13 MARCH 1942, page 14

Country Life

WE have always been taught to make hay when the sun shines, both by farmers and superficial philosophers ; but it now seems that both are quite wrong. The agricultural research......

Necessity Of Attack

Sac—What a glorious event! The whole nation is brimming over with joy at the news of a successful raid by a combined force of our men on a small but important enemy post on the......

Mr. Nicolson And Yugoslavia Sue,--1 Read With Great...

Harold Nicolson's comment on Rebecca West's book Black Lamb and Grey Falcon reviewed in The Spectator of February 27th. I thought it an extremely interesting analysis of that......

India And Mr. Gandhi

SIR,-Mr. Gandhi's views on Civil War in India may shock some of your readers, but he has made no secret of his hostility to the Moslems for many years. Last summer his private......

In The Garden An Acre Of Potatoes Farmed Co-operatively By

ten men was planted, cultivated and cropped at the cost of no more than eight hours' work . per man per year. This detail is recorded in last year's annals 01 the County Gardens......

The Balance

The other day I ventured to suggest, in opposition to the view established by keepers, that the balance of Nature in our well-balanced island would be better preserved if stoats......

The Rara Avis

Was there ever a year when so many unexpected birds were seen inland? I heard this week of a bittern being picked up in a wounded state in Hampshire, and though the species has......