M ATTENDANCE, SALE. 



confidence. I speak feelingly on this part of the 

 subject, having three or four times in my life, been 

 robbed in a single night, of a greater part of a most 

 valualtle stock of poultry, the breed and excellence 

 of which it took me several seasons to recover. In 

 the first place, these >in.ill buildings should be made 

 substantial, for on one occasion, my locks !>eing good, 

 the thieve* made their way by wrenching open an 

 anjjlc of th'r building. In addition to substantial 

 lock* and hinges, bells hung upon the inside of the 

 door*, or upon any part liable to be shaken, are 

 good precautions, since the noise may deter the 

 thieve*, even if it foil to alarm the family. But the 

 most certain security is that kind of vermin cur ge- 

 nerally kept by country labourers. Several such 

 should be enkennelled in the poultry court, and 

 taught to bark, being equally useful against rubbers 

 and vermin. Nothing can charm and quiet the 

 tongues of real good /tf/ra/orrs, or barkers, and 

 more particularly when several of them are together. 

 A plan like the ab>\e will obviously require the 

 exclusive services of one or more ATTENDANTS, ac- 

 cording l> its extent. My poultry, rabbits, and 

 bees, formerly were well attended by an aged la- 

 bourer, with the occasional assistance of his wife; 

 and the meritorious couple thus made an easy and 

 comfortable living after a life of severe labour, a 

 circumstance to me the source of heartfelt satis- 

 faction. The sale of our surplus of this species of 

 live stock, besides repating all expenccs, and ex- 

 clusive of a most abundant and comfortable supply 

 for the household and for occasional presents, ren- 



