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estate, is liberal and popular with his neighbours, 

 his tenants, and the poor, will seldom have much 

 difficulty in preserving his rights of every kind. 

 Few will be disposed to infringe on them, while 

 every one is ready to offer assistance for their pro- 

 tection. But, on the other hand, the tyrant, hated 

 and despised by all, when shot over by day, poached 

 on by night, or even robbed of his property, be- 

 comes only the laughing-stock of his villagers, who 

 would perhaps rather succour than inform against 

 the offenders ! 



Nothing will keep pheasants at home better than 

 stacks of buck wheat, oats, white peas, or barley ; 

 provided you dispose of them IN coverts, wheihe there 

 is access to water. It is. equally as well known, 

 that high turnips will be a shelter for your par- 

 tridges, as that Swedes will attract hares, and strong 

 furze be the means of preserving game of every 

 description. 



I may add, that woodcocks have been often col- 

 lected together by decayed apples. This discovery 

 was first made in consequence of their having fre- 

 quented the orchards in some parts of Dorsetshire, 

 where they have appeared in numbers, and are called 

 " ditch-owls." 



In the two last editions, I observed, that there re- 

 mained much to be done for the effectual preserva- 

 tion of game, to which the legislature would no doubt 

 attend, when matters of more serious consideration 

 were happily adjusted ; and the game laws would, in 



