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which is a sore upon the rump ; break it, and nip the 

 virus out, and apply fresh butter. They must now be 

 separated, each put into a box by itself; for if they are 

 left together, they will pick the sores and draw each 

 other's entrails out. There must be something soft over 

 their heads in the boxes, or by jumping they will hurt 

 themselves : coarse sacking is proper. After they are 

 well, it is better to turn them into the cover you intend 

 them for, where should be hiding-places made for them, 

 with stakes driven down lined with reeds or straw. 

 Wheat sheaves are best, tied at the top and the tails 

 spread open ; upon which they will hop, and pick the 

 wheat out. These should be near their lodges, and well 

 stored with different kinds of grain, plenty of buck- 

 wheat, white peas, and tick beans. Let plenty of white 

 clover be sown in the pasture grounds which they fre- 

 quent. When you go to feed them, always use a whistle, 

 which they will come to freely. The same process will 

 do for partridges, only you should have the Bantam or 

 Spanish hens for sitting. 



PARTRIDGE-SHOOTING. 

 NEVER follow coveys which will not lie, birl rise on a 

 slight alarm, and fly straight forward to a considerable 

 distance ; but patiently wait their return, as they will 

 generally, by a circular flight, return to the place from 

 whence they were at first flushed. Some drive the 

 fences and coverts with noisy spaniels. Leave no part 



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