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fertilizer drilling, harrowing and rolling, he moved on to the actual drilling of the seed. Hoeing can nowadays be done by machine, although this method is not altogether efficient and has not replaced hoeing by hand; nor has mechanical harvesting replaced pulling by hand.

Mr. Salmon came to the third meeting of the term to speak about silage and hay. Silage is cut much earlier than hay, as it is not needed in such a dry condition and younger grass has a much higher food content. After describing the harvesting of hay, he went on to describe the various types of silos and the best conditions for really good silage.

At the next meeting Mr. Ward came to speak on Dairy Farming in the Vale of York. After he had described the cropping of his farm, he outlined the system by which he kept his cattle. Most of the meeting, however, consisted of questions asked by various members of the Club and an informal discussion followed.

At the fifth and final meeting of the term two films were shown. They had been borrowed for the occasion by Gibson from B.O.C.M. and were of a higher standard than some of the films that we have had in the past. The first was about early weaning of calves and outlined modern economical methods of calf breeding. The second was about an experimental station and showed the various experiments which were being carried out to help farmers.

On a Sunday early in the term the Club went to the Pig Progeny Testing Station near Selby. Unfortunately the visit took place when the School had been hit by a 'flu epidemic and the Chairman and a number of other members missed the visit.

The "Clan Stewart" completed Voyage 11, the outward part of which was recorded in the last issue of "The Peterite", early in term. The round voyage was to South Africa and Australia, with return via Fremantle, Aden and the Suez Canal to West European ports. Discharge of cargo was at Dunkirk, Hull, Antwerp, Bremen and Liverpool. This last stage of the voyage must have been the least pleasant and is described by Capt. Graham thus : "From Hull we had fog most of the time. When we left dock it was perfectly clear, but no sooner were we in the river than the visibility was down to yards. After groping our way towards the entrance, we spotted the Spurn Point light, and soon the fog lifted. This lasted until we had cleared all the lightships down to the Galloper Light Vessel and were heading for Antwerp. Then down came the fog again. It cleared as we neared the pilot boat, but then we had to anchor for an hour. Once again it cleared and we got to Flushing, where we changed pilots. About three-quarters of the way 31