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suffered from weevil, and are now attacked by a moth (Betinia 

 resindla) and by roe-deer, but on the whole are doing well. 

 There are a few old Scots fir standards. 



Treatment. — The old trees should now come out, and their 

 places might be filled with larch and Douglas fir. Vacancies in 

 the young stock should be filled up without delay. A few 

 larches may be introduced. 



No. 28. — Creag Ruadh. 



Old Coni/ers, ... 35 Acres 



Unstocked, . . . . . . 185 ,, 



Total, . . _220 „ 



Conditions of Locality. — Elevation, 900 to 1100 feet; moderate 

 slope from S. to E. Soil, in lower part, deep sandy loam ; becomes 

 shallow higher up, and near the top is very shallow and rocky. 

 Drainage defective in places. Much exposed to winds from N, 

 N.E. and N.W. Open to grazing. 



Crop. — Age, 117 years. The remnant of the crop blown down 

 in 1893. Except on slope to Dog's Burn, trees small and stunted. 

 Estimated stock, 90 trees, each of about 9h cubic feet, to 

 the acre. Timber very close-grained and of durable quality ; it 

 should be very valuable for many purposes, but heartwood 

 very small. A great deal of damage has been done by squirrels. 

 There are some patches of dense brackens in the lower part. 

 There is a fair crop of self-sown Scots fir seedlings here and 

 there, in spite of the fact that the wood is open to grazing. 

 Except where burnt over by the fire of 1899, the unstocked 

 ground is covered with debris of the old crop which was blown 

 down in 1893, a few standards only being left. There are dense 

 patches of brackens in the lower part. The ground is open to 

 grazing, but there are natural seedlings in places. 



Treatment. — Cut the remaining stock as early as possible ; 

 they are being gradually blown down ; but preserve trees on 

 upper margin as a permanent shelter-belt, adding birch, Cem- 

 bran and Mountain pines. Intermediate shelter-belts should be 

 established running up and clown hill. To these latter beech 

 may be added. Look to the drainage. — Unstocked Ground. Burn 

 refuse and restock with Scots fir, mixed with a few larch, and 

 with spruce in the moister places. Some Austrian and Corsican 

 pine may be substituted for Scots fir in the most exposed 

 situations. 



No. 29. — Caistel Breac. 



Old Conifers, ..... 15-000 Acres. 



Young Conifers, .... 50-916 ,, 



Total, . . . 65-916 „ 



Conditions of Locality.— Elevation, 600 to 900 feet ; moderate 

 slope to S.W. Soil, hard and stony above, but deep in lower part. 

 Exposed to wind on N.E. and N.W. sides. 



