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day. Indeed, it may be faid, there is no 

 other method of raifing a Uve fence inufe, 

 in the Diftria. 



I have met with feveral inflances of 

 RAISING fences in this way. One, to 

 which I paid fome attention, was formed 

 feven feet wide at the bafe, and about feven 

 feet high ; the fides being carried up with 

 fods, and battered fome what inward. 

 The coft of it, about two fhilHngs a yard 

 in length : namely, eighteen pence for 

 labor, and fix pence for gathering plants, 

 in the woods, to fet upon it. I have fecn 

 plants as thick as the leg, with ftems left 

 two or three feet high, fet on the top of 

 thefe mound fences : a pra(flice, however, 

 which is evidently improper j as not only 

 the labor of collecting, carriage, and 

 planting, is greater, but the probability of 

 fuccefs is lefs, than they would be, if 

 younger plants were ufed. 



The ADVANTAGES of coppicc fcnccs 



are thofe of being an infuperable barrier to 



flock, — of affording extraordinary fhelter 



and fhade to pafluring animals,— of giving 



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