... MISS ELIZABETH STEPHENSON, of Orpington, Kent, left England to work in Canada, where she stayed with her sister, married to a Canadian farmer, Mr. Sydney Smith, of Smith- ville, Ontario. These pictures, which she sent home with her own com ments in a letter, give a glimpse of life on a small farm in that vast country. A capacity for hard work as well as enthusiasm are necessary qualifications ...

... By H. Edwards Clarke THE Spring Sapling Sale held by Messrs. Aldridges may mark the end of one coursing season, but it just as cer- tainly ushers in another, inasmuch as many of the saplings that graced the bench will be the entries in the Puppy Stakes at Druid's Lodge and Altcar next October. While prices in general were below last year's average, the returns were proof enough that well-bred, ...

... ■D_. IT XT' _ .-ot; (Assistant Director, National Institute DJ n* nOWeS of Poultry Husbandry) BEFORE spending a single penny on equipment and stock in connection with a proposed poultry venture, it is advisable to decide two important points-- the main object of keeping poultry on the farm, and the method of housing and management. Surely the object is to provide extra revenue from the sale of ...

... J B B B J i- i I L-- n L! m j B B B J i- 1 I L-- X'in Li MS RANITE HOUSE, 101, CANNON STREET, LONDON, E.C.4 Supreme at milking trials throughout 1948 (Winners of the Bledisloe Trophy 1948) BRITISH FRIESIANS f Performance is Proof >1 National Milk Records show British Friesians average OVER 100 GALLONS MOIE MILK J than any other breed Herd average pays Increase YOUR milk cheque NOW! ...

... HYDE PARK CHAMBERS WESTGATE STREET IPSWICH f66 Med Polls for Longevity Photo by Sport General They live, breed and milk longer. The Milk Marketing Board's official figures prove that four times as many Red Polls live to have their tenth calf than the average for all other breeds. Dual Purpose The breed is truly dual-purpose. Deriving from the eastern part of Britain Red Polls do exceptionally ...

... FORTNUM MASON LTD. I FORTNUM MASON LTD. 181 PICCADILLY, W.I REGent 8040 FOR THE JrFORTNUM ft CARD ROOM MASON This folding card tabic and chairs in cream with Q j f rich brown or rust pile velvet. Department Complete £41-8-6. Carriage Extra. ...

... HUMBER HAWK A FULL SIX-SEATER OF OUTSTANDING ECONOMY The new Humber Hawk, a quality car of medium horse-power, retains and accentuates all that is best in Humber tradition. It is ideal for the family, roomy but compact, powerful but economical. Beautiful wide streamlined bodies Independent coil spring front suspension Bench type front seat BY APPOINTMENT TO Proved Synchromatic gear control M.M ...

... jT)T7f HB GOLF TOURNAMENT will be held at Worthing, 1st to 3rd June. TOP-FLITE' CLUBS and the NEEDLED TOP-FLITE' BALL ...

... rPHE English Jersey Cattle Society, which has a still-increas ing membership of 3,600, as compared with under 2,000 before the war, and meets a continued steady demand for the attractive breed at home and abroad Kenya and South Africa being par ticularly interested countries had reason to feel well pleased with the Spring Show and Sale at Reading. En tries had increased by 50 over last year's ...

... Muck-Loading and Hedge- Cutting THERE is much talk, as though farmers did not realise it, of the need for real old-fashioned muck and humus if our land is to be kept in good heart. The farmer's trouble is that, with the ever-increasing wage for entirely unskilled labour, the costs of collecting, loading and spreading muck and compost may well be much greater than the returns from an increased ...

... To Counteract The Meat Cut By Our Horticultural Correspondent THE latest cut in the meat ration makes the housewife's task an unenviable one indeed. Apart from the fishmonger-- and we are all getting tired of fish-- she has only one ally to whom she can turn for help in trying to solve her catering problems-- the gardener. And how can he improve on the fine performance he has put up during the ...