Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 147
William Barker Daniel. The wood for rods should be cut about Christmas ( and some insist , that if left in the open air for twelve months afterwards , it will season better , than if stowed in a dry place ) . Hazel is the wood gene ...
William Barker Daniel. The wood for rods should be cut about Christmas ( and some insist , that if left in the open air for twelve months afterwards , it will season better , than if stowed in a dry place ) . Hazel is the wood gene ...
Page 196
... wood , even the hardest and most solid , from the vapours easily insinuating themselves into the pores , swells in moist weather , especially that which is lightest and driest ; and from this property a very extraordinary use of wood is ...
... wood , even the hardest and most solid , from the vapours easily insinuating themselves into the pores , swells in moist weather , especially that which is lightest and driest ; and from this property a very extraordinary use of wood is ...
Page 198
... woods ; afterwards they lie in wood from seven to ten years growth : in the Spring , when pre- paring to depart , they prefer the thick , bushy , and grassy slop , of four or five years old . The Woodcock , when undisturbed , will ...
... woods ; afterwards they lie in wood from seven to ten years growth : in the Spring , when pre- paring to depart , they prefer the thick , bushy , and grassy slop , of four or five years old . The Woodcock , when undisturbed , will ...
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