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" or bailiff, to whom any other agricuhural 

 " operations are generally more desirable 

 " than the pursuits of the forester. To con- 

 " firm the proprietor in resisting this narrovv- 

 ** minded monitor, it is necessary to assure 

 " him, that the distinction to be drawn be- 

 **' twixt the ground to be planted, and that 

 " which is to be reserved for sheep, is to be 

 '' drawn with a bold and not a timid hand. 

 " The planter must not, as we have often 

 " seen vainly attempted, endeavour to ex- 

 " elude from his proposed plantations all 

 " but the very worst of the ground. When- 

 " ever such paltry saving has been attempted, 

 " the consequences have been very unde- 

 " sirable in all respects. In the first place, 

 " the expense of fencing is greatly in- 

 " creased ; for in order to form these pinched 

 ** and restricted plantations, a great many 

 '' turnings and involutions, and independent 

 " fences, must be made, which become totally 

 '' unnecessary when the woodland is formed 

 " on an ample and liberal scale. In the 

 " second place, this parsimonious system 

 ** leads to circumstances contrary to Christian 

 " charity ; for the eyes of every human being 

 " that looks on plantations so formed, feeling 



