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BURNING the BRUSH, 
LESSER BRANCHES, 
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AND RUBBISH, ON THE GROUND. 
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AS I sometimes refer to the practice of my 
neighbours, ancl sometimes confine myself to the 
mode suggested and adopted by myself, it may be 
proper here to consider the practice of burning, 
to clear the land of the bushes, rubbish, and the 
lesser branches of the Timber, which occupies its 
surface after the process of felling, and junking the 
Trees. Burning it on the surface has been the 
mode generally adopted and the mode which I 
have followed ; I am, however, much inclined to 
the opinion, that it would be better if the contents 
of the surface could be permitted to rot between 
the rows. It is true, it would afford a lesser space 
for provisions ; but provisions might be planted 
in ground apart. I shall therefore strengthen my 
opinion by the authority of the writer already 
referred to, who justly observes, that, after this 
general conflagration, 44 a quantity of small wood 
“ sometimes remains unconsumed. Thiss” says 
he, 44 must be gathered into heaps, and burned 
44 again.” 
But, ” continues he, c< this must be avoided 
44 as 
