of planting Wofte Lands. 354 
duced him fifty fhillings, and the loppings for 
fuel more than repaid the expence of cutting 
down. In fix years more, they were grown fo 
ftrong and large, that he was under the néceffity 
of taking down half of the remainder: Thefe 
were of courfe the weakeft trees: They pro- 
duced in bark and wood, 8l. 14s. The cord- 
wood became now fo confiderable as to be worth 
infinitely more than the expence of falling and 
peeling, as many of the branches were fit for 
{takes for fencing, and other purpofes. It is three 
years fince the laft falling; and the reft ona 
moderate calculation, lately made, have been 
eftimated at 13]. exclufive of the young poles or 
fhoots. Thus, in fourteen years from the plant- 
ing a piece of {wamp, rather lefs than an acre, 
which had never before been produétive to the 
owner, there have been already received eleven | 
pounds four fhillings; and timber is now ftand- 
ing to the eftimate of thirteen pounds more: in 
all 241. 4s. or il. 14s. 7d. yearly. But thefe are 
not all the advantages refulting from this planta- 
tion; for the leaves fall in fuch abundance each 
year, that they have added a tolerable foil pro- 
ductive of a coarfe grafs; which, being cut 
with the fickle in fummer, is ufed as fodder for 
the young cattle within the houfe, during the 
heat of the day. I ought to obferve, that, in 
this eftimate, no account is taken of the expence 
of 
