FARMING AND FOXHUNTING 



The usual cake and corn ration had to be cut down 

 and that didn't help matters much. I can tell you 

 I was pleased to get away from those poverty- 

 stricken root fields, and get on to some early grass. 

 I told the master we were very lucky to get the 

 results we did after having to go through such a 

 trying time — the sheep as well as myself ! 



A. H. : This nice growing weather must have 

 gladdened your heart a bit I should think. 



G. S. : Yes, since I have been able to give 'em 

 a bellyful they have done better, and we have 

 already had the first draw of fat lambs. 



A. H. : That's good. Tell us, how is this 

 ploughing up programme going to affect your 

 hurdle flocks ? 



G. S. : Well, I have been looking at a few of 

 these ploughed-up pastures and it looks to me that 

 the hurdle sheep will be wanted more than ever. 

 I can see the wire-worm busy in every direction 

 and I think to get rid of them you will have to get 

 in some green fodder crop, and then feed them off 

 with hurdle sheep. The treading by the sheep will 

 put paid to the wire-worms, and give us better corn 

 crops, which I think is what we want in wartime. 



A. H. : Now I should like to ask the foreman a 

 question about these farm tractors. You can 

 remember the time, I expect, when the horses 

 were called upon to do all the work of the farms. 

 You will agree that the coming of the tractor has 

 taken away much of the hard work, both of the 

 horse and the man. 



J. P. : That is perfectly true, a tractor on rubber 



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