Hedges and Enclosures of Devonshire. 
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86 miles of hedge, occupying 138 acres, being 8 per cent., or 1 
in 12^. There are 228, being 56 in every 100 fields, under 4 
acres; 403 under 10 acres; 4 fields of 10 acres and upwards, 
being 407 in all ; and 1 field larger than 10 acres in every 102 
fields, or in 431 acres. 
In the parish of Feniton, containing 1822 acres, there are 95 
miles of hedge, occupying 1 52 acres ; being 84- per cent., or I 
acre in 12. There are 261, or 60 in every 100 fields, under 4 
acres; 443 under 10 acres; 6 of 10 acres and upwards, being 
449 in all; and 1 field larger than 10 acres in every 75 fields, 
or 304 acres. 
In the parish of Talaton, containing 2365 acres, there are 114 
miles of hedge, occupying 182 acres ; being 7| per cent., or 1 
in 12t-V- There are 341, or 62 in every 100 fields, under 4 
acres; 535 under 10 acres ; 13 of 10 acres and upwards, being 
548 in all ; and 1 field larger than 10 acres in every 42 fields, or 
in 182 acres. The divided part of this parish would appear 
much worse if the common, park, and roads were deducted, as 
they amount to 180 acres, or more than one-twelfth of the whole. 
In the parish of Silverton, containing 4714 acres, there are 222 
miles of hedge, occupying 356 acres ; being 7\ per cent., or 1 in 
I3|. There are 587, or 55 in every 100 fields, under 4 acres; 
1031 under 10 acres; 35 of 10 acres and upwards ; being 1066 
in all ; and 1 field larger than 10 acres in every 30 fields, or in 
134 acres. 
That 356 acres, or an average of 7J per cent., should be occu- 
pied by hedges in this one parish seems bad enough ; but there 
are parts of it much worse in proportion. In 147 acres at the 
south-east end, which I surveyed, I found more than 9 miles of 
hedge, occupying 14^ acres, or fully 10 per cent. When to this 
is added the further injury otherwise caused by these hedges, as 
mentioned elsewhere, it will be self-evident how utterly impossible 
it must be for the farmer of such densely wooded districts to 
compete with those who are living on more open, and therefore 
more productive, farms. 
In the parish of Broadclyst, containing 9188 acres, there are 
383 miles of hedge, occupying 613 acres, being 6f per cent., or 
1 in 15 acres. There are 1176, or 60 in every 100 fields, under 
4 acres; 1913 under 10 acres; 57 of 10 acres and upwards; 
being 1970 in all; and I field larger than 10 acres in every 34^ 
fields; or 161 acres. The per-centage occupied by hedges in this 
parish is 6f, or 1 in 15; but if we were to deduct 977 acres for 
large woods, the park, roads, &c., it is evident that the per-centage 
to be allowed for hedges on what would remain would be very 
much increased. I surveyed a part of the parish containing 133 
acres, which is divided into 44 enclosures, averaging 3 acres, on 
