On  the  Farming  of  Somerset. 
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wreathing),  between  which  the  beech-plants  are  nursed  up. 
Mr.  Smith,  on  Exmoor,  is  trying  posts  with  iron  hoop-bands, 
with  a view  of  turning  the  sheep  more  completely  ; but  the  natives 
say  this  will  not  answer,  for  the  young  beech  plants  must  have 
“succour,”  that  is  shelter,  themselves,  or  they  will  not  grow. 
This  fence  costs — 
For  labour  (sinking  foundation,  walling,  wreathing,  s.  d. 
and  planting)  ...  ...40 
20  withy  pitches  ......  1 8 
1 seam  of  wreathing  ......  1 6 
Half  a hundred  beech  plants  . . ..09 
Quarrying  4 tons  of  stone  and  carriage,  about  . 4 8 
12  7 
A double  turf-liedge  to  divide  fields  within  a larger  enclosure 
requires  no  carrying  of  stone,  and  the  labour  costs  Is.  less  than  in 
the  case  of  the  walls,  while  the  wreathing,  planting,  &c.  cost  as  much. 
Supposing  an  advance  to  be  made  up  the  hill  by  the  addition  of 
a new  line  of  ten-acre  fields  to  an  existing  enclosure  (see  plan). 
there  will  be  required  for  each  field,  taking  prices  rathe-r  lower 
than  what  they  have  been  given  above : — 
40  perches  of  double-ditch  stone  wall  with  beech  £.  s.  d. 
hedge,  against  the  hill,  at  8s.  per  perch  for 
labour 16  0 0 
Quarrying  and  carriage  of  stone — 10  perches  at  4s.  8 0 0 
40  perches  of  turf  wall  and  hedge  to  divide  the 
fields,  at  7s.  per  perch  . . . . . 14  0 0 
Two  gates,  posts,  fixing,  &c.  . . . .200 
40  0 0 
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