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hedge is to make the ditch and throw the 

 beft of the earth up behind, and fo form 

 a border, and plant the hedge in the 

 border a foot from the face of the ditch, 

 in the fame manner as that planted on 

 poor land. 



THE flope of the ditch on that fide the 

 quick is planted, fhould be faced with the 

 turf that is cut off the top of the ditch* 

 The turf mould be a fpade deep, and the 

 firil mould be laid as low as the bottom of 

 the ditch (if two inches lower it would be 

 better) to prevent the water undermining 

 it, which it frequently does where there 

 is a bare fpace left below the turf, fo that 

 the whole tumbles down. 



. THE advantages of planting the quicks 

 in this manner are many, and attended 

 with only one inconvenience ; that is, 

 there mull: be a few thorns pricked in 

 the top of the flope, to prevent the cattle 

 fetting their feet on it, and to hinder 

 them from cropping the quicks and pull- 

 ing down the Hope. 



