Incidents and Anecdotes in the Life of Lieut.-General Sprot ...private circulation only, 1907 - Generals |
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Page 29 - Perfection Long Red which was the lowest, with a germination of only 15 per cent, in 1909, occupied the highest place with a germination of 125 per cent, in 1912. It will also be seen that it is not a matter of seedsmen as the Wm. Rennie Co. sold mangel seed which occupied the lowest place in germination in 1909 and again in 1911, and the highest place in 1912, and the Steele-Briggs Seed Co. sold mangel seed which occupied lowest place of all the varieties in 1910, and the highest place of all the...
Page 18 - Rising from the ranks can scarcely be called an attraction ; the prospect is too remote, and is probably not considered by one in 10,000 who enlist.
Page 24 - More attention should also be given to the mode of messing the men ; the food is good, but the manner in which it is served is unpleasant.
Page 14 - Hawker's book on wild fowl shooting by heart, and, if there was one thing more than another that I should like, it would be a few days wild fowl shooting.