COVER FOR GAME. 



November is the season for obtaining, in America, 

 the seed both of the blue grass and bunch 

 grass. The former is produced in Kentucky and 

 Tennessee, the latter upon the far western prairies 

 and part of the Rocky Mountains. Both these 

 grasses are very hardy and are excellent feed for 

 stock of every description, as well as producing food 

 and splendid cover for all varieties of game. Care 

 must, however, be taken by the experimentalist that 

 the seeds of these plants be ploughed in with a circu- 

 lar furrow, for if the furrow should be straight it will 

 be adopted as a pathway by the game, and so facili- 

 tate running, ever certain to result in long and difficult 

 shots. 



The rougher the surface of the soil is, the better — 

 in fact it can scarcely be too much so ; if unsightly 

 to the eye, immediately after being turned over, wind, 

 rain, and frost will soon again render it comparatively 

 level. 



The blue grass I would prefer planted upon up- 

 lands, the bunch grass at greater altitudes, particu- 

 larly such as receive an abundance of mid-day 

 sun. 



Now for the water celery ( Valisneria aquatica)^ 

 the most attractive of all lures to wild fowl. The 

 best place to get this plant is upon the Susquehana 

 bank, at the upper end of the Chesapeake Bay. To 

 obtain it, all diving ducks will run any amount of 

 risks. As food it possesses the most fattening effect 



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