... THE thirty-fourth annual show at Ballsbridge was a highly successful affair the entry, consisting of no fewer than 1,220 dogs, was up on last year, and it was generally considered that the standard, also, showed an advance. There were many competitors from Northern Ireland, but the award to the best dog in the show went to England, repre sented on this occasion by a Lakeland terrier. IRISH ...

... By A. W. P. Robertson THREE weeks ago the Home Secretary- announced the names of thirteen species of wild birds whose eggs are not to be protected under the Act of 1954. In this Act a loophole had been left for the purpose in paragraph 4 (a). The object of the proposed Order is to avoid making bird- nesting by children a crime. These are the birds blackbird, chaffinch, coot, greenfinch, ...

... THE first race of the classic season, the Two Thousand Guineas, is due to be run on Wednesday, April 27th. It is a date, incidentally, which, in my opinion, is at least a fortnight too early. The fixture list, however, presents so many problems that it is difficult to see how it could with advantage be altered; it is all so inextricably involved with the N.H. Calendar, with Easter, and even ...

... By Dr. W. P. Blount THE four most important aspects of rearing are (1) the chick; (2) the brooding system; (3) the system of feeding; and (4) disease control. But first comes the question of the purpose for which the chick is being reared. Is it for future breeding, for com mercial egg production. or for the table? In general, future breeding stock requires a slower rate of growth than either ...

... DRIVING behind one of the new models at night re cently, one noticed what a blaze of red light confronts a follow ing car; to such an extent that it is almost impossible to tell what is happening. This fact confirms the feeling that the officials of the Ministry of Transport do not drive, but are merely driven, and work purely on theory. In the autumn, twin tail lights will be compulsory, but ...

... THE Norway Travel Association are great enthusiasts, and rightly so, for the fishing their country can provide, and they recently stated salmon and trout run to heavier sizes in Norway than anywhere else in Europe, This somewhat forthright statement provoked research. The heaviest authenticated Norwegian salmon on rod and line seems to be about 67 J lb. --in England the figure is generally ...

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... . . L'5 JUdl KJ lie IIIVJI C I Cd^UII X- why you should choose Dressed-steel Fordhams. in every way superior to ordinary bowls. They're hygienic, labour-saving and built to last a lifetime. Ask your supplier for a Fordham folder. Jjjlgjff DUDLEY ROAD WOLVERHAMPTON Telephone Wolverhampton 23861 ...

... SONS of British-bred Shorthorns and Herefords carried off the supreme and many other honours at Palermo, the Argentine's great annual cattle show. The son, too, of a Scottish-bred Aberdeen- k Angus was judged junior champion and supreme reserve. At the sale 5 after the show the bulls changed hands at very high prices, the Short horn at only just below last year's record. It was, however, a ...

... SB A group of four cottages. These stone-built cottages were >9 ravaged by fire in 1951 and have been extensively improved and added to since. The height has been raised and the additional construction in brick has been added to the backs of the cottages. The old thatched roof has been replaced with tiles and the interiors have been re-designed, agsj Owing to the long time it took for ...

... Where Fly fishers Forgather J c> Some Notes On The Fly fishers' Club By C. F. Walker THE idea of establishing a social club for fly fishermen was first mooted about a hundred years ago, but it was not until 1884 that the project assumed concrete shape. Largely on the initiative of Mr. R. B. Marston, editor of The Fishing Gazette (and father of the present editor), a meeting was called in ...

... OF the sixth account that they have issued of progress on their estate in Hampshire where game research is undertaken, I.C.I. Game Services say we hope we shall never again have to compile such a gloomy one-- gloomy from the shooting man's point of view. The summer of 1954 was indeed a killing one. England has had only six wetter summers since 1870, and only two colder ones since 1900. ...