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two years old ; fome gentlemen, who are^ more atten- 

 tive, plant two rows, and have their plants three or 

 four years old -, this is a great advantage in ra'ifing a 

 fence expedition fly, but it is more expenfive, and old 

 quicks are hard to be obtained. There are various 

 opinions upon the exact place where the thorns fhould 

 be planted ; fome perfons fet them on the foil, others 

 a foot above it, as they are not, in that fituation, fo 

 much in the way of the weeds; but certainly, the 

 nearer they are to the good foil the better for them, 

 and their rapid growth will amply repay the trouble 

 of keeping them clean. The quicks moftly ufed in 

 this county are brought from Dublin and other places; 

 they are to be met with in all the markets in fpring, 

 and coft from three to five {hillings per thoufand, ac- 

 cording to their quality; this regular demand for them 

 is a good fymptom, and gives great reafon to hope, 

 that, with fome attention in the managers of eftates, 

 and with fome encouragement from their landlords, 

 and alfo from fome inducements held out on this head 

 by the Agricultural Society of the county of Down, 

 the nakednefs of our land will not much longer be a 

 reproach to us. 



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