Strawberry Time
Glut or famine seem the lot of the strawberry grower. An hour or two of sunshine ripens, a day or two of cloud produces mould. Con- tending with slugs is part of the battle.......
Country Life
BY IAN NIALL ONE often hears it said that this is an extravagant age, but whether it is or not, there is one thing we use with a liberality that is often astonishing, even if we......
Disabled Birds
Birds with leg injuries are a not uncommon sight. I had just been reading about a pheasant that was found to have survived in a wild state with both its feet off, when I came......
The Pike Pool
There was a time when I used to go to the pool and fish for pike. The place is part of a shbot and the pool attracts a number of duck. Old W., the keeper, was a kindly fellow .......
Chess
By PHILIDOR BLACK (4 men) WHITE (4 men) S tO B w o ee t t k a ' c sP i r : K °ble ch threat Q-B 4. R-Q 5; 2 (2 -1 ,:l R 4.. (4 r:1 R x P; 2 1 . . . Kt-K P-Q 4. 1 . • ; u e s ;......
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