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it out, would be to dibble in acorns at about 4 feet 

 apart in lines each way (all the better if we gather 

 acorns from some famous or fine trees) and wire 

 against rabbits. Then when the acorns come up plant 

 a little Larch between each two baby Oaks to act as 

 nurses, and to be cut away in good time. In this case 

 we might hope for a good result, all the more so if the 

 soil were too stiff for profitable use as arable. 



