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THE LAECH. 



A book ruled horizontally, but not vertically, which 

 can best be done on the spot, and the assistance of 

 two men with a tape line, are all that is required. 

 Thus provided, a line through the longest part of the 

 plantation is decided upon, when one man, line in 

 hand, goes up to the nearest tree and calls out the 

 species, holding the end of the line to the tree till the 

 other states the distance from it to the fence where he 

 stands. The first man now girths the tree at about 

 four feet from the OTound, calls out the mrth in inches 

 and height in feet, and walks up to the next nearest, 

 zigzagging the line from tree to tree throughout the 

 whole run ; meanwhile the valuator follows up closely, 

 marking as he proceeds, of which the following is an 

 example : — 



P. is for Scotch pine, L. for larch, Sp. for spruce, Bir. for birch, Pop. 

 for poplar, A. for ash, Al. for alder, Li. lime tree, W, willow, 0. oak, 

 E. elm, B. beech, &c. 



When the extremity of the plantation is reached 

 other lines are required to be taken, if the crop is 



