Young Farmers' Club

the apparatus that he used in his work and demonstrated the methods used for mounting both butterflies and moths.

The fourth and final meeting of the term was an outside one on the Homing Instincts of Animals. Pigeons were released from points on a circle, equidistant from the School, the distance being exactly two miles. Accurate time checks were made and the results obtained proved to be most interesting. The latest ideas on this subject were discussed at some length.

The Ornithological Society, a branch of the Natural History Society, which started last term under the direction of Mr. Craine, has carried on through the winter terms with their investigations. Their work this term has been mostly carried out on Clifton Aerodrome where they have been recording nests and ringing young birds. B.G.W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB

This term we visited three farms; one experimental farm on the Yorkshire Wolds and two mixed arable farms in the Vale of York.

The first visited was the Government Experimental Farm at High Mowthorpe, near Malton, on Saturday evening, 31st May. On the way there we stopped at Malton for high tea which was very kindly provided by Mr. Brunton and Mr. Stephenson, to whom we are very grateful. At High Mowthorpe we were met by Mr. Mackenzie, the farm director. He started by showing us leys which were composed of cocksfoot, ryegrass, white and red clover and ribgrass. He said that this mixture had proved very successful. He went on to show us an experiment involving the implantation of Hexoestrol in sheep and cattle, which enables livestock to be fattened quicker than by original methods. Out of the 1,000 acres about 350 are devoted to leys, and the rest to arable crops such as potatoes and barley. The land holds varying types of soil but the most abundant is, of course, chalk. After we had walked round the fields we went into the buildings where we saw an experiment being carried out on suckling calves. As Mr. Mackenzie said, none of these experiments could be judged on one year's results but only after several years. At the farm was a new building which has recently been put up. It was an indoor storage for potatoes which is a lot better than storing them outside. After thanking Mr. Mackenzie we returned to School, after, I think, a most successful visit.

The next visit was to Mr. Knowlson's farm at Sutton-on-Forest on Sunday, 22nd June. Here we were taken round the farm on a lorry and the first thing we saw was silage in the process of being made. The machine being used was one of the new flail type of harvesters. When cut the silage is compressed in a pit and left for winter feed. From here we went on to see some of the other crops 45