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there, but bite off the stem, about half-way up, as 

 clean as if cut with a knife. Rabbits, although very 

 injurious, confine their destruction to their haunts, so 

 that it is possible to deal with them. 



From a money point of view it is impossible to 

 support the undue preservation of hares and rabbits. 

 The money obtained by their sale is insignificant 

 compared with the injury they commit in plantations. 

 On the other hand, the complete extirpation of hares 

 and rabbits is neither required nor desired, in fact 

 such a possibility must be greatly deplored ; but young 

 plantations must be protected, otherwise failure is a 

 foregone conclusion, and the cost incurred is actual 

 and wilful waste. 





