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made, in not adapting the produce of woods better 

 as to its age, both to the local demand, and the 

 interests of the proprietor. 



Thirdly : So numerous are the facilities in the 

 present day, to what they used to be, for the trans- 

 mission of produce of every kind from one place 

 to another, and so many demands have, by com- 

 mercial enterprize, been opened out, which were 

 altogether unknown a quarter of a century ago, 

 that it may, even as to heavy produce, like that 

 of woods, be always questioned, when the demand 

 is slack, and when prices are low, whether the 

 local market be indeed the best market, or whether 

 the produce may not be much better disposed of 

 in some other way. That this sometimes occurs, 

 I can prove from my own experience in many 

 cases, but I will mention only one, which was 

 that of an Ancient Wood, a twentieth portion of 

 which was felled every year, and in which, from 

 "mismanagement," a large quantity of the stuff 

 was annually left unsold, but where, after the 

 introduction of a better system, the whole was 

 disposed of without difficulty. 



