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Meafurement of Three Oaks at Dibden near 



SQUtba771ptO?l. 



I/?. As to a young oak faid to have fprung up 

 about the year 1755. 



Circumference. Meafure. Value, 

 Inches. feet. s. d. 



15th Augufl: 1776 324 4 40 



i8th April 1783 42f 8 10 o 



25th March 1794 ^6^ 16 24 o 



The above oak flands fingle, is a thrifty tree, but 

 does not appear to grow fo rapidly as feveral others 

 which have not been meafured. 



idly. As to an oak now about feventy or eighty 



years growth. 



Circumference. 

 Inches. 



28th March 1762 584. 



19th April 1780 72^- 



25th March 1794 8i|- 



The laft-mentioned oak is now a kindly growing 

 tree, but it is obfervable that after its value exceeded 

 about three pounds it has not paid quire fo much as 

 three per cent, compound intereft. 



^dly. As to a ripe oak, though ftill growing, with- 

 out the leafl appearance of decay. 



