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Cultivation of Moorland. 



This fence should be completed by the end of February 

 The sketch shows the first year's growth. 



Fence when grown to its best, before being layed or touched in any way. 



I give the cost of this fence entire, at per perch : — 



s. d. 



Throwing aud heading the bank 16 



Building 4 feet of stone on each side 16 



Quarrj'ing the stones for ditto 16 



Carriage of stones, upon an average 16 



45 beech-plants .: 8 



Planting beech-plants 1 



22 withy pitches 9 



Hedging wood from coppice aud carriage . . . . 1 1^ 



Hedging both sides of fence 3 



8 lOJ 



In the erection of new subdivision fences it is usual for the 

 tenant to do the carriage at least, but these ai"e matters of purely 

 local arrangement according to mutual agreement. 



I'here is another style of bank, " the sod-bank," which is the 

 more common one, from the apparent cheapness of outlay in the 

 first outset. This fence, from the nature of its composition, 

 being made entirely of soil and native grass sod facings, proves 



