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Young Farmers' Club
from Feb 1961
by StPetersYork
Ring No. Species Ringed Recovered AA 34470 Swallow Riccall, 19.7.60 Found dead near Selby, 12.8.60
AA 34516 Swallow Skelton, 21.7.60
Flew into house at Richmond, 14.9.60 AA 34558 Swallow Skipwith, Retrapped Fairburn Ing, 3.8.60 13.9.60 35707X Blackbird Clifton, 7.3.60 Found dead, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, 26.7.60 R 17635 Starling York, 20.1.60 Shot near Braby, DENMARK, 3.8.60 34433X Starling York, 31.1.60 Found dead, near COPEN- HAGEN, 6.10.60 34442X Starling York, 1.2.60 Shot. Ejstrupholm, DEN- MARK, ca.5.7.60
A total of 18 birds were recovered during the year.
THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB
This has been a term of six very successful meetings. Larger *man it has been for several years, the club now has 56 members.
At the first meeting two films were shown, entitled "Current Affairs" and "Fifty Acres". They were acquired from the Electricity Development Association and illustrated the use of electricity on farms of all sizes for innumerable jobs. At this meeting we were pleased to see many new members.
The first talk of the term was given by Mr. F. Chapman, who spoke about British Friesian cattle. Mr. Chapman, a successful breeder himself and a prominent member of the British Friesian Cattle Society, gave us a history of the development of the Society and showed slides of some of his successful beasts.
The third meeting consisted of a talk on Artificial Insemination by Mr. F. K. Abbey. He outlined the principles of the scheme and gave us some examples of the charges. Artificial insemination is an ideal way for the small stock owner to build up a herd for very little money.
At the next meeting Mr. Harvey, Director of the Gleadthorpe Experimental Husbandry Farm near Worksop, gave a talk about Farm Irrigation. He showed how cheaply fields can be irrigated from surface water or bore holes.
The fifth meeting consisted of a talk by Mr. P. G. T. Ward on the bulk handling of grain and milk. Mr. Ward is a member of the Club's Advisory Committee, and at the final meeting another member of the committee, Mr. M. D. Knowlson, spoke about Denmark and Danish farming methods. Mr. Knowlson went on a visit to Denmark and South Sweden organised by the National Farmers' Union in June, 1959. He described his experiences while visiting several farms 28
