DAMAGE DONE BY CATTLE. 



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CATTLE IN THE COPSE. 



nailed up, the cattle turned out to grass in the adjacent 

 fields often break in and gnaw the young ash-shoots. In 

 this way a trespassing herd will throw back acres of wood 

 for a whole year, and destroy valuable produce. Properly 

 speaking, this should come under the attention of the 

 bailiff or steward of the demesne ; but as the keeper and 

 his men are so much more likely to discover the cattle 

 first, they are expected to be on the watch. 



After spending so many years of his life among trees, 

 it is natural that the keeper should feel a special interest, 



