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ufeful article. It is a great pity that every eftate 
had not a fufficient quantity planted to fupply the 
tenantry and labourers dependant on it. Odd cor- 
ners and four patches, of little ufc under the plough, 
might be very profitably applied to this purpofe; in 
boggy ground, too wet for the afh, the alder thrives 
well, and is very ufeful for gates, hurdles, and other 
common purpofes. It has been found that afh will 
not grow on the tops of the hills, though it thrives 
very well onthe flopes; but there are a great many 
fuch fituations in this diftrict, which if planted with 
Scotch firs, beech, or any hardy trees that would 
grow, would add much to the beauty of the 
country, as well as greatly improve the foil and cli- 
mate of the adjoining land, by the thelter they af- 
forded. The chief woodlands are in the parifhes of 
Chedworth, Withington, and Dowdefwell, fmaller 
patches in Guiting and one or two neighbouring 
parifhes; thefe are looked on as the natural pro- 
duétion of the foil, protected and encouraged of late 
years. They are cut at about 18 years growth, and 
produce from 3ol. to 6ol. per acre. There are 
fome coppices confifting chiefly of afh, in the 
parifhes of Wick and Slaughter, that have been 
planted in modern times; they are firft cut at 10 
years growth, afterwards generally at about 18 years 
growth, and produce from 251. to 6ol. per acre. 
Great attention is here paid to keeping them clean, 
by hoeing for two or three years after cutting, till 
the 
