Oxford And Squirrels.
The group of young biologists at Oxford who are investi- gating the" periodicity " of our wild marrunals are particularly anxious to have information about squirrels, brown or......
Country Life •
OWL versus HAWK. A surprising example of the militant prowess of that unwelcome invader, the little owl, has been recorded in my neighbourhood. A landowner walking, gun in hand,......
Looking Back On The Effects Of A Hot Summer, We
may say that it produced exceptional crops of wheat, hops, and sugar-beet ; of nuts, walnuts, and beectunast. If we use the word crop of animals, partridges and daddy-long-legs......
Stratford Mendacities.
It is to be hoped that the Council for the Preservation of Rural England will call attention to a serious and immediate threat against the amenities of Stratford-on-Avon. The......
This Habit Of The Eagle, Though Few Of Us Have
the luck to see it, has stirred the wonder of observers in many countries for several thousand years ; but I have never before heard an eye-witness's account within Britain. The......
"an Eagle In The Am."
I cannot forbear to tell another, and a prettier story of the way of a bird in the air ; one of Solomon's four marvels. It was enacted before the eyes of one of the best......
Farmers And Schoolchildren.
The really astonishing proof of the beneficial effect of milk on children has had at least one sequel which promises well both for the urban consumer and the rural producer.......
The Fruits Of The Sun.
The one remaining harvest that is to prove the quality of the most wonderful summer within memory is sugar-beet. On some farms the quality is super-excellent, and in general it......
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