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GARDEN FOES. 



County Court; aiul, at tlic same time, say that you will 

 keep the cat wlu'ii next found upon your premises, and 

 detain it until he pays you a rc^asonahle sum to compen- 

 sate you for the danuige it has occasioiied. (2) If, how- 

 ever, you feel disposed to Iceep cats out of your garden, 

 you can adopt one of the followinj^ courses: (a) Wire- 

 netting (1ft. wide) may he fixed at right angles on top of 

 the fence or wall to form an almost unfailing barrier to 

 these enemies of the town gardener. If the fence is any- 

 thing above 5ft. all that is needed will be pieces of wood 

 nailed to each main post, so as to overhang the garden, 

 and .the wire-netting laid on these, and very securely fas- 



FlG. 1. 



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NETTING 



CAT EXCLUDET^ 



tened by w^ire staples where it joins the fence. Should the 

 fence be a low one, pieces of wood in the form of a gibbet 

 must be nailed on and wire-netting fixed to heighten fence 

 to 5ft., and then either bent over at right angles, or a 

 separate piece 1ft. wide can be laced to it by means of 

 galvanised wire. Should a very persistent tabby leap 

 from this into a garden, it is impossible for it to get back 

 again, and it can be chastised before being allowed to 

 return. (See Fig. 1). (b) A reader of "Amateur Gar- 

 dening " says: "My remedy is the novel one of being 

 not only the best, but at the same time the cheapest. I 



