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... By Our Horticultural Correspondent DURING the last few weeks I have been in a number of gardens whose ap pearance contrasts rather sadly with that of two or three months ago. In place of the orderly and flourishing crops approach ing maturity, there now exists, between plots of winter greens and Spiing cabbages, far too much ground undisturbed since the summer crops were cleared. I he weeds ...

... 8/ Our Flying Correspondent THE official communique which dealt with the great daylight attack made on objectives deep in occupied Holland by Mosquito aircraft led by Wing-Commander Edwards and by Squadron-Leader Parry, mentioned that one of the aircraft had been forced to turn back owing to its hitting a flock of birds. Birds have always been capable of damaging aircraft, but the risk was so ...

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... STEP 1 LIVELY WITH ME ays Potato Pete You get the extra energy you need in wartime from potatoes. They guard you against illness too. Don't just serve potatoes once a day. cook them often and buy less bread. Give the family such tasty dishes as Floddies for supper or Potato Pancake for dinner. There are so many easy dishes to make and they're POTATO PAMOATE all energy-givers. Cooking time 20 ...

... r Brough Hill horse fair attracted its usual calling of gypsy folk, and Gypsy Mary Lee and her daughters came up from Manchester in their gay vans so spick and span inside and out. Everybody is horsey at Brough Hill on fair day, and everybody seems to have money in their pockets for e bargain. Most of the deals are in cash, and reads of £1 notes changed hands. PIT IT THERE- IT'S YOUBS The time ...

... TWENTY MINUTES FROM BAKER ST.: On this building estate, where work had to be stopped with only the foundations laid, the land 1 has been skimmed, disked and deeply ploughed for Rft autumn sowing. I g;> Bp DAY'S WORK ■O IS OVER: These campers have had a hard day clear- gSRwA ing a non-produc- ajpjjM tive apple orchard, ready for gyro- tilling and pota toes next year. SCENE IN THE SUBURBS A Row ...

... Notable 3-year-olds for the Stud Nearco's Stock Rises IT was obvious, after Big Game had failed to stay the Derby course, that no good purpose could be served by keeping him in training. His retirement to stud has now been announced, and breeders will be glad to know that, for the time being, at any rate, he will stand in Newmarket. The stud chosen for him is the Aislabie Stud at Stetchworth, ...

... Percherons at Histon English Aberdeen-Angus Show High prices ruled at the British Pcrcherou Horse Society's Show and Sale Messrs. drivers -.cere as usual big exhibitors and secured 220 guineas for their splendid half-bred 6-year-old grey gelding. Briton, 1st prize winner in his class. Buyers came from all parts, including Scotland and Wales. Col. C. J. II. Wheatley's Iliston Xannctte, covered ...