The method generally adopted was tofell all green scrub with a diameter of up to tweive inches during the spring:when the foliage of cut scrub had dried by the end of summer this was set alight. A fierce fire swept the area completely destroying the undergrowth and much of the heavy dry rimber. grass and clover seed was sown immediately in the ash. wich was inches deep in parts. providing a wonderful seed bed: after rain a phenomenal growth ensured