^8 • Game and Foxes. 



tying corn into sheaves, as it is of a rough nature 

 and freely absorbs the fluid. After heavy rain 

 the strings require re-dressing, as much of the 

 fluid wiU have been washed off. Do not mind 

 some dripping upon the ground as it is being 

 appHed. 



Luminous paint may also be used with satis- 

 factory results on the rearing-field, discs to which 

 it has been applied being fixed at vulnerable 

 points. Some keepers paint faces with it upon 

 the shutters of every coop, and it must be 

 confessed these are rather ghastly in appearance 

 on a dark night. Lighted lanterns are also useful 

 scares, but their position needs to be frequently 

 changed, and if allowed to swing in the wind at 

 the end of a string they are more effective. 



Upon a rearing-field where foxes were feared I 

 once saw a rather ingenious scare, and one which 

 any rearer can easily provide. It consisted of a 

 square lantern fitted on each side with a frame of 

 coloured glass — red, blue, green, and white. This 

 lantern was hung on a meat-jack, such as is used 

 for roasting a joint in front of a kitchen fire. 

 When the jack was wound up the lantern revolved 

 and continually flashed coloured lights over the 

 field. A powerful acetylene motor lamp is also a 

 valuable accessory at night on a rearing-field, as 



