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foREST Work for the Month. 



HWGLAJ^D. 



NOVEilBEE has the reputation of being the foggiest month iu 

 the year. In some years it is clear, cahn, and mild ; and in 

 others it is clear, frosty, and very cold ; hut iu most it is dark, 

 unsettled, and stormy, and frequently wrapped in fogs and snow. 

 The whole month is, in general, damp, with drizzling rains, long 

 showers, or dismal and dark fogs. Much of it is, not unfrequently, 

 a season of ceaseless rains and sleets ; and the latter part is usually 

 a time of wild and stormy winds, and in not a few years has been 

 a season of violent tempests. 



Plantations. — Now is the time to pusli forward all forest 

 l^lanting, and it would he nuich l}etter, when practicable, to com- 

 plete these operations on dry or well-drained soils during this month. 

 Pruning and thinning may still be proceeded with, as well as the 

 felling of timber and coppice wood, where it will not disturb the 

 game. Clear all young plantations of vegetable crops, and fork over 

 the ground where such crops have been. 



Nursery. — Finish the collecting in heaps to rot, or the gathering 

 in the dry loft, of all tree seeds. Examine and turn over heaps 

 already stored, and mix with fresh, dry sand. Plant tree stocks for 

 grafting both ornamental and fruit kinds. Transplant all young 

 deciduous nursery stock. Trench and dig up, roughly, all vacant 

 ground, and turn in between nursery rows. 



Orchard. — Trench and prepare ground for planting, recollecting 

 that the sooner the trees are planted after the leaves have fallen, tlie 

 better. If the ground is dry, a copious watering should be given at 

 the time of planting ; and in all cases where it can be afforded, a 

 mulching of good dung will prove beneficial. About a week after 

 tlie leaves have fallen, pruning of all orchard trees may be 

 commenced. 



This is considered to be the most Isusy montli of the year amongst 

 fences. Last month's instructions may be followed in this, and old 

 hedges cut and laid. Where the ground has been properly pre- 

 jjared, plant hedges of thorn, beech, or anything else suitable for 

 making a living hedge. Dig and clean both sides of all young 

 hedges ; remove all couch, docks, and, in fact, all perennial weeds. 

 Manure where necessary. Fill in gaps with well-rooted, strong 

 plants, and supply maiuire or fresh soil to encourage their growth ; 



