M I N U T. E S 



MAR. 



STARLINGS 

 EN'EMlfcS 

 TOREKD. . 



fair ; but the infidcs of the clumps are very 

 much broken down, by their roofting among 

 it; more particularly while it was green, be- 

 fore it had received a firmnefs of Hem to bear 

 them. I have feen thoufands at once light 

 among it. In the fens, the reed- men are great 

 enemies to thefe birds; and (if one may judge 

 from the proportional damage they have done 

 in Snffield-pond) with great reafon. 



HEDGES. 



HEDGE ROW 



TIMBhR. 



9. 



MARCH 8, I have at length nearly finiflied 

 fetting out this year's wood and ditching. 



In the courfe of the feafon I have made 

 the following obfervations, and have endea- 

 voured to adhere to the following rules re- 

 fpecting timber-trees and pollards in hedges. 



In regard, to TIMBER-TREES, however, I 

 have not been able to purfue entirely the line 

 of conduct I have laid down from this and 

 laft year's experience : it may, neve-rthelefs, 

 be right, while the fubjedt is full and frefh in 

 my mind, to minute my prefent ideas on this 

 important department of rural economy. 



I am clearly of opinion, that all fuch tim- 

 ber-trees as are now decaying , alfo fuch as 

 are full-grown, though not yet decaying, but 

 are fo fitnated as to overhang or otherwife 



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