Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-11-16
AGRICULTUR AL, Sc.
r,om the Oh Ca 90 Agricuituist.

M,rrRrALs FOR He DG!NG.-A spirit of inquiry
obout live fences having been awakened 10 conside
rable extent in The West have thought info mat on
as TO the best materials would be very acceptabe and
having had bet little experience upon the subject we
have examined everything could get. and give the
following as The results of the examination.
The Hawtiorn or White thorn Of England. (crair-
gus oryacdntba) is there considered much the best
material of all others and should judge We
little else is used. But in The u s.. at least in the
Eastern States it very liable be attacked by the
borer, and is much affected by blight. How it sue
ceeds AT the South have been unable to learn bn
In the East its dispensed with and several have
been very successful with
TIE Buctttorn, (rhannus catharticus) The frs
experiment in hedging with this variety, made by
Ez 'kel Iersey Derby Esq. Of Salem, Mass.
1909; since which time he has improved upon his first
experiments, and extended his hedging till he has now
about 81 rods, We extract the following from
communication sent the Albany Cuvator in August
last furnished by Mr. D. at the request of the editors
Il" Not a single plant has failed and has never been
attacke by any insect; it Vegetables eay in the spring
and retain its serdure very lac in the ia l. II can b.
trained into almost any form, and makes a beautiful
arch gate way passage"
- Respecting the culture Of this plant, should re
commend SOW ing the seed in he fall las il is taken
from The tree) rather thick in drills from IA 6
inches apart; Will vcgetate the next spring; should
leave in the seed bed the first season. and remove
them to the nursery the following spring As soon as
the plants are of COOL size, about eighteen inches
high, should plant them out where wished to make
the hedge in single row. about eight or nine inches
apart either in the spring fall of The year suited
my convenience AS soon as they begin to vegetate
niior setting them out for a hedge should head them
down TO within tx inches Of the ground, which eau
'hon to h cken from The bottom this | consider
Ne. important ten greatly beauty he hedge
Tn, only fault find with my FIST hedge is that dI
not follow this plan, and so thick near thcr
bottom as these dave since sci aat. In me aite
management very little more is required than to keep
the ound clear from weeds, and 10 form the hedge
in any way most agreeable 10 the cultvator. II
should be trimmed regularly every year. and cons-
der The month of June the most suitable season for
that purpose the greatest portion ofthe labor may be
done with n common scythe.
The Red Cedar. (J4nipeIus IIrginidna is said to
answer very good purpose and from its natural
growth beng very thick and its great durability We
should think 1t would do well 1t is an evergreen
and the seed can be obtained in abundance in the
vicinity of Lake Michigan The following instruc-
tons for planting he seed we find in an old number of
the Albany CuItivator
Hugh Castor, who makes some inquiries on this
subject, is informed that the berries of the Cedar are
10 be gathered in Dec. thoroughly ceansed by rub.
bnT off tho roiinous matter put into unsIaked ashes
and after TWO weeks plant them in like peas
They may be transp!anted in about two years, into
rich light soil formed for the purpose aud in or
eight years with proper trimming make beautiful
hedge. II at the expiration of the weeks prepara
tion in ashes the ground should be frozen they must
ba mixed mp with earth in tox, and placed in an ex
posed stuation until The first haw or till the earth
can be fitted for their reception. In trimming the ce-
dar or pruning be tken not TO disturb the
centre or leading shoot as in that case the tree fire.
quent y perishes."