ON THE 



GROWTH AND MANAGEMENT 



OF 



TIMBEE TREES. 



The first five kinds of Timber Trees which I 

 have enumerated are, in my opinion, prefera- 

 ble on most of our soils, and for our climate, 

 and our market for Timber before it attains 

 its riper age and greater girth and dimen- 

 sions ; and first, 



THE OAK. 



Its timber and its bark are less valuable than 

 they were in my earUer days ; still its timber 

 commands a better price with us yet, than it 



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