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tations on the estate, for the ages of which I 

 am indebted to a friend. 



No. 1. — An oak plantation of twenty-six 

 years' growth ; the circumference of the trees, 

 at six feet from the ground, varies from 

 twenty to twenty-six inches. They were 

 originally set three feet apart, and at a 

 moderate calculation are worth six pence 

 each, bark and top included. 



No. 2. — Fine common British oak, forty- 

 three inches in circumference, or twelve feet 

 by nine and a half inches = seven and a 

 half feet, at three shillings and six pence 

 per foot = one pound six shillings and three 

 pence, exclusive of top and bark. 



Inches in 

 circumference. 



North, edge of belt, . . 



East, Larch, 50 



South, Sycamore, ... 51 



West, Larch, 42 



These are of fifty-six years' growth. 



