The Hare's Rising
The rising of a hare from a particular part of a field day after day must surely increase its chances of being exterminated. A farm- dog learns to know where a hare rises, and a......
Looking After Grouse My Friend The Gamekeeper Had Been Round
the moorland road in his little car. It was part of his patrol, he said, now that the grouse are more plentiful than in the war-years. He looked for poachers, and informed me......
Planting Roses November Is The Best Month For Moving Roses
or putting in new ones. Dig the ground well, and use a peat or old manure mixture to stimulate subsequent root-growth. Remember, in the case of standards, that the stake should......
Two Tales One Story Is That A. Was Out Gathering
sticks in the early afternoon and walking along the side of a fir-wood. A number of chickens were feeding on the turf, and, as A. approached, he saw a fox in the gorse that grew......
Country Life
A CORRESPONDENT from Antrim asks how he may get rid of bracken that is encroaching on his garden. Bracken seems to flourish on light, well-drained soil as much as on peaty......
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