The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-04
HEDGING.

Feucing.hmber Is becoming scarce
through all earlieF.settled parts ofthe
South. Many, a very great many planters
find difficulty ii putting their fences, an
nually, in proper order; and not a few have
not the means Of doing SO, but have 70 risk
their crops under fences that offer z very
insufficient protection. And even where
the material & to be had, and that without
any unusual cost Of hauling, the annual ex-
pense Of making and repairing fences Is
immense. All Of this Is in our power to DO
away with, and that without difficulty
Hedge Nth he Cherokee Rose. In Adams
and Wilkinson counties, MIssv there are
scores Of plantations completely and most
efTsctuallv fenced in with this plant. No
animal whatever, larger than . rabbit
and he must creep cautiously --can pass an.
der or through it after the fourth or fifth year.
iii has been reasonably well attended to.
Il will even confne the negroes to the
plantation, or at least comPel, Them to find
egress at the gates. II forms beautiful
feature in the land scaPe, with its rich
glossy green leaves, summer and winter
and in the early spring is eminently beau
tifll, with its long PendulOus wreathS OF the
whitest Of all roses.
There cannot be an objection offered to
il, for this purpose. Now is an excellent
time to make such improvements. Cotton
is too low to make il an object; and Rice
and Sugar command such prices that the
planter can very well afford to bestow a
portion Of his labor on work Of so much
consequence. This, too, is the season of
the year to plant--from the 18th January
till the LIST March. Remove the fence
grub and clean up the old fence-row; break
t up thoroughly, with more than one pillow.
ing and narrowing; iftoo poor to yield fifty
bushels Of corn to the acre, open q deep,
wide furrOw, and gil it with rich compost,
or cowpcp scrapings, etc.; throw couple
Of burrows back, and harrow ehectually.-
The fence may now be reset, if necessary;
better lift can be dispensed with; or the
hedge can be planted where it can be ten
ded with both plow and hoe. Ateyery %
feet's distance in the hedge-row, open
hole with the spade; set in two or three
cuttings replace the earth, press il down
with the foot, and the work Of planting is |
done. Tend just as you would row Of
corn or cotton. The cuttings should be IF. |
teen inches long, made from the shoots Of
last years grOwth-the stouter the better.
They must be put fully ts0o-tbirds Of their
length in the ground. Next fall or winter,
instead Ofcovering up the shoots with earth, |
as many DO cut them offwithin foot or so
of the main stem, and the plants win throw
out, stronger shoots the next year. 1.-THE
land is poor, the hedge.row should at the |
same time, have pretty good top dressing
of compost, or cotton seed, etc. lfaiter the
cutting have had couple Of plowings and
hoeings, quantity Of corn. stalks saved for
the purpose, or leaves from the woods be
spread carefully along each side Of them so
as to keep the ground cool and moist, they
will make double the growth they would
without it. Four years, with such care,
will produce an excellent fence. 1t is bet
ter not to allow the scions or shoots to run
10, and cover the rail fence but each fall to
press them down and cut off the stragglers,
by which means the hedge viii be much
more compact and close, and will cccuby1
less space. No trees, bushes, or briars
must be allowed TO grow.
Il IS thus seen that the labor OF fencing
with this valuable plant Is irihing, whilst
the Advantage is great and permanent
The plantation can be divided up in a pro.
per manner, SO a. 10 allow Of 4 rotation Of
crops for the improvement ofthe soilS wood
land pasture formed at triaing expense
sheep can Be kept with safety and advan-
tsee. as they would DO safe from dogs, their
only enemy. And those who are t1olbled
with neiQhbors who do not give . pulicien-
meal q their negroes, would bind their
hors comparatively safe undsr . comblete
k1dpe.
7 50 lar as thirty years experiences, in the
district named above, can determine, the
Cherokee Rose (said TO be native Of Per.
sin, BY the wayl is subject to no disease,
nor Is Il injured By insects or stock.
II can be procured il those countries in
attendance. Any commission merchant
IA Natchez could have no difficulty b pro-
curing barrels Ofcuttings. Z. A.
CaRRoTs FoR HORsEs.-We were lale-
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