The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-22
From the Mobile Tribune.
LIVE FENCES--OSAGE ORANG]

a live fence. IL you ieel dSpoScd you are
welcome to publish them, which ] doubt
moi will confer favor upon your readers.
The Usage Orange is The best plant the
south produces for making hedges. for live
fences have already become an object OF
grea, importance, particularly in those parts
ofihe south where fencing material has be-
come scarce. and is still getting more so.
Therefore, the sooner the inhabitants turn
their attention TO the cultivation and planting
of them, tho greater portion of their benefits
will they enjoy, and lay the foundation for
rich Inheritance for the rising generation and
an ornament useful for their. common bene-
fit.
The months of November. December,
January and February, are the best for plan
tin! in The southern country, for this reason;
unlike the north where the ground freezes
for two or three months in the yeaD any
one nf the winter or spring months is suit
able for transplantng trees OF almost every
description. Strong year old quicks or seed
lings will do very we'll for making hedges.
but two year old plants, from the seed bed,
would be preferable, and will sooner form a
good fence. Must be particular in taking
them up So as not to hurt the roots; then as
sort them into three different lots, first, Sec
ond, and third sizes. Alter having them as
sorted, commence planting; if IN undula,lng
land, plant on the surface, but il on low, wet
and relentve soil, the best mode 10 be pur-
sued would be to dig ditch four or five feet
at top, by two or three at The bottom. AS
you commence digging, lay The sod or turf
upon the side YOU design making your fence.
When you have built the bank 10 about
haIfls height, commence planting by laying
the first or largest size in n horizontal dIrec-
ton leaving the tops towards the ditch, then
cut The tops To within one or two inches OF
the bank. Then commence with the second
size and follow with the third. treating them
in the same manner rs the first. My rea-
son for planting the three different sizes
apart is this: Suppose they were all planted
together, the result would be. the larger and
stronger plants would out grow the smaller
ones, causing them to dwlndlc and finally
die, an / leave gap which would take two
years to repair ehectually.
The summer following the pl ,nting in the
bank. the plants will make a perpendicular
growth. The next winter cut the tops even
with the bank, then the plants will begin to
table and spread out You will thus have a
hedge which will require trimming twice
year until it is sufficient to turn cattle,
which will be in the course of The third
wear. The hedge must DC kept entirely
free fro II grass and weeds for two years,
otherwise cattle would be tempted to tram.
pie the hedge and retard the growth of tho
plants.
Some persons would prefer planting two
rows of plants in the bank, the top rows
eight or nine inches above other but for my
part ! would rather have one row. Any
person wishing to see a hedge Of the Ma
rlurus (nr Usage Orange) may sec one four
years old al my place about four miles from
the CITY on the Fulton road. | can show FIVE
different specimens Of hedges. | should be
happy to inform persons wishing TO make
fences of the above named plant, as to the
most expeditions mode, DC.
Respectfully yours, JOHN CAMERON.
THE CoTroN CROP IN TESNEssEE.-Wc
take the following from the Memphis En9ui-
rer, of the 9th ull.
"Durng visit 10 the country, we sought
every opportunity to inform ourselves of the
actual state OF the cotton crop now III pro-
cess of saving. We saw many fields per.
sonaIIv and did not fail to inquire of those
who had enjoyed better opportunities of ar
irving at the truth Of the matter. SO far as
our own observation extended, we arrived
at the conclusion that the crop would be
very short. This belief is founded upon an
unframed judgment, but we could plainly
perceive great deficiency of bolls, and
backwardncss of opening which are always
indicative of a short yield. Be This as il may
The opinion is confirmed by many Of the
most reliable planters, with whom we con-
versed. They say that the crop will be
short at leaa one third in the Western dis
trct of Tennessee and some of the North,
crn Mississippi counties, and we think they
are correct. Some even say that halt an
average is as much as may be expected
Should a killing frost not occur before No.
vember. the prospect will improve. bu, even
the yield will be greatly below fair aver
age. These remarks are made that the true
state of the crop may be known. and moi
from any disposion to engage in "crop croak
ing" as it is termed. We have no intercs
personally in the matter. and we hate croak
inc of all kinds. To let the whnle truth be
known, can injure no interest in the country
We arc not "poslcd up" sufficiently to give
an opinion of the general crop Of the Uni
on"