to thasidenomicel ustewf the weed of Gif Pee tres, says some 
farmers make the teeth of their harrows, and the fastenings of the 
collars of their horses, of this wood. That the young Sine fiieor 
five years old, are used for light hoops on little kegs; but its use in 
this latter way he says is very limited. That in the middle states 
they use the wood in mills, for the cogs of the wheels; and in 
many parts of the country the peasantry make forked collars. is 
their hogs, to keep them from penetrating beyond the fences wh 
enclose the cultivated fields, of the Dogwood, the branches of which 
are naturally scattered. The wood is excellent for burning, he re- : 
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