... ON Members' Day at East Malling Research Station, visitors were told of the research work on frost damage and its prevention which is now in progress there in collaboration with the Fuel Research Station at Greenwich. This joint work only began a little over a year ago, so as yet there are no new recom mendations to present on frost control, but just a glimpse of the important advances to be ...

... THE FIELD AT THE WATER JUMP The winner, Russian Hero, is on the far side, his rider's colours clearly seen. He is racing with Wot No Sun and San Michele (rider with belt). Ulster Monarch, with the prominent blaze, is jumping, half right, in front of Astra rider with hooped cap). Cloncarrig, riderless, has gone by: so, too, has Roimond. Pictures of the early stages of the race are on the ...

... BIG crowds, especially on the second day, attended this most popular function at Sandown Park. I The revived Grand Military Gold Cup attracted eleven runners, of which only six completed the course. Among the fallen was the hot favourite, Klaxton. Major J. W. Phillips, who rode the winner, Demon Vino, stated that he had been abroad for ten years and that this was the first occasion on which he ...

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... 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 ...

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... 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 ...

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... London Rowing Club won the pennant after a keenly fought struggle with the Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club crew and provincial rowers in general made a good showing against the entries of famous clubs The first crews of Liverpool University Boat Club and Royal Chester Rowing Club finishing at the Groves Chester. The race, which was first held in 1935 and has taken place annually except ...