ENGLAND. 



1'etch up arrears of trenching, ditching, pruning, trimming' hedges 

 and woodrides, cartage of materials, holing, tree-washing, &c., and 

 pay particular attention to the fences around woods and plantations. 

 As the pastures become shorter, cattle are the more likely to wander 

 into the woods in search of food. 



Where it is intended to have an early sale of coppicing the allot- 

 ment, or " canting out," as it is called in some parts of Kent, should 

 be proceeded with ; always bearing in mind that small lots, by 

 inviting more competition, command relatively higher prices than 

 larger ones. The divisions here are called "sesses," and the sub- 

 divisions "cants." The process of marking out the cants by cutting 

 off straight lines of stub throughout the sesses is called " washing 

 out the rides," and is paid for by the purchaser at the time of sale, at 

 the rate of two shillings per acre. The form of contract in use is as 

 follows : — 



1. The highest bidder to be the purchaser, &c., &c. 



2. No person to advance less than five shillings at each bidding. 



3. The lots to be taken at the measurement in this particular, 

 except where otherwise stated. 



4. Thirty tillers per acre to be left, twenty of which shall be oak, 

 if as many can be found. All tillers marked to be left unhurt, or the 

 purchaser to pay two shillings and sixpence for each one broken 

 and all oak, &c., left before to remain. No cattle to enter the woods 

 after the 5th of May, 187-, without nets or muzzles. 



0. The purchaser to pay half the amount of purchase-money at the- 

 time of sale, and the remainder on or before the 14th November, 

 187-, and give security if required. 



6. The wood to be off the stub by the 1st of April, 187- and off 

 the premises by the 1st of June following (except plantations, which 

 are to be cleared by the 20th April), or forfeited to the vendor. The 

 wood to be carried by the usual roads, and the purchaser to make 

 good all damage done to gates, fences, &c. 



