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As they have had only every other tree 

 cut off, if they were three feet diffonce at 

 firft planting, they will now be only fix 

 feet diftance, which is too little if the 

 land is very good ; but it will be befl to 

 let them remain fo for two or three years, 

 and by that time the trees that are to {land 

 for timber will be hardened a little, and 

 have got fome little itrength. 



BEFORE there are any trees cut, the beft 

 that are to ftand mould be marked, and 

 thole that are to be taken away may have 

 their iide-branches cut off at random ; but 

 thole that are to remain for timber mould 

 be dreiTed according to the directions (or 

 pruning. When thole that are to ftand 

 have got fome flrength, the other trees 

 fhould be cut oft dole to the ground. 



IT will be many years before fuch trees 

 recover, and never will make fuch good 

 trees as if they had been drefled fooner ; 

 and this is all that can be done for planta- 

 tions that have been fo long neglected. 



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