Young Farmers' Club

swallows have been ringed. Three visits have been made to the cliffs at Bempton and some members had their first sight of the many seabirds which breed on the ledges there.

The mist nets were used for the first time this term on Clifton Ings and in three evening visits a total of 66 birds were caught. This included two whinchats which one would not expect to find in such a locality. The only recovery of note this term was of a starling 35,688X, ringed at School on 28th February and found on the Outer Dowsing Light-Vessel (23 miles E. of the Humber Estuary) on 30th March.

Ringing totals for term-374 :

Swallow 161; linnet 46; blackbird 39; reed bunting 23; hedgesparrow 20; song thrush 9; willow warbler 9; sedge warbler 9; yellow hammer 7; tree sparrow 6; skylark 5; pied wagtail 5; black-headed gull 5; greenfinch 5; spotted flycatcher 4; house martin 4; mistle thrush 3; starling 2; meadow pipit 2; wood pigeon 2; robin 2; whitethroat 2; whinchat 2; snipe 1; mallard 1.

G.D.C.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB

Chairman: W. E. Porrs. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary: A. G. BLACK. Secretary: S. C. GIBSON. Treasurer: C. METCALFE. Committee Member: D. S. Arx.rNsoN.

During the Summer Term there are no meetings of the Club. However, the Club generally makes a number of visits to farms and installations, which are in some way connected with lectures heard in the previous terms. Unfortunately this year it was only able to arrange one visit.

On Sunday, 29th May, the Club visited the farm of Mr. Sykes, on the Wolds near Tibthorpe. Mr. Sykes first of all showed us a field of maize, the product of which he hoped would go into his harvestore for the preparation of haylage. We saw his sheep and lambs, the latter being fed on the creep system. Various grass leys and other crops were seen, but the main point of interest was the harvestore. Into this fifty-foot high glass-lined steel tower, the various chopped foods were blown up a vertical tube. After the haylage had been prepared, it was automatically fed to the bullocks by a rotating augur, along which the haylage passed. After Mr. Sykes had shown the Club some young turkeys he was rearing, the Club retired to the Highfield Country Club, in Beverley, where an excellent tea was provided. The Club is indebted to Mr. R. F. H. Stephenson for sponsoring the meal, and to Messrs. D. Knowlson and G. Black for providing transport. A.G.B. 42