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In countries where thorn-quicks are fcarce, which is 

 always the cafe throughout this county, much might 

 be made by attending to the fuckers produced from 

 the roots cut off, in flubbing and levelling ditches. 

 Thoufands of fine plants fpring forth from the roots 

 left, and thofe are always produced near where the 

 incifion was made, or where they have been maimed. 

 The more the roots are cut and mangled, the more 

 abundant will be trie crop of young thorns. If the 

 roots are cut into lengths of a few inches, and covered 

 with two or three inches of good foil, in a bed or drill, 

 they will produce fine plants ; but this is not peculiar 

 to the white-thorn. 



To thofe of extenfive experience in country bufinefs, 

 the foregoing hint may be deemed unnecelfary; but, 

 to this county ia particular, it may be of fome ufe. 

 Five hundred plants, thus raifed, will reach further in 

 a ditch, than one thoufand feedling plants of two years 

 of age, and will make a completer fence, in a (horter 

 fpace of time. Of this particular many of Lord Mount- 

 joy's tenants are thoroughly fenfible, as they would 

 prefer the fuckers to the feedlings, though they fhould 

 be at the expence of collecting the former, while the 

 latter were ready counted to their hand without any 

 trouble or expence. 



6. Temporary dead fences, made principally of Scotch fr t 

 cut away at theftze of eight or ten feet^ or ivken it begins 

 to injure plants of more value. Very^ ftrong and formi- 



& dable 



