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require attention annually, to destroy insects which harbour 

 in the straw tied in for protecting the bark. This must 

 be burnt, and the new ties should be placed above or 

 below the previous ones. 



Shelter. If the new plantation is in open fields, it will 

 be best to plant a belt 18 feet wide with Scots or Austrian 

 Pines, putting these at 12 feet apart, and fill in with 

 Larch at 3 feet, placing an Ash between each Pine, to 

 be cut down after five years' growth to form a stool 

 to produce wood for stakes. There should be three rows 

 in the length ways, and the plants should be arranged 

 to angle. If this space cannot be spared, a single line 

 of Italian Poplars at 8 feet apart will answer. Poplars 

 grow quickly, and can be cut yearly to flatten them. 

 Other shelter trees are rows of Damsons or Kentish 

 Bush Plums, at 10 feet apart, or the Crawford or Capiau- 

 mont Pears. 



According to the slope of the ground or the prevailing 

 winds, shelter may only be wanted on one side, the others 

 being hedged with Quick (Thorn), planted at nine to 

 the yard. It is best to let Quick grow one year, then cut 

 it down to i foot, and the following July just cut the 

 tops off and trim the sides up, always bearing in mind 

 that the hedge should be formed like the letter A. Cut it 

 in rather closely for the first few years to get a good base, 

 and afterwards let the hedge grow 6 feet high. 



Purchase of Trees. Those who contemplate planting 

 should visit the nurseries in September and see the trees 

 growing and the experimental plots. This experience will 

 give them a practical insight into many things that may 

 have escaped their notice in books. 



