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tage over hand-made ones, that they take a better hold, 

 and are less liable to split the wood. 



The following is a detailed cost of the fence : — 



100 straining-posts, at 2s., 

 3792 intermediate posts, at SJd., 



330 underground braces to strainers, at 

 SJd., 



167 braces for small posts, at 2 Jd., . 

 6747 yards (six wires deep), ) including, ) 



160 gross wire staples, . i at 4Jd. ) 

 Nails for braces, &c., &c., . 

 One contract for putting on 3107 yards wire 

 One do. for putting on 3640 yards wire, 

 Men's time on day's wages erecting wood 

 work of fence, .... 



£10 



55 6 



4 16 3 



1 14 9i 



126 10 IJ 



16 



12 18 11 



12 2 



30 



£254 2 3 



£254, 2s. 3d. -f 6747 yards = 9d. per yard nearly which the fence cost, 

 and is both substantial and looks well. 



No. 8 is a general mixed plantation in the county 

 of Eoxburgh, of which the following are particulars : — 



It is a mixture of hardwoods, pine, and fir, planted 

 in the spring of 1859. It is a long narrow belt, 

 formed partly to shelter the adjoining land and form 

 a game covert, to beautify the country, and partly 

 with a view to profit. The plantation is about 1100 

 yards in length, and varies in width from 60 to 100 

 yards, comprising an area of about 20 acres. It is 

 situated at an altitude between 400 and 600 feet, 

 and fully exposed on every side, but more so to the 

 north-west. The soil is in general a stiff cold clay, 

 resting on whinstone rock, and a retentive tilly sub- 

 soil, cold and wet. 



From the wet and cold nature of the ground, besides 

 other reasons, it was thought advisable not to adopt 

 pits, the tendency of which is to collect and retain 



