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tuation may be nearly the same ; two roods, say 

 half an acre, will be sufficient to rear plants of 

 every description for planting 100 acres annually, 

 if once established ; to effect which, select a nur- 

 sery as near a-kin to the different soils as possible ; 

 to save expense of enclosing*, one spot may do for 

 the whole ; which, in the first place must be pro- 

 perly enclosed, not only to keep out cattle and 

 sheep, but game of every kind. For this purpose, 

 a stone fence is the most permanent, safest, and 

 speediest brought to be effectual. If stones could 

 be got in the neighbourhood, a fence of five feet 

 high would be sufficient, and could be done at 

 from 6s. to 7s. 6d. per rood of 18 feet. Next to 

 this, is a hedge, and paling to protect it, as it can- 

 not be a fence without it ; it will cost from 4s. to 

 6s. per rood ; but requires a little yearly cleaning 

 and keeping. The ground should be trenched over 

 during the summer months, and properly prepared 

 for receiving the seed or seedlings early in spring. 

 I would recommend filling it with seedHngs, as 

 being both cheaper and easier managed ; about 

 L.lOO will fill it up at first, with a sufficient num- 

 ber of seedlings, and from L.40 to L.50 for seed- 

 lings annually, will keep a sufficient quantity of 

 every description for planting out 100 acres year- 

 ly. Thus a sufficient number of plants of every 

 description may be obtained for planting 100 acres, 

 at an expense not exceeding 10s. per acre. 



Query II. — Three different enumerations of the 

 plants most proper for each soil. The expense of 

 planting and fencing in large enclosures. The 



