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shoot again. In the third year cut off the ash between the 

 larch and oak in the same manner. In the fourth year cut out 

 the remainder of the ash with a downright blow, under the 

 ground, to prevent their shooting again. The ash left for stools 

 will produce, in the summer after cutting, several shoots : these 

 should be thinned out, leaving not more than three or four of 

 those best placed for a crop. When these have attained suf- 

 ficient growth to be crowded by the larch, the latter will be 

 from 20 to 25 years' growth, and should be cut out as soon as 

 the sap is sufficiently in action to admit of their being barked ; 

 for, though their bark does not bear a price in proportion to that 

 of oak, with reference to the tan it yields, it will pay for stripping. 

 At this age, larch, in almost any soil but clay, is extremely 

 useful for roofs of barns, cottages, sheds, and a variety of 

 agricultural uses ; its value and usefulness for these purposes is 

 as yet very little known in many districts. It has not sufficient 

 credit for durability. I have used larch of this age for protecting 

 young whitethorn fences. By cutting off the but end, 6 ft. 

 long, and sawing it through the middle, two posts are obtained ; 

 the remainder, sawed through, will give two rails of considerable 

 length and strength. With a fence thus made, I have reared a 

 quickset hedge till it was a perfect fence against any cattle ; and, 



