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... 1. BRITAIN SUPPLIES ALMOST WATERLESS CURACAO: This island of the Dutch West Indies, lying some forty miles from the north coast of Venezuela, seldom has more than a few inches of rain per annum. Britain, which occupied the island during the Napoleonic wars, exports water to Curacao, and when the tanker Glorana recently left London for the Caribbean she had on board 13,000 tons of the precious ...

... By A. CROXTON-SMITH THE terrier family occupies a distinguished place among the sections into which dogs are classified by the Kennel Club, and no one will be disposed to quarrel with the eminence to which it has attained. For many centuries the little earth does have played their part in British country life. They were here long before it was thought to be necessary to have them running in ...

... Electrically Controlled Grazing A Simple Method of Confining Cattle to Their Essential Feeding Requirements CONTROLLED grazing is being widely discussed among farmers as a means of overcoming the present feeding-stuff shortage. It is generally realised that this is not a short- term question, for who can say at present when the import supply position will improve The logical way to tackle the ...

... By H. Howes (Assistant Director National Institute of Poultry Husbandry IN my previous article of March 23, I briefly alluded to two systems of housing farm poultry-- free range and the fold system. Regarding the latter, there is evidence to prove that poultry kept on these lines are capable of giving an average of 180-200 eggs per bird in the twelve months. It is also realised how poor ...

... II AUBURN, ALABAMA The U.S. Department of Agriculture Tillage Machinery Laboratory. The soil 44 bins separated by railst can be seen in the foreground. At the left is the power car, and right is the utility car. THE UTILITY CAR is equipped with a flat roller, used to smooth the soil. It is self-propelled and is also equipped with sub-soilers, a levelling blade disc and sprinkling units. The ...

... Orchids From Microscopic Seed to Beautiful Hybrids THE British orchid-growing industry, long recognised as the best of its kind in the world, is constantly receiving demands from new overseas markets. Since the end of the war not only has the American interest increased, but Australia, South Africa, the Straits Settlements, Burma, South America, the West Indies and Scandinavia have also been ...

... S0^s SOW* As Britain's pre-eminent Sports- ground Specialists Sunleys have the experience, the plant and the organisation to provide as always grounds for congratulation. Whatever your problem the con struction or renovation of Playing Fields, Tennis Courts, Bowling Greens, Garden Surrounds or the erection of Pavilions and Grandstands Call in Sunleys Head Office Sunleys Island, Great West ...

... F^avid H. Fiscus, father of Kathy Fiscus, had just returned from a journey to Sacramento, State capital of California, when he learned that his daughter had fallen down the well-shaft. His journey had been made to seek State legislation to render the abandoned shafts safe by cementing them. The first faint cries of the child were heard at 6.30 p.m. on April 8. It was not until 52 hours later ...

... ROBBERS of cathedrals who have been multi plying their raids recently, are advised to get in touch with the National Fine Arts Adminis tration, which will indicate to them the real value of precious articles. Otherwise, they should be accompanied by an expert on their clandestine visits to the vestries. the Administration lurtner recommends tnat robbers going after the few relics or treasures ...

... ^.EASING THE RANGE AND USEFULNESS OF THE NAVAL BLIMP IN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE A blimp descending to the flight-deck of the United States escort ci. :er Sicily during recent naval exercises in the Caribbean in which it was demonstrated that the blimp's range and usefulness could be vastly K- increased. The blimp descended twice daily to take on fresh combat crews and to refuel. As the blimp ...

... PUNNING THE RESTORATION OF A PANEL Mr. Richard Buck, Conservator of the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University and a leading authority on the restoration of paintings and the conservation of wood panels, demonstrates a chart showing the extent to which a picture can be cut and scraped to Mr. N. S. Bromelle, of the National Gallery restoration staff. Microscopic examinations are made before the ...