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on one side, these ought to be trained close and low, andhedge-row trees ought generally to be avoided.

SECT. II-

OF INCL09URES IN THE VICINITY OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

Property held in severalty near towns and villages is gene-rally inclosed. In these situations, it is seldom advantageousto make the inclosures on private property large; as manypersons are desirous of possessing small ones, and two or threeof such are usually more valued than one of a large size. Tomake them too small, Would be to err on the opposite ex-treme, and, besides the great additional expcnce, to wastemuch valuable land. For the ordinary purpose of these situ-ations, from five to ten acres appear to be the most conveni-ent sizes. The most advisable fences for such inclosures arestone-walls, or quick hedges dressed thick and low. Palingsof wood are frequently carried off’. Hedge-row trees are lia-ble to depredations, and likewise have an injurious effect, byconfining the fields too much.

Common property near towns and villages requires to beVery differently inclosed from that which is the property ofindividuals. This ought to be well inclosed and fenced, by aring fence ot stone-wall or hedge, or both, and adorned byhedge-row trees. The whole inclosurc ought then to be le-veiled, drained, improved, and dressed up for public uses, es-pecially for the common pasture of milch cows belonging tothe inhabitants, and in part also adapted for bleaching andother uses. The whole ought also to be accessible for walk-ing over in fine weather.

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