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a dislike, almost amounting to horror, of 

 all things slipshod, slovenly and above 

 all else dirty, exaggerated though this 

 characteristic may seem to those who like 

 taking things more easily. 



Making every allowance for the 

 thousand and one seemingly inevitable 

 mishaps which happen in rearing-fields, 

 taking into consideration all the differences 

 in climate, soil and surroundings under 

 which gamekeepers in various parts of the 

 country have to work, it would still seem 

 safe to say, ' Show me the man's aviaries, 

 sitting-boxes, coops and cooking, and I 

 wiU hazard a good guess as to the results 

 he achieves, without going any further 

 into the matter.' 



Where you notice that every article 

 and accessory is arranged and laid out with 

 the care and precision you would expect 

 to find in the camp of a battalion of 

 Guards, you may be quite sure that the 

 percentage of birds turned down into 

 covert will prove to be abnormally high, 

 and that year after year the young 



