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then it will be advisable to let the men who stub 

 up the roots, leave it level, and set others to dig it 

 to the proper depth. I have seen many farms so over- 

 run with rubbish, that the borders occupy a consi- 

 derable part of the whole. They then yield a very 

 contemptible profit ; for the product by wood that 

 is spontaneously planted, and open to all cattle, is 

 (consisting three parts in four of brambles and rub- 

 bish) of little value ; upon the whole, no object, 

 compared with the land lost. When cleared, and dug 

 away to a proper depth, they are ready to be laid down 

 for grass, so as to pay rent as well as the rest of the 

 farm. In arable fields, the plough will advance much 

 nearer the hedges than before, and yet leave space 

 enough for a grass border. Such an object as this 

 may, appear trifling to some farmers, who have not 

 attended to the great loss of land from this slovenly 

 practice, but to good husbandmen, desirous of 

 making the most of every part of their farms, it 

 will not appear in such a light. 



WOODS. 



This month, as well as the preceding, is a good 

 season for felling underwood, in which work, and 

 the converting of the product to the best profit, 

 lies much judgment. When a farmer has taken a 

 farm that has a wood in it, he should consider well 

 which is the most advantageous use to put it to. 

 In some countries hoop stuff pays best ; in some, 

 hop-noK-s are, of all other articles, the most pro- 

 fitable ; in others, faggot wood of various sorts. In 

 some situations, bushes, loose or tied in faggots, are 

 particularly valuable. In many parts, nothing in a 



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