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the technical problems met with by the farmer, poultry- keeper and market- 

 grower. 



There are four successful Agricultural Discussion Societies m the Fylde, 

 and the Young Farmers' Club movement has recently made rapid strides in 

 the area ; about 100 heifers' calves are being reared this season by members 

 of the clubs in the Fylde. 



Instruction in manual processes is very popular, local classes being held 

 in hedging, walling and draining. 



Probably the majority of Fylde farmers visit the County Farm on the annual 

 open day. On this occasion lecture-demonstrations are given in the various 

 departments ; there are working demonstrations of new agricultural machinery 

 and equipment, and a stock-judging competition for young farmers attracts 

 competitors from all over the county. The popularity of this event is indicated 

 by the fact that about 3,000 farmers and others interested attended the open 

 day held last May. 



The county borough of Blackpool, which includes a considerable area of 

 agricultural land, has an arrangement with the county education authority 

 whereby the advisory facilities provided in the county are available to residents 

 in the borough. 



I wish to acknowledge the help given in the compilation of this article by 

 my colleagues, Mr. G. M. Robertson, Poultry Adviser ; Mr. N. J. Macpherson, 

 Horticultural Instructor ; and Mr. 0. J. Pattison, District Agricultural 

 Organiser. 



XII. 



TRANSPORT IN THE FYLDE 

 BY ROAD, RAIL, SEA AND AIR 



BY 



ASHTON DAVIES, O.B.E., M.Inst.T., Chief Commercial Manager, 

 London Midland and Scottish Railway Company. 



Just over 100 years ago the coast between the Ribble and the Wyre was little 

 more than a waste of sandhills. To-day that same coast is famous as one of 

 England's foremost holiday centres, while at the mouth of the Wyre there 

 has sprung up a thriving township which occupies a prominent place among 

 our fishing ports. 



What has brought about this transformation ? Little, of course, could have 

 been achieved without natural advantages and the foresight and acumen of 



