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purpofe, becaufe this wood keeps longeft 

 againft putrefaction, and an enclofure made 

 of it can ftand for thirty years together. 

 But where no chefnut wood was to be got, 

 the white, and likewife the black oaks were 

 taken for that purpofe. Of all kinds of 

 wood, that of the red cedar holds out the 

 longeft. The . greateft quantity of it is 

 bought up here ; for near Philadelphia it is 

 not plentiful enough, to be made ufe of for 

 enclofures ; however there are many enclo- 

 fures near the town made of this wood. 



The beft wood for fuel in every body's 

 opinion is the hiccory, or a fpecies of wal- 

 nut ; for it heats well ; but is not good for 

 enclofures, fince it cannot well withftand 

 putrefadion when it is in the open air. 

 The white and black oaks are next in 

 goodnefs for fuel. The woods with which 

 Philadelphia is furrounded, would lead one 

 to conclude, that fuel mull be cheap there. 

 But it is far from being fo, becaufe the 

 great and high foreil near the town is the 

 property of fome people of quality and for- 

 tune, vvrho do not regard the money which 

 they could make of them. They do not 

 fell fo much as they require for their own 

 ufe, and much lefs would they fell it to 

 others. But they leave the trees for times 

 to come, expeding that wood will become 



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