10 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER, 



made as much more in breadth, as con- 

 veniency, and the desire of having the ori- 

 ginal design speedily accomplished, may 

 determine. 



In other bleak, but less hilly, or elevated 

 situations, and where the intended mass of 

 planting may be greater than can be accom- 

 plished in one or two seasons, artificial shelter 

 may also be produced to each portion, except 

 the first; which, the better to answer this 

 purpose, should be situated either in the cen- 

 tre or the quarter of the field most exposed to 

 the wind 9 as determined by observation of 

 from what point , and with what effect it gene- 

 rally blows. The first portion to be planted, in 

 this case, should be of considerable extent, 

 that is, of several acres ; and its form may be 

 determined by existing circumstances ; pro- 

 vided, however, that no part be less than a 

 hundred yards across. 



Thus might many bleak and mountainous 

 districts be covered with useful timber, and 

 become a source of wealth to the proprietor, 

 and of benefit to the nation, which at present 

 lie waste in a great measure ; perhaps afford- 

 ing only a sorry maintenance to a few soli- 



