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twenty yards from the traps, and another piece 

 a little closer, just to let him have a taste be- 

 fore he comes to them. 



If you wish to set the traps in a wood, you 

 should follow the same plan, only sprinkle the 

 fat down the ride, each way from your traps. 

 Choose the site where you intend to plant your 

 traps, and then dig a round hole, about three 

 feet in diameter, in two or three different parts 

 of the wood or plantation, or in the gorse field. 

 Take an ash sieve and sift the earth, to take 

 away all the small stones, so that you may 

 have nothing but fine earth to set your traps 

 in. Over each hole scatter some dried old 

 rotten leaves, the larch leaf for preference, and 

 some very fine or dead grass ; do not set any 

 traps, but throw your fry on the top of the grass 

 and leaves. Feed him two or three times like 

 this, 'till you see for certain that he goes to the 

 hole and eats the meat, then set your traps> 

 and you are bound to catch him. 



You should attach all four traps to a ring> 

 so that they can be pegged down with one 

 strong peg. It you cannot get pig's fry for 



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