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more to his men to carry out the details 

 of his own work than before, but could 

 still exercise a thorough supervision over 

 their doings. It would probably be 

 advisable to increase the pay of his office 

 to ensure getting a man equal to the 

 dual responsibility ; the interests of the 

 game would be advanced, nor would any 

 extra burden be imposed on the finances 

 of the estate. 



Nor does it seem unreasonable to 

 suppose that a man of average intelligence 

 — and your modern keeper is certainly no 

 fool — familiar with the ways of nature 

 and accustomed to using his eyes, could 

 master the elementary principles and 

 simple operations of good forestry in a 

 few months' schooling. 



Such a proposition is hardly likely to 

 find any favour with those whose chief 

 business or pleasure lies in the practice of 

 forestry. They will doubtless hold that 

 sylviculture is as much a profession by 

 itself as the making of boots, and one 

 demanding as assiduous an apprenticeship 



