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PLANTING. 



The royal forests of Britain occupy about 125,000 acres of land*; but 



of thesi- tin* u'tvater portion are subject to claims of various sorts for 



common of pasture, turbary, &c. There are 32,768 acres of forest-land 



/ii and planted principally with oak, and with other trees where the 



soil is not adapted to oak. Of these 13,700 acres may be laid open when 



U :urn, showing the number of acres in each of the Royal Forests, distinguishing 

 the 

 : 



like purpose. 



liable lands, and the lands appropriated to the growth of timber, in each 

 B number of acres of other lands, the property of the Crown, appropriated 



An 



