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by the service he will render his master (single handed) 

 among potatoes and bean-fields ; the beating in which 

 (and particularly if there are land-rails, or red-legged 

 partridges) is by no means a good practice for thorough- 

 broke pointers or setters. 



If often happens that the boundary of a liberty ends 

 with a broad hedgerow, which may be too high to shoot 

 in, and may have land on the other side belonging to 

 some one who is not on terms with the owner, and for 

 whose property all his game fly out on the wrong side 

 of this little covert. He has then only to sow sunflower- 

 seeds, and plant Jerusalem artichokes for the pheasants ; 

 and Swedish turnips, Dutch clover, or parsley, for the 

 hares, on his own side, and cut down a space broad 

 enough to shoot, on the enemy's side, in the hedgerow, 

 which will soon induce him to compromise on equitable 

 terms : because, should his competitor even do the same, 

 he will most probably still have his share ; and, if not, 

 he will get away a great part of his game. 



If the hedgerow is hollow at the bottom, he should 

 send some one to the end of it, as many of the old hares 

 would probably run forward rather than cross him, or 

 take away from home. 



If a rival shooter (some stranger) races to get before 

 you, push him hard for a long time, always letting him 

 have rather the advantage, and then give him the double 

 without his seeing you. Having done this, go quietly 

 round (supposing you have been beating up wind) ; and, 

 on reaching the place where you began, work closely 

 and steadily the whole of the ground or covert that you 

 have both been racing over, and you will be sure to kill 

 more game than him, who is beating and shooting in 



