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because, although the former country be well wooded 

 by plantation, there is very little natural wood, and 

 of course underwood is scarce. The berries and 

 insects that underwood affords are great sources of 

 support to the pheasant. The pheasant, the turkey, 

 and even our common cocks and hens, thrive best 

 on a mixture of corn, wild seeds, and insects. The 

 winter feeding of pheasants in Scotland, is confined 

 to throwing into their resorts, sheaves of oats." 



The prices of poultry, in the early part of the 

 spring (1830), have been already given. A con- 

 siderable rise took place in May, when fowls pro- 

 duced, at market, from seven to eighteen shillings 

 the couple. Rabbits from sixteen-pence to two 

 shillings and sixpence each. Roasting-pigs from 

 five to eight shillings each. 



My acknowledgments for a variety of information 

 are due to Mr. Herring of the Menagerie, New Road, 

 a short distance west of Tottenham-Court Road, Lon- 

 don, successor of the original proprietor, the late 

 Mr. Brooks. His establishment is of the first cha- 

 racter and extent for poultry of all kinds, land or 

 aquatic, whether domestic or foreign; pigeons, par- 

 rots, singing-birds, deer, dogs ; in short, for every 

 species of useful or curious and ornamental stock 

 necessarily the objects of our nobility and gentry at 

 their country-seats. Also to Mr. Burgess, jun., a 

 respectable poulterer of Marchmont Street, Burton- 

 Crescent, for much information in his line. 



