1 APRIL 1955, Page 25

SIR,—Tan Niall, contributor of 'Country Life,' in his notes recently,

was wrong in casting doubt on the belief that pigs arc liable to cut their throats if they swim. The up-and-down action of their fore-trotters would inevitably inflict this injury. The fact that a. friend of his can vouch for his son's sow swimming across a large pond several' times without mishap in no way disproves this belief : it merely shows that his son owned a sow who was intelli- gent enough to employ an over-arm stroke when sporting herself in the wafter.--Yours faithfully, G. D. SERCOMBE 4 Avondale Road. Aldershot