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purposes alone.* I am decidedly of opinion, 

 that the landed proprietor who plants or im- 

 proves large tracts of waste or poor land, does 

 more for the real substantial good, or future inde- 

 pendence (or the emancipation if you will) of Ire- 

 land, laying his own private interests aside, than 

 all the bewildering schemes of many nameless in- 

 dividuals. Besides clothing the nakedness and 

 barrenness of the kingdom, it will in a very short 

 time enrich the landed proprietor, and so soon as 

 set about with spirit, will instantly afford bread and 

 clothing in abundance, to thousands of naked and 

 half-starving labourers. From the locality of my 

 present subject, as it only regards a few noble 

 individuals, and their private property, it would, I 

 fear, be deemed improper to be more public ; time 

 alone, and those who embark in it, will prove the 

 justness of the remark. Let it be carefully noticed, 

 and always kept in view, that in going over in the 

 way of a survey, of woods and plantations, it is 

 impossible I could condescend upon the particular 

 number of trees, where it is necessary to suggest 

 the propriety of a thinning, that should be taken 

 out; but from the hints given, and the methods 

 laid down to be followed up, any person, of but 

 ordinary skill and judgment in forestry, will be at 

 no loss to discover all such. In all wooded estates 

 it is worthy the proprietor's special attention, and 

 always tends to his advantage, as well as to the 

 improvement of his property, and also to his ob- 



' The greater part of the few implements required for this purpose, 

 are at present sent from England and Scotland. 



