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of the lord of the manor; but those upon 

 a large scale have, of late years, been much 

 disused ; and for our present purpose, those 

 of a smaller size will be found sufficient. * 



Presuming, as we have already said, that 

 eight or nine broods, of two each, will be an- 

 nually produced, and feeling assured that, if 

 the birds are properly fed and taken care of, 

 at least that number will be bred, it must be 

 apparent that a very few couples of old pigeons 

 will be sufficient to supply a moderate family. 

 We, therefore, deem it unnecessary to enter 

 upon the details of the erection and manage- 

 ment of a spacious dove-cote ; for any space 

 partitioned from the loft of a stable ; a box of 

 sufficient size nailed against the wall of a 

 house ; or even a few shelves placed in an 

 out-house, or cow-shed, will answer every 

 necessary purpose. Indeed, the cote so com- 

 monly to be seen erected upon a high pole in 



* By act of parliament, any person unlawfully killing, 

 wounding, or taking alive, any house-dove, or pigeon, 

 being convicted thereof before a justice of the peace, is 

 liable to forfeit forty shillings, besides the value of the 

 bird: but holders of land, whether tenants or landlords, 

 may lawfully kill pigeons, when found destroying corn. 

 7 & 8 Geo. iv. cap, 29, sect. 33. 



