JANUARY. 17 



neighbourhood of London, housing and carefully 

 feeding young lambs and calves for the market. 

 Bee-hives require to be examined, and, if neces- 

 sary, food supplied. In- frosts, fish-ponds must 

 have holes broken in the ice, to allow the fish 

 the necessary air. Deer in parks also require 

 the fostering care of man to supply them with 

 hay, branches of trees, etc. ; and game in the 

 woods demand frequently the same attention. 

 Buck-wheat is sown in the corners and open 

 spaces in woods, as it bears very well the shade 

 of trees, and is stacked in the ridings for the 

 game. In other places, corn and hempseed 

 are given them in seasons of great severity. 

 Thrashing is now a regular employment in 

 some parts of the country, going on even by 

 candle-light. Farming implements are repair- 

 ed ; drains, ditches, etc. kept open ; manure is 

 led out ; and in particular situations, in favour- 

 able weather, a little ploughing is done, and 

 common spring-wheat sown. Fruit-trees are 

 pruned and dug round ; hop-grounds trenched, 

 and orchards planted. Timber is felled, and 

 stumps and roots cut up to burn. Timber-trees 

 are planted, and tree-seeds sown. 



AXGLIXG. 



Most fresh-water fish are now in season, 

 excepting trout; but being withdrawn to the 



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