The Contents 



oreword xi 



I Ploughing ... J 

 // Wasps and Ants . j^ 



III The Ragged Month 6i 



IV The Hog . . . 8 1 

 V Shooting joj 



VI ^uail and Partridge 123 



VII The Possum i^y 



VIII Night Noises //j 



IX The Big Snow ipj 



X Clearing 2ig 



XI The Horse 24.J 



XII The Oaks 275 



XIII Fox-Hunting 2gi 



XIV The Cow 311 



XV Feathered Folk JJ7 



XVI Insects j6j 



