7 JANUARY 1955, page 27

Seasonal Greetings Genuine Carol Singers Were Few And Far...

this season. The callers we had fell into two main sorts. One sort rang the bell and waited for the door to open, sang a faltering note or two and held out a hand for a......

Planting Shallots If Shallots Have Not Already Been...

time from now until March will do. Bulbs should be pressed into the firmed soil until two-thirds buried. If inquisitive birds pull them out, a few strands of black cotton......

Adopting A Duck Years Ago, When She Had A Herd

of Ayrshire cows, my grandmother lovingly bestowed upon her favourite milkers the names of her dearest friends. In the same way it was not uncommon for the brood sows to be......

Country Life

' By IAN NIALL H OW quickly even a small number of hens can reduce the weeds and greenstuff on a large area of ground! At the cottage, where a dozen or so hens are having free......