CHAPTER XXII 

 PROTECTION FOR THE CROPS 



What it Means. 



I MEAN the protection of the crops from that large 

 gang of enemies, extending from a bullock to a bug, 

 and including therein all animal and fungoid pests. 



Animals and Birds. 



The title of this chapter might well be made the title 

 of a large volume, for if treated fully it would include 

 a large area of knowledge. It is hoped here to be 

 able to trace out the general methods of protection 

 from attacks of all kinds, without specifying the means 

 of dealing separately with each individual pest. 



As previously mentioned, the intruder may be any- 

 thing from a bull to a bug, and I intend in these few 

 paragraphs to show how we may lessen the mischief 

 done. For domestic animals of the larger type it is 

 easy to see that they can be kept out only by a 

 sufficiency of protective fencing. This has been pre- 

 viously alluded to. The smaller domestic animals, such 

 as cats and dogs, are often very troublesome. In many 

 cases it is possible to teach them better manners ; but 

 when they do not belong to the owner of the garden 



