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ON INCLOSING LAND

consist of a strong fence of stone-wall with a snap-coping, asformerly mentioned; and contiguous to this general fence,plantations are to be established in proper places, for shelterand ornament. After the completion of this ring-fence, sub-division fences are to be designed and executed on the prin-ciples already discussed, having due regard to all the circum-stances formerly recommended for consideration; and alongwith these, and on the outside of the ring-fence, clumps oftrees may be formed in convenient and useful places.

2. When the new farm is in a bleak situation, but may allbe brought under cultivation, a different arrangement is ne-cessary for its inclosure, as the whole requires to be fencedand. subdivided. In this case, the- necessary shelter should beobtained by belts of planting on the most exposed parts, andby means of hedges in the subdivision lines.

3.. Another mode of subdivision has been proposed, in :which the fields are all made quadrangnlhr, but having alltheir corners planted with trees, in those parts which conldnot be got at by the plough, and by which considerable she!--ter may be obtained, through these clumps *.

SECT. VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS,- CONNECTED WITHINCLOSURES.

In addition to-the principles of inclosurcs, which it has beenendeavoured to illustrate, as' applicable to- the soil, climate,and circumstances of Scotland 1 , in the foregoing discussion,die following observations connected with this important sub-ject seem deserving of consideration.

* See Account of the Systems of Husbandry in Scotland , liy Sir Jbhn Sin-clair ; Part, I, Sect . S and 4, illustrated by an engraving.