DROUGHT, STORMS, AND FIRES 147 



When the fire is out the area should be gone over carefully, 

 and all smouldering wood should be extinguished by heaping 

 earth upon it. Care must be taken that it does not start afresh 

 if a wind springs up. 



Young coniferous woods much injured by fire should usually 

 be felled and replanted, while young broad-leaved trees may 

 be left a year or two to see whether they recover ; if not they 

 will often throw up coppice shoots if cut back. 



Where the soil is peaty a fire may burn in the ground for 

 days. It should be ringed round by ditches specially dug and 

 carefully watched till rain falls. 



