l^or planting, the ground fhould be well trenched^ 

 and the oaks, if drawn from a warm nurfery, muft 

 be fet thick at firfl; but as foon as they appear in 

 a growing ftate,' fhould be thinned every three or 

 four years at fortheft, till fet at twenty or thirty 

 feet apart ; even thefe diftances are fcarce fufficient 

 for naval timber. Such as are taken out may be 

 planted in vacant fpots elfewhere ; and if dug up 

 carefully, there will be little danger of their failing. 



Agriculture/ the life and foul of every Hate, 

 hath been wifely and liberally encouraged by the 

 Bath Society, under whofe aufpices it haftily ad-^ 

 vances towards perfedion. 



Planting, whilft it does not interfere too far 

 with their chief objc6l, lays the next claim to favour* 

 Under the like fandion, methinks I already fee our 

 timber fiourifh. Honorary rewards incite the 

 nobleft minds to aftion, emulation of courfe enfues, 

 and that fpirit once abroad, the work is half 

 performed. 



From the fmall freeholder, little can be expedled 

 fave the ralfing an orchard for his own convenience. 

 It is to the owners 6f extenfive property, that we 

 are to look up for grand improvements. The 



growth 



