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can be traced from one side of the field to 

 the other by the turnips pulled and thrown 

 away after his snatch. In this disdainful 

 manner he damages far more than he actu- 

 ally eats. Hinds eat the turnip down into 

 the ground as a sheep would. 



A herd of stags or hinds getting into a 

 turnip field will eat broad patches and paths 

 about it. If it is a small field they may 

 destroy every root, and many a farmer visit- 

 ing his field in the morning has found that 

 every turnip in it has been pulled up and 

 pitched aside by stags in the night. Of 

 potatoes, again, they are very fond, and get 

 at them by scraping away the earth with 

 their fore-feet, or slots, eagerly eating the 

 potatoes thus laid bare. Carrots attract 

 them almost all animals are fond of carrots, 

 or carrot-tops. Cabbages please them ; they 

 will strip a garden of cabbages in no time 

 as clean as possible. It has been noticed 



