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power over them ; they then decay and are 

 blown down, although the pines have not 

 reached one third of their full size. 



The loss to the owner is very considerable 

 when this is the case ; and, although of 

 common occurrence, it has hitherto excited 

 little, if any inquiry. 



Suppose a plantation of one hundred 

 acres was determined upon and left to my 

 management, the first care would be to find 

 out and report the best situation. If agreed 

 upon, make a good fence of dry stone, paling, 

 or quick, as the climate and situation ad- 

 mitted : destroy all the rabbits in and near 

 it, and arrange for keeping them down. If 

 many hares, dress the quick the first autumn 

 or two with a composition of tar, soot, &c. 

 to keep them from destroying it. 



The hard, stoney, and rooted parts trench 

 deep, and pick out the roots of nettles and 

 large weeds; the level parts plough. Draw 



