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V. Suggestions in regard to the fences on the estate. 



VI. The woods and plantations on the estate. 



1. A tabular statement giving a description of the character of 



the woods, with their extent. 



2. The condition of each plantation, with recommendations in 



regard to improving each. 



3. Eecommendations in regard to the formation of any new 



plantations on the estate. 



4. The system of management which should be adopted in 



order to carry out the improvements suggested, and in the 

 general management of the woods. 



5. The income which, under good management, may be annually 



derived from the woodlands on the estate. 



VII. Eecommendations in regard to the general management of the 

 estate. 



VIII. The improvement of the labouring classes on the property. 



IX. The condition of the labourers' cottages on the property, with 

 recommendations for their improvement. 



These are some of the principal headings under which an estate 

 should be reported on. Some of them might require sub-headings, 

 according as circumstances might require it ; and if there were a home- 

 farm on the property, then it should have a main heading for itself, with 

 sub-headings such as this: 



Home-Farm. 



1. Present system of cultivation, with suggestions for improving it. 



2. Deep stirring of the soil. 



3. The improvement of the growth of root-crops. 



4. The application of manures, both farmyard and artificial. 



5. The suitability of steam-cultivation for the farm. 



6. The kinds of grain crops and other seeds best adapted to the soil 



of the farm. 



7. The general improvement of the home-farm. 



For the purpose of giving a full and comprehensive report on the 

 property, every particular shoxild be taken notice of, and any sug- 

 gestions made which may be useful for its improvement. Under the 

 first head, in giving a description of the estate generally, and in taking 

 into consideration the aspect, altitude, exposure, and climate, it should 

 be carefully considered whether the climate of the district might not 

 be improved. It is not, perhaps, in the power of man to change 

 the climate of any district of country, but it certainly is- in his 

 power to modify it to some extent. An estate, for instance, may be 



