PHEASANT COVERTS 



are mainly formed of Oaks, there being no hard and fast 

 rule as to the trees selected for this purpose, one of the main 

 deductions being to avoid planting Larches, which, though 

 liked by Pheasants for roosting in, prove disastrous in 

 localities where poaching exists in its chronic form. 



Scotch Firs for covert planting, about five-year-old plants, 

 can be bought for thirty shillings a thousand, whilst Spruce 

 Firs, at the same age, usually cost about twenty shillings per 

 thousand ; the principal matter being to secure plants that 

 have been twice transplanted and grown on exposed ground. 

 The Spruce Fir is a fine timber producer, and as such, is in 

 great demand. Game-covert plants can usually be bought 

 for about thirty shillings per thousand, though, of course, they 

 vary according to the kind of plant and the size of the same. 

 The following is a list of plants suitable for coverts, and 

 from which a selection can be made : — 



The best heights for these plants for transplanting ranges 

 from 2 to 4 feet on an average, though some may be 

 more, others less. 



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