perfect. Streamlined for performance and econ- new Wolseley models like the Riley and M.G. 1 1-Litre' omy. The mechanical excellence of ...

... THE reclamation of the land, with its long history of success and failure, continues to occupy the attention of our engineers and agriculturists who, despite all difficulties, are slowly winning their long battle with the elements. It may be said, years hence, that the period 1940 to 1950 was one of almost desperate endeavour to bring every possible square yard of land into cultivation. The ...

... T)OXING DAY meets are traditionally arranged so that members of the public may have a good view of the proceedings, and although this time sport was impossible in many parts of the country because of severe frost, Masters paraded hounds in town squares and on village greens, supported by a good percentage of their normal fields. Public enthusiasm was as great as ever, and at the children's ...