Minutes of evidence taken before the Departmental Committee appointed by the Board of Agriculture to inquire into and report upon British forestry; with appendices and index - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...and those tf'at are grown singly in pastures and parks are not taken into the woodland area. In some counties, particularly in the South of England, there are very woody hedgerows, which are locally called rows. Could you tell us whether those are included in the woodlands or. fn the agricultural term, as part of the field?--I think perhaps, if the Committee will allow me, my best answer is to hand in a copy of the 25-inch Ordnance map. This is part of the Countv of Sussex. The areas scaled on that map will show you where the strips are wide enough to be entered, which is really an answer to the question. A good deal depends on whether those narrow strips are inclosed or not. I would call attention to the fact that in one instance this strip of woodland would not be measured as wood, whereas the other strip would be measured, the difference in the two cases being the fence, keeping the wood in; but very much must depend on the closeness of observation of the officer making the survey, and the fencing at the moment when the survey was made. 2930. You very kindly tell us that 102,671 acres of plantation have been planted within the last ten years?--Not within the last ten years. We have had no survey of woods at all since 1895, and the area of plantations at that date regarded as plantations was everythine planted between 1881 and 1895. 2931. There is a good deal of agricultural land gone out of cultivation within the last ten years, is there not?--There is a certain amount, not a very large percentage, gone absolutely out of cultivation; but a considerable percentage has gone out of arable cultivation and into grass. 2932. Have you any knowledge that any of this land which has gone out of cultivation has been taken advantage of to plant?--I have. We have cas...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1130443841
- ISBN 13 9781130443844
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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