... EARLY SPRING A VEGETABLES CARROTS Young carrots, after having been scraped, are perhaps best cooked in either of the following ways: 1. Put 1 lb. of carrots m a saucepan with 2 dessertspoonfuls of margarine, 2 cupfuls of water, 1 teaspoonful of sugar and a pinch of salt. Simmer with a lid on, adding water if necessary, until tender. 2. Cook the carrots as above but with half their quantity of ...

... So SL Won t 2>nd J4e, WA IT is a considerable poser to any mother's powers of persuasion when some small person decides she doesn't like milk. You can t reason, or recommend tne Dody-Duuding virtues of fresh milk to the very young with much hope of success. On the other hand, it is a serious matter for a child to have less than the daily pint, at least so what to do? Sometimes the refusal to ...

... /pHE 1946 hop harvest is dependent on weather, acreage under production, and labour. Labour this year is being augmented by German prisoner- of-war workers. The acreage, with a Government limit of 22,500 acres, may reach 21,000 acres, com pared with 19,603 (1944) and 20,609 (1945). The 1944 yield was 13 cwt. per acre. That of '45 was 14-1 cwt., which is the average taken over the previous ten ...

... baLj^aB _ m THE CHESTER CUP A crowd of 103,993 persons enjoyed Chester's historic Clip Day, revived after its ivartime lapse on the ancient Roodee. Mr. H. S. Lester's four-year-old Retsel Cliff Richards took his chance on the hard ground after it had been half-decided not to risk him. He won very easily by 4 lengths from Lord Derby's Wayside Inn (H. Wragg with Squadron-Leader Stanhope ...

... THE Lesnevich -Mills fight for the light heavyweight title of the world at Harringay, watched by 10,000 people, proved to be one of the most dramatic staged in this country for years. Freddie Mills, British champion, was declared beaten by his American opponent when the referee stopped the fight in the tenth round, a few seconds before the bell was due to go. Mills had earlier made a good ...

... THE Dunlop-Southport £2,000 Tourna ment, after a long absence from the calendar, drew over 200 players to the Southport and Ainsdale course, for the first prize of £350 was the attraction. The winner was 29-year-old Max Faulkner, one of our best young players whom we have long expected to break through as he has been knocking at the door for quite a time. fits total ol 296 was posted early, ...

... F A Happy Day and A Happy Knight ROYAL VICTORY Hypericum (D. Smith) won the One Thousand Guineas by 1J lengths from Neolight G Richards), with lona E Smith) a further f length away. Wayward Belle (IF. Rickaby) was fourth and was folloived, at a respectful distance, by Riding Rays, Cama and Leventina. The time, 1 min. 41 f sec., was slow. A GOOD GIRL, NOW Hypericum threw her rider at the post ...

... The Next Fortnight BY OUR HORTICULTURAL CORRESPONDENT Hardening Off MAKE sure that all seedlings raised under glass for transplanting out doors are thoroughly hardened off before transfer to final quarters. After working in a warm greenhouse you would not willingly stand about for hours in a cold wind-swept garden. Study the health of your plants equally with your own comfort and you won't go ...

... New Forest Ponies and Others The Work of Lowes D. Luard THE activities of supporters of pony breeds, and also of those who encourage the younger riders, are apt to be overshadowed at this time of the year by the more spectacu lar hunter trials and point-to- point meetings, although they are of equal importance to the horse world. The recent show of New Forest Pony Stallions and the revival of ...

... &m By Our Horticultural Correspondent ONLY about three hundred miles of roadways throughout this country have been completely modernised to meet the requirements of present-day traffic conditions. My guess-- and probably yours-- would have put the figure considerably higher, for, between the wars, the familiar notice board, Road reconstruction-- proceed with caution, was so often seen in ...

... Hunters Show Their Form Point-to-Point Races And Trials FOUR BURROW Point-to-Point, held at Penatillie, St. Columb, Cornwall, attracted many spectators. Note the hundreds of cars on the far side of the course in this picture of the Open Nomination Race. Motorists are reappearing in increasing numbers at these meetings. A LARGE CROWD, reminiscent of a Newmarket meeting, attended the Croome Hunt ...

... Public Schools Sports Boys' Extra Ration Brings Results THE London Athletic Club are to be congratulated on the successful revival of the Public Schools Sports. This was the forty-second meeting in the series, and the Challenge Cup was won by the 1939 holders, Queen Elizabeth's, Barnet. Entries are individual, so it cannot be called a championship but sixty-three schools were represented among ...