As instances of excellent management, we may refer to the plantations of Heath House, planted and managed by our correspondent Agronome, so as at once to produce shelter, ornament, and profit. At Lathom House there are very extensive woods, most scientifically and profitably managed for Lord Skelmersdale by Mr. Lawton, from whom we hope to receive a general outline of his system. Ten or twelve acres are here planted every year on properly prepared soil, which is kept clear by hoeing (never by digging), for three or four years afterwards; and thinning and pruning are commenced as soon as requisite, and carried on regularly. Between two and three thousand pounds' worth of timber is sold from this estate every year. We believe the Duke of Devonshire's and the Earl of Grosvenor's plantations are also very well managed; but, as we expect some account of these from our correspondent Mr. Murphy, we leave the subject for the present. With Mr. Murphy we entirely agree in this, that, where thinning and pruning have been neglected, or pursued on some improper system, it is, in almost every case, the fault of the proprietor, and not of the gardener or forester.
