The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-14
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Sst iaiie 'f.eculs'iaol sai rparh a
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ss,rt cheap 80 asrslle. 10 replace she
s's,s isinsi los or ~orru J.'asec'.sn. that
ers ~"fe riiei ~ sfisglr-d ssoui She
i.ssaFs los ard grain hslds a Ola.
The reason ssy vifs f..nr,s have i-rcn
n,siei og with measure u ooDaem.
ns'i'sa - on aeooJsi n fho rrnersl Taste
snd 'iighine.s ~ their consiruciiea 49,
The sapispsi,i.-n has hcen made thai BE-
canse The ne,ion q iheir cfec,ion ~as
49,, sires and Q q spst, pos's were
ION pr''of. bui tranpic,l dssn patch
q grass ard raps big enough for herd
10 rsss through have some y lsi correct.
81 the errur.
The hr.i Wirr frnee We constructed
vs' from dra~irss Ia the Caiii,a,or 80
Five sires ~nh cedar ,iNk.s we're
stretched down thc tempting l,nsih Of
81 orchard. Tie fruit ~a.. however,
too much II 3 temptation sud ihr l.hr-
rirr too ~rst, the staples ma long or
strong enough 10 prevent IL. becoming
su occasional pasture lot, and no patch
ing Of bosrds or twisting ia Of rail. va.
Sufficient for an suiido,e.
The fact is. sire fence will no, be
worth anything as protection, unles.
The posts be Of COOL size, & or 10 fee,
spaft. board al the bottom about 3 or
? inches from the ground, rail spiked
on top Of The posts. and Eve wires filling
the intervening posts. Running wires
on one side Of one post. then on The
other side Of the other. will not answer
Is well as boring holes with small an.
sur, and inserting them through the
post. The method Of braeins the large
Al the end. and fastening the end. of
the ~ircs by staples, cannot 10 Gar rs
our experience goes, be improved. I
hardly know ifihe number Of wires TINS
necessary 10 he used would be cheaper
than board fence. bot with MS il has the
double advantage Of using up Otherwise
useless wire, and preventing the large
snow banks that often drift 10 the ex-
iinciion Of any winter grain that may
happen 10 lay contiguous to fence.
BY the wsy, now have my pen in
'nk upon the subject Of fencing. let me
say a word on live ones saw long
length Of perfectly impregnaLle fence
when iraver.ing Columbia country last
fall' nSje Of rrivei. the domestic locust,
and white ccdar--one.f fourth perhaps Of
he latter IL was boundary. subiec,
TO tie depredaiions Of cows on the high
ways, bat as the proprietor informed the
impcryious 10 their attack.
Along the public thorough fares in
the valley Of the Connecticut, have
ob-eryed some Of the most beautiful of
hedges. formed wholly Of the thorny
locus, l have mentioned. The long
dangerous spurs made them disagreea-
bic to hogs and nsn,ndng cattle. the
foliage Was pleasing to the eye, and
they were an efficacious protection 10
the enclosure. Why would not our o.
age orange and this locust, interpreted
with the Michigan rose, he a, once a
cheap permanent. and splendid fence
FOR the 'icinage Of the farmers house.
and ultimately hi. acres, s.A.
c""golaire, ~ y Country Gen.
Gsman.