of planting Wafte Lands. 361 
as this tree alfo delights in a light fandy foil, 
and as we need not its additional evidence to 
prove the advantages of planting barren watfte 
lands, while we have many fuperior to it in 
value and in beauty, I fhall pafs over it, and 
proceed to land of an oppofite 'defcription to 
what has been now confidered. 
II. Several parts of this kingdom: abound. in 
dry burning fands, in barren heaths, and moors 
unfavourable to every purpofe of cultivation. 
The advantages which may refult from planting 
fuch lands, may, in fome degree, be appretiated 
by the recital of a few circumftances which have 
fallen within my knowledge ; 
I fhall begin with a {mall plantation of 
Scotch Firs (Pinus fylveftris), growing on 
a moor in the North Riding of Yorkthire. 
This plantation is on a high mound of grey 
fand, in extent not, more than three-fourths of a. 
ftatute acre, which was laid down for this purpofe 
thirty ‘years ago. Its utmoft value could not 
be eftimated at two fhillings and fixpence an acre 
annually. But that the fubject I treat of, and 
its advantages may not be over-rated; and that 
no one may be led into error, I will allow ' 
at the rate of five fhillings an acre, and calculate 
the benefits arifing from it; ftating the expences 
of planting and fencing agreeably to what I 
have paid myfelf for the fame kind of la- 
bour; and efiimating the timber, according 
to the valuation of an experienced perfon, 
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