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Now, if fencing and planting thofe extenfive 
moors will afford warmth and protection fufficient 
to render them productive of herbage and grain, 
of which I can have no doubt, as the foil is as good 
as many of the inclofures now in tillage; alfo that 
the plantations will fucceed and prove effectual, as 
we have planted many acres of the moft worthlefs 
foil upon this eftate, which greatly exceed all ex- 
pectation, and afford the cleareft demonftration of 
the certainty of the fuccefs, it undeniably follows 
that {uch improvement mutt be inconceivably great. 
The quantity of fuel and timber that fuch a plan- 
tation would aftord, would of itfelf be a vaft im- 
provement, abftracted from every confideration of 
the vaft advantages which would accrue to the fields 
fo inclofed, which may reafonably be eftimated in 
the proportion of from 20 to 30 or more for one. 
An extent of ground of 25 acres planted as above, 
when properly thinned to ftand for timber, would 
fupport 10,000 trees; thefe in 30 or 40 years, let 
them be of whatever kinds you pleafe, would amount 
to a very large fum, efpecially if we take into the 
account the poles and fuel that muft be cut out to 
reduce the timber to its proper diftance; but the 
great and important bufinefs is the improvement of 
the fields which thofe plantations are meant to pro- 
tect and defend: an improvement not to be obtained 
by any other means whatever, which is in the power 
ef manto purfue. Itis abfolutely the /ne qua non 
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