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well acquainted with every part of Middlefex, iiv 

 forms me that .the foil of the wafle lands, throughout 

 the county, is well fuited to the growth of forefl 

 trees ; that he would engage to inclofe in fummer, 

 and plant in autumn, not lefs than two millions ; and 

 that if the Board will pay for labour, he will find 

 plants for three years. 



Survey of Cumberland, p. 34. 



BY MR. GEORGE CULLEY. 



The extent of Wq^e Lands in this county is very 

 great — of mountainous pallure, 342,000 acres, 

 which we fuppofe not capable of improvement from 

 the plough ; yet many parts of thefe diftrifls might 

 be applied to planting with confiderable advantage, 

 and would probably in this way make a better re- 

 turn than if the foil had been in fuch a fituation as 

 to admit of being converted into tillage. We are 

 glad to fee a large plantation of larches thriving ex- 

 ceedingly well, on the fteep edge of the Weft fide 

 of Skiddaw, lately planted by Mr. Storey. We 

 hope the example will be fpeedily, and extenfively 

 followed, by every proprietor of fimilar fituations ; 

 but, unfortunately, the greateft part of thefe diftricfls 

 is in a ftate of common, and no improvement of this 

 kind can take place while they continue in that fitu- 



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