TAKING DOWN OLD OAKS. 405 



TAKING DOWN OLD OAKS FROM SUCH WOODS AS 

 THE ABOVE. 



In taking down old oak trees in fuch a planta- 

 tion as the above, great care is to be had not to 

 hurt the young wavers or underwood which are 

 rifing up. The tops of fuch trees as are to be 

 felled, fhould be much reduced in fize immedi- 

 ately before the felling take place, fo that they 

 may occupy lefs room in their fall. 



The height at which the trees mould be cut 

 above the furface of the ground is four inches : if 

 more Item be left, it is unneceflary ; and if lefs, 

 the fubfequent growths cannot be managed with 

 fo much eafe. The edges of the cut part left in 

 the ground mould be fo pared or rounded by the 

 adz as to turn the rain readily off; for if moif- 

 ture were allowed to lodge upon the ftools, they 

 would be ferioufly injured by it. No part of the 

 bark mould on any account be peeled off the 

 root, as fome greedy foreflers do, greatly to the 

 detriment of the fucceeding crop. In taking 

 down the trees, it is even proper to guard againft 

 their accidentally tearing off any of the bark from 

 the roots. 



BARKING 



