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crop, requires a perfect knowledge of the 

 subject, and an examination of all the woods 

 and plantations on the property ; some to be 

 cut down and the land applied to agricultural 

 purposes, others to be enlarged ; in others, 

 fast growing trees to be planted, to shelter 

 those which are to be kept in store. Experi- 

 ments of various kinds have been observed, 

 but, with one exception, they must be ranked 

 as complete failures ; indeed, so ill conceived 

 were they, there could be no other result. 

 In the successful instance, some good speci- 

 mens of trees were observed growing on boggy 

 soils, which had been tapped" by the owner, 

 according to a clever and effectual process : 

 this gentleman is particularly skilful in 

 draining land ; his is practical knowledge, 

 having farmed his own estate for more than 

 thirty years. 



If underwood be required, it will be more 

 profitable to grow it unmixed with any kind 

 of large trees, and each species by itself, as 

 ash, hazel, oak thorns, &c. 



