... ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE bulls sold for a record average price for the event of £170 5s. gd. as compared with last year's average of £153 4s. 4d., at the Hereford Herd Book Society's show and sale of bulls at Hereford. Top price of the day was 1,550 gns. paid for Tarrington Jurist. Purchases, none at a high figure, were made for Spain, Uruguay and Eire, and it was the home purchasers seeking ...

... WORK, indoors and out, is the order of the day for most countrywomen and, while there is the occasional sigh for a day with nothing to do, there is little doubt that the majority would be bored with a return to the more leisured pre-war days. But the sooner the essential household chores can be dealt with the better, and that is obviously why the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition draws the ...

... AT TWENTY AND POSTLAND Actress Wins The Barbican Cup For Captain Alexander IF ever there has been better coursing in East Anglia than that in the Barbican Cup at Twenty and Postland, well, frankly, it has not been my good fortune to see it. When fog held up coursing on the first day until nearly noon, it looked as if it would be very difficult to complete the scheduled programme of forty-eight ...

... THERE is no intention of turning this page into a horseman's version of Motoring Notes, but the jubilee of the Royal Automobile Club this month provides an obvious opportunity for following up the thoughts on mechanisation and the light horse expressed in our last issue. It is generally agreed that most horsemen and most motorists behave reasonably when they meet on the roads these days, ...

... HAVING recently tested the Singer Gazelle, it was quite a change to go over to another Rootes machine of a totally different type within a few days and to find it another superb auto mobile. From a 1½-litre machine to a saloon of more than 4 litres is a big jump, and the only possible comparison between the two is in the excellent internal finish and external appearance of both vehicles, and ...

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... THE more that is learned about apple storage, the more puzzling the remaining prob lems appear. This was one of the impressions gained at the East Mailing J Research Station on Members' Day. Samples of Cox s Orange Pippin grown and stored under similar conditions differed 5 widely in their keeping quality according to their district of origin, and this is not easy to account for. The fruit ...

... Improve your pasture by topping with the SHANKS SHANTER The shanks shanter is the Shanter leaves no swathes to causi Universal mower that's especially heating or deterioration of gras valuable for improving pasture. It underneath. works fast, chopping the grass without Stock thrive on grass topped wi bruising or laceration and distributing the Shanter and need less specialise the cuttings ...

... j aaa 1 |n J .'■J i I aewi I Ma ii ■yy.f South Africa Australia New Zealand AQtddUL (ru Travelling Shaw Savill you can go by First Class only or Tourist Class only ships and travel via The Cape or via Panama. And if you want to circle the Globe on one ship, the Tourist Class 'Southern CROSS' makes four Round-the-World voyages each year. OFF SEASON FARES First Class only, available JiV until ...

... SUMMER SUIT for town or holiday, in tan and white spot linen with attractive loosely-folded collar, three-quarter sleeves and straight skirt. It comes from Debenham and Freebody and costs 8J gns. AN ALL-PURPOSE coat for town, country or travelling easy to wear and slips over a summer dress or suit. Material is a light weight wool with a grey and white diamond- patterned check. The coat and ...

... THE PRESIDENT'S LAST EXHIBIT Lord Aberconway, whose death was announced the day after the show, sent this fine exhibit of rare shrubs and plants. His famous garden in North Wales will continue to be maintained by the National Trust. ROSES FROM NOTTINGHAM The remarkable quality of the blooms sent by Wheatcroft Bros, was rewarded with a Gold Medal. Many new novelties and un-named seedlings were ...

... By Sydney Moorhouse THE Shropshire and West Midland Show, on its delightful site beside the River Severn, with the towers and spires of ancient Shrewsbury just beyond, was favoured by two days of sunshine, and with a return to a complete agricultural status, save for the absence of pigs, due to swine fever movement restrictions, the crowds came along to enjoy as good a display of stock as has ...