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Neceffity is faid to be the mother of invention: 
the fences in this country, efpecially in the parts 
moft expofed, are generally deep double ditches, 
with a broad high bank between them: thefe banks 
are planted on the top and both fides with wood, 
moftly oak, for the fake of the bark, though it 
makes but an indifferent fence; but fuch is gene- 
rally the practice of the country. The bank being 
deep in earth taken from the ditches, the wood in 
general grows luxuriantly: this kind of fencing is 
attended with many advantages. The high banks, 
thus covered with wood, afford protection for the 
cattle in the winter from the piercing cold ftorms, 
and equally from the melting heat and infufferable 
torment of the flies in fummer; thus protected, 
the grafs is forwarder by fix weeks or two months 
than when it is quite expofed, which is a great ad- 
vantage, and if the land be wet and fwampy, which 
is frequently the cafe, the ditches ferve as drains to 
carry off the fuperfluous water. Ata proper age 
the oak is barked for fale, and the wood fold for 
fuel as far as the farmer’s convenience will permit. 
Unfortunately great tracts of land in this county 
are deftitute of this improvement, which by fuch 
means might be made productive of both corn and 
grafs, to the very great profit of the land-owner, 
and at the fame time a moft welcome increafe of 
wood for fuel, for want of which the poor inhabi- 
tants are exceedingly diftrefled, To fhew of how 
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