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to be cut away when they begin to interfere with the 

 others; the more that are put in, the better. Sometimes 

 Spanifh chefnut and wytch ehn are confidered among 

 the valuable kinds, but for the former the foil muft be 

 good, and naturally wholefome, which in thofe fitua- 

 tions we feldom meet. A(h is always put in plenti- 

 fully, becaufe it is a good article for fale whilft young. 



The general breadth of thofe fmall ditches is three feet 

 and a half, and the depth from eighteen inches to two 

 feet, and they are made for 4^. a perch, being equal to 

 5/. 6s. Sd. an acre. The furface of the gripe is ftripped, 

 and laid under the quick, with the fward downwards; 

 the remaining good foil is caft over the fward, part 

 under, and part over the quick. This might be per- 

 formed in autumn, and the ditches may be fmifhed in 

 the courfe of the feafon. The ftronger the plants are, 

 the better, as, when cut, the ftroager they will (hoot ; 

 I often planted them fo thick as a walking-ftick. They 

 (hould be cut before they are put in, but it is necefTary 

 to go over them again, after the ditch is finiftied, t6 

 drefs and fmooth off any wounds, that they might have 

 received during the operation. The faces of thofe 

 ditches are always fronting the eaft as much as pof- 

 ifible, in order that the bank may afford the more fhel- 

 ter. The banks are always fown with broom-feed, 

 broad-call. 



This mode may appear to be expenfive, but I (hall 

 prefently Ihew to the contrary. 



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