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* In the fpring of 1764, I planted thefe three 



* acres of black moor with fmall feedling Afh 



* plants, drawn from my woods, hedges, and waft« 

 "^ grounds, at four feet diftance from each other. 

 ' When they had flood two years, I cut them 



* down within four inches of the ground. I then 



* let them Hand ten years, during which time 

 ^ they throve exceedingly; and in February 1776, 

 ' I cut one acre and a half. The produce was as 



* follows: 



£• s. d. 



* 31 hundred of poles, fold on the pre- 



' mifes for 39 6 o 



^11 loads of firewood, fold alfo on the 



* premifes at i6s. per load - _ 8 16 o 



^.48 2 o 



* The other acre and a half is flill flanding, and 



* much fuperior to that already cut.* 



On examining the flanding part of the planta* 

 tion it appeared to be in the mofl healthy and vi- 

 gorous flate. The fhoots were generally three in 

 each root, ftrait and clean ^ the bark being clear, 

 fmooth, and of a fine blueifh green. The annual 

 Ihoots were frequently from three to four feet in 

 length ; and from their prefent appearance I am 

 fully of the opinion that, if cut next fpring, this 

 - ^ part 



