PHEASANT-FARMING 



6 feet by 6 feet, with a doorway in the centre, are 8s. 6d. 

 each. The hurdles can be obtained from Messrs Boulton 

 and Paul of Norwich. The same firm make a 6 feet 

 high movable fencing, with the upper portion of ij inch 

 meshing, at 4s. per yard, the lower part being of galvanised 

 sheet iron 2 feet high. Doorways, angular iron pillars for 

 the corners, reversible troughs, 

 and various other etceteras can 

 be obtained for a trifling ad- 

 ditional cost. Cord netting can 

 also be supplied for the tops. 

 This is a capital form of fenc- 

 ing, and one that is efficient 

 and economical. 



Runs that have been used 

 the preceding year should either 

 be turned over with the plough 

 or trenched, and then well 

 dressed with hot lime sub- 

 sequently exposed to the air 

 from the autumn until the fol- 

 lowing spring. The action of the ozone in the air, to- 

 gether with that of the lime, is one of the most powerful 

 disinfectant agents that can be employed, and it is always 

 advisable to adopt some such plan in pheasantry pens. It 

 must be borne in mind that Pheasants, unlike fowls, are, 

 whilst in the pens, exposed to all conditions of weather 

 both night and day, though the author considers that a 

 certain amount of protection, especially during winter, is a 

 necessary part, though we will not say indispensable portion, 

 of the Pheasant-rearer's plant. 



The other portions of the plant, which will either have 

 to be purchased in the material or else already constructed, 



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