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ash, chesnut, (or to be sown) taking up 17284800 of 

 each sort, and fit to be transplanted at three years period 

 (if set in good ground) are worth eighteen pence the 

 hundred; and there being 345696 hundred, it amounts 

 to no less than 259277. 4*. besides the chesnuts, of 

 which there being 1728480. (valued at, and worth 

 half a crown the hundred) they come to 21606!. and 

 the total of all, to 47533/. 4^. 



This being made out, consider what an immense 

 sum great trees would amount to, and in a large 

 quantity of land ; such as were worthy a Royal under- 

 taking: It is computed, that at three foot distance, 

 the first felling (that is, eight or nine years after their 

 planting) would be worth in hoops, poles, firing, &c. 

 550157. and the second fell, 286577. 19^. $d. And 

 the fourth (which may be about thirty two years 

 from their semination) 901047. ijs. and so forward. 



At four foot interval, and felling according to the 

 same proportion, you may likewise reckon; and in 

 1 1 years, with 3 years crop of wheat (sow'd at first 

 between) it will amount to 340017. qs. ^d. and the 

 next, very much more ; in regard the wood will 

 spring up thicker: So as at the fifth fell, the account 

 stands 1269927. los. ^d. &c. and at the seventh 

 (whoever lives to it) 200000 : And if planted at wider 

 distance, TPJZ. 18 foot (according to the Captain's 

 method) at 30 or 40 years growth, you may com- 

 pute them worth 1929617. 6s. and in seventy years, 

 20 1 oo i ; besides the three years crop of wheat; in all 

 4103127. 1 6s. which at 36 foot interval (accounted 

 the utmost for timber) takes up (for 1000 acres) 

 40401 trees for the first 100 years. Then, 



To make room, as they grow larger, grubbing up 

 every middle tree, at gJ. per tree, 19800 trees amount 



