THE MANAGEMENT 



IF the ground is good and no water to 

 carry off, it would make a much better 

 fence to plant on the level ground, as on 

 poor land ; for befides growing much bet- 

 ter, there is no expence in cleaning and 

 fcouring the ditches. 



IT is three years longer in being a fence 

 than if there was a ditch ; but after it is 

 fenceable, there is no further trouble than 

 annually to fwitch off the long branches 

 that over-hang the hedge bottom, and 

 makes it foon naked when they are not 

 taken off. 



THE over-hanging of the top-branches 

 kills all the bottoms ; the hedge grows fo 

 thin that it is not fenceable, and then it 

 muft be laid ; but by this annual trim- 

 ming it will be very good for many years, 

 and will grow much taller, and be a much 

 better melter, where it is wanted for that 

 life. 



1 F on good land there is water, and a 



ditch 



