26 FEBRUARY 1954, page 15

A Fair Bargain Yesterday When I Went To The Cottage

and looked out of the window at the kitchen garden, where we had enclosed a patch of curly kale and a few winter greens in a wall of wire-netting, I was surprised to discover a......

Country Life

Tim thaw took place a while ago, and already, with the niilder air and a breath of spring on the land, it is possible to forget that we had snow no more than four weeks ago.......

Buying Trouble

Old S. stopped me in the road yesterday to say a few words about property. I have never been sure just how wealthy old S. is. He talks about cottages bought and sold so glibly......

• Spectator Competition No. 208

tE ' Report by Allan M. Laing Competitors were invited for the usual prizes to let themselves go in a rhymed cure of any object or person they felt merited commination. Whether......

Spectator Competition No. 211 Set By D. R. Peddy

For the usual prize of L5. competitors are asked to describe, in the Arm of an aircraft recognition lecture, a new type of aircraft. The lecture should cow such features as......

Preparing Seed - Beds

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