ADVANTAGES OF PLANTING. 



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that time four Imndred more than the numher 

 which will have room to stand till they reach their 

 full size, and that these four hundred being cut 

 during the next ten years, sell at sixpence each, one 

 with another, their price will amount to ten pounds, 

 a sum more than double what will be necessary 

 to clear all the expenses laid out on the plantation 

 from first to last. 



The above calculation is intended for land that 

 is neither of the best nor worst kind that we meet 

 with in our moors, but of a medium quality ; and 

 it is designedly made so as to fall below, rather than 

 exceed the truth. Where the soil is of a quality 

 adapted for the more valuable kinds of timber, or 

 even fertile enough to bring firs to their maximum 

 size, much greater profits will be returned*. As 

 much of this superior quality will at least be found 

 in our waste-lands, as will make up for the defi- 

 ciencies of the worst kinds of soil, and bring the 

 average profits of planting to the above mentioned 

 standard, the prices of timber being the same as 

 they are at present. 



But if we increase the extent of our forests, it is 



* ReturiiH will often be as high as £ 10, £ 15, and £ 20 an- 

 nually. 



