54O WOODS AND COPSES. [T)CC> 



WOODS AND COPSES. 



See that all Copfe Woods be laid dry in the 

 winter. Allow us again to fay, that the health 

 and vigour of young and old woods depend, in a 

 great meafure, upon the ground being kept dry. 

 Thin out patches of two-year old trees, as advifed 

 in February. 



Continue the operations of preparing ground, 

 as advifed lafl and preceding months. The pru- 

 ning of young Copfe Woods may now go on, 

 as recommended ia January for For-eft Planta- 

 tions. 



Two-year old patches of trees, in young woods, 

 fliould be thinned out. It is wrong to attempt 

 to raife them by the fpade ; for this would injure 

 thofe which are intended for the crop ; they 

 Ihould therefore be pulled out by the hand. 



Do not attempt to thin one-year patches ; be- 

 .caufe they will make far better progrefs when left 

 thick, than when thinned out. In thinning out 

 your trees, flili leave them more thick the firft 

 year than they are intended to ftand : In a patch 

 of twelve inches, three or four trees may be left. 

 Where Acorns, Chefnuts, or Walnuts have been 

 planted, little thinning will be required ; but 

 Beech, Elm, Am, Birch, or the like, will re- 

 quire more attention at this feafgru 



FEN. 



