30 JANUARY 1932, page 13

Precocious Spring.

Portents of an abnormally early season continue to multiply ; birds are building ; crocus, snowdrop, primrose, violet flower profusely, and the aconites and early varieties of......

A Pioneer Codn'tic.

The scene of Farniff's Glory is Wiltshire ; and it may be worth while to point out that the county, always typical, is at present the battle-ground of all the rival systems. In......

Country Life

A LONDON BADGER. A while ago, some parade was made in the papers about a badger hunt at Rochampton. What happened was that a litter was bred in the garden of a Convent there and......

The Squirrels—and In Smaller Number The Owls —have Their...

and both were introduced because their beauty and engaging ways pleased several great naturalists, including the late Lord Lilford and the Duke of Bedford. The charm of neither......

A Nettle Cure.

The finding of a remedy for nettles has filled many countrymen with an almost unholy glee. The eradication of those incredibly tough yellow roots, the astonishing speed of......

Tithe And Rent.

On the question of tithe several questions are put by cor- respondents. All information can be got from the Ministry of Agriculture ; for though the pamphlet on the remission of......

Farewell To Wheat.

Almost every day some new support is found for the view that wheat growing on British farms not only spells, but must spell ruin. The latest is Mr. Street, whose little book,......

Who Did It ?

Who introduced the grey squirrel to Britain ? It is commonly said that the crime was perpetrated (or the benefit conferred) by Lord Lilford and the Duke of Bedford, who as an......