Rookery Activity The Gregarious Habit Of Rooks Is The Thing
about them that fascinates most people, 1 think. If it doesn't always fascinate, it certainly infuriates farmers or people whit live too close to the rookery. I find rooks and......
A Shepherd's Wrath
An unusually large flock of sheep was being moved from one place to another and the shepherd, aided by a boy, seemed to be taking things gently so that the whole business was......
Country Life
By IAN NIALL To live 'up on the tops' is to challenge the elements, have the wind tugging at the roof, rushing smoke back down the chimney and wailing in the keyhole, but those......
Bean Sowing If A Sowing Of Broad Beans Was Overlooked
in autumn the omission can, to some extent, be com- pensated for by making one in January, providing the ground remains soft. Dwarf or one of the taller varieties may be chosen.......
Chess
By PHILIDOR No. 134. Specially contributed by C. P. KING-FARLOW (Richmond) BLACK (10 men) WHITE (12 men) WHITE to play and mate in two moves: solution next week. Solution to......