136 GROWING GOLD. 



The rent of the old woods, in the foregoing 

 calculation, is stated at tweijty shillings per 

 acre, as they are now paying that sum by the 

 sale of the underwood, subject to the deduc- 

 tions for rates, &c. the land in many cases 

 would not produce more rent if let for agri- 

 cultural purposes. The waste land, which 

 might now be planted, is not, with very few 

 exceptions, worth so much, therefore it is a 

 fair average. 



The one-sixth of the rent, charged for 

 parochial rates, land tax, &c. is nearly what 

 it amounts to generally. 



The charge for trenching the land, plants, 

 and planting, is very high. Some land can 

 be shown which was planted three times, 

 by an economic w^ood agent, without getting 

 a crop to grow ; land that is hard, rooted, 

 and stony, will very often grow good timber, 

 if it is properly managed. Nothing pays 

 better for good management than timber. 



