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they will keep out the drought, which 

 will be of great ule in fuch ground. 



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TH E trees defigned for timber fliould 

 have nothing of the tree kind grow nearer 

 them at firft than three feet ; and the third 

 year after ibwing, there fliould be only 

 one plant left in a place. 



THE whole ground fhould be gone 

 over the third year, and all the plants that 

 are for underwood, and nearer than a 

 foot, (liould be drawn up, and the ground 

 fattened round the remaining plants. 



As there will be a number of young 

 plants drawn, they fhould be planted in a 

 'nurfery prepared for them in tolerable 

 good land, and trained for Come years to 

 plant in good ground. 



ALL kinds of firs and pines mufl not 

 have any place where underwood is in- 

 tended ; if allowed to grow fcattered 

 about the field, they fpread a vafl way, 



and 



