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rental during the long period of unre- 

 munerative years before the trees reach 

 their growth. 



The coverts which surround ourcountry 

 homes are usually on good park soil, and 

 cannot well be treated in the light of a 

 business proposition. They contribute 

 immeasurably to the beauty and interest 

 of the place, they give invaluable shelter 

 to park and pastures. Good supplies of 

 wood for firing and estate purposes they 

 may be relied on to produce ; if judiciously 

 kept they may add very considerably to 

 the sporting value of the estate ; they 

 may even eventually make some tangible 

 return when felled, but they cannot be 

 counted among the things that pay a 

 dividend — the standard of worth by which 

 this material generation is too fond of 

 measuring everything. 



So there is much to be said on both 

 sides, and the one fact which seems to 

 stand out clear is that the proprietor 

 must never forget that in ordering the 

 management of his woods, he is dealing 



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