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fenced, coincide with mine, he will endea- 

 vour to have his hedges of every description 

 properly trimmed at all times. The Alder, 

 the Birch, the Poplar, and the Willow, will 

 admit of being clipped with the shears, and 

 dressed with the bill ; and although it is not 

 necessary to dress hedges of this description 

 so often as those of quickset, yet, repeating 

 it once a year, particularly on Willow hedges, 

 might even be profitable. 



A complete hedge, four feet high, stand- 

 ing on the margin of a six foot ditch, will 

 resist pasturing animals in general. Willows, 

 being cut annually at this height, would 

 make fine shoots for the basket-maker ; and 

 it is known that few articles pay better, 

 though planted in the best of land, provided 

 a little trouble is bestowed on their culture. 

 It is not a common practice to clean aquatic 

 hedges ; but, while in infancy, that is, till 

 three or four years old, one or two hoeings 

 in the season would be well bestowed. 



With these observations on Fencing, which 

 are chiefly applicable to Plantations, I will 

 conclude ; hoping the hints and suggestions 



