20 JULY 1929, page 14

Country Life

FARMERS AND CHEESE. One of our official experts on the farms of Britain has been making a sort of census of the fortunes of our dairy farmers, and he finds that the most......

More Flower Language.

So far English sugar-beet is one of the few plants that is almost wholly free from serious disease. As with cotton in Australia, its enemies have not yet been introduced. The......

* * * ' New Fur Farms.

A good many industries that resemble village industries are growing in favour. One is fur-farming. For example, a fur farm is in existence at King's Langley in Hertfordshire,......

The Sugar Plant.

A novelty at the Royal Show at Harrogate—happily attended by Argentine buyers and many Australians—was an exhibit by the joint sugar factories. Mr. Noel Buxton, the new Minister......

Which Rose ?

It is the heyday of the rose ; and seldom were roses in better bloom or more healthy. Which are the best ? Of some varieties we must all acknowledge the claims : Ophelia,......

A Good Number Of Our Rural Industries Are Growing And -

love become of some importance in the,economy,of the villa .. I have several times quoted examples - from the output of - the blacksmith, wheelwright, carpenter, and saddler.......

A Scotciied Enemy.

An accidental and most useful discovery—especially grateful to all green-keepers—has been made by a grounds- , man at Bournemouth. He left the hose on by mistake with the nozzle......

We Have In This Yet Another Illustration Of The Manner

and degree in which the producer depends on the consumer's habits. This effort on the part of the industry coincides with a change in the feeding habits of the people. We are......