OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 179 



Befides the above, there were given to the tenants 

 of the eftate, fince the year i795> upwards of 100,000 

 tranfplanted trees -, and, from the commencement of 

 the improvements at Rafh to the foregoing year, I 

 dare fay, there were double the number here men- 

 tioned given out, of which, however, no regular ac- 

 count has been kept. Without exaggeration, 300,000 

 trees were made prefents of to gentlemen, fince the 

 year 1784. 



The article, alluding to the account of premiums, is 

 perfectly accurate, both as to the quantity of land, and 

 the number of trees ; but the plantations, formed be- 

 tween 1791 and 1 80 1, both years included, for which, 

 from local caufes, premiums could not be claimed, are 

 only fuppofed to be, according to the ufual mode of 

 planting here, fair tranfplanted trees, not lefs than four 

 years old, and at leaft once tranfplanted, at about the 

 diftance of fix feet apart, which is found nearly equal 

 to 2000 plants to the acre ; but premium planting is 

 n^ver confined to this number. 



The plantations, formed prior to the year 1791, are 

 fuppofed to be equal to one hundred acres ; if fur- 

 veyed, I dare fay they would amount to more. Thefe 

 arc fuppofed 2000 plants to the acre at prefent, but 

 exceeded that number confiderably fome years ago, as 

 a large portion of this part had been originally under 

 nurfery, which had been from time to time thinned 



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