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ber-trees mould never be nearer, for if they 

 are, they will in a few years quite {mother 

 the under-wood, fo as to render it of little 

 value. 



THERE is another advantage in pruning 

 the Oaks ; their (terns being long, and 

 their heads fmall, the under-wood will 

 thrive all around them as near as it mould 

 be allowed to grow j which will not be the 

 cafe if they are not" pruned : they wilt 

 then have fhort flems and very large heads, 

 and will deftroy the under-wood for thirty 

 feet round them. 



IN countries fcarce of firing, and where 

 poles and rails are wanted, under-wood 

 will pay the proprietor triple more value 

 than the beft fields of corn, even allowing 

 for the expences of planting, fencing', 

 and the rent of the land from its being 

 planted to the firft cutting, after which 

 there is no labour but keeping up the 

 fences ; fo that the profit will increafe, and 

 the Oaks for timber fUll remain a great 

 eflate to fucceeding generations. 



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