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for A'aliiable timber and wood, and oxygen for the siipport of 

 man and the animal kingdom ? Woukl it not be well to in- 

 quire whether white oak, white ash, locust, black walnut or 

 hickory could not be advantageously planted on some of the 

 better soils ; or, whether every man may not as well have an 

 orchard of sugar maples as one of apple trees ? 



These suggestions are thrown out, in the hope that the mem- 

 bers of the society may be persuaded, at least, to think of the 

 subjects thus briefly hinted at, to be cautious in the use of the 

 axe, and to entertain a suitable reverence and affection for th& 

 noble old trees, which are ever toiling silently but faithfully for 

 their welfare. » 



Plantation of T. P. Huntington. 



This plantation is beautifully situated in Hadley, on a low 

 range of hills, running parallel to the Connecticut River, and 

 is elevated some sixty feet above it. It comprises four acres of 

 light sandy soil, and was planted twenty-five years ago. Fur- 

 rows, one rod apart, werfe ploughed across the lot, and one 

 thousand locusts were set out in them. At present, the piece 

 is covered with a dense growth of white and yellow pine, with 

 occasionally an oak, a hickory and a chestnut. Many of the 

 locusts have died, so that not more than half the original 

 number remain. These are from fifteen to thirty feet in height, 

 and are as thrifty as could be expected on sucli a soil. They 

 are not very badly affected by that scourge of the locust tribe, 

 the borers, although nearly every tree bears their mark. 



"William S. Clark, Chairman. 



HEDGES. 



NORFOLK. 



From the Report of the Committee. 

 Your committee, last year, dwelt at some length on the 

 beauty and advantages of hedges, composed of different mate- 

 rials, and they will now only express the wish that they may be 

 extensively cultivated, both for ornament and use. It is well 



