29 FEBRUARY 1952, page 18

Queen Margaret

SIR,—Janus states that there has been no Queen Margaret of Scotland, but even Edward I of England recognised one from 1286 to 1290.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHRISTOPHER......

Family And Nation

SIR,—It is wholly intelligible that Sir Ernest Barker should sigh for the writers of his formative years, Robert Browning, George Eliot and George Meredith, particularly as his......

Partridges Paired

The partridges were close by the road. They rose from the back of the hedge and whirred off across the field, swinging over the fence and changing direction as they followed the......

Which King?

• Sta,—Since reading Mr. Dane's letter in your columns this morning. . I have been racking my braids to discover any parallel between "the rhythm of his [the late King's]......

Fodder

Silt —I think the suggestion of Lord Antrim that fodder and animal feeding stuffs are synonymous terms is incorrect. Fodder only includes bulky foods such as hay and straw, and......

A Thatched Cottage

There is something very snug, old and beautiful in the appearance of a thatched cottage. Two or three are still to be seen in a near-by village. They are in need of repair, and......

Users Of The Road Man Has Made The Roads And

the lanes, but he is not the only one using them. In the dusk, in the moonlight or the mist of early day, animals of all sizes are in the habit of crossing. The hedge bottom is......

Stimulant In The Orchard Give A Good Stimulant To The

trees and bushes in the orchard so long as the substance used is not put into the soil .in excessive quantities. A supply of superphosphate, sulphate of ammonia, hop manure,......

Country Life

WATCHING a pair of Labradors working in the fringe of a wood, I was impressed with their intelligent behaviour. The hunting instincts of dogs show best when they are in pairs.......

The Society For Twentieth Century Music

Silt —May I make a few points regarding Mr. Martin Cooper's review of the inaugural concert of the Society for Twentieth Century Music? Firstly, such a society would certainly......