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PLANTING. 



" From this table it will be seen that most of the 

 hardwood plants made greater growths the first year 

 than they did the second ; no doubt this was owing to 

 the plants being full of sap and vigour when they were 

 removed from the nursery ground ; but the situation 

 being so unfavourable for their development, they put 

 forth their young shoots strongly the first season, but 

 the next season (owing to the want of nourishment the 

 previous year), they had life but not much vigour. 



" When this plantation gets up a little, it is intended 

 in the future management of it to divide it into five 

 portions one of these to be thinned, the brushwood cut, 

 and the drains cleaned every fifth year ; also the haw- 

 thorns that were left as standards to be taken out as 

 the trees grow up : of course, when the thorn-trees are 

 taken out, a few Scots fir and spruce will require to be 

 transplanted in their places to prevent blanks. 



" The following is a detailed statement of the cost 

 of formation and enclosing of this plantation : 



