A MORNING WALK. 3 



almost impossible to eradicate, the oily seeds, 

 which are shed before the corn is ripe, lying 

 dormant below the surface for years, and only 

 coming into life when turned up by the plough 

 to receive the heat of the sun and the influence 

 of the air. Spraying the plants at a certain 

 stage with a weak solution of sulphate of copper 

 is said to destroy them, and not to injure the 

 corn among which they grow, but this plan of 

 getting rid of the pest has not been generally 

 adopted. Another troublesome weed to the 

 farmer, also bearing yellow flowers, is the sow 

 thistle (sonchus oleraceus), very plentiful this 

 season amongst the rye-grass for hay-making. 

 I notice it in almost every hay-field, and on 

 all kinds of soil. 



" Go, child of nature, range the fields, 



Taste all the joys that spring can give ; 

 Partake what bounteous summer yields, 

 And live whilst yet 'tis thine to live." 



Birds are everywhere in the fields and on 

 the trees collecting food for their young. After 



