182 THE ma]S'age:ment of 



of management of the same, more particularly 

 with the Yiew of pointing out the most profitable 

 manner of going to work in the converting of old 

 oak forest ground into healthy young coppice- 

 wood. 



When a plantation of old oak-trees is cut down, 

 and when it is the intention of the proprietor to 

 convert it into an oak coppice-wood, for the 

 l^urpose of raising a crop of oak bark upon the 

 ground, after the old wood has been disposed 

 of, the Avork must be proceeded with in the fol- 

 lowing manner : — First, the whole of the wood of 

 the old original trees, when cut down, should be 

 removed immediately, as also all the bark taken 

 from them — and this, in order that no damage 

 may be done to the young shoots as they arise 

 from the newly-cut stocks ; for, if the wood be 

 allowed to lie long upon the ground after it is 

 cut, the young shoots will have grown to a con- 

 siderable height, and they, being extremely tender, 

 will be easily broken in the act of removing the 

 wood at a late period. Therefore, in order to pre- 

 vent this state of things taking place, if the wood 

 have been sold to any neutral person, say about 

 the 1st of May, he should be bound by the articles 

 of sale to have the whole of both wood and bark 

 removed by the 1st of July at the latest ; and if 

 this be not done, much loss will no doubt be sus- 

 tained in the after crop of the coppice-wood, seeing 



