. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. s by no means fastidious in itsfoo:l. 737S. Deer husbandry. The author of the Agricultural Survey of the County of Hertford observes,that, the Earl of Clarendon, justly considering that there is no more impropriety in converting one ani-mal to profit than another, makes deer an object of husbandry. As soon as the rutting season is over, orusually ab
. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. s by no means fastidious in itsfoo:l. 737S. Deer husbandry. The author of the Agricultural Survey of the County of Hertford observes,that, the Earl of Clarendon, justly considering that there is no more impropriety in converting one ani-mal to profit than another, makes deer an object of husbandry. As soon as the rutting season is over, orusually about the loth of November, his lordship selects from the herd the weak ones, some of whichwould probably die in the winter, ami keeps them in a small yard that has a shed on one side, and a netover the whole against pigeons. Sec. ; the spot very warm, ami well sheltered. Their antlers are imme-diately sawn off, the place is well littered, and they are ted at a very small expense on pea-straw, hay, & making up for the want of better food. At times, during the winter, they have clover-hay cutinto chaff, and if they do not eat it well, a little salt is added, They have always plenty of water, anil are Bi VII. DEER, ANTELOPE. lo77. kept perfectly clean : much attention should, he says, be paid by the keeper to make himself familiar withthem, that he may enter the place without disturbing them. The first week in March he gives them oil-cake, about half a cake each a day, with chaff, which fattens them so quickly that all are gone in killing they have some green meat given, to take away any ill flavour from the cake, supposingsuch to be the effect of the food; for it is certain that the venison is exceedingly good. As to weight, ahaunch usually weighs about 24 pounds; a brace is sold for 15 guineas: the skin, worth 21. 2s., is thekeepers perquisite; so that the value of a brace amounts to 17/. 17s. exclusive of some trifling purchaser sends for them.
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