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dike on the north, all along westwards to Lord 's 



approach gate ; here the whole trees should be spar- 

 ed, only taking away such as die, till the young plan- 

 tation comes up. It may be here necessary to men- 

 tion the method of sale for such thinnings, &c, and 

 a reference to this will suffice for other plantations 

 of the same description on the estate. 



The only plan to sell wood of this kind, and that 

 too attended with the least risk as to payments, is a 

 country sale, in a country so populous as this, and 

 the best and most profitable method for the proprie- 

 tor of effecting a sale is, to mark and number oh' the 

 trees to be sold, with a wood-iron, putting them into 

 lots of from three to ten trees, according to their 

 sizes and value, taking special care to have every 

 tree marked according to its proper designation, such 

 as Lot 1, 2, 8, and so on ; fix on a day of sale, ad- 

 vertise it through the country by hand-bills, &c. send- 

 ing them to all the coal- works, &c. round, and sell 

 each lot by public auction, to the highest bidder. 

 Each lot, before the sale, is commonly valued, which 

 is absolutely necessary when the lots are large, as 

 well for the satisfaction of the proprietor, as for fix- 

 ing the upset price ; but in the case of the woods be- 

 fore us, 1 do not think, for my own part, that it is 

 necessary, because having a person who is a judge to 

 conduct the sale, he will at once know whether or 

 not it brings its value, unless the proprietor wishes to 

 be satisfied before hand of the probable value. As 

 there may be more to dispose of than supply the 

 country demand in one season, whenever this is seen 

 to be the case, the sale should be adjourned, for three 

 months at least ; a good deal of skill and caution is 

 required in putting the trees into proper lots, to make 



