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if they are covered with bufhes and briars, to let 
thofe remain for fhelter for the young wood; and if 
there happen to be a moderate quantity of young 
oak and afh trees on the fpot, to let them ftand by 
all means, always keeping in mind how neceffary 
foelter is, for the growth of wood of all kinds and forts. 
But in newly planted woods where all the plants are 
of the fame age, there is not the fame reafon for let- 
ting them ftand before they are ftooled off for un- 
derwood, as before directed for young trees planted 
to fill up old woods. Thofe which are intended 
for underwood may, in fuch newly planted woods, 
be cut off when planted, orat any age from 8 to 14 
years without injury: indeed, young woods fhould 
not ftand too long previous to the firft cutting. 
Proper Age for cutting Underwood.—The periods 
of cutting underwood muft be regulated by the 
luxuriance of its growth, and by the demand of the 
country, and the ufes to which the wood is to be 
applied when cut; but, zw general terms, the com- 
mon rule of trade will hold good here, viz. “ that 
‘© fmall gains and quick returns make the dealer rich, 
“ but long credit ruins him.” In the article of un- 
derwood, not only the intereft of money, but the 
lofs of the fucceeding growth, tell again{t the 
value of ftanding wood after it is fit to cut, and 
make it doubly the advantage of the owner to cut 
his underwood as early as it is faleable. As foon, 
therefore, 
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