The Young Farmers' Club

Committee: J. B. HUZZARD (Chairman), A. H. SNEESBY (Vice-Chairman), P. R. B. MEGurNsoN (Secretary), M. T. POWELL (Treasurer), R. D. BURDASS (Librarian), C. B. GREGORY.

Though examinations and the weather interfered with our programme this term, we were able to hold four main meetings.

At the usual general meeting Mr. Coulthard congratulated A. H. Sneesby and his helpers on their display, "Science in Agriculture", in the Science Exhibition. The Chairman then called upon members to propose subjects for next year's programme. Suggestions were numerous and a list was drawn up for the Advisory Committee to discuss.

The first outing of the term was held on 19th June and took the form of a visit to Rufforth to see Mr. T. R. Wilson's pedigree Tamworth pigs. Members saw some pigs of excellent quality, including Yorkshire and Royal Show champions. We also saw an excellent heard of non-pedigree T.T. cows. At Mr. Wilson's other farm at Hessay we saw some pigs which were going to the Royal and Yorkshire Shows and a herd of pedigree T.T. Dairy Shorthorns. We are pleased to read that Mr. Wilson met with considerable success at the Royal and Yorkshire Shows.

On Sunday, 26th June, a Judging Competition was held between seven pairs of boys at Mr. G. Head's farm at Beningbrough. Before judging the pigs, members were given advice and help on judging by Mr. Bellerby, a very well-known authority and judge of pigs. Members then got to work and judged the pigs, at the same time writing down reasons for their choices. One member of each pair then went up separately to Mr. Bellerby and read out his reasons and compared the pigs; he was judged on reasons, comparisons and way of putting them across. Incidentally, this is exactly the same method as is used at the Y.F.C. County Rallies.

The final placings were :- 1. *Powell and Parkin, N.-38 points. 2. *Sneesby and Taylor-31 points. 3. *Middleton and Huggard-30 points. Starred members gave reasons. Maximum total was 50 points.

Once again the Club is indebted to Mr. F. M. Baldwin, who arranged our third meeting for us. This meeting took place on Sunday, 4th July, and was a visit to the M.A.F. stand at the Yorkshire Show ground for a talk on the objects of the work of the advisory service by Mr. Trevor Jones. Members saw experiments to show advantages and disadvantages of weedkillers on different plants, effects 52