WOODS AND COPSES. 45$ 



WOODS AND COPSES, 



fame operations which were recommend- 

 ed laft month, are, in all their branches, to be 

 continued in this. 



It is now time to begin the pruning of young 

 faplings and wavers on the flools in Copfes. The 

 manner of pruning thefe is the fame as for Foreft 

 plantations of equal fizes and ages. The prin- 

 cipal point, in the prefent cafe, will be the re- 

 ducing all fhoots which compete with the lead- 

 er, to due fubjection, and leaving the ftem of the 

 leader clothed with fmall twigs. 



Mi&ed Copfes, which were fown laft fpring ? 

 together with thofe which are one year older, 

 fliould be carefully examined, and cleaned of 

 weeds, hoeing as near the patches as poilible. 

 Care muft be taken that none of the crops which 

 are fown or planted among them be encroaching 

 ib as to injure the young trees. 



FENCES. 



