BURNING 



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He found that these sheets were not of sufficient height to give 

 full protection to the young rubber trees, the upper foliage of 



FIG. 17. Illustrations of Protective Tree Shields used 

 when burning lying Timber. 



which was much scorched by the heat. He accordingly in- 

 creased the height of the corrugated iron sheets to 12 feet. 

 The protective cases of sheet -iron were moved a little further 

 away from the trees, to which they had formerly been too 



