19 JULY 1957, page 42

Country Life

By IAN NIALL As the years pass, haymaking in the valley farms loses all resemblance to the traditional picture of grass harvest. Gone are those lines of sun-bonneted swath-......

MARROWS A marrow is mostly admired on a show bench, but here and there a good cook, produces one In appetising form and justifies the growing of two °r three to be esteemed not......

The Ram

On the first morning I saw him looking through , my neighbour's hedge I immediately thought of som e sort of buffalo. He seemed the biggest ram 1 het ever seen and was equipped......

Spectator Crossword No. 949

ACROSS 1 Does he trade in counterparts, the deceitful fellow? (6, 6) 9 Where to meet a girl at bar (9). 10 Nutritious porridge for the sober (5). 11 To get a West Country......

Dawdling Ducklings

When almost over the hump of the little bridge I saw that my way was blocked by a duck crossi n g the road. She waddled forward and then went back a yard. I should have noticed......

Chess

(1st Prize, Van Dijk Memorial Tourney, 1956) BLACK (12 men) WHITE (7 nico) wnirs to play and mate in two moves: solutions next week. Solution to last week's problem by Williams:......