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of grouse moors which carry no sheep 

 and are devoted to sport alone has of late 

 considerably increased. In such cases, of 

 course, there is no question about who 

 should undertake and control the dis- 

 position of the heather on the moor. 

 The proprietor and shooting occupant are 

 alone concerned with this, and their views 

 are hardly ever in practice at variance. 

 But moors on which grouse and sheep 

 coexist are still largely in the majority, 

 though, speaking generally, the sporting 

 value now materially exceeds the grazing 

 value. It is on these moors, where both 

 grazing and sporting leases exist, that mis- 

 understandings and trouble about heather 

 burning sometimes still arise. These may 

 spring from vagueness in the phraseology 

 of the written agreements, or more prob- 

 ably from laxity in putting in force such 

 conditions as have been made, leading the 

 shepherd on the one hand, or the game- 

 keeper on the other, to presume that he 

 alone is invested with authority. When 

 a dispute arises the sheep farmer naturally 



