25 DECEMBER 1953, page 18

A Magpie's Meal

A large gull that had been sailing about gathering its courage finally swooped down to the field for a piece of bread that someone had thrown over the hedge a moment or two......

Lawn Care

When the lawn is heavy and wet it will benefit by being aerated with a pronged tool or a hollow-tined fork. It should be thoroughly done at this time of year when the ground......

Country Life

The rabbiting trade has been flourishing lately. I meet one or two teams of rabbiters setting out for the back country almost every morning or afternoon. The expeditions might......

The Little Trout

A farmer friend told me that the little dream running at the end of one of his fields used to have a large number of small trout in it, and I went down along the bank of the......

Sporting Aspects

Football History By JOHN ARLOTT T HE issue of a large and fifty - shilling volume, The History of the Football Association (Naldrett. 50s.) coincides with the ninetieth......